Crown of Shadows
- Episode aired Feb 7, 2020
- TV-14
- 40m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
The battle over the Omega Key leads to decisions that can't be undone - and a dangerous door that promises plenty of trouble ahead.The battle over the Omega Key leads to decisions that can't be undone - and a dangerous door that promises plenty of trouble ahead.The battle over the Omega Key leads to decisions that can't be undone - and a dangerous door that promises plenty of trouble ahead.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe paramedics are played by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez, the writer and illustrator of the Locke and Key comics.
- GoofsWhen Bode joins the family group hug, you hear him speak at the same time his voice is overlaid in post-production, making it seem as if there are two Bodes in the room.
- Quotes
Kinsey Locke: Wow, Eden, I... I did not expect this.
Eden Hawkins: Yeah, well, I was feeling a little bit generous after my brush with death. Plus, I don't know who this bitch is, but I'm not about to let some rando demons run through my town.
Scot Cavendish: Well put.
- ConnectionsReferences The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
- SoundtracksDevil
(uncredited)
Written by Sanae Yamada
Performed by Vive la Void
Featured review
Season One Review
Long gestating, this adaptation of the graphic novels finally hit Netflix in early 2020. Though it feels familiar to a lot of Netflix output at the moment, it's well-made and enjoyable enough that we made it through and would be back for a second run, if it's produced.
Following the murder of their father, teenagers Tyler (Connor Jessup), Kinsey (Emilia Jones), their younger brother Bode (Jackson Robert Scott) and mother Nina (Darby Stanchfield) move from Seattle to a small coastal Massachusetts town, to renovate their father's family home. Upon arrival, the kids discover the house contains a series of magical keys each of which have a different effect or power when used. However, young Bode meets Dodge (Laysla De Oliveira) a mysterious character seeming trapped at the bottom of the estates well. Dodge knows about the keys and their uses and requests that Bode brings her a specific one.
I feel like my list of complaints is going to be longer, so for balance I do want to say again, as you can see from the score - I liked the series. It's particularly well made, there are a large number of CGI shots to be done and all are nicely done. Most of the casting is pretty good though , and dunking on a child seems super harsh but, Jackson Robert Scott is occasionally a bit too "aww shucks guys" for any child, let alone one who's had his father murdered and whose life is under threat at several points. I was never less than entertained by the plot, I liked how the plot revealed its backstory as it went along and even managed to surprise me with one of the plot twists in the finale.
There are some weird choices in the story telling though. Ideas that aren't explored that you think, in the real world, they might have been. Characters disappear, or appear, sometimes without much justification. The older son, Tyler, undergoes several character changes across the season without the correct justification for it. The biggest issue though is that I'm unsure exactly who the show is aimed at. Plot wise it can be pretty basic at times, and spends a lot of time focusing on the teen high school aspects of the kids' lives, but there are also moments of violence and horror that would be unsuitable for younger children. Also, the series is quite similar to a lot of shows on Netflix at the moment, where some otherworldly element is mixed with a group of children, or young adults. "Stranger Things", "I'm not OK with this", "Sabrina" to name just a few.
Again, I enjoyed the run and will definitely be back for the second season but it's not quite at the top level of TV, at the moment.
Following the murder of their father, teenagers Tyler (Connor Jessup), Kinsey (Emilia Jones), their younger brother Bode (Jackson Robert Scott) and mother Nina (Darby Stanchfield) move from Seattle to a small coastal Massachusetts town, to renovate their father's family home. Upon arrival, the kids discover the house contains a series of magical keys each of which have a different effect or power when used. However, young Bode meets Dodge (Laysla De Oliveira) a mysterious character seeming trapped at the bottom of the estates well. Dodge knows about the keys and their uses and requests that Bode brings her a specific one.
I feel like my list of complaints is going to be longer, so for balance I do want to say again, as you can see from the score - I liked the series. It's particularly well made, there are a large number of CGI shots to be done and all are nicely done. Most of the casting is pretty good though , and dunking on a child seems super harsh but, Jackson Robert Scott is occasionally a bit too "aww shucks guys" for any child, let alone one who's had his father murdered and whose life is under threat at several points. I was never less than entertained by the plot, I liked how the plot revealed its backstory as it went along and even managed to surprise me with one of the plot twists in the finale.
There are some weird choices in the story telling though. Ideas that aren't explored that you think, in the real world, they might have been. Characters disappear, or appear, sometimes without much justification. The older son, Tyler, undergoes several character changes across the season without the correct justification for it. The biggest issue though is that I'm unsure exactly who the show is aimed at. Plot wise it can be pretty basic at times, and spends a lot of time focusing on the teen high school aspects of the kids' lives, but there are also moments of violence and horror that would be unsuitable for younger children. Also, the series is quite similar to a lot of shows on Netflix at the moment, where some otherworldly element is mixed with a group of children, or young adults. "Stranger Things", "I'm not OK with this", "Sabrina" to name just a few.
Again, I enjoyed the run and will definitely be back for the second season but it's not quite at the top level of TV, at the moment.
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- southdavid
- Mar 12, 2020
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- Runtime40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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