The Ending of Locke and Key's First Season, Explained
So you've just gotten to the end of Netflix's exciting new show, Locke and Key. Exciting, right? You may have just finished watching all ten episodes of the Joe Hill series, but as soon as the credits of that last episode start rolling, you've probably got some questions. Our advice? First, take some time and revisit the show's soundtrack—it rules. After that, take a deep breath.
OK. Question time, now: first, when do we get more? When will the Savini Squad return? And second: what the hell just happened? And while we don't quite have an answer for you on the first one just yet, we do think we can be of assistance for the second.
What's happening with Gabe and Eden? What was that at the end?
When the final confrontation between Dodge and the Lockes seemed to happen with about 20 minutes left in the episode, you may have suspected that there would be more to this story—and you were right. As we learned in the closing moments of Locke and Key's first season, Gabe has been a version of Dodge/Lucas (using the Identity Key) all along, putting his interest in the keys and using them (especially so when compared to Scot) into perspective (it also puts his cruelty toward Eden into perspective too, huh? His actually being a demon, and all). A major question worth wondering...did Gabe ever exist at all? Did whoever the woman we know as 'Dodge' ever exist? Perhaps questions we'll find out the answers to in the future.
As we learned in the final few episodes, Lucas was originally possessed in the past when Rendell Locke opened the Black Door and he was hit by a striking beam of light. When Tyler, Bode, Kinsey, and the rest of the gang head down, at first we don't see anyone get hit. But a flashback in the closing moments show that Eden was indeed hit in the arm by the blasts of light. As the episode closes and we see Gabe and Eden grinning at one another with enormous breakfasts (like Dodge had when she first escaped from the well), it tells us that going forward, things for the Lockes aren't going to get any easier. Dodge has got help now.
What happened to Ellie?
After Ellie helped the Lockes, telling them about the past, and Lucas' plan, we saw her return to her house, but never come back. A flashback showed that once home she was actually attacked by Lucas (along with Rufus). Lucas/Dodge used the Identity Key on Ellie to make her appear as Dodge, and then knocked her out, leaving her on the floor of the Key House. That's right: that means Ellie was thrown out into the abyss behind the Black Door, while Dodge runs free. It's scary for our heroes, because it means their biggest enemy is still at large: and they have no idea.
We don't know what is going on behind that door, but we heard in a conversation between Bode and Rufus that people are still looking for Ellie after her unexplained disappearance. In season two, saving Ellie will probably be a major motivation for the heroes of the story.
What about Sam Lasser?
Poor Sam. The show only briefly touched on Sam's backstory, but he was clearly a deeply troubled kid simply looking for anyone who would accept him. What he did to Rendell was obviously unacceptable, and holding the Locke family hostage was...well, not cool. But his comeuppance, being trapped for (seemingly) eternity outside of his body on the grounds of Key House? Not good. He did kill that prison guard, and probably a lot more prisoners too, though. Not OK. Sorry, Sam.
Given his proximity to the Key House, though, it seems like a strong possibility that his story isn't over just yet. What could Season 2 of Locke and Key have in store for Sam? We will see.
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