After learning where his tools are in The Sandman Season 1 Episode 2, Morpheus’ mission officially begins in the third episode when he locates Johanna Constantine to retrieve her sandbag.
In the episode, Jenna Coleman plays Johanna Constantine, a Neil Gaiman creation who debuted in The Sandman #13 and is a distant relative of Alan Moore’s character John Constantine. In the Netflix adaptation, Johanna is a professional exorcist who practices the occult.
Morpheus learned a valuable lesson about Johanna’s humanity in addition to helping her find her sandbag. His shrewd wit and instincts create a fun dynamic with Morpheus. The Patton Oswalt-voiced Raven Matthew was another new character in this episode.
The Sandman season 1 episode 3
The sand man Season 1 Episode 3: Dream a little about me
Before Johanna arrives at the church to celebrate a wedding, the episode opened with a glimpse of her disturbing dreams. She was supposed to perform an exorcism on the bride, a princess of the royal family. The groom, who was viciously torn for the demon to emerge, turned out to be the one possessed by the demon.
When Morpheus arrived, he recognized Agilieth as the demonic presence and convinced him to reveal where his tools were in exchange for Johanna sparing him the exorcism. He begged her to listen to him, but she ignored him and sent him back to hell.
After realizing that she had left the cover in her ex-place, Johanna and Morpheus, her partner, embarked on the journey together. When she arrived, she only found that she and Rachel were together in a dream. Morpheus woke her up and she discovered Rachel on her deathbed with the pouch keeping her alive.
Johanna responded by scolding Morpheus and demonstrating to him what it was like to care about a loved one after Morpheus grabbed the cover and accused her of being responsible for his friend’s condition. He was moved by his conviction and gave Rachel some sand before letting her sleep in peace.
Meanwhile, Ethel’s reunion with her son in the mental institution has not gone as planned. He revealed that he changed the ruby to only work for him. He also refused to reveal the location of the stone despite his mother’s concerns that the Sandman would come after him.
Ethel gave her son the protection amulet near the end of the second episode of The Sandman so he wouldn’t chase the ruby. She quickly started to look her age, then she died right in front of him. After their attempts to shoot John backfired due to the amulet defending him, the guards at the facility shattered into shreds of flesh.
The sand man continue to amp up the gore with episode three
Due to its depictions of self-harm, violence, gore, and nudity as well as its use of drugs and other substances, The Sandman is only suitable for adults. After Corinthian’s eyeless eye sockets were shown in the first episode, Episode 3’s violent gore increased with the outburst of the mental hospital guards and the demon ripping apart Kevin’s body.
Matthew, the Raven’s entrance also provided an intriguing contrast to Morpheus’ depressing demeanor, and the two’s interaction is sure to keep viewers entertained in future episodes.
Overall, the show’s graphics continued to amaze viewers. With the wide range of religious, historical, and philosophical topics explored in the fantasy play, Gaiman’s influence was still clearly noticeable in the adaptation.
Netflix now offers streaming access to all episodes of The Sandman.
