By far the weakest episode of the season thus far, "The Doll's House" feels like the beginning of a new chapter & tonally, completely unlike its predecessors. As I've personally never read the graphic novels yet (& thus, am not familiar with the source material), I can only hazard a guess that the first 5 installments adapt the original "Sandman" plot line & the next half of this debut season is tasked with bringing its sequel to life? Of course, only book readers will know whether I'm correct in that assumption but to me, that's certainly what it feels like; the previous story feels completed & therefore, there's a jarring realisation mid-way through this episode where you come to the understanding that it's actively endeavouring to set the foundations for a new tale - which later additions shall build upon - & everything that came before it kind of just... Inexplicably finished? The dream world's rebuilt, Morpheus has re-established control over his dominion & peace has been restored to the realm - off camera. Hence, the momentum's lost in the melee of the confusion this uncertainty creates & consequently, everything has the purpose of trying to start the ball rolling again... Only this time, it feels laboured & less easy than the initial 50%. That's not to say it's bad (far from it), but when the show got off to such a wonderful start, anything short of exceptional is undeniably "lesser".