I rather agree with this. Other reviewers have said that ep2 begins to pull them together so I will watch that.
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So.
I liked that it isnât for nerds/geeks. Itâs a new story so there is no desire to create perfect characters from books many never read.
It is a new world and tbh the maps show that quite well.
After Ep2 I have questions as will you about the storyline.
What I find a problem in it and more so in Dragons is the lack of any charisma or spark from any of the cast bar Lenny Henry & the Oirish Hobbitish girl. (Maybe the jockish Dwarf dude)
As if woke era means blandness
Thor Love & Thunder is utter bollocks nonsense.
And I loved it.
Everything that The Sandman Sandman isnât Chemistry, magnetism & characters you care about.
Superb
Watch it.
Love it.
And what a sound track
Can we expect a treatise on why Pop Tarts are better than a full English soon? 
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Precisely.
Sometimes I have a quiet day and can expend mental energy watching something like Sandman & I was a long way ahead of you before your binge 
Other days I need vodka & pretty pictures to stare vaguely at - like most of this past week.
Now 11 consecutive days on the road & close to 4,000 kms
Thor & MasterChef is about it atm
Youâre making it sound like Sandman is shite when it really isnât.
At the very least, itâs an apples and oranges comparison. The Marvel films are paint by numbers rollercoasters and I enjoy them for what they are.
Whereas Sandman is a fascinating and horrible and doesnât care if you like it or not. I was very impressed with the adaptation.
My thoughts exactly.
Iâm enjoying Sandman Mrs P_F fell asleep in Ep1.
The Diner episode was simply gross and engrossing
Couldnât tear my eyes away from that one. David Thewlis fucking fantastic as ever.
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So Iâve seen this weekâs House of the Dragon. No big action sequences this week. It was all about the political drama with a particular focus on Rhaynera Targaryen and her (ahem) exploits.
In the old days of GoT, we might have called this âsetupâ, and to a certain extent that is true. All the players are back in town and interacting and for a while, it looks like everything might settle down.
However, itâs well worth remembering that the series charts the most dangerous civil war in Targaryen history and that such niceties wonât last. Indeed, they donât last the episode.
Great performances; was interesting to see Alysant and Rhaenyra, both prisoners of the same system, deal with their respective imprisonments.
Not sure if Viserys has got many episodes leftâŚ
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Not reading your spoilers, but Ep 3 was much improved if still heavy on âPoliticsâ without the same frission as GoT.
But it had Dragons so that made it WAY better than what came before
HmmmâŚ
I am intrigued
Iâm not, Blade Runner 2049 was pants
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I quite liked it. Thought it was a brave visual departure from the original, and I liked the misdirection for the main reveal.
Havenât watched it again though.
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It is a better film on rewatching and has gained better critical acclaim over time.
But it wasnât Blade Runner 2
For me the waste was not using the books as source material and making a proper sequel
This interests me. I enjoyed the first film, had never read the comic so wasnât invested in the character beforehand.
Itâs just a massive departure. Constantine is supposed to be chain smoking ginger scouser. There was a TV show that got much closer to the mark.
Also, John Constantine should have been in Sandman, but they went for Johanna Constantine instead for some reason, who seems a completely different character.
Yeah, but, Jenna Coleman
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Iâve just seen the latest House of the Dragon. It focuses on a royal wedding and the drama around it. The source material the show is derived from is a sort of fake history book from Westeros itself, often putting competing narratives against each other.
The show then, has to paint in the details. This episode did a great job of doing that, especially in relation to Ser Christian Cole, the Kingsguard that boned Rhaenyra in the last episode. He is a big focus this week.
The other character to really move on is Alysant, who has to watch her father leave Kings Landing and get on with things on her own. I wonât spoil anything but itâs a crucible that toughens her up somewhat this episode and will continue moving forward.
Damon continues to be a not-so-loveable rogue