The Sandman Chapter 8 "Playing House" Details
Episode Directed by Andrés Baiz
Teleplay for this episode written by Alexander Newman-Wise
Staff Writers Catherine Smyth-McMullen and Vanessa Benton
In Dream's palace, and despite Rose’s potential threat to the Dreaming and Lucienne's protests, Morpheus agrees to help Rose locate Jed in her dreams and tells her to continue her search in the waking world with help from his raven Matthew. During the day, Rose and the other guests at the bed and breakfast post signs around Cape Kennedy to get information about Jed’s location. As Rose and Hal distribute the leaflets they attract the attention of none other than the Corinthian, who has learnt about Rose’s location from Unity Kincaid after posing as a journalist interested in her experience with the sleepy sickness.
But recognising Matthew with Rose, he sets in motion a new plan to find Jed and draw Rose to him. Meanwhile, Lyta is continuing to see her dead husband Hector in her dreams and is reunited with him in the Dreaming. Hector attempts to convince Lyta to stay in the Dreaming and have a baby with him. When Lyta wakes up, she is visibly pregnant.
That night, Morpheus and Rose travel through the dreams of the guests, eventually crossing into Jed's dreams, which Gault has manipulated to provide an emotional escape from his abusive foster father. Morpheus rebukes and punishes Gault for stepping outside her duties, though Gault maintains that she disobeyed because she believed it was in Jed's best interest.
Gault believes that Nightmares can change and even they can dream, but Morpheus does not relent in his position and banishes Gault to the Darkness. Shouting for Rose after waking up from his dream, Jed is unexpectedly rescued from his Uncle’s house by the Corinthian, little does he know that his foster parents lie murdered by his saviour, who has plans to ensnare his sister.
The Sandman Chapter 8 Cast
Tom Sturridge as Morpheus The Lord of Dreams
Vanesu Samunyai - Rose Walker
Boyd Holbrook - The Corinthian
Ann Ogbomo as Goult
Patton Oswalt - Matthew The Raven
Vivienne Acheampong - Lucienne
Stephen Fry - Gilbert
Donna Preston - Despair
John Cameron Mitchell - Hal
Lloyd Everitt as Hector Hall
Andi Osho as Miranda Walker
Sandra James as Young Unity Kincaid
Razane Jammal as Lyta Hall
Eddie Karanja - Jed Walker
and Mark Hamill - Merv Pumpkinhead
The Sandman Creators
Based on the comics written by Neil Gaiman
Art by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg.
Cover Art by Dave McKean
Executive Producers are Allan Heinberg, Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer
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