The spooky thriller “Lockwood and Co” on Netflix centres on a group of young people who operate as ghost hunters. It depicts a world overrun by various types of ghosts because it takes place in an alternate reality. The only young people who can train to become hunters are those who have the ability to feel ghosts. The first season of the show explores this novel environment while providing the audience with likeable characters. This season’s primary responsibility is worldbuilding, therefore many secrets are left unresolved by the conclusion, luring viewers to tune in for the second season. Here, we examine what transpired in the final episode and address any unanswered questions. Spoilers follow!
Lockwood and Co Plot Synopsis
The Problem drastically altered the globe fifty years ago. Ghosts have taken over the world, and at night they grow stronger. The majority of the populace has been wiped out by their simple touch. Some children exhibit a propensity for particular abilities that qualify them to defend against this new horror. The one of them is Lucy. She is a listener who is learning how to hunt. However, a hunting incident goes horribly wrong, killing almost all of her teammates, and leaving her best friend spirit bound and in a coma.
Anguished Lucy flees her controlling mother and travels to London to finish her training and find work as a hunter. After being turned down by the prominent agencies, Jane lands a position with Anthony Lockwood’s Lockwood and Co. With no other options in sight, Lucy joins George and the other employee, George, who is currently the only one working. As they solve cases, Lucy learns new information about her coworkers and even unexpected information about her own abilities.
Lockwood and Co Ending: What’s Inside Lockwood’s Secret Room?
Lockwood shows Lucy around the house he discloses he inherited from his parents after she is hired by him. Lockwood shows Lucy every room in the home but one, from the kitchen to the library to the basement where all the weapons and artefacts are housed. This first-floor room is always kept shut and is located there. It’s forbidden for George and Lucy to go inside or even to talk about it. At one point, Lockwood says he doesn’t want to talk about it because it is a part of his family’s past.
Lucy and George are always curious to learn more about the room due to his obsessive secrecy. It seems to be the secret to truly comprehending Lockwood and who he is. They hardly know anything about him, but he knows everything about them. They believe that the locked door holds the key to solving this mystery. The Skull in the Jar later feeds on this fascination. He sends her cryptic texts to gain her trust. He talks about Lockwood and the sinister secret he has been hiding in his chamber to pique her curiosity. He doesn’t specify what it is, though.
It soon becomes apparent that Lockwood did not have a particularly happy childhood. He lost both of his parents when he was six years old, and neither Lucy nor George are aware of the circumstances surrounding their passing. It must be something horrific from Lockwood’s past, something bad, something he blames himself for, and something he doesn’t want to face because he doesn’t want people to know, according to the minor details that have been disclosed over the season. The event with Lucy and her former colleagues is similar in that Lucy doesn’t want anyone to know about it since she feels bad for disappointing her pals and it would reflect poorly on her resume.
While the programme, like Lockwood, keeps the details under wraps, readers of the books can infer what the secret room’s significance is. In the books, Lockwood bears the blame for his sister Jessica’s death because she was the owner of the room and was slain by a ghost in the past. For Lockwood’s character, this is a crucial piece of the puzzle because it explains a lot of things about him. It will be interesting to observe if the programme stays on the same path. The show has changed several aspects of the tale, yet it still mostly adheres to the books on which it is based. The true mystery in that chamber can turn out to be something completely else.
Who’s the Man With the Golden Blade?
The man with the golden sword is a unique character developed for the Netflix series, which is another example of how the show departs from the books in certain ways. He appears to be modelled after a character from the books but has his own unique storyline, which is what makes him so intriguing. When Lucy and Lockwood break into the Fittes library to get Mary Dulac’s book, he makes his first appearance. This happens after a conflict during which it is revealed that the strange man is a skilled hunter.
The man’s direct affiliation with Penelope Fittes and his disregard for other ghost-hunting organisations’ objectives become apparent throughout the course of the subsequent encounters. His mission was to acquire the Bone Glass, but Lockwood frustrates him twice, leading to the development of a rivalry that will undoubtedly be a major storyline component in the upcoming seasons. Additionally, there is cause to think that this man knows Lockwood better than the latter anticipates. He used Lockwood’s first name, Anthony, which is unusual because most people just use his last name.
