This article contains minor spoilers from “The Sandman” second and final season premiere, “Season of Mists,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” graphic novels opens its final season with a storyline near and dear to many fans: “Season of Mists.

Netflix’s adaptation of one of the greatest comic-book series ever returns for a final, flawed run.

When the release date for Season 2 was announced, it was also revealed that this would also be the breakout series’ last. With this announcement, it had been assumed that the decision to end “The Sandman” may be due to allegations of sexual assault that emerged against Gaiman last summer,