Chris, John and Derek are all here to chat about the bonus episodes of The Sandman, Chapter 11 "Dream of A Thousand Cats and Calliope" in our final Sandman Podcast fpr the first season. More chapters of The Sandman will return to Netflix in the future and we'll be here, happily waiting.

The Sandman Chapter 11 "Dream of A Thousand Cats and Calliope" Details

Directed by Hisko Hulsing (segment "Dream of a Thousand Cats")

Louise Hooper (segment "Calliope")

Teleplay for both episodes written by Catherine Smyth-McMullen

Staff Writers Catherine Smyth-McMullen and Vanessa Benton

Dream of a Thousand Cats Synopsis.

At night, a Siamese cat holds a gathering of other cats at the local graveyard to tell her hope for cats, her experiences and the story about her encounter with Morpheus in the Dreaming. A long time ago, she met a tomcat with whom she gave birth to a litter of mixed-breed kittens. This displeased her owners, who took the kittens and threw them into a river, traumatising the Siamese cat.

In desperation, the cat dreamed to get answers for this cruel act and revelation of what to do as she meets Morpheus, in the form of a black cat, and begging him for a solution. Morpheus presented her with a parallel universe in which cats were the dominant species over humans until the humans fought back by dreaming, re-creating reality and turning their masters into the cats that mankind sees them as today.

Upon finishing her story, the Siamese cat urges the other cats to perform the same enlightenment so that they may reclaim their status as the rulers of the earth.

Calliope Synopsis.

Struggling author Richard Madoc visits Erasmus Fry, an elderly former writer who has imprisoned a Greek muse named Calliope in his house.

Fry transfers ownership of Calliope to Madoc, in exchange for a trichino bezoar. Back at Madoc’s home he discovers that violence is more efficient to receive the Muse’s inspiration. Despite his promises to release her after the publication of his sequel to his best-selling debut novel, he abuses her more than once, until it becomes obvious he never intends to let her go.

Calliope sends a desperate plea to the Fates who are unable to act before turning to Morpheus, her former husband, whom she has not seen since the tragic death of their son Orpheus. Upon receiving her plea and learning what has happened to her, Morpheus becomes enraged and confronts Madoc. When he refuses to release Calliope, Morpheus punishes Madoc with an uncontrollable stream of ideas.

Madoc soon frees Calliope, who asks Morpheus to lift his curse from Madoc. Morpheus does so, but Madoc finds himself unable to remember Calliope, Morpheus, or any of his ideas. Calliope vows to make sure that what happened to her doesn't happen to her sister Muses. She and Morpheus share a tender goodbye as she expresses the hope that sometime in the future, she can visit him in his realm and they'll be able to grieve their son properly.

The Sandman Chapter 11 Cast

Dream of a Thousand Cats Episode

Tom Sturridge - The Cat of Dreams / Dream / Morpheus / Oneiros

Sandra Oh - The Prophet (voice)

Rosie Day - The Tabby Kitten (voice)

David Gyasi - The Grey Cat (voice)

Joe Lycett - The Black Cat (voice)

Neil Gaiman - Crow / Skull Bird (voice)

James McAvoy - Golden-Haired Man (voice)

David Tennant - Don (voice)

Georgia Tennant - Laura Lynn (voice)

Anna Lundberg - Marion (voice)

Michael Sheen - Paul (voice)

Nonso Anozie - Wyvern (voice)

Diane Morgan - Gryphon (voice)

Tom Wu - Hippogriff (voice)

Calliope Episode

Melissanthi Mahut - Calliope

Arthur Darvill - Richard Madoc

Nina Wadia - Fate Mother

Souad Faress - Fate Crone

Dinita Gohil - Fate Maiden

Kevin Harvey - Larry

Amita Suman - Nora

Derek Jacobi - Erasmus Fry

The Sandman Creators

Based on the comics written by Neil Gaiman

Art by Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg.

Cover Art by Dave McKean

Executive Producers are Allan Heinberg, Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Sandman Chapter 10 "Lost Hearts". We'll be back next time with our discussion about the first episode of Dead Boy Detectives which is set in The Sandman Universe.

Thanks so much for joining us fellow Dreamers.

John, Derek and Chris

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