When Kinsey wants to play around inside her brain as well, Tyler insists on going with her, probably because he’s protective, but he’s also likely curious about what haunts her. Of course, he couldn’t have known, but the self-blame for even thinking something like that and then watching it happen could send someone into a violent spiral. We learn a bit about why Tyler blames himself so much and why he was scared when he saw Sam Lesser at his house: He offhandedly told Sam that if he ever decided to kill his father, he should kill Tyler’s dad, too. He pummels the guy in the street, revealing some deep anger issues he has yet to reconcile. Meanwhile, a hockey bro hits on Kinsey, and Tyler loses his mind. Again, dark stuff in the Echo arc that could startle some younger audiences, but it’s meant to affirm that this is not a force to be underestimated. Echo steals the key from around his neck and uses the Anywhere Key to shove the poor kid in front of a train. In a truly incredible bit of luck, the kid who took the key out of the safe just happens to be out front. She’s still jumping around the world and makes it to the burned-out house from the prologue of the series, where she finds an empty safe. This idea that each person holds a piece of the puzzle will clearly be a through line this season, and it’s really well realized here with three kids remembering their lost father.Īfter playing around in Bode’s mind, Tyler takes control of the Mirror Key and the Head Key, and baby bro reveals that the Scary Well Lady ran off with what could be the most powerful key of all.
#Locke and key season 1 full
For the full picture to come together, all three Locke kids have to access something in their memories and hearts. Bode remembers the first half before he fell asleep, Kinsey remembers the second half, and Tyler remembers a dark ending his siblings never heard. It turns out that the three Locke kids all have different memories of this story, and we see all three. The “story” arc of “Head Games” is the most successful thing Locke & Key has done so far in terms of writing. While the Locke kids are exploring, they suddenly witness a memory of Rendell Locke telling Bode a story. In fact, it opens with a journey into her brother Bode’s mind, which is imagined as an arcade full of wonderful sights and sounds. She’s really quite good.īut “Head Games” isn’t just about her. She’s not only playing the trauma of losing her father but the standard emotional roller coaster of being a teenage girl in a new city, too. She’s done a lot with relatively little so far, making Kinsey Locke the most fully realized, complex character to start the series. The ensemble has been a strength to start the season, but Emilia Jones really gets a chance to shine here, finding nuance and subtlety in a role that could have been just a sullen teenager.
The best episode of Locke & Key so far works because it feels like it has some thematic consistency, which was lacking in the first two, and because the cast, especially the young actors, are really starting to settle into their roles.
0 kommentar(er)
