The final five episodes of Sandman’s concluding season bring Dream’s story to an emotional close. Released on 25 July, this last chapter is both a reckoning and a redemption for the Lord of Dreams, as he confronts the consequences of his past actions – choices that, from the outset, seemed destined to end in tragedy.
What happens in the last episode?
Dream’s fate is sealed by his own hand. By spilling family blood – specifically that of his son, Orpheus – in the climax of season one, he has provoked the wrath of the Furies, the relentless Greek goddesses of vengeance. No matter his claim that the act was one of mercy for a son in unbearable pain, the laws of the Endless are absolute.
As his realm burns and unravels under their assault, Dream accepts that there is only one way forward. Summoning his sister Death, he quietly tells her, “I am tired, my sister. I am very tired.” There is no fight, no violent end – only the serenity he has longed for. He takes her hand, the screen fills with a blinding light, and it’s clear Morpheus has drawn his final breath.
How does Sandman conclude?
The role of Dream cannot remain vacant. Into the mantle steps Daniel, a character seen until now only as an infant. Played by Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), this new Dream swaps the black attire of his predecessor for a flowing white coat, but still wears the green eagle stone pendant gifted to him by Morpheus.
His arrival is met with cool formality at Morpheus’s funeral. The Endless are cautious – after all, Daniel has known only eight months of mortal life before becoming a god, inheriting powers beyond comprehension. Whether he will wield them with wisdom is uncertain.
Yet the series ends on a hopeful note. Daniel joins his family at the table, with the notable absence of Destruction, who continues his solitary path. It’s a small gesture, but one that hints at acceptance and perhaps even unity among the Endless.
The rest? That’s left to our imagination – a fitting end for a story built on dreams.
