The Sandman – A Hope in Hell

  The Sandman “A Hope in Hell” with a teleplay by Austin Guzman (Why Women Kill, Scandal, and Grey’s Anatomy) and was directed by Jamie Childs. The episode is definitely primarily based on two problems with the graphic novel: “A Hope in Hell” and “Passengers.” The episode sees Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) retrieve his helm from Hell, and John (David Thewlis) retrieve his ruby from the storage locker the place it was hidden.

I’m not going to lie. I’ve been trying ahead to this episode as a result of I actually love the duel in Hell, and I used to be actually trying ahead to seeing Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer. I used to be not upset. The hair alternative is in holding considerably with the comedian, however her efficiency is spot on. Christie has the right bearing and is so refined with Lucifer’s reactions, which is ideal. 

You can positively see the place the cash ($15M an episode!) was spent on this episode. Hell is sensible. There are many echoes of what the comedian portrays, such because the gate to Hell itself – though, I feel the collection is definitely extra spectacular. The our bodies that are embedded in every single place are refined and creepy. I additionally appreciated that Hell will not be what you anticipate as a result of isn’t it the purpose that it’ll all the time be worse than you possibly can think about? Matthew’s shock that it’s chilly and the added punishment of getting to hold in your individual fireplace is ideal. 

Nada (Deborah Oyelade) is in the novel. However, she doesn’t actually give him the clue to defeat Lucifer. In truth, in the novel, Morpheus really does battle with Choronzon (Munya Chawawa). We do see why Morpheus wants his objects again as he conjures Choronzon from the 1,000s/thousands and thousands of demons together with his sand in each. The combat itself is portrayed a lot better in the collection. Another distinction is that Matthew (Patton Oswalt) doesn’t accompany Morpheus into Hell. 

John is picked up by Rosemary (Sarah Niles), who agrees to drive him to Mayhew. In the novel, John steals a gun when he escapes from Arkham Asylum and hijacks Rosemary’s automotive. The complete Rosemary storyline is a bit sanitized from the novel. Rosemary takes pity on John when she practically hits him, and it’s solely as he continues to speak – about his useless mom after which murdering folks – that Rosemary lastly realizes that he’s harmful. 

She does get him to the storage unit in Mayhew. John in the collection appears to be quite a bit much less psychotic – and naturally, he’s additionally not a gibbering skeletal monster in the collection as he’s in the novel. In the novel, Rosemary has instructed him her husband is a mafia hitman to maintain him from hurting her. When she drops him off and admits she lied, John shoots and kills her. In the collection, nonetheless, John takes pity on Rosemary’s worry and offers her his safety amulet so she by no means needs to be afraid once more after he’s gotten his ruby again.

In truth, Morpheus and John’s paths cross in the storage unit. Morpheus beats John to the storage unit as a result of the helm tells him precisely the place the ruby is. However, when he tries to take the ruby it blasts him throughout the storage unit, knocking him and Matthew out, as a result of John has altered the ruby to solely reply to him. 

John leaves Morpheus behind and leaves Rosemary alive. Thewlis is all the time a pleasure to look at, and he could also be one of many solely actors who might make John such a sympathetic determine. Of course, the adjustments to the unique story additionally assist to re-form John’s reception. So far, we do not actually have a lot of an concept of what he is actually executed. Overall, this was one other terrific episode. What did you suppose? Did Hell dwell as much as your expectations? What about Lucifer? Are you sympathetic to John? Let me know your ideas in the feedback beneath!