The Sandman showrunner on why two characters are ‘gay dads’

Sandman I’m going to return to Netflix for season 2 recently and watch upcoming bonus episodes. The series’ showrunner briefly explained why he transformed the two characters into “gay dads.”

caveat: Sandman There are spoilers for season 2 first.

The LGBTQ+ Inclusive series began its first season in 2022, from the comic book series by embarrassing author Neil Gaiman from the comic book series of the 80s and 90s. Sandman We landed to close out the final outing and future bonus episodes.

Talk about his decision to change Loki (Dragon’s HouseFreddie Fox) and Pack (game of thrones“Jack Gleeson) “Gay Daddy,” showrunner Alan Heinberg explained that he needs an audience to cheer on the pair on a “emotional” level.

“This was one of my favorites about this part of the series,” Heinberg said. polygon The dynamic pair. “We’re filling all the beats in the comics, but it lets me know more about who Loki is, who Puck is, why they’re doing it.”

After Loki escaped jail, he and Fairy Pack got entangled in a relationship. They decide to invite Daniel Hall, Rita Hall (Lazane Jamal), and her late husband Hector (Lloyd Everitt).

After realizing that Loki was going to kill the baby, Puck tries to return him. Eventually, the baby transformed into a man, and the series’ finale became a never-ending new dream.

“If there were two trickster figures, ambiguous sexuality and baby, I would go straight away, ‘Well, these are gay dads,'” Heinberg said.

“I knew the relationship had to be emotional. I wanted them to take root as a couple… babies are tricky on TV. The way to care for this baby to the audience is for the main character to care about the baby.

Fan of Sandman There’s no need to wait longer for the bonus episode that will hit Netflix on Thursday (July 31st).

The bonus episode entitled “Chapter 12: Death: High Cost of Living” is set to focus on death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). Sandmanaccording to Variety.

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