We discuss The Sandman Chapter 8 Playing House as Rose continues her search for Jen in the waking world and the dreaming.

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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