Sandman’s most beloved characters are undoubtedly Gregory and Goldie, and now Twitter can’t get enough of these adorable Gargoyles.
The Sandman is proof that Netflix can indeed make a decent comic book adaptation.
Understandably, the new series is spreading quickly across the world, but as fans sit down to watch this 10-episode dark fantasy, many struggle to make it past the second episode without crying.
The reason for our emotional indulgence? A pair of adorable Gargoyles named Gregory and Goldie are now taking over Twitter as fans around the world interact with these wonderful, supernatural creatures.
Spoiler warning: This article will contain spoilers for episode 2 of The Sandman, “Imperfect Hosts”.
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Gregory and Goldie – A mogul is so cute you’ll cry
We are first introduced to Gregory in episode two of The Sandman, a gigantic green gargoyle under the care and protection of Cain and Abel.
Speaking by grunts, only beings of The Dreaming can understand Gregory; However, it is clear from their relations that Gregory is a beloved family member.
Interestingly, in the book series and according to The Sandman’s Fandom page, “He rescues Morpheus from the edge of Dreaming when Morpheus is too weak to reach his castle and deposits the Dream Lord on Abel’s doorstep.”
Gregory was originally created by Dream the Endless, and as such, must be sacrificed in order for Dream to regain some of his power stored in Gargoyle.
However, Dream acquires a new Gargoyle egg while collecting items for The Fates and returning it to Abel’s tomb – which he wakes up assuming an apology from Cain for killing him with a pitchfork.
Soon the egg hatches and reveals a beautiful golden baby Gargoyle. Abel first wants to call the baby “Irving,” to which Kane tells him that Gargoyle’s names should start with the letter J.
Eventually, the brothers settled on Goldie, although Abel later revealed that he still calls baby Gargoyle “Jerving” in his heart. In the original comics, Goldie was a male but this was changed to a female in the 1995 spin-off The Dreaming.
Impressively, Goldie and Gregory were good friends in the original series, with the latter often helping baby Gargoyle get Abel back together after he was murdered by his brother.
Fans share their emotional reactions to Gregory’s assimilation
Among the sheer number of social media posts relating to Gregory, it’s clear that fans around the world were deeply upset about his death/re-absorption, and perhaps not many of them expected such a dramatic transformation so early to meet the adorable Gargoyle.
single user Wrote“Oh my state of mind must be in the trenches because the way I cry over the hypnotic man because Gregory the Marger couldn’t be any other way????”
Another fan added“Gregory broke me. Forcing myself not to overeat so I could savor but not sure how well I did. So glad they did @neilhimself justice.”
“The Sandman is one of Netflix’s best shows. Three episodes and I’m influenced by the great cinematography and world design. The Farewell Gregory scene made me cry. Good stuff.” – Sandman fan via Twitter.
More responses included“Not the hypnotic man who makes me cry for a gargoyle.. My Boy Gregory” with
one fan argue “Brother Netflix_Sandman I’d rather bring GREGORY back now! He deserves the best!” only to a follow-up tweet to include “Aight, we’re awesome. Goldie’s legit. But you’re on thin ice, Goldie better have a long, fulfilling life.”
“neilhimself, I am enjoying (shockingly) from @Netflix_Sandman. But, I hope everyone realizes that no character will impact viewers stronger than Gregory.” – Sandman fan via Twitter.
Written by Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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