Generally, I felt positive about the first season of "Locke and Key". It's a really well-made show, in terms of visual effects. The plot was good, and I liked how it revealed its backstory. For this return, I still think that the show is well made, but I'm less enamoured with the plot, taking for me a bit too long to tell its story.
Having thought they had dealt with their Echo problem by expelling her through the Omega Door, the Locke children attempt to settle back into normal life. Unbeknownst to them, it was not Echo that they cast out - indeed Echo is also Gabe (Griffin Gluck) and he and Kinsey (Emilia Jones) have grown closer. Gabe has also aligned with Eden (Hailea Jones) who was infected by a demon when the Omega door was open. Gabe has grand plans and for that, will require a new key of his own.
I don't, ultimately, feel quite as positive about this season as I did the first. There are elements of it that don't seem to add up to very much. The new teacher at the school, Josh Bennet played by Brendan Hines feels like he has a deep mystery that needs explaining, but ultimately is just there to give a bit of context to some historical backstory that seems like it will play more in season three. Even the new key that his family provide doesn't really add up too much more than one cool scene and a delaying tactic.
I'm glad they didn't hang on to the reveal to the kids about Gabe to be in the finale but still I feel like the pace of the series wasn't at the speed I was looking for. None of this was ever enough of a downturn for me to consider not finishing it, indeed I'll be back for the third season as I'm invested now - but it's fairly far from top tier television at the moment.