#mad hettie

[phantasmagoricalullaby]

The thing is, even Mad Hettie knows who Dream is. Hob knows who Mad Hettie is. Hob could literally describe Dream to her when he's explaining how he became immortal in a convo between one immortal to another and she'd be like. "You're an acquaintance of lord Morpheus?"

And Hob is peeved because an 280 year old woman who lives on the street somehow knows his stranger's name, but he hasn't gotten a single hint in 632+ years.

#the sandman #sandman #the sandman netflix #the sandman 2022 #the sandman tv #dream of the endless #the sandman morpheus #dream the endless #lord morpheus #the sandman dream #hob x morpheus #hob gadling #robert gadling #dream sandman #dreamling #dream and hob #dream x hob #dreamhob #netflix sandman #mad hettie #morpheus the sandman #morpheus sandman #morpheus #morpheus of the endless #the sandman memes #sandman meme

[writing-for-life]

Sandman Supporting Characters—Jeremy Haun

I can’t get over dumping Orpheus on the ground. Ouch 😩

#the sandman #sandman #rose walker #lucien the librarian #mad hettie #the corinthian #merv pumpkinhead #mervyn pumpkinhead #fiddlers green #Gilbert #thessaly #orpheus sandman #and George I guess #jeremy haun #queue crew

[jimvasta]

Hob knows the truth

When Dream finally shows up at The New Inn he is relieved to see Hob, especially when he smiles so warmly.

Dream is then caught out when Hob gently asks if he is alright.

"I didn't know what happened when you didn't show, I thought I'd really upset you. I wanted to find you but I had no idea how, it's difficult when you don't know who you're looking for."

"I had no intention of missing our appointment." Dream intoned softly, his eyes pools of emotion carefully contained.

"You said once I needn't come to your aid, but this is one time I should have," Hob swilled the glass in his hands, watching the contents. "I was a soldier for centuries, I could have done something." He sighed heavily. "But when I heard you were back I started making sure I was here as much as possible."

"How did you know I was back?" Dream was intrigued once again by his medieval peasant.

Hob smiled. "It's a small world. Hettie. It turns out she saw our argument. When she saw me again outside the pub when it closed down she recognised me. She told me your name and that all the strange things going on with people were because you were missing, and she gave me a heads up when you got free." Hob laughed depeciatively. "For a while I thought it was my fault. Still, it's good to see my friend again. I don't suppose there's anyone I need to deal with for you is there?"

As surprised as he was, Dream did his best to not let on. "I am quite capable of dealing with these matters myself."

"Oh, I know you are, but friends like to help each other."

"So it seems."

"And now I know who you are," Hob waved his empty glass towards the barman as he spoke. No one else got table service, but Hob got whatever he wanted, he was the owner after all. "Are we still going to keep to our hundred years agreement?"

"Hob Gadling, you are welcome in my realm at any time you please, but perhaps we should keep to our regular date here in the waking world. We will see if we outlast another inn."

"Sounds good." Hob smiled again as he rubbed his ear, reflecting on how long it was since someone called him Hob. It was good to hear. "And maybe one day I'll find out why I'm still alive, because life's not exactly your speciality."

Dream picked up his glass, his lips twitching into the barest hint of a smile. "Perhaps, in another 600 years."

#dreamling #hob gadling #the sandman #mad hettie #dream of the endless

[thenightling]

What we know about Mad Hettie

Okay... Here's what we know about Hettie AKA Mad Hettie. Hettie was born in 1741. She self-identifies as a haruspex. The term comes from Ancient Rome but based on Hettie's self-professed age she is NOT from Ancient Rome. Carnival Row fans might recognize the word Haruspex. It's a type of witch who is able to predict the future or get psychic visions and omens from examining the entrails of dead animals.

Most of us were introduced to her in issue 3 of The Sandman comics. (Chapter 3 of The Sandman audio drama).

In Death: The High Cost of Living Mad Hettie tells us that she hid her heart from Death and this is why she is immortal however there is nothing to confirm that this is really why she is immortal. It is just what she believes is the reason she is immortal. And casual observation of Hob Gadling believing that he is immortal because he "refuses to die" (much like the belief of Fred Saberhagen's version of Dracula) tells us that his belief is not actually the reason he does not die.

