My Review of The Sandman's 1x06: "The Sound Of Her Wings"

Written by Lauren Bello

Directed by Mairzee Almas

Hob: "You're late."

Morpheus: "It seems I owe you an apology. I've always heard it was impolite to keep ones friends waiting."

Now we're into the second half of the season and Morpheus should be pleased with himself. He's gotten his tools back, taken out some threats but with this episode, we find him moping while feeding the birds in the park. Fortunately he's got at least one sibling to cheer him up.

The sibling in question being of course, Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste) and for an Endless that you would want to be hesitant to be around, she's easily the most likable of the bunch. We had to wait six episodes to actually meet her and I really hope there's more to see in the remaining four of the season.

Death was determined to snap Morpheus out of his funk and encourage him to make a new game for himself while taking him along to see her at work, and that was so,thing we saw a lot of here. If the previous episodes were gory with their kills, this one was more on the poignant side of things as Death explained why she liked her job without sounding like a psychopath.

The deaths in question ranged from an old Jewish man dying peacefully in his home to a baby also slipping away in between certain adults also dying in a variety of ways (drowning, drug overdose, being hit by a car etc). Death talked about taking pride in her work, gave Morpheus the advice he needed to hear and of course, her story also crossed into one of a man who refused to die.

Enter Robert 'Hob' Gadling (Ferdinand Kingsley) a man so determined not to follow the crowd that even death wasn't an option for him, which even Death herself seemed to admire. In a period spanning over 600 years, not only did Hob not die, bur he struck up a friendship with Dream, loved and lost his wife and children, had beenmboth poor and rich at different points in his life and almost got himself killed by Lady Johanna Constantine (Jenna Coleman).

On top of that his friendship with Morpheus almost came to an about end when he dared to label their meetings in one specific pub as a friendship but as the episode unfolded, it was clear that Morpheus felt the same way. The last scene where the two reunited in The New Inn was a wonderful way to cap off this episode. 

- Desire made another last scene appearance in this episode to summon Despair to come to their domain. Morpheus and Death talked about missing sibling as well.

- We met briefly William Shaxberd (Samuel Blenkins) who struck their own deal with Morpheus. 

- Standout music: Bob Moses and Zhu's Desire.

- Chronology: 1389-2022 for this episode, concerning Morpheus's interactions with Death and Hob.

The Sound Of Her Wings was another beauty of an episode. Both Death and Hob were fantastic to watch, both in their scenes with Morpheus and as individuals. I would've loved to have seen the two of them interact but I'm guessing that won't for a while. As for Desire scheming against their brother, I cant wait to see these siblings clash.

Rating: 9 out of 10