Locke & Key

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 7, 2020
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 92 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 92
  3. Negative: 20 out of 92

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  1. otavio98
    Feb 11, 2020
    4
    Could've been only 5-6 episodes. Too much set-up for a dumb "plot twist" that is cliche. Creative, but too overconfident of its story, which it is not that impressive...
  2. Psy_pmP
    Feb 8, 2020
    4
    The stupidest series, with the stupidest characters. Every time they do something stupid just to move the story. Everyone on this show is a complete idiots.
  3. hillglazier
    Feb 9, 2020
    5
    The plot turned out to be quite interesting and the dialogues caught my attention, unfortunately once that the PC references start to pop up I knew the writers and producers were trying to appease to different minorities. It's really a shame that people in the industry can't simply produce a series without pandering to certaing sectors.
  4. ViniLdC
    Feb 14, 2020
    4
    The slather of dumb decisions made by the characters and the stupid teenage drama makes this show unbearable to watch. I didn't watch the last episode because the one before it had such a dumb decision, that I couldn't suspend my disbelief. Yes, suspension of disbelief for magical monsters, demons, magic keys... totally fine. But for dumbness, that's new to me! You have to assume everyThe slather of dumb decisions made by the characters and the stupid teenage drama makes this show unbearable to watch. I didn't watch the last episode because the one before it had such a dumb decision, that I couldn't suspend my disbelief. Yes, suspension of disbelief for magical monsters, demons, magic keys... totally fine. But for dumbness, that's new to me! You have to assume every character, except the villain, is really really dumb to fully enjoy this show.… Expand
  5. corremn
    Feb 19, 2020
    5
    Lets just dwell on what lets this show down, the script, period. The background story and actors are quite good, however the script is juvenile, filled with plot holes and over dramatisation, characters do and say things that just does not stand up to any form of scrutiny. Leave you brain at the door, and pray that season 2 brings fixes to these really obvious shortcomings.
  6. RicardoManson
    Feb 18, 2020
    4
    Roteiro é uma porcaria. Personagens são muito burros. Não recomendo essa série, você chega a passar raiva.
  7. geewah
    Jan 9, 2021
    5
    Dull.
    Over-styled and with a tedious script, not one of the better entries into what is becoming a crowded genre.

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Charles Barfield
    Oct 5, 2020
    42
    Sadly, “Locke & Key” is similar to the creepy old Key House, an old, outdated mansion filled with potentially fun mysteries and intrigue but lacking the strong bones and foundation that can sustain the structure for years to come.
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  2. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Aug 14, 2020
    58
    It knows it’s walking familiar ground — spooky but never scary, occasionally violent but never gory, magical but hardly wondrous. Watchable but nowhere near fascinating.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Ashlie D. Stevens
    Feb 7, 2020
    60
    "Locke & Key" is worth it in the end if you can push past the parts that are uneven and a little messy.
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