- Title: The Sandman – A Hope in Hell
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“A Hope in Hell” offers two stories of dark travels. Dream’s search for his missing helm takes him to Hell and an confrontation with Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie). While I think it would have been interesting to bring in Tom Ellis and Lesley-Ann Brandt to reprise the roles they’ve made famous on Lucifer, and give them a chance to play the characters in Hell (something we haven’t seen from Netflix’s other show), ultimately I think recasting the roles was the right choice especially once we get into the battle of wills between the Lord of Dreams and the Lord of Hell. Defiant, and triumphant, Dream leaves Hell with his helm and go after his ruby.
The episode’s B-story involves the helpful and increasingly scared Rosemary (Sarah Niles) as she learns what trouble she’s gotten herself into by picking up John (David Thewlis) and offering him a ride. In both tales the tension is palpable, and in both the characters manage to make it to their destination and successfully retrieve what they were after as Dream’s attempt to collect his ruby meets with unforeseen complications allowing John to reclaim it once more.
