Locke & Key

I love the idea of the story but man does it take along time to get there. All the high school drama was use less and really off putting. In the first few episodes the time spent on the keys is like 5% of what's happening and I honestly wanted to skip ahead. I like the idea of the story and that's the only thing that kept my interested to finish the series. Here's hoping season two is better.

The thing I find ridiculous about all of these reviews is that the people writing them and their main bone of contention is that the characters keep making decisions and doing things they don't expect... if they DID people would complain that the characters are sooooo predictable though.

This show woke my tired, dusty old imagination up again. It is so visually beautiful and the story so original that any character flaws and plot holes are easily overlooked for me.

Sometimes they (the characters) aren't very likeable and sometimes the actors seem to clang against each other at different frequencies and sometimes they don't meet up at all so a scene falls short due to the delivery, but overall I love this show so much and can't wait for a season 2

I really enjoyed watching it, and honestly the views of Nova Scotia where enough to keep me intrigued, but it's clear that they deviated from the comics darker side to gain a more Inclusive audience for family viewing. I liked it, but I just wish it would have been more geared towards grown-ups who enjoy the blood & gore from the comic books. I guess I just wanted it to be scarier, darker, more moody. I understand why they did what they did, but because they chose to go the PG Route, it ends up playIng out as a CW type drama, which isn't exactly always a negative Thing, in fact I like a couple CW shows, but even Riverdale goes darker than this. I'm hoping season two is scarier. Just don't listen to the people who say it's terrible because it's obviously not, but don't expect to be scared if you're over the age of 13.

The show is frustrating because it is so close to excellence. But characters doing dumb things kills it. It pulls you out of the show because you can't help but laugh. Without being a spoiler, imagine two characters have to drive a car somewhere that's far away. They do what they have to do, then one character decides to do the next step alone........so he gets in the car and leaves? So how is the other person supposed to get back??

And talk about dumb protagonists? It's obvious who the antagonist is , but they can't see for an absurdly long time, and when they do? How about keep it a secret from everyone else for a while?

Just really really dumb writing. Too bad because the premise is great.

Season One: 6.5/10

Themes: Fantasy, Mystery, Drama, Horror, Magic, Paranormal, Family, High School, Murder, Relationships & Grief.

Review: The concept of this show is interesting and fun, but for me the execution felt lacking. The pacing was very slow, and something about it felt off. Maybe it was the acting or the dialogue, but I couldn't help but think it was a lot more cringey than it needed to be. Some of the world-building was decent and cool, but I once again think it could have been done even better. The plot was okay, but some of the decision-making skills of the main characters were painfully stupid.