Ok so Locke and Key Season 2 is now out on Netflix and it has a really big ending that
we definitely need to talk about.
Whilst I thought that the first season had a lot of filler in it, the new set of episodes
really feel like they have a purpose to them and through the season we watch as the Locke
family battle it out against Dodge and his forces.
We're gonna be breaking it all down but there will be heavy spoilers so if you don't want
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and Key Season 2.
Ok so Season 1 ended with the group ended with the Locke family believing that they'd
put Dodge back through the Omega door. However, in the final few scenes it was revealed that
Dodge had used the identity key on Ellie to make it seem like it was her in Dodge's female
form. The truth was that Dodge was also Gabe and it was a pretty big twist that completely
changed the entire series.
Now it turned out that Dodges plan had been to not only get some whispering iron but he'd
also managed to bring a demon into the world who possessed Eden.
That takes us into the second season and throughout it we watch as the Locke's slowly learn the
truth about Gabe And Eden whilst the pair attempt to make their own keys.
There's a lot of things coming full circle from the first season such as the movie premiere
and also Erin Voss is finally freed from her own mind.
I said Erin Voss not Erik Voss.
The family also discover several new keys and each one of these comes with it's own
abilities and powers. Now after being tricked by Chamberlin Locke, Gabe and Eden discover
that the key...to well making the keys lies with Duncan.
After witnessing his brother Rendell kill a possessed Lucas, Ellie and co had removed
his memories and this season very much centres around him taking a trip through memory lane
in order to regain the ones that he'd lost for so long.
Now on the flip side of this we also see the heartbreak that comes when certain characters
start to lose theirs as they get older. Adults are unable to retain the memory of magic and
this is very much shown in Jackie who starts to forget things as she edges towards 18.
There's definitely a dementia and Altzheimers metaphor to it and it's kinda heart breaking
watching her slowly lose her happy memories as she gets older. Tyler tries to do anything
he can for her to hold onto them but it proves to be pretty futile which is definitely something
that I'm sure a lot of people can apply to their own lives if they've seen an elderly
person go through it.
After taking a trip into Edens head, Kinsey and Scott discover the truth not only about
her but also about Gabe and they start to plan an attack. Unfortunately Erin goes out
to do things herself and gets killed by Gabe in this process. This kinda leads us into
the latter part of the season where The Lockes and their friends try to ambush Gabe and Eden
but it ends up going badly.
The villain retreats to a cabin in the woods that he'd been using as a base and with Duncan
he creates a new key capable of turning people into demons. After amassing an army of...well
not really an army...but some demons. Now this includes Jackie and Dodge was able to
do this because he struck people who were completely unaware of what was going on. Tragically
Jackie could've been on the inside had she not refused the opportunity to get her memories
back.
Due to adults being unable to remember magic the young Lockes have to protect their family
and friends.
Tyler seemingly finds a way to reverse the spell after creating his own key but this
counter action ends up killing her in one of the seasons most shocking scenes.
Turns out that if you kill the demon that you kill the host too and it pretty much puts
the entire family on the backfoot.
Add to this we see that Ellie is freed after Bode, Josh and his daughter Jamie open the
Omega door with Eden.
Now throughout the season we also see flashbacks to the Revolutionary War namely the battle
between Frederick Gideon and Ben Locke. Gideon ended up discovering the omega portal and
after becoming a demon he terrorised the entire North Shore. This plot line actually pulls
from the graphic novel, namely the book Clockworks in the chapter The Locksmith's son.
After hearing more about him from Josh, Eden very much realises that she wants Gideon on
her side and this set up what happens at the end of the season.
Now Gabe tells Kinsey that he actually had feelings for her and he offers her a deal
to join him. Kinsey goes to him the next day to talk it out but this is actually a distraction
so that the rest of the group can sneak in into Gabes lavish new house. Kinsey jumps
off the cliffside but this is when she reveals that she's got a key capable of giving her
wings. The final episode is called Cliffhanger and it's a nice little nod to this action
and also the way the season ends.
Tyler, Scot and Duncan head into the basement, namely a vault to unlock it and here they're
struck by Dodges forces...or Gabes...look it gets confusing. He goes to tackle them
and transforms back into his original form played by Laysla De Olivera. I have to say
she was a big miss in this season and though Griffin Gluck did an amazing job of portraying
the villain I would have loved to have seen her back more throughout the ten episodes.
Now at this point she commands her forces to rush the Lockes and Scot but because Duncan
is the one who created the demon key, he actually has control over their forces. Should call
him Duncan Go Nuts because he gets the demons to go nuts on them.
So...you can see why I've stopped doing as many puns.
At Key House Ellie arrives and proves that she's not Dodge by taking a key from Bode,
and later on she's transformed back to her original self with the identity.
Now as for Dodge, he or she at this point uses the Vine key which causes the foundations
of the house to be destroy. Dodge and Kinsey go head to head as the house crumbles off
the edge of the cliff and it makes for an awesome final action set piece. Though Dodge
gets the upper hand, Kinsey is saved by her brother and together they all tumble off the
edge of the cliff. Luckily because of Kinseys wings she's able to pull Tyler out and we
get a big turn up for the books when Lucas climbs up the cliffside.
