The Sandman's Neil Gaiman teases "the rematch to end all rematches" in season 2 (if it happens)
The Sandman, Netflix’s long-awaited adaptation of the much-loved comics, hasn’t yet been renewed for a season 2, but that hasn’t stopped creator Neil Gaiman from thinking about what he would include in the next chapter. And if you’ve watched all 10 episodes, it should come as no surprise that those plans include Lucifer Morningstar and her revenge.
Very much a sprawling epic, where characters dip in and out of Dream of the Endless’ life, The Sandman follows the titular cosmic being as he traverses different worlds to reclaim his tools and restore his realm, having previously been imprisoned by an amateur magic user for 100 years. His efforts see him pay a visit to Lucifer (Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie) in episode 4, after learning that his missing helm is in the possession of a demon.
Warning: spoilers for the first season of Sandman ahead. Turn back now if you have not watched the new Netflix series.
When Dream (Tom Sturridge), AKA Morpheus, orders the underworld-dwelling thief to give him back what’s his, Choronzon, the demon, suggests they fight for it. Dream accepts, knowing that he’ll be enslaved in Hell if he loses, Choronzon nominates Lucifer as his champion, and so the latter and Dream engage in ‘The Oldest Game’. No fisticuffs here – instead, supernatural entities use their imaginations to inflict harm on one another. Lucifer "transforms" herself into a dire wolf, a poison-toothed serpent, a virus, a supernova, and the anti-life, but Dream’s hunter, bird of prey, and hope manages to best the Devil – and publicly humiliate her in the process.
We don’t see Lucifer again until the final moments of the season 1 finale, where she vows to team up with Azazel, invade The Dreaming, the Waking World, and the
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