The Sandman (TV Series) Episode: Imperfect Hosts

"Imperfect Hosts"
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The Sandman  Season 1: Episode 2
August 5, 2022
Directors	Jamie Childs
Writers	Allan Heinberg
Previous Episode	"Chapter 1: Sleep of the Just" (August 5, 2022)
Next Episode	"Chapter 3: Dream a Little Dream of Me" (August 5, 2022)

For the sake of the Dreaming, I must take back a gift I gave you long ago.

—Dream

Imperfect Hosts is an episode of season 1 of The Sandman. It premiered on August 5, 2022.

Appearing in "Chapter 2: Imperfect Hosts"

Featured Characters:

• Dream

Supporting Characters:

• Abel (First appearance; dies) (Resurrected)
• Cain (First appearance)
• Gargoyles (First appearance)
  • Goldie the Gargoyle (First appearance)
  • Gregory the Gargoyle (Single appearance; dies)
• Lucienne

Antagonists:

• Corinthian
• Ethel Cripps (Also in a vision)
  • Jackie (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Sam (First appearance) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• British Army (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
• The Guardians of the Gate (Unnamed) (Cameo)
  • The Gryphon (Statue only) (Cameo)
  • "The Hippogriff" (Statue only) (Cameo)
  • The Wyvern (Statue only) (Cameo)
• The Hecatae (First appearance)
  • Cynthia (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Mildred (First appearance; unnamed)
  • Mordred (First appearance; unnamed)
• Johanna Constantine (First appearance) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• John Dee (Real name revealed) (First full appearance) (Also in a vision)
• Circe (Mentioned only)
• Demons (Mentioned only)
  • Choronzon (Mentioned only)
• The Endless (Mentioned only)
  • Desire (Mentioned only)
  • Destiny (Mentioned only)
• Jessamy the Raven (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Lady Johanna Constantine (Mentioned only)
• Roderick Burgess (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Caravaggio (Mentioned only)
• Giorgio Vasari (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• The Dreaming
  • Ghost Castle
    • The Great Hall
      • Throne of the Dreaming
    • Lucienne's Library (Mentioned only)
  • House of Mystery (First appearance)
  • House of Secrets (First appearance)
• Waking World
  • Earth
    • Cambodia (In dream sequence only) (Cameo)
    • England
      • London (In a vision) (Cameo)
      • Wych Cross
        • Fawny Rig (Mentioned only)
    • United States of America
      • New York
        • Buffalo
    • Japan (Mentioned only)
• Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Amulet of Protection (First appearance)
• Dream's Helm (In a vision)
• Dream's Sand Pouch (In a vision)
• Dreamstone (In a vision)

Concepts:

• Magic

Notes

• This episode is a direct adaptation of Sandman (Volume 2) #2.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 5 Images from The Sandman (TV Series) Episode: Imperfect Hosts
• 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.

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