Lord Morpheus died for love, for his son, for his kingdom, so that you could be the kind of Dream he could never be. 
A Tale of Graceful Ends is an episode of season 2 of The Sandman. It premiered on July 24, 2025.
Synopsis for "Chapter 21: A Tale of Graceful Ends"
Appearing in "Chapter 21: A Tale of Graceful Ends"
Featured Characters:
- Dream (Daniel Hall) (First appearance as Dream)
- Dream (Morpheus) (Flashback and main story) (Also as corpse)
Supporting Characters:
- Abel (Resurrected)
- Barnabas
- Cain
- Goldie the Gargoyle
- Dreamthings
- Corinthian
- Fiddler's Green/"Gilbert" (Resurrected) (Erased)
- The Guardians of the Gate
- The Gryphon
- "The Hippogriff"
- The Wyvern
- Merv Pumpkinhead (Resurrected)
- The Endless
- Hob Gadling (In dream sequence only)
- Johanna Constantine (In dream sequence only)
- Lucienne
- Matthew the Raven
- Nuala
- William Shakespeare (Flashback only) (Also in a dream sequence)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Alex Burgess (In dream sequence only)
- Calliope (Cameo)
- The Angel Duma (Cameo)
- Fairies
- Cluracan
- Queen Titania
- The Fates (Cameo)
- Atropos (Unnamed)
- Clotho (Unnamed)
- Lakhesis (Unnamed)
- Hippolyta "Lyta" Hall (In dream sequence only)
- Lords of Chaos (Behind the scenes)
- The Shallow Brigade (Cameo)
- Shivering Jemmy
- The Shallow Brigade (Cameo)
- Lords of Order (Behind the scenes)
- The Slave of Kilderkin (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Mad Hettie (In dream sequence only)
- Merkin the Demon (Cameo)
- Nada (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Paul McGuire (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Puck (Cameo)
- Richard Madoc (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
- Rose Walker (In dream sequence only)
- Susano-o-no-Mikoto (Cameo)
- Taramis (Cameo)
- Thor (Cameo)
- The first Despair (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Hector Hall (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Orpheus (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Prospero (Fictional character) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- The Dreaming
- The Castle of Dreams
- The Great Hall
- Throne of the Dreaming
- Lucienne's Library
- The Great Hall
- Fiddler's Green (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- House of Mystery (Mentioned only)
- House of Secrets (Mentioned only)
- The Castle of Dreams
- Waking World (Unnamed)
- 17th Century
- England
- Stratford-upon-Avon (Flashback only)
- England
- 17th Century
- Collective Unconscious (Mentioned only)
- Faerie (Mentioned only)
- Timestream
- Dawn of Time (Mentioned only)
Items:
- "Book of Ceremony" (Single appearance)
- Book of Destiny
- Cain's Contract (Cameo)
- Death's Ankh
- Dreamstone (Flashback only)
- Destruction's Sword
- Dream's Box (Unnamed)
- Eagles Stone
- The Pendant
- Shivering Jemmy's Balloon (Cameo)
- "The Tempest" (Flashback only)
- Wine (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Concepts:
Notes
- No notes.
Trivia
- A cameo of Robert Pattinson as The Batman Saga's Bruce Wayne was briefly considered for Morpheus' funeral, but it was ultimately discarded.[1]
- In the comics, Batman was among the many superheroes that attended Dream's wake.
See Also
- Images from The Sandman (TV Series) Episode: A Tale of Graceful Ends
- Episodes of The Sandman (TV Series)
- Images from The Sandman (TV Series)
- Gallery for the The Sandman (TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
- None.
Footnotes