Lagos, Nigeria – As Netflix dey wan finish di adaptation for Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, many people dey wonder wetin go happen next. Just like as Gaiman carry plenty paddy for im magical world, di show don make am clear say E no dey ezy to adapt classic graphic novels to dey screen (wetin dem fit call hard work na).

Gaiman wey don shine for fantasy storytelling, don face some serious wahala lately, especially with di ting wey dey happen for im life. So, wetin be di connection between Gaiman’s own wahala and di sad departure of Morpheus, di main character for di show? No be any small matter o!

Di first season of di show manage carry us through di story of Dream, wey dey turn him back from long imprisonment. E knack beta reviews and even manage introduce new fans to di dreamy characters wey Gaiman don create since 1989, when im first drop di graphic novel. Na serious legend be dat!

But dis second season no dey sweet as di first season. Di way wey dem don try to pack plenty storyline into few episodes no dey gree jell well. Instead of making di story flow like palm wine on a Friday evening, e dey feel more like wetin dem carry go mat. Morpheus dey try to do him best, rebuilding him kingdom after e don lose plenty things, but na wah, my guys!

Di adaptation dey lose some essence wey make di graphic novels jolly. One of di best things about di comics na dia anthology-styled story-telling, wey give am dis magical vibe. But Netflix dey try too hard to push Morpheus story, and e dey turn am to something wey no fit capture di power of di original work.

Di critics don already start to chop dem wahala, and many of dem dey wonder if e go fit do justice to di source material. Na beta debate be dis for fans wey don carry Gaiman work for heart. Wetin dem go do? Will dem forgive di changes wey dey happen for di screen? Or will dem just throw dem hands up and forget di whole matter?

For voicing Morpheus well, Tom Sturridge dey try, but e di miss some crucial moments wey for make di upcoming show shine brighter. Di standalone episodes for di first season dey hit hard because Dream no dey allow dem overshadow him, but season two dey focus too much on Morpheus wahala. We just dey hope say as dem finish film di second batch, dem gree listen to fans feedback (because e no dey easy to please dem).

As di show dey head for finale, many of us dey reason: is it an end for both di character and di Gaiman legacy? E fit be say if Gaiman no dey do fine, wetin fit happen to everything him don build? Abeg, no let di sad storyline spoil wetin wey dey give us joy in di first place! E dey obvious say di show get plenty potential, but no be every time dem dey get am right. We sabi say changes dey happen, and sometimes dem dey necessary, but to some fans, e dey feel like serious betrayal.

At di end, di question remain: as we dey send Dream off, we go miss di original spark wey Gaiman don give us? Or dem go find way to spice am up and make di fans happy? One tins dey sure—Netflix go need beta mojo to keep di magic going for dem future projects. E go make sense if dem fit get beta connection with Gaiman to guide dem through dis tricky adaptation road.