

"Dodge is trying to embed himself/herself into the Lockes' world, specifically Kinsey's world. That retroactively makes Dodge a lot scarier. Gabe introduces himself as a member of Kinsey's friend group (the "Savini Squad"), but, surprise, he was just another form of the shapeshifting Dodge all along. We reimagined it as, well, what if Dodge was hiding in plain sight this whole season? What if the audience and our characters both didn't know it? It serves the same function." "We loved the story in the comic of Lucas coming back and Zack Wells going to high school," she said. "But the issue with it is that, Zack still looks like Lucas, so people are constantly recognizing him, and he just has to kill them because of it. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Averill explained it all.
LOCKE AND KEY SEASON 2 FINALE EXPLAINED FULL
Ok, now that those that haven't yet unlocked the full potential of Locke & Key's first season have left, everyone can agree that finale was crazy, right? Not only did the demonic Dodge not get trapped in the sea cave portal, but the villain is still at large masquerading as Gabe (Griffin Gluck), a new character to the show! And now, it's not alone thanks to whatever is possessing Eden Hawkins (Hallea Jones)! That's all pretty different from the source material (not to mention a huge secret to hide all season), so how and why did its adaptors change it? **We are NOT KIDDING, these are the BIG spoilers!!**

**WARNING! This story contains massive spoilers for season one of Locke & Key* * Now co-showrunner Meredith Averill has broken her silence on the first season's wild ending. Sure, there were a few new additions, like the Mirror Key, to add a bit of unexpected fun to the proceedings, but the rug got pulled out from under comic readers (and everyone else when the show got to its twisty, shocking finale). Netflix's adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key featured plenty of recognizable elements for fans: the house, the keys, the kids.
