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[jason10mm]

Sad to hear it. I'm 2 eps in and it seems like fairly harmless YA fare, like a lot of other netflix stuff aimed at an ambiguous market of tweens, teens, and I guess genre fans? So far it is better than October Faction, in which it shares a TON of themes. I can see where they might be pulling punches with the horror though, which is a shame as the cinematography and set dressing are spot on and this should be a chilling atmosphere.

Can't say this looks low budget... at all! Go watch the foreign genre stuff and see what modern low budget looks like. These days tv is ridiculously lavish, it only pales compared to films because we are used to mega blockbusters. Truly golden times! Once the streaming wars die down I think we are in for a large collapse of production values and variety.

Anyway, still got many eps to go and the show has at least caught my attention with a minimal amount of eyerolls.

 

[Karma Jawa]

Sad to hear it. I'm 2 eps in and it seems like fairly harmless YA fare, like a lot of other netflix stuff aimed at an ambiguous market of tweens, teens, and I guess genre fans? So far it is better than October Faction, in which it shares a TON of themes. I can see where they might be pulling punches with the horror though, which is a shame as the cinematography and set dressing are spot on and this should be a chilling atmosphere.

Can't say this looks low budget... at all! Go watch the foreign genre stuff and see what modern low budget looks like. These days tv is ridiculously lavish, it only pales compared to films because we are used to mega blockbusters. Truly golden times! Once the streaming wars die down I think we are in for a large collapse of production values and variety.

Anyway, still got many eps to go and the show has at least caught my attention with a minimal amount of eyerolls.

Finished watching it earlier today (no spoilers).

The tone is all over the place. At times it feels like a Nickelodeon Saturday morning series, and at others it’s full horror. It leaps from kids TV to adult themes quite jarringly.

Having said that, I enjoyed it and look forward to Season 2.

 

[bronk]

Whimsical and for teens? Bummer I think I'll pass. I was slightly interested.

 

[Ailynn]

Whimsical and for teens? Bummer I think I'll pass. I was slightly interested.

It really does seem almost universally very disappointing for fans of the comics. The graphic novels are amazing and one of my all-time favorite series.

Honestly, I probably would have actually liked the show a lot more if I hadn't known about the source material. That said, I definitely want to see a second season to see where they are taking the story...which changed quite a lot from the comics.


I feel a little silly admitting this, but the show has actually left me feeling bummed out for a couple of days. I should never have gotten my hopes up so much. 🗝

 

[bronk]

It really does seem almost universally very disappointing for fans of the comics. The graphic novels are amazing and one of my all-time favorite series.

Honestly, I probably would have actually liked the show a lot more if I hadn't known about the source material. That said, I definitely want to see a second season to see where they are taking the story...which changed quite a lot from the comics.


I feel a little silly admitting this, but the show has actually left me feeling bummed out for a couple of days. I should never have gotten my hopes up so much. 🗝

That's a bummer. It's impossible not to get your hopes up for something you love. Then when you get let down its like blaaaah.

 

[finowns]

It reminds me of a cw show. I think they should have gone darker but I like it. It’s not super woke either.

 

[Atrus]

Finished the series. I haven't read the original material it was based on but I thought it was good but not great.
Overall, it was very similar to other teen shows/movies like Mrs. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children but was made less interesting with the pointless school drama.

For something that the trailers show as whimsical fantasy, the show has characters do things that are expressly not related to it. Its like if the kids in the Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe found Narnia and decided to spend as little time as possible there. I thought it was similar to Netflix's Haunting of Hill House where the family tragedy and drama was the main focus with the horror being in the background.

The TV14 rating is about right for audiences that might enjoy it. It may be too mature for little kids and as for adults, the story is incredibly predictable and the characters appear to be very stupid overall except for Georgie/Bode. The cast was likeable but the writing was pretty bad at times with characters doing things or not thinking of things that the average audience member would have come up with.

I still give it a good rating because I finished it without forcing myself to and as a package it certainly wasn't bad.

 

[Ailynn]

It reminds me of a cw show. I think they should have gone darker but I like it. It’s not super woke either.

