The Sandman season 2 reviews are split right down the middle, with some critics praising it as an "undeniable visual feast" and others calling it a "pretentious emo drama" that "comes off like unimaginative cosplay"

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Tom Sturridge as Dream in The Sandman season 2.
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The first reviews for The Sandman season 2 have arrived, and they're quite mixed...to say the least.

The second and final season of the DC comics show sees the return of Dream (Tom Sturridge), Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Despair (Donna Preston), Desire (Mason Alexander Park), and good ol' Matthew the Raven (voiced by Patton Oswalt).

"The Sandman struggles to exceed or even match the original’s stunning visual landscape, and its characters often feel like unimaginative cosplayers reciting Gaiman’s dialogue," The AV Club said, adding that, at times, Tom Sturridge's performance as Dream feels like a "Key and Peele parody."

Lauren Milici
Lauren Milici
Senior Entertainment Writer

Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent's Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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