Lockwood and Cois a recently released Netflix show (airing shortly before the new season ofYou) that has taken the streaming service by storm. Based on the concept of a supernatural phenomenon known as ‘The Problem’, the story revolves around the idea of a heightened presence ofghostbuster-style ghosts and spectersthat have suddenly begun terrorizing the human race.
In order to balance out their scary occurrence, children also start being born with ‘Talent’, which is the ability to see, hear, or sense the presence of, ghosts from the other side. Children, therefore, start becoming trained as a force of elite agents who will go in and deal with the visitors, by identifying their source, the things that tether them to the world, and securing it in iron, in order for it to be taken and destroyed by a professional organization known as DEPRAC, the Department of Psychical Research and Control.
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The explosive finale saw the revelation of the villain from season 1, the lingering effects that dark objects can have on characters, the immense power held by protagonist Lucy Carlyle, and many many more things. There were huge clues to the past, the events that may have led to The Problem arising in the first place, and also possible hints and glimpses into the future that might even spelldeath for one of the main characters of the show. So, what does the ending of the first series mean, and what might it possibly hint at for a potential season 2?
The first major event that came in the series 1 finale was the revelation that Pamela Jocelyn (played by Louise Brealey fromthe hit TV showSherlock), the seemingly innocent and bookish researcher has actually been the villain behind the plot to use the Bone Glass mirror all along. Her obsession with learning about The Problem led her to discover the mirror, and she was so desperate to learn what waited on the other side of it that she was willing to kill as many children as it took to get there. Not only did she want to force a seer to look into the glass, but she was also working with the violent specter of Bickerstaff, the original creator of the mirror who tortured and mutilated several people in order to form his creation.
All of this was unfortunately discovered by George, who had fallen prey to Pamela’s manipulation, and to the mirror’s temptation, but it was Lucy who paid the price, as she took his place and nominated herself to look into the mirror. Luckily, she did so through the guise of a buffer, the type 3 male spirit of the skull in the jar, who had been communicating with her throughout the series.
Some of the things that they saw together included a vision of her friend Norrie (played bySex Educationstar Lily Newmark), who was ghost-locked by a vengeful spirit on their last assignment together, the death of Fairfax, the villain from their first solved mystery of the murder of Annabelle Ward, and the frozen face of Lockwood himself. It’s clear that these events are all linked, with Fairfax being connected to the harp organization that had something to do with Lockwood’s parents' murder, and the terrible image of Tony in ice seems to be a warning of what will happen if they don’t solve the mystery.
And this is not the first time Lockwood has had a very close brush with death, in fact, ‘The Golden Rapier’, a mysterious man who is revealed at the end of the series to be in league with Marrissa Fittes, shot Lockwood and left him for dead, just moments before Lucy and George’s showdown with the mirror took place. So who is this mysterious man, and why do they want him dead?
It all has something to do with Tony’s parents anda secret organizationthat they were part of. The final clue is given right at the end of the episode when Lockwood promises no more secrets between them and decides it’s finally time to show Lucy what lies on the other side of the mysterious door he has kept locked throughout the season.
The episode cuts off before anything is revealed, which suggests that it will be a key theme for season 2 of the show, but many fans suspect that what’s inside is either the death glow left behind by his parents' bodies or the very sources that still tie them to the earth, which means that there may be angry, vengeful spirits left inside the room. But the very existence of Type 3’s, who can communicate with powerful listeners suggests that there may still be a sentience, and some form of humanity left within even the most depraved seeming of spirits, so if Lockwood’s parents are indeed still contained within the room somehow, there may be some way for Lucy to communicate with them from beyond the dead.
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