Fantastical Musings

Well, THIS was an emotional episode.  I feel absolutely awful for Duncan, and I'm even more angry with Rendell for taking away his memories and messing up his head in the first place! It was heartbreaking to see him so confused and upset! Plus, I'm pretty sure that Duncan thinks he's going crazy. I mean, I would probably think I was going crazy if I was in the same situation. And that's not even taking into account the emotional pain of remembering everything that happened with Rendell and his friends. Like I said in my previous review, the more I learn about Rendell, the less I like him. He came across as especially unlikeable in Duncan's flashbacks. Although, I have to say that the flashbacks themselves were pretty interesting. When all is said and done with Locke & Key, I'd like a whole spinoff show focusing on what happened when Rendell and his friends were young. Erin is also growing on me. I'm impressed by her attitude and her desire to fix Duncan...

Now that was a fun episode!  I love the idea of the Small World key (although the giant spider did put a damper on things). Imagine having five foot tall gummy bears whenever you want; what could be better? Of course, I imagine giant candy would make things a little sticky, but I could deal with that. That dollhouse would also be perfect for redecorating. You could move furniture from room to room without breaking a sweat. And it's going to make cleaning up the house after that spider attack much easier! Seriously, I don't know what the Lockes are going to tell Nina about what happened to the house. It's wrecked! Plus, there's like spider goo everywhere.  All the same, I have a feeling that Bode and Jamie are going to have a lot of fun with that dollhouse. (Well, they will after the Lockes deal with all the demonic creatures running around Matheson). In terms of the rest of the episode, I was interested to see how Erin reacted to being back at Key House. I'm unsure ...

Now, THAT was a good cliffhanger!  You have to feel for Erin in this episode. Imagine being trapped in your own head for twenty years and missing half your life! Where would you even go from there? How would you restart your life? Setting the magic keys and demon monsters aside, it's a lot to process!  However, I'm obviously glad that she's out of her own head now. I think she's going to be a real asset to the Locke kids in figuring everything out and revealing that Gabe is Dodge and all that jazz. The kids in Rendell's time seemed much more serious about magic than our current protagonists.  I'm actually kind of shocked that the Lockes never considered going into Erin's head before. I mean, Dodge thought of it pretty quick. But better late than never! I'm looking forward to seeing where this plot line goes.  As you can probably tell, I really enjoyed this episode. I feel like we're really getting into the meat of the season, whereas the previous epi...

Now, I'm not usually one for teen dramas (well, aside from The Vampire Diaries ), but I have to admit that I'm really enjoying Netflix's new-ish original series  Locke & Key. I mean, magical keys and well monsters? It's a pretty original premise. And, although I could do without the teen relationship drama and moodiness, it's a creative show with interesting plots and fantastic special effects. What else can you ask for? In case you need a recap,  Locke & Key  follows a family that returns to their ancestral home after their father is murdered. While settling in to their new home in New England, the Locke family discovers their family's long history with magical keys, and many magical trails and tribulations ensue. I recently finished watching season one of the show, so I was glad to see that a second season had been recently released.  So far, I have to say that season two is off to a good start. I thought that season one had a slow start, so I was deli...