In the final episode, the man also makes reference to his parents, considering their passing irrelevant in the scheme of things. This implies that the individual is familiar with Lockwood’s family and may perhaps have participated in the murder of Lockwood’s parents. He claims again that Lockwood doesn’t know who he is, implying a close relationship between Lockwood and this man. The man with the golden blade currently looks to be nothing more than Penelope Fittes’ goons, but we think there is a lot more to his narrative, and his relationship to Lockwood may someday become a pivotal revelation.
What Happens to the Skull in the Jar?
The skull in the jar is the most intriguing thing in “Lockwood and Co,” however there are many other amazing things as well. When Lucy shows up for the job interview at Lockwood and Co. in the first episode, it is first introduced to the audience and Lucy. She eventually learns that it was a precious treasure that George had taken from Fitte and Rotwell at the time. George conducts tests with it inside a silver jar. Not until long later does Lucy learn that there is a Type 3 spirit locked inside the Skull. When she accidentally removes a piece from the jar, the Skull’s voice escapes and she accidentally discovers it. She also learns at this point that she possesses Marissa Fitte’s abilities. She is highly unusual in the field of ghost hunting since she can communicate with ghosts.
The Skull is relieved to have at last met a conversation partner. It takes advantage of the situation to try to trick Lucy into releasing it, but she is wiser than that. He was Edmund Bickerstaff’s disciple, which makes him extremely useful in the hunt for the Bone Glass. However, he can’t be fully trusted because he hides certain crucial information from Lucy. But in the end, he does support Lockwood and company, which is what worries Lucy and the audience about his uncertain future.
In the climactic scene, Joplin kidnaps George and forces him to gaze through the Bone Glass and report back to her what he sees. When the time comes to look in the mirror, Lucy decides against taking George’s place even though she knows that doing so will kill him. Instead, she lays the Skull in its path. He bears the brunt of the menacing effects that looking into the mirror has on a person, and Lucy is spared. The Skull cries out that the mirror is a trick. The souls of the seven individuals whose bones were used to build the mirror are later liberated when it is broken. Everyone returns safely to their homes, with the exception of the Skull.
We learn that the Skull hasn’t spoken since it gazed in the mirror before the season is done. Does this imply that it is permanently lost? No, we don’t think so. The Skull still has a long way to go in its character arc because in the books it plays a significant role in Lucy’s journey. The fate of the Skull is uncertain, though, because the programme can follow a different course from the books.
It is obvious that he isn’t technically dead, as it was already dead when it gazed in the mirror. It is true that staring into a mirror has a negative impact on the person viewing it, therefore it’s likely that the Skull is experiencing the same negative consequences and is keeping silent for that reason. Another possibility is that the spirit has entered an other dimension from the mirror, which served as a window. Although we are still unsure of the laws governing this other universe, we anticipate that the ghost will return in the upcoming season and return to its original location, reviving the Skull.
Lucy and George are always curious to learn more about the room due to his obsessive secrecy. It seems to be the secret to truly comprehending Lockwood and who he is. They hardly know anything about him, but he knows everything about them. They believe that the locked door holds the key to solving this mystery. The Skull in the Jar later feeds on this fascination. He sends her cryptic texts to gain her trust. He talks about Lockwood and the sinister secret he has been hiding in his chamber to pique her curiosity. He doesn’t specify what it is, though.
In the climactic scene, Joplin kidnaps George and forces him to gaze through the Bone Glass and report back to her what he sees. When the time comes to look in the mirror, Lucy decides against taking George’s place even though she knows that doing so will kill him. Instead, she lays the Skull in its path. He bears the brunt of the menacing effects that looking into the mirror has on a person, and Lucy is spared. The Skull cries out that the mirror is a trick. The souls of the seven individuals whose bones were used to build the mirror are later liberated when it is broken. Everyone returns safely to their homes, with the exception of the Skull.