The comic goes WAY darker than the show, and can be fairly 'anti-woke' in some of it's themes. It has more detail on Duncan and his relationship with Brian, and they deal with some hate from a couple of rough ladies (who I assumed may be angry drunken self-denying lesbians). It also very slightly touches on Duncan using the Gender Key as a child to be a girl all the time...but later he lives life as a gay man rather than transitioning to be a girl...but this is all mostly sub-context.

 

[finowns]

Just finished it, I thought the ending was convoluted. The best character by far is Bode, the actor did a good job, everyone else felt flat. Like others I wish they’d stuck close to the source material instead we got something generic and rounded off.

 

[GeorgPrime]

The comic goes WAY darker than the show, and can be fairly 'anti-woke' in some of it's themes. It has more detail on Duncan and his relationship with Brian, and they deal with some hate from a couple of rough ladies (who I assumed may be angry drunken self-denying lesbians). It also very slightly touches on Duncan using the Gender Key as a child to be a girl all the time...but later he lives life as a gay man rather than transitioning to be a girl...but this is all mostly sub-context.

Iam still waiting for people to say "That Show is not worth watching because there are no gay or lesbian characters in it". I realized it at the end of season 1... felt like a long time that i was able to enjoy a show without having to skip scenes or just "cancel" it like "Sexual Education". I dont mind them in a TV show but when they straight up want to show me gay porn stuff iam out.

Feels like iam not allowed to be happy about this but i cant change it.

 

[jolof96]

I enjoyed it, again it fell flat in some places but still an enjoyable watch

 

[LegendOfKage]

It really does seem almost universally very disappointing for fans of the comics. The graphic novels are amazing and one of my all-time favorite series.

Honestly, I probably would have actually liked the show a lot more if I hadn't known about the source material. That said, I definitely want to see a second season to see where they are taking the story...which changed quite a lot from the comics.

I'm sorry to hear that it was a disappointment for you.

As someone who doesn't generally like horror, and has never read the graphic novels, do you think I'd enjoy it? If you think so, I'll have to try it and report back as someone with no preconceptions of the series.

 

[Ailynn]

I'm sorry to hear that it was a disappointment for you.

As someone who doesn't generally like horror, and has never read the graphic novels, do you think I'd enjoy it? If you think so, I'll have to try it and report back as someone with no preconceptions of the series.

I think there's a chance you may enjoy it...it isn't bad at all, although they made some strange changes to some of the actions a few of the characters make where they come off a little unintelligent and even uncharacteristically sadistic.

I'd love to hear what you think of it. After seeing it, you can check this out to see some of the larger changes. It's very spoiler heavy, though...so definitely wait until you see the show before looking.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

It really does seem almost universally very disappointing for fans of the comics. The graphic novels are amazing and one of my all-time favorite series.

Honestly, I probably would have actually liked the show a lot more if I hadn't known about the source material. That said, I definitely want to see a second season to see where they are taking the story...which changed quite a lot from the comics.


I feel a little silly admitting this, but the show has actually left me feeling bummed out for a couple of days. I should never have gotten my hopes up so much. 🗝

I have a 9 and 11 year old that want to watch it. I don’t mind the occasional swear word or make out session, but are there any other adult themes I need to be aware of? And is there a gender key in the show?

 

[jdforge]

I’m not loving this but I can’t stop watching it. The premise is really interesting and I’ve enjoyed the story and most of the characters. I really like Bode he is such a cool dude.

There were a few occasions I was genuinely a bit scared and would have loved them to take a risk and go a bit darker overall.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

My wife and I were looking for something akin to The Room but it sounds like a lot of time in this show is spent on character drama instead of spending more time exploring the supernatural stuff.

 

[Ailynn]

I have a 9 and 11 year old that want to watch it. I don’t mind the occasional swear word or make out session, but are there any other adult themes I need to be aware of? And is there a gender key in the show?

Unlike the comic, there are very few swear words or scenes of violence on the show. What is there often happens offscreen...but there may still be a few instances where a little blood can be seen, such as from someone getting shot or hurt in some other way.

Some characters smoke and/or drink. There is also some sexual material although no nudity is shown.

As far as anything LGBT+ related, Uncle Duncan is still gay, but the only way you know that is because of a slight mention of his relationship with Brian (a character never even shown on the show). The Gender Key has been retconned into the Identity Key, which can change one's appearance in more than just gender...but is barely used at all. (I suppose the Gender Key was considered "unprogressive.")

