History Awesome / TheSandman2022

* One for the writer of the grimoire, considering it can imprison an Endless, a being AboveTheGods.
* [[SceneryPorn Our first look at the world of dreams.]]
* Jessamy infiltrates Fawney Rig, making it all the way down to Dream's prison. On the way, she sets a fire as a distraction by stealing a match, striking it, and dropping it on a paper - all in one motion while in flight.
* Ethel Cripps not only manages to escape Roderick Burgess, but she also gets away with all three of Dream's artifacts and several thousand in cash. Whatever else Ethel may be, the girl's got guts.

* Dream's retribution against Alex Burgess by granting him "a gift" of eternal sleep, particularly when he first appears in the dream shrouded in shadows, his eyes black with white pinpoints that glow, [[MythologyGag looking a lot like his comic book self.]]

** Ethel's deal for the amulet is itself a low-key one of these. Choronzon acts contemptuous and thinks he got the better end of the deal, getting an artifact of one of the Endless for something that's implied to be fairly easy for a Duke of Hell to make or get, but look at how they end up: ''Ethel'' has something that helps her immensely in her daily life and keeps her son safe, the magical equivalent of BoringButPractical. Choronzon, meanwhile, doesn't seem to have gotten much if anything out of having the Helm; all it does is draw Dream's ire to him and get him publicly humiliated in front of all of Hell.
* The way Dream goes about collecting gifts for The Three-In-One. In a farmer's dream, he picks up a crossroads like it's merely a toy. For a noose, he gets hanged through a cinephile's dream of an English horror movie. As he falls through the gallows, the tides of the dreaming drag him around, forcing him to concentrate on his last gift. He approaches a snake that strikes at him, but he instead quickly wraps up in his coat.

* Johanna performing an exorcism on the demon who is begging her to not send him back to hell while Dream protests. She doesn't listen and continues with her job, snarkily telling Dream afterwards she just tripled her fee.

* After Dream wins, Lucifer ponders why Dream should be allowed to leave, when dreams have no power in Hell. Dream simply points out that Hell couldn't exist without dreams, for what torment could Hell hold were its residents [[ArmorPiercingResponse not capable of dreaming of Heaven]]? ''That'' is why hope can't be killed.

* John not only manages to regain his ruby, but has changed it to the point it no longer recognizes Dream as its master. When Dream initially goes to retrieve it, he instead gets thrown backwards in the container and knocked unconscious.

* Calliope manages to summon Dream, who is angered at Richard hurting her, and vows to give him hell for what he did. After running into Dream, Richard runs up to Calliope's room to ask what she had done to him. After all he put her through, all she does is smile at him, politely calls him unthinking, insensitive and ignorant and says he had already sealed his fate.

* Calliope manages to summon Dream, who is angered at Richard hurting her, and vows to give him hell for what he did. After running into Dream, Richard runs up to Calliope's room to ask what she had done to him. After all he put her through, all she does is smile at him, saying he had already sealed his fate.

--> '''Dream:''' You will not set her free because you need ''ideas''? If it's ideas you want, then you shall have them. In ''abundance''.

** Dream himself simply blowing a handful of sand into Lady Johanna's eyes, immediately incapacitating her. In the next century, Dream informs Hob he sent Lady Johanna's reincarnation out on a task which she managed to pass, with Dream actually sounding impressed.

* Lucifer's entire character. From the threatening sweetness of their greeting to the ornate robe, reminiscent of Delores Umbridge.

* After Dream wins, Lucifer ponders why Dream should be allowed to leave, when dreams have no use in Hell. Dream simply points out that Hell couldn't exist without dreams, for what torment could Hell hold were its residents [[ArmorPiercingResponse not capable of dreaming of Heaven]]? ''That'' is why hope can't be killed.
--> '''Lucifer:''' (''clearly struggling with containing their anger'') One day... we will ''destroy'' you.\\
'''Dream:''' (''bowing mockingly'') Until then, Light Bringer.