Mad Hettie's claim that she hid her heart from death mirror's a folktale called The Heartless Giant. This is not to be confused with The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (referecned in The Sandman: The Doll's House in Funland's dream). A version of The Heartless Giant can be found in Jim Henson's The Storyteller (Which Neil Gaiman has been working on a revival of). Mad Hettie's psychic abilities seem to be affirmed by her very first conversation in The Sandman where she tells John Constantine (Johanna Constantine in The Sandman Netflix series) that "He's back." And she specifically says Morpheus by name and his role as The Sandman. Mad Hettie has appeared in other comics including The Books of Magic and Hellblazer.

#The Sandman #Sandman #Neil Gaiman #Mad Hettie #Hettie

[zorawitch]

sandman blunt rotation inspired by @cosmictapestry's. death john dee gault matthew ishtar mad hettie

#i dont smoke. just having fun #death of the endless #john dee #gault the sandman #matthew the sandman #ishtar the sandman #mad hettie #the sandman #a.t. shrieking #the sandman comics

[silveryinkystar]

Good to know. I'm off to work. You'll see. I know. I'm 280 years old, and I know.

The Sandman (2022-) | 1.03 "Dream a Little Dream of Me"

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#johanna constantine #mad hettie #the sandman #netflix sandman #sandmanedit #thesandmanedit #dcedit #dcmultiverse #xuserann #*a: gif #image described #id in alt text #happy sandman s2 y'all

[aquitainequeen]

'The Sandman's back, and he wants his sand!!!'

'...right. Thrilling as this is, between continuing this chat and performing an exorcism, I'm gonna have to go with the exorcism.'

'You'll see! I know! I'm 280 years old, and I know!!!'

'Sure, Hettie, sure...'

*Mad Hettie Is immediately proven right*

'...???'

'If you want something done properly...'

'Have we met?'

'Clearly, being heralded by a haruspex isn't what it used to be.'

(meanwhile I'm assuming Mad Hettie is just watching from off camera and muttering about being right)

#johanna constantine #joanna constantine #jenna louise coleman #jenna coleman #dream of the endless #tom sturridge #mad hettie #the sandman #the sandman netflix #netflix the sandman

[oswincoleman]

JENNA COLEMAN IS PERFECT AS JOHANNA CONSTANTINE!

"I think Jenna is the best Constantine on screen so far, and weirdly somehow the truest, because she both has the humor, and the attractiveness, and that sleazy, doomed quality. You know that if you fall in love with her, you are dead and demon-fodder. And you also know that you can't help falling in love with her."

This is from a new Netflix video on YouTube that depicts the scene o Johanna Constantine meeting Morpheus, in episode 3.

"Get in line, bruv, can't keep God waiting!"

3 more days until The Sandman comes to Netflix!

#jenna coleman #jenna louise coleman #the sandman #sandman on netflix #netflix #johanna constantine #lady johanna constantine #morpheus #mad hettie #tom sturridge #new! #Youtube

[janchovies]

rereading the sandman comic and how did i not see this before???

#the sandman #the sandman comics #dream of the endless #mad hettie #neil gaiman #the sandman netflix #john constantine #johanna constantine

[mycabbagesbitch]

#unhinged and skrungly can be taken with a grain of salt #regardless all these ladies slay #mad hettie #the sandman #into the woods #home alone #baba yaga #mary poppins #mrs lovett #sweeny todd #the cut wife #penny dreadful #berserk #witch of the waste #howl's moving castle

[nightlilly0110]

My favourite stupid thing about The Sandman is when Hettie’s like “I can feel something big about to happen - The Sandman’s coming” and Johanna’s like “yeah right ok whatever you say you old coot” but then Dream is like. Right there. Usually when people do that there’s a lot of suspenseful buildup but Dream apparently doesn’t fuck around. Hettie you could’ve just told her he was behind her.