Even toned way down, a couple of scenes may remain a little scary for young children. Overall, it seems they geared this version of the story toward the teenage crowd.

 

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Finished watching it. They sort of jumbled a bunch of stuff together at the end. Felt like they thought they were going to have like a 12 episode run and then found out it was only 10.

 

[RAÏSanÏa]

I watched it all the way through and didn't turn it off. Had some good laughs with the show, one scene in particular had me laughing so hard. The premise is great. I have no prior experience with the source material. Some decent catchy songs coming back to mind as I type

 

[Ailynn]

I’m not loving this but I can’t stop watching it. The premise is really interesting and I’ve enjoyed the story and most of the characters. I really like Bode he is such a cool dude.

There were a few occasions I was genuinely a bit scared and would have loved them to take a risk and go a bit darker overall.

I still enjoyed it mostly in retrospect despite my disappointment with so many changes from the source material. My biggest problem was the strange choices the characters make, both in their unwillingness to use the keys effectively, or also using one of the keys in a way that is very untrue to the character.

If they had gone with the events from the comics exactly, the show would have been a lot scarier and violent, much more visually full of wonder, and much more memorable in my opinion. Sure, they would have lost the younger crowd as an audience...but it would have become incredibly popular with adults.

My wife and I were looking for something akin to The Room but it sounds like a lot of time in this show is spent on character drama instead of spending more time exploring the supernatural stuff.

That's exactly it...the original story has an unknown amount of magical keys that do crazy imaginative things...but the show comes no where close to the same level of usage of them. Even the supernatural stuff is played down, and the villains are in no way as scary or dangerous as in the comics.

They also cranked up the high school drama- Exactly what no one was asking for.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

Unlike the comic, there are very few swear words or scenes of violence on the show. What is there often happens offscreen...but there may still be a few instances where a little blood can be seen, such as from someone getting shot or hurt in some other way.

Some characters smoke and/or drink. There is also some sexual material although no nudity is shown.

As far as anything LGBT+ related, Uncle Duncan is still gay, but the only way you know that is because of a slight mention of his relationship with Brian (a character never even shown on the show). The Gender Key has been retconned into the Identity Key, which can change one's appearance in more than just gender...but is barely used at all. (I suppose the Gender Key was considered "unprogressive.")

Even toned way down, a couple of scenes may remain a little scary for young children. Overall, it seems they geared this version of the story toward the teenage crowd.

Thank you very much!

 

[residentgrigo]

The comic is a 8,5/10 and I look forward to the spin-off followup in the summer. The show is a 6.something/10 and I can live without a followup. Is there a way to watch the 2011 Fox pilot btw. I only saw the trailer:


Edit: Forgot the mention the Audible adaptation. I just got it and will listen to it next month. It properly adapts the comics. Or so they say.

 

[Ailynn]

The comic is a 8,5/10 and I look forward to the spin-off followup in the summer. The show is a 6.something/10 and I can live without a followup. Is there a way to watch the 2011 Fox pilot btw. I only saw the trailer:


Edit: Forgot the mention the Audible adaptation. I just got it and will listen to it next month. It properly adapts the comics. Or so they say.

Here you go! I actually posted it on the previous page. It is a way lower budget, but seemed like it was going to follow the comic extremely well for a show produced for Fox:




Also, I'm currently reading the graphic novels while listening to the Audible adaptation, and it is nearly identical to the source material, aside from a few extra comments and such. While it may be difficult for people listening to it the first time to follow along on what is happening, it's a pretty great experience reading through the graphic novelsimultaneously.

 

[jason10mm]

I'm most of the way through it. Helps that it is 45 min/ep, guess it is destined for commercial airing somewhere.

The high school stuff is a bit if a drag because they are REALLY dug into the logistics of it. So much dialogue just about getting rides to and from school! Then they get the PERFECT opportunity to make school a cakewalk to focus on non school stuff and do they take it.....nope! They should have taken a note from stranger things or even sabrina and make school itself a dim background element at best.

Lovecraft is also the blackest town in Massachusetts! Almost every Locke adjacent character is black and in a show so driven by family issues I keep trying to confabulate the black characters into one family as well. Is Ellie the daughter of Joe? Who is the amputee guy and is he related to the savini club girl? It's a silly thing but is mildly distracting. Just wish they had a more diverse cast overall.