* Hob's pure tenacity for life should be commented on. Not only did he likely live through some of the worst moments in history, and [[RichesToRags his]] [[OutlivingOnesOffspring own life]], but he keeps going forward, still declaring he has much to live for. Even Dream can't help but admire the man's sheer desire to live despite everything.

** Unlike in the comics, where Choronzon has a VillainousBreakdown after losing, Lucifer has only a moment of shock before regaining her composure and immediately demanding the demon return the helm. When Choronzon refuses, Mazikeen just walks up to him, grabs him by the throat, and takes the helm before chucking him over the ledge into the crowd of demons below.
* After Dream wins, Lucifer ponders why Dream should be allowed to leave, when dreams have no use in Hell. Dream simply points out that Hell couldn't exist without dreams, for what torment could Hell hold were its residents not capable of dreaming of Heaven? ''That'' is why hope can't be killed.

--->'''Dream''': You have sustained fantasies in which you are the victims, confident daydreams in which you are always right. But no more. The dream is over. I have taken it away. For this is my judgment upon you. That you shall know from this moment exactly how craven and selfish and monstrous you are. That you shall feel the pain of those you have slaughtered. And the grief of those that mourn them still. And you shall carry that pain and grief and guilt with you until the end of time.

* While talking to Fun land, Rose manages to swipe two ID's, allowing her and Gilbert to snoop around the convention.

* The kitten manages to leap at least six feet from the attic window to a tree branch. She still needs to work on her landings though.

* Lucifer's entire character. From the threatening sweetness of her greeting to the ornate robe, reminiscent of Delores Umbridge. However, despite being a small woman, she still somehow looms over Dream when the challenge is issued. It all adds to the impression that nothing should be trusted.

--> '''Dream:''' You want ideas? Fine, then I'll give you all of the ideas you could ever want.

* Johanna Constantine calling out Morpheus for intending to leave Rachel in torment from being exposed to his sand.

** The challenge itself is impressive, as unlike in the comic where it's more a game of illusions, Lucifer and Morpheus' moves actually do physical harm to each other. They begin simply enough, such as Lucifer choosing a wolf and Dream choosing a hunter, before escalating into cosmic concepts, with Dream declaring himself the universe and Lucifer declaring herself anti-life, the encompassing darkness at the end of all things which leaves Dream on the ground almost immobile. So what, the Devil asks, is there left afterwards?

* Rose Walker unexpectedly clobbering one of her would-be assailants, even before Gilbert can step in with his sword-cane.

* Gault standing up to Dream even as he sentences her to "The Darkness" for disobeying her intended function as a nightmare. While Dream insists she tried to build up her own version of the Dreaming with Jed Walker as a puppet king, Gault earnestly proclaims she was only trying to help Jed as best she could due to the horrific abuse he suffers from his foster parents. Even if all she could do was give Jed an escape that "wasn't productive," Gault shows no remorse for trying to give Jed comfort when he needed it. For that matter, she also spitefully asks Dream and Lucienne if those who returned to the Dreaming did so out of loyalty to their intended functions or out of fear that Dream would hunt them down if they didn't.

--->'''Dream''': You have sustained fantasies in which you are the victims, confident daydreams in which you are always right. But no more. The dream is over. I have taken it away. For this is my judgment upon you. That you shall know from this moment on exactly how craven and selfish and monstrous you are. That you shall feel the pain of those you have slaughtered. And the grief of those that mourn them still. And you shall carry that pain and grief and guilt with you until the end of time.

--->'''Dream''': "You have sustained fantasies in which you are the victims, confident daydreams in which you are always right. But no more. The dream is over. I have taken it away. For this is my judgment upon you. That you shall know from this moment on exactly how craven and selfish and monstrous you are. That you shall feel the pain of those you have slaughtered. And the grief of those that mourn them still. And you shall carry that pain and grief and guilt with you until the end of time."