The BEST episodes of The Sandman season 2

Every episode of The Sandman season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Sandman season 2!

After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.

Last Updated: 8/7/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
Family Blood
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7.91
513 votes

#1 - Family Blood

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/3/2025

Morpheus enlists an expert in the occult to smuggle a deeply personal relic out of Paris — and help him and Delirium find the answers they seek.

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Death: The High Cost of Living
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7.75
313 votes

#2 - Death: The High Cost of Living

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/31/2025

In this standalone episode, a journalist overwhelmed by hopelessness has a life-altering 24 hours after crossing paths with Death on her day off.

Directors: Jamie Childs
Writer: Allan Heinberg, Neil Gaiman
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The Kindly Ones
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7.70
364 votes

#3 - The Kindly Ones

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/24/2025

Confined to his realm, Morpheus conjures up a new nightmare to do his bidding. The God of Deception deals roughly with an intrusive thorn in his side.

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The Ruler of Hell
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7.68
660 votes

#4 - The Ruler of Hell

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/3/2025

Bequeathed the key to Hell, Morpheus throws a lavish banquet to determine which god, demon or faerie can be entrusted with its dark power.

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Long Live the King
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7.67
373 votes

#5 - Long Live the King

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/24/2025

Fueled by rage, a grieving mother unleashes her wrath upon the Dreaming, as Morpheus confronts the Kindly Ones at the furthest reaches of his kingdom.

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A Tale of Graceful Ends
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7.63
373 votes

#6 - A Tale of Graceful Ends

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/24/2025

As deities, dreamers and demons unite to mark a momentous occasion, the Endless assemble for a family reunion unlike any other.

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More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold
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7.61
612 votes

#7 - More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/3/2025

All the world's a stage as Morpheus summons history's greatest dramatist to perform an enchanting play for a supernatural audience.

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Fuel for the Fire
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7.61
380 votes

#8 - Fuel for the Fire

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/24/2025

Morpheus recruits a mortal agent for a dangerous mission in the waking world. A change of heart puts a pair of tricksters on a collision course.

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The Song of Orpheus
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7.58
541 votes

#9 - The Song of Orpheus

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2025

To honor a promise to one sibling, Morpheus must shatter a vow to another. In ancient Greece, a wedding-night tragedy turns a son against his father.

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Time and Night
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7.40
421 votes

#10 - Time and Night

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2025

With the future of his realm at stake, Morpheus must appeal for help to an authority even greater than the Endless.

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Brief Lives
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7.32
579 votes

#11 - Brief Lives

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2025

Morpheus grudgingly helps Delirium search for their vanished sibling in the waking world - where a deadly force lurks in the shadows.

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Season of Mists
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7.22
787 votes

#12 - Season of Mists

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2025

When a gathering of the Endless exposes deep-seated grievances, Morpheus embarks on a mission to Hell to free the soul of a condemned mortal.

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