 

[jdforge]

I finished this last night. It was an enjoyable ride and I’m looking forward to the second season. Thanks for the recommendation and updates to this thread.

Now to find a new show to binge.

 

[residentgrigo]

I finished the show. My 6/10 stands. I won´t return for S02 which wasn´t announced so far. The 2020 pilot is better than the 2011 pilot though.

His new comic is good btw but it´s the only winner in the DC horror line that Hill edits: https://www.dccomics.com/comics/basketful-of-heads-2019/basketful-of-heads-1
His other evil Superman comic The Cape from a few years ago was whatever for all that care as it had too many spin-offs.

 

[Urprobablyright]

I love Lovecraft... Eternal Darkness a great GCN title.. also read his omnibuses, though i only remember a few like At The Mountains of Madness and another one about a deathless guy in some, like, Maine costal town or something.. one of the better bosses in vanilla wow (hoho!).. still i feel i can claim status as someone who has done more with Lovecraft than googling his old gods and stuff~

But he's another one of those authors whose content didn't lend itself to serialisation imo... His stories tend to be focused around build ups to climaxes, not intrugues~

 

[jason10mm]

Woof, those last few eps fell off a cliff for me. Everyone is 100% reacting to things, there is no planning, decision making is bizarre and nonsensical, and the key accountability is ATROCIOUS! Havent shouted at my tv so much in a long time

Not sure I'm in for a season 2 on this one. I know I'm not really the target audience for these teen shows but geezers, the latest batch from netflix has been really disappointing. Buffy they are not!

 

[Weiji]

As a non-graphic novel reader who has watched through EP3 I’d recommend people give it a shot.

Visuals are stunning and very high quality.

Writing has its ups and downs, but there are excellent moments mixed in.

Some of the core concepts, such as survivors guilt are surprisingly well constructed.

There is no wokeness in the plot or dialogue at least this far. Other then perhaps the need for cross racial dating among the main cast. I didn’t find it annoying here as the cast is on point with their acting. Relationships don’t feel forced for me.

So why not a glowing recommendation?

Well the way characters react to magical elements and situations just don’t make sense at times. I agree with other comments on the tone. This should be horror, and parts of it are... and then we’re back at school dealing with normal teenager problems like they didn’t almost die last night.

It doesn’t make sense to the point that it breaks suspension of disbelief. Really a shame, because in most other ways I found the concept and execution really very good.

 

[jason10mm]

Weiji, my issue with it is that it just isnt clever. There is little use of the keys to solve problems, they really only cause them. Only 1 character fully exploits them and it is maddening to see everyone else fail to anticipate it other than a few moments. Characters make poor decisions and entrap themselves. It got so bad I started hoping for a TPK of the entire Locke family.

Still, if some of the high school drama engages with you, them the series is fine. And I cant blame Tyler for dating the hispanic girl, she fine! And the least ridiculous character on the show.

A quick spoiler question though, for around ep 5 or 6 I think.

Spoiler

what did kinzie and Scot use to make the horror movie scene? Did the plant key let you control plants, not just reveal all those memories?

 

[Ailynn]

A quick spoiler question though, for around ep 5 or 6 I think.

Spoiler

what did kinzie and Scot use to make the horror movie scene? Did the plant key let you control plants, not just reveal all those memories?

The Flower or Plant Key was something new for the show, so I'm not sure. For that matter, the entire Savinis horror fan film stuff is new to the show as well.

In the comics, Dodge is not strangely limited to having to be given the keys, and can just take them at will and does so often...attacking the Lockes in many multiple ways in an effort to procure the Omega Key.

One of the keys briefly shown that Dodge attacks them with is the Thorn Key, which allows control over vicious thorny black rose vines in the greenhouse. Maybe the showrunners got that idea from this scene?

 

[Weiji]

Weiji, my issue with it is that it just isnt clever. There is little use of the keys to solve problems, they really only cause them. Only 1 character fully exploits them and it is maddening to see everyone else fail to anticipate it other than a few moments. Characters make poor decisions and entrap themselves. It got so bad I started hoping for a TPK of the entire Locke family.

Still, if some of the high school drama engages with you, them the series is fine. And I cant blame Tyler for dating the hispanic girl, she fine! And the least ridiculous character on the show.

A quick spoiler question though, for around ep 5 or 6 I think.

