The Maze
Gabe shows up at Keyhouse and Kinsey is understandably rattled. When Tyler shows to back her up, it’s clear that Gabe’s Spidey-sense is tingling. Gabe does eventually leave Keyhouse as the gang gather together and try to formulate a new plan.
Gabe reveals that he has been working on a key to build a new house. The Locke’s are suspicious and Dodge tricks them, killing Ellie in the process. Gabe is trying to build the key himself so that he can escape and keep the house.
Duncan and Bode hear whispering coming from the basement, and they both go down to investigate. They find a new key that Duncan has never seen before, and they also discover that the whispering is coming from a secret room. Meanwhile, Josh is talking to the other kids in the dorm about the Whispering Iron, and he tells them to replace it because it means a lot to him. ..
That evening, the kids show up at Winterfest, trying to act like everything is normal. Kinsey does her face painting (after speaking to Scot) but freaks when Gabe creeps up on her. He continues to probe about the Memory Key but Kinsey dodges all of his questions, doing a pretty bad job of hiding her fear and disdain. Still, Gabe seems to buy it and that’s all that matters. ..
Josh fumbles his way through his public routine, while Tyler takes Jackie away and decides to try and help bring her memories back so she’ll never forget. Jackie however, refuses this “gift”, deciding it doesn’t feel right and that she’d rather not remember.
Josh rushes to the fair to find out who took his artifact, but he is met with resistance from everyone he meets. Erin decides to get rid of Duncan once and for all, which leads to him showing up at the fair. This leads to a confrontation between Josh and Duncan, in which Eden realizes that he has his memories back.
Eden sends a message to Gabe, telling him that Kinsey lied and that he has his memories back.
As the kids head into the maze, they are pursued by Eden and Gabe. Tyler and Kinsey manage to grab Bode but Erin notices Gabe and chains him up, intending to bring him back to the Well.
Eden blindsides her and knocks Erin out. Gabe takes the killer blow though, snapping her neck and leaving the woman in a heap on the ground. While they slip away, the kids show up with Duncan and notice Erin being pulled into the ground. ..
Kinsey and Gabe meet to discuss the situation and Kinsey tells him that Duncan’s memory has come back. They set up a date to meet, but the episode ends with a big cliffhanger.
The Episode Review
The latest chapter of Locke and Key finally starts to up the ante now as Gabe and Eden exert their dominance and begin to settle into a more consistent rhythm. There’s a lot more drama and action in this chapter and with the final fight prepped between Gabe and the Locke’s, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top.
The maze was a well-done setting for the drama to play out. The ending hints at a big conflict to come in the upcoming chapters. Roll on the next episode! ..
