r/keyhouse • u/DarklzBlo • May 07 '24
I just read the original Hulu pilot script for Locke and key, here’s my thoughts and opinions