The final season of Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman" graphic novels opens with a storyline dear to many fans: "Season of Mists."

Going into season 2, Morpheus’s words feel especially apt due to the large shadow cast over the show by its co-creator, Neil Gaiman . The 64-year-old fantasy author, who wrote the comics The Sandman is based on, stands accused of sexual misconduct by eight women .