Turns out that the Alpha key separated Dodge from him and because he's an echo he didn't
die during the process. They wonder whether he's good or bad but he pretty much plays
his hand when he returns the keys to Kinsey. Ellie is reunited with him and though she's
eh, a fair bit older now than when they dated, it seems like the two are gonna pick up where
they left off.
The town mourns the people that were killed in the cliff collapse and fundraisers are
held for the victims families. Tyler takes some time out and decides to go travelling
during the winter break. Clearly he's torn up about Jackie and he even ends up deleting
the videos they recorded together because he's desperately trying to spare himself the
pain of her memory.
Much like Jackie he refuses to use the memory key and the character says that he wants to
have a normal life. It's a pretty sad ending and though Jackie is gone there is potentially
a way to bring her back which we'll talk about later on.
Now I really appreciated that they took this narrative arc with Tyler as it thematically
brings everything together and shows that the pain of losing someone can often push
you to the point you wish you'd never met them in the first place. Duncan gives him
the car the key to the car pair restored together and Tyler gives his family the keys to keep
them safe.
Tyler hits the road and Ellie is reunited with her son. Kinsey throws a going away party
for Scot who's moving to manchester to start a film course.
Bode goes to his mother and gives her the head key which finally fills her in on exactly
what's going on. In her mind she comes across all her favourite memories including the ones
of her deceased husband Rendell.
She even does a bun in the oven joke to announce she's pregnant or as we call it a pun in the
oven.
This trip down memory lane helps her remember all the good times and Bode gives her the
memory key to make sure that these memories all remain in place.
Now though Lucas made it, Gabe didn't and after his body doesn't turn up, it's presumed
he's dead. However because Eden wasn't in the final confrontation she's still out in
the world. She discovers the echo key stashed in Gabe's room and returns to the well to
free Captain Gideon. After saying his name to the well he steps forward as an Echo. Because
he can't cross the threshold Eden ends up using the anywhere key to open a gateway so
that he can escape.
Eden's master plan is for him to return to the portal and open it once more as doing
it with Josh caused a lot of issues. Though Eden wants him to follow her, he takes the
put me down literally and drops her down the well.
Now Gideon is obviously gonna be the big bad for the next season and he will no doubt try
and restart the carnage that he was stopped from carrying out originally.
This is actually a big turn up for the books...or well from the books as this didn't happen
in the source material and it's a massive deviation that's gonna take things in a brand
new direction. I think he will travel to the portal himself and then try and bring forth
an army but there might be other villains in the mix that attempt to either join forces
with him or stop him so that they can take over.
Kevin Durand is obviously a pretty big actor for the show and though I do think that he'll
be the main one there are other potential evil forces out there.
Now the first of those is Ellie. Though I think that she's probably still a good person,
we don't know what happened to her whilst she was trapped in the plain of Lengs and
she could've come out the other side as a demon. I kinda think that's an unlikely theory
but it's still one that's worth talking about.
There's also the possibility that Eden isn't dead either and if the Lockes return to the
wellhouse they could end up finding out from her the truth about Gideon. Eden has pretty
much been screwed over by every single Demon that she's tried to help so I think it would
be really interesting if she ended up joining with the Lockes in order to stop him.
Now the final villain could indeed be Dodge. In the comics Dodge was very much the big
bad I would be surprised if it's actually over for him.
I am gonna spoil one of the major arcs in the comics so if you don't wanna know then
skip ahead to our review part as this could ruin the potential future seasons for you.
Now In the comics Dodge actually ends up taking over Bode's body at one point after he vacates
it. Possessing this gives him complete access to the house and it's a really good plot twist.
Now they end up finding out and they kill Dodge which inturn sheds him from his body.
Bode's corpse is then cremated before his spirit can return to it but Tyler manages
to bring the character back to life after restoring his physical form.
Though I'm not sure if they will go this route in the show it does make it clear that characters
can come back. I actually think they might even change this plot up somewhat and have
Dodge enter Jackie's body and then possess her. If Tyler forgets everything then she
can pretty much still manipulate the character and get him to unwittingly bring the keys
to her. They then could have something similar to the Bode plot with her dying and then Tyler
may resurrect her which could close out the show.
Season 3 has already been greenlit so we know it's coming and I'd love to see them do that
next time.
Now as for my thoughts on the series I was someone who quite enjoyed the first season
but I wasn't completely blown away by it. I scored it a 7/10 and that's because I found
that there was a lot of filler episodes that were based around the structure of finding
a key, seeing what it does and that was pretty much it. There wasn't that much plot progression
until the last couple of episodes and when something is nearly 10 hours long that can
mean it drags a bit.
However I found this season way more interesting. There's just so much more purpose to the entire
thing and having the set up out the way means that they can hit the ground running. This
makes for a much more interesting show and instead of discovering what the keys do, we
are now seeing the group use them. I also found the relationships far more interesting
as well. Knowing Gabe was Dodge now helped to make the scenes he had with Kinsey even
more tense and there was a lot of suspense throughout the seasons because of this.
Add to it the complexities of Tyler and Jackie's relationship and you have a much more engaging
storyline in my opinion. There's also some really dark things in this entry too and in
my opinion it just improved on the first season in every way. Now that doesn't mean it's perfect
either and there are still some plodding elements. I am very much of the mind that they could
cut this down by two episodes a season and still have the same amount of plot but they
seem committed to the ten episode run.
However I did enjoy what we got and overall I'm giving it an...
8/10
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and let me know.
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