quite simply lock and key is the horror version of lost in space which is a
really good show I don't know if everyone loves it because no one seems
to be talking about lost in space but I sure enjoy it and I really enjoyed lock
and key I mean in terms of similarities we're talking down to the family with a
little boy driving the action surprisingly high stakes and lots of
danger a lot of people died on the show right one little one was a little boy
who died like right in front of my right in front of us I that was that was the
one I found the most shocking but you know how else it's like lost in space
incredible production values thank you for spending the money Netflix the only
notable difference between the two is that what won't besides of course you
know sci-fi vs. horror is that well lost in space is very female centric which I
don't think that show gets enough credit for lock and key is more balanced both
in terms of gender and ethnicity there's even a key though that can make you
switch genders which is very interesting and very well used and very well done
like this whole show in fact my only complaint is the look of the show it's
very bright and safe lost in space feels like a sci-fi show but lock and key does
not well it's tough it has a lot of horror elements which I think are
impressive and I did think it had some scares but it just doesn't have the look
the cinematography the lighting of a horror show and for that reason I wasn't
too excited to watch it even though I had advanced screeners even that wasn't
doing it for me because it seemed to kitty to me we've
been discussing this on Twitter right but it seems more like Netflix is a
series of unfortunate events which I just could never get through that just
scene that was in my opinion skewed too little in terms of its audience appeal
instead of all ages like something like lost in space right but I'm delighted to
tell you that this show again is more like lost in space and as soon as I
started it actually I was hooked I liked it I'd say maybe took about 10
15 minutes and I was like this is pretty good
two episodes really to tell if you like it and by the end of the second episode
I was like so much better than I thought and in fact it gets particularly good
for the second half that back in the back five episodes i binge those in 24
hours i mean that netflix is very good at this
they know how to end an episode right where you're like must keep watching
right and this is why people like netflix why the binge model is popular I
mean with with lock and key your weekend is taken care of believe me you're gonna
have a good time or whenever you choose to watch it you're in for a really good
chunk of entertainment now to me the real star of the show is Jackson Robert
Scott which surprises me he was adorable in it chapter one but I wasn't so sure
he was a good actor in it Chapter two in fact I wasn't so sure he was a good
actor for the first couple of episodes of this show he's adorable
but again I was like can he act he can by the end of the show he not only shows
incredible range I think as an actor I think he has a lot of potential going
forward too but he's really the heart of lock-and-key loved Bodie I mean that's
kind of I think the idea with the character from the comic but Jackson
Robert Scott really delivers not to say the rest of the log family isn't
fantastic they are Tyler Kinsey and mom Ellie are all excellent also very
likeable but also smart interesting characters each with their own issues I
particularly like what happens with Kinsey I thought that was very cool
although Tyler and Ally really pull on the old heartstrings that's for sure and
all of those issues are explored I think extremely well that's the beauty of like
the of the streaming series model as well that you have the time to develop
all these characters and go there as this showed us but for us for other
standout performances something's truly special I would say there's Patrice
Jones as horror fans Scott who's also a real sweetheart I was rooting for him
thomas mitchell barnett who's very convincing as a very disturbed teenager
steven williams who plays one of the nicest men I've ever seen on screen I
was like what a nice guy in fact he's and birds of prey playing a real jerk
and I was like he's not a jerk he's a wonderful person that was funny
that was a funny 180 to see the actor do he was believable in both roles good for
him but he was just so nice yeah I was like what a great guy and of course lace
ledee Allah Vieira who makes for a fabulous and truly dangerous village she
was fantastic exactly what the show needs because you know she's really just
one villain for most of it versus everyone else and she can take on
everyone I think it was still very well balanced she was great I always liked to
head into the production design team Wow the house and its surrounding property
is a true character itself with the hidden keys extremely well realized I
really like the keys I wasn't sure about it I wasn't sure about the opening
credits but it has to show went on I was like I'm liking this in fact I think
this could easily become a popular game they could sell like replicas of the
keys I think and maybe even have theme park attractions like the stranger
things horror maze at Universal Studios if this show is a hit for Netflix I see
a lot of potential here really good stuff and the whole Lough estate
including the sea caves who are the sea caves you would think you would read
that in a script and be like I can't afford this on it on a small screen well
Netflix can and does do it the school the town
everything is so incredibly well realized that lock and key often feels
like a feature film instead of a TV show like lost in space quite frankly and of
course I have to give a shout out to the VFX team for a number of episodes they
were like at the beginning they had this little screen come up and they're like
the VFX isn't completed you know please keep that in mind and I was like looks
pretty darn good to me I mean maybe on a few of it well let's just say ghost
animations I was like oh that's maybe a little off but I would have accepted it
like if that's as good as it got I think it would be fine so I'm curious to see
how it actually looks when they released the show but they make all these
fantastic ideas and terrifying ideas totally believable but I have to say
there are a number of twists that are conveyed simply through acting and I
think that the cast deserves a lot of credit for their impressive work in
selling those twists very good the ending Wow never saw it coming totally
different from the I booked two so everyone is in for a
surprise don't ruin it finally the show's writing team deserves
a shout-out as well led by showrunners Carlton coos who works quite a bit in
Hollywood and also Meredith Averill they deserve a ton of credit they're the
leaders of the writing team but the show has a lot of writers but everyone Wow
they craft such ornate world but at the same time they make it totally
believable and organic I mean they make the most out of like about the h/h
episodes about 45 minutes so it's not exactly ten hours but they make the most
of the time I mean so much happens in those 10 episodes you have a ton of
world-building a ton of character development action fantasy scares
genuine mysteries all leading up to one big mystery oh it's great it really
feels like you're reading a great book or a comic book and on that note to be
fair I've only read a few issues of lock-and-key but you know what the comic
never really appealed to me I didn't want to go beyond those few issues but
from what I remember from what I read and from what I've been able to see
online researching the comic for this show I would say that this show honors
the comic but quite frankly I think also improves upon it this is one of those
cases where I think Hollywood actually made something better I know I can't
believe it really surprise upon surprise upon
surprise and also delight upon delight upon delight it's that all I think it's
not just a horror show but it has a Willy wonka-esque feel to it too there's
really a sense of wonder it was great so yes as you can tell I really enjoyed
lock-and-key and if you also like me like lost in space I think you're also
gonna really enjoy this show but even if you don't like lost in space I think you
should give this a try as I said you'll know within two episodes after that at
the end of the first two episodes if you like I could stop watching well then go
ahead but I don't think that's gonna be the case all right so share your
thoughts down below I'd be very curious to know you're watching experiences I'd
be curious to know what episode you get hooked or if you don't get rocked let's
I mean you know again just like lost in space it's for everyone OTT for everyone
this might not be as well but I like it a lot so share those thoughts down below
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