24/7

What's particularly remarkable about this episode is it inventively establishes a set of potentially mundane circumstances & then carefully paces the gradual deterioration of these aforementioned circumstances in order to simply express (& thus, explore) the difference in the antagonist & protagonist's ideological perspectives in a visual manner, on screen - quite literally characterised by the way in which interpersonal relationships & dynamics between this ensemble shift as the viewpoints are altered; simultaneously capturing the fragility of peace / stability & questioning what it takes to maintain it.

Hence, this is a fiercely intelligent, mind bending, topical installment where the subjective interpretations of the same reality are laid bare for all to witness until these two individualistic characters are forced in to naturally occurring conflict, purely over a disagreement which neither is able to accept. The philosophical complexity hidden beneath the facade of simplicity is honestly staggering & this operates on a level higher than most would care to appreciate.

Reviews saying this episode had nothing to do with the show have never read the original comics series. This was one of the most disturbing,brutal, and horrifyingly intense chapters in the Sandman comics saga; this episode captured the absolute disturbing horror of a deranged individual's nightmare of a "better world" being brought to life.

Wow, what an episode. Starting out quite slow. Just a bit creepy and perhaps psychotic but then really exploded with insanity in the middle. I was gasping multiple times as there were some surprisingly twisted moments that I totally didn't see them coming. Of course, the ending was "dreamy" (pun intended).

Overall, the episode was truly grotesque and disturbing which is just wonderful. It's not easy to maintain the suspension that well through the whole 1-hour episode. Well-done.

This episode is one of the most gory, but also one of the most thrilling, and incredibly intense throughout. The buildup is slow but great and suspenseful, and the third act was an absolute showstopper. The acting was amazing, great performances from everyone. Highly anticipated, and delivered well!

From reading some of the comments here, I get a feeling some people have never read the source material.

A lot of the stories in The Sandman have short arcs - almost anthology like - so to blame Netflix for stand alone episodes is ignorant of how it actually unfolds.

I thought this was a great episode. It was slow, but it needed to be to build up the tension and see the change in the characters. David Thewliss was immense and once again showed what a versatile actor he can be.

So far I think the production has been excellent - you can see the effort that has been put into this in terms of actors, story and visual effects - all of which are a cut above the average.