Spoiler

what did kinzie and Scot use to make the horror movie scene? Did the plant key let you control plants, not just reveal all those memories?

I don’t disagree with anything your saying.

Spoiler

I’m actually pretty confused right now as the villain just said she can’t take keys by force... but she grabbed the fire key strait off the neck of the other kid she threw into the train like 1 episode ago? ... uh what?

 

[Weiji]

In the comics, Dodge is not strangely limited to having to be given the keys, and can just take them at will and does so often...

Ah ok, I’m not wrong to be confused, the show writers changed things and weren’t consistent about it.

 

[jason10mm]

Ah ok, I’m not wrong to be confused, the show writers changed things and weren’t consistent about it.

No, they do sorta address it later on but it is clearly something they dosnt really think through.

They actually do a fair amount of after the fact bandaid dialogue to justify some silly actions. While I appreciate that these are kids and really ought to be out-thought by adults, it is frustrating because it goes against the norm for these types of shows.

 

[Weiji]

I'm most of the way through it. Helps that it is 45 min/ep, guess it is destined for commercial airing somewhere.

The high school stuff is a bit if a drag because they are REALLY dug into the logistics of it. So much dialogue just about getting rides to and from school! Then they get the PERFECT opportunity to make school a cakewalk to focus on non school stuff and do they take it.....nope! They should have taken a note from stranger things or even sabrina and make school itself a dim background element at best.

Lovecraft is also the blackest town in Massachusetts! Almost every Locke adjacent character is black and in a show so driven by family issues I keep trying to confabulate the black characters into one family as well. Is Ellie the daughter of Joe? Who is the amputee guy and is he related to the savini club girl? It's a silly thing but is mildly distracting. Just wish they had a more diverse cast overall.

Can I just say that amputee guy is such an amazingly likable character.

I know the show has its problems but I really like this cast, honestly a lot of the B team is better then the main bunch.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Pretty eh so far and the main kid is so fucking annoying. But I enjoyed that predictable part where

Spoiler

the skinny bitch kills a kid warriors style.

I'll prob watch it all and hate myself for it like I always do for most netflix shows.

 

[Ailynn]

Pretty eh so far and the main kid is so fucking annoying. But I enjoyed that predictable part where

Spoiler

the skinny bitch kills a kid warriors style.

I'll prob watch it all and hate myself for it like I always do for most netflix shows.

If you get the chance, read the comics instead- They are excellent and the show is a real letdown for most fans.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Apparently there was a movie a few years ago and the weird girl from Lost Girl played Dodge?
But on this adaptation a younger sticc AOC plays her instead? How was Dodge suppose to look again?

 

[Ailynn]

Apparently there was a movie a few years ago and the weird girl from Lost Girl played Dodge?
But on this adaptation a younger sticc AOC plays her instead? How was Dodge suppose to look again?

Double spoiler warning for the comics, but Dodge takes many forms. You can see a few below (although I avoided one in particular so as to not spoil the show):

Spoiler: A few of Dodge's appearances

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Double spoiler warning for the comics, but Dodge takes many forms. You can see a few below (although I avoided one in particular so as to not spoil the show):

Spoiler: A few of Dodge's appearances

Spoiler

I figured it was a demon. But I meant her host in the tv show. I guess she's tan so it fits more than the Lost Girl actress.

 

[Ailynn]

Spoiler

I figured it was a demon. But I meant her host in the tv show. I guess she's tan so it fits more than the Lost Girl actress.

Oh, sorry! Yeah, Ksenia Solo played her in the unaired 2011 Fox pilot of Locke & Key. I found this short clip, here:


I personally liked her portrayal of Dodge a little better, and really liked the pilot episode. You can see it in its entirety in one of my earlier posts in this thread.

 

[Jae Mara]

Having never heard of Locke and Key until recently decided to give it a watch. Overall enjoyed it and was certainly some quality stuff in there, really thought the acting was good for the most part and looked great but feel like they neutered the darker aspect of the show. The darker/serious elements oddly feel out of place because they are not really giving the time for it to air out a bit. From others talking in here its sounds like a mistake as seeing the show delve into the darker elements and themes would have really given the show a stronger identity. Just feels like a spin-off of sorts from Stranger Things as it is, like they were afraid of putting people off by the scarier or darker elements and the way it was shot, some of the camera angles, the colours too just felt a little more a long the lines of a kids show/film. Shame really.

