Gibonius
Stylish Dinosaur
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The slow burn was slowly putting me to sleep.
Love the show overall, but I guess that's the difference between coming in cold, and being a diehard of the graphic novels.
Like Mouse said, that story is a bit of an outlier even in Sandman. It doesn't surprise me that some people don't like it.
It leans heavier into horror than any other story from Sandman. Not even close. I always expected the episode to be divisive for people unfamiliar with the source material.
Also pretty ballsy doing a bottle episode in Season 1, and early in the season too. I guess it played in the quest for the ruby but it definitely kept the plot momentum low.
Speaking of horror, I wonder if they'll do any of the Swamp Thing stuff. That was a cool story line but seems like they'd need the rights to it. Also just a shitload of background for it to make any sense, so it'd definitely be a later season thing. But just imagine a True Detective season 1 noir approach in this universe. It'd be awesome.