The Sandman: The Oldest Game, Explained
Most superhero comics express themselves through time-honored traditions of fight scenes, shouting matches, and battles to the death. Neil Gaiman's landmark 1989 comic series The Sandman isn't the average superhero comic, so it communicates its conflict a bit differently. Fans of the comics were likely on the edge of their seat for one such conflict, but new fans might have had trouble interpreting.
The Sandman is about overwhelmingly powerful living embodiments of the most important forces of the known universe. The Endless are eternal beings that represent and govern the inherent structures of reality and their dealings with forces of religious importance are intriguing engagements.
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Episode four of Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman, entitled «A Hope in Hell» chronicles, among other things, Dream's trip to Hell to retrieve his helm. As one of his three treasures and the item that serves as his sigil, Dream's helm contains a piece of his seemingly infinite power. After his century in chains, Dream is weakened, and he needs his items returned before he can undo the damage his absence has done. Unfortunately, his helm has been traded away to a demon of Hell, leading to a treacherous journey to retrieve it. Dream's entry into Hell is easy enough, but he's frustrated to discover that Choronzon, the helm's new demonic owner, won't part with it easily. Dream will have to engage in a contest and win to get one of his most prized possessions back.
In front of a roaring crowd of horrific demons, Morpheus is forced by the strict rules to challenge Choronzon to the «Oldest Game». In a deviation from the comic book, Choronzon does not step up to the challenge himself. Instead, he
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