I just started watching Sandman on Netflix (no spoilers)

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9. It's not bad

Last edited Mon Aug 8, 2022, 04:42 PM - Edit history (1)

I'm on ep 6 and while it has some breathtaking CGI effects, a ton of them in the 1st ep, it is not very well written, with a lot of cliche dialogue, forced conflict and wooly-minded philosophizing. I find the lead character profoundly uninteresting and ep 5, set mostly in a diner, is excruciatingly awkward and the characters are poorly motivated. It took me a couple of sittings to get through it. But I'll keep watching for the effects and to see if maybe this all makes some sort of narrative sense by the end.

on edit: ep 6 more than makes up for ep 5. I guess these are going to be hit or miss.