#the sandman #dream of the endless #mad hettie #johanna constantine

[so-i-grudgingly-joined-this-site]

AAA TY FOR ADDING MY TAGS TO UR POST!! (i wasnt sure how to reply so i thought sending an ask would be better than reblogging the chonker post lol) honestly this whole topic of immortality shifting a characters morals is something ive been thinking about a lot recently (even a few months back when i was getting more into vampires/dracula), bc if immortality was possible it would completely warp someones sense and beliefs!! theres a reason theres a trope in some immortal characters “going mad” or becoming complete psychopaths bc of all those amazing reasons and topics you mentioned! its so lovely though to witness and see dream TRY to change throughout his story even if he technically doesnt have to since no one can really hold him responsible for his actions

That is a really interesting angle to approach the story from! And yeah, it seems frustrating why Dream would be so set in his ways, until you consider exactly how not just immortality, but having that immortality *from your birth* (which is simultaneous with the birth of the universe itself) would probably affect your mindset and other people's ability to call you out on your BS. It could be argued that the fact he might even attempt to change is a sign that Dream falls on the "asshole, but not 100% a dick" side of the morality spectrum. There's good in him somewhere, even if even he isn't conscious of it.

And , in the past, I've read fandom metas about how Hob Gadling subverts a lot of tropes about "immortality madness", but lately I've been reconsidering that about him. Because yeah, sure, he does seem to be a lot more normal of a dude than the usual instances of "uplifted humans", but committing to self-serving absolute mediocrity century after century is arguably its own kind of madness. Like he is COMMITTED to being THE average white guy across time and space. "Better" is very much a relative term.

Speaking of "immortality madness"... I'd really like to know more about Mad Hettie. Is she mad because she's immortal, or immortal because she's mad?

#asks #asks answered #the sandman #the sandman meta #dream of the endless #hob gandling #mad hettie #bigtiddythanos

[themaresnest-dumblr]

Thessaly's Back - July 11th

Back in May, a seismic event happened in The Sandman Universe (which Neil Gaiman is doing his best to wreck J.K. Rowling style ... at least she's got the excuse hers was just made up of other people's she'd nicked ..._).

Thessaly smiled.

Yes, really.

In an inspired team up, The Dead Boy Detectives found themselves having to rely on everyone's except transvangelical nutcases favourite psycho nerd to get them out of trouble, masqurading under the alias of Lamia (very Genesis ...)

It wouldn't be Thessaly without cutting them a deal with a heavy price, which as usual she didn't tell them about the terms and conditions of properly. It was only after the happy ending we discovered that both weren't destroyed from accepting her dodgy deal as she'd expected.

Here's the twist - instead of being aggrivated at being wrong or even puzzled at how events turned out unexpectedly, Thessaly smiled that Edwin's altruism worked out for everyone. One of those once in an aeon events where Thessaly showing empathy and compassion.

After the inspired team up of the Dead Boy Detectives with the brilliant Mad Hettie an age ago, this was always the one team up that begged to happen, and it did not disappoint - all the characters playing to their strengths, with a well rounded, satisfying ending with a few tantilising tendrils of plotline for another day, including Edwin having to confront his bisexuality (since he went to an English Public School as a boarder, it's a miracle he shows the remotest heterosexuality in the first place ... miaow! )

The launch of Thessaly's new adventure this week coming should be fun as they've bowed to the inevitable, decided screw the haters and decided to give everyone's favourite Geek Of Doom another adventure of her own.

What price another team up with the Dead Boy Detectives hopefully some time in the future ... one with them and Mad Hettie ... that really would be perfect!

July 11th sees Thessaly take on Hollywood as she investigates the mysterious death of Madison Flynn - should be fun.

#thessaly #the sandman #the dead boy detectives #mad hettie #neil gaiman #is a bumnugget #stop pissing on your legacy for money #you own an island ffs how much more money do you want or need?

[mxliv-oftheendless]

I rewatched episode 2 with Mom and now I wanna know what Morpheus and Hettie were talking about.

#hettie definitely knew who he was and I’m pretty sure he knows Hettie #i honestly may write out the conversation #the sandman #mad hettie #morpheus

[thenightling]

Could someone correct this please? I always have trouble updating Wikias. The DC wikia page for mad Hettie credits the wrong people for creating her. She is actually Neil Gaiman's creation.

I made the mistake of trusting it tonight when I had a moment of self-doubt and thought the Wikia would at least know who created her. https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Mad_Hettie_(New_Earth)

#Hettie #Mad Hettie #The Sandman #Sandman #Neil Gaiman

[elbert89]

Hettie "la loca" y Johanna Constantine

#Mad Hettie #Johanna Constantine #Morfeo #Sandman