Spoiler

Also the inexplicable lack of keys used by the family is frustrating, no idea why the music box key was never utilised beyond a prank and the ghost key seemed to set up something bigger, introducing their great, great grandfather who I would assume would be a fountain of knowledge for them but nothing. I assume follow up seasons might go into this a bit more along with many other things that just got left unanswered.

Also, I'm currently reading the graphic novels while listening to the Audible adaptation

I'm terrible with comics, just not my medium and I was wondering how the Audible adaptation is? Would love to delve into it given what people have said about the show in relation to the comic.

 

[jufonuk]

Is this any good ?

do not know the source material so it doesn’t matter how accurate it is. Just how good is it as its own thing?

 

[Weiji]

Is this any good ?

do not know the source material so it doesn’t matter how accurate it is. Just how good is it as its own thing?

having now finished the whole thing I have to say I agree with Ailynn’s take.

You are probably better off seeking out the source materials.

The general concept is great, and there are moments when it’s pretty fun, but having seen the overall execution here, it’s is a let down.

 

[MGHA]

I liked it but it was way too predictable. I saw the last major twist coming the moment the character appeared in the show.

 

[Ailynn]

Having never heard of Locke and Key until recently decided to give it a watch. Overall enjoyed it and was certainly some quality stuff in there, really thought the acting was good for the most part and looked great but feel like they neutered the darker aspect of the show. The darker/serious elements oddly feel out of place because they are not really giving the time for it to air out a bit. From others talking in here its sounds like a mistake as seeing the show delve into the darker elements and themes would have really given the show a stronger identity. Just feels like a spin-off of sorts from Stranger Things as it is, like they were afraid of putting people off by the scarier or darker elements and the way it was shot, some of the camera angles, the colours too just felt a little more a long the lines of a kids show/film. Shame really.

Spoiler

Also the inexplicable lack of keys used by the family is frustrating, no idea why the music box key was never utilised beyond a prank and the ghost key seemed to set up something bigger, introducing their great, great grandfather who I would assume would be a fountain of knowledge for them but nothing. I assume follow up seasons might go into this a bit more along with many other things that just got left unanswered.

I'm terrible with comics, just not my medium and I was wondering how the Audible adaptation is? Would love to delve into it given what people have said about the show in relation to the comic.

The Audible adaptation is awesome if you can follow it along simultaneously with the graphic novels. It's got quality voice acting, music, and sound effects. Honestly though, on it's own...it may be a little difficult at times to tell what is going on.

Still, if you can follow it along visually with the graphic novel while listening, the Audible adaptation is the best Locke & Key experience out there.


Oh, and I just got my Gender Key in the mail! Mine's #301 out of 1000. 🗝

 

[cormack12]

Up to episode eight, glad this got an OT. So it's a bit confusing. like some parts are quite dark, then some are like spiderwick or casper. It's quite cool though, enjoying it for what it is. Kinsey is a bad dickhead. Is that because she has taken her fear out of her though. Dodge has nice legs.

Some of the keys are great, I think some people have been miscast as well. Don't really like the Scot guy, doesn't really 'fit' the show imo.

 

[synchronicity]

I just recently finished the first season, and I enjoyed it. Nice sense of mystery along with some fairly interesting characters. I'll stick around for season 2.

 

[cormack12]

Ok about to watch the finale. Glad they explained a few things however how fucking dumb do you have to be

Spoiler

dodge cant take the keys from lockes. So they send ellie with the key to retrieve the item they dont want Lucas to use, where it is stored. The same place Lucas lives. I mean......fucking hell. Leave the key and bring the crown back, or give the key to a locke and take them with you. Infuriating.

 

[Ailynn]

Ok about to watch the finale. Glad they explained a few things however how fucking dumb do you have to be

Spoiler

dodge cant take the keys from lockes. So they send ellie with the key to retrieve the item they dont want Lucas to use, where it is stored. The same place Lucas lives. I mean......fucking hell. Leave the key and bring the crown back, or give the key to a locke and take them with you. Infuriating.

The show is full of ridiculous decisions and poorly thought through writing changes from the source material.

As a longtime fan, I was very frustrated by a great deal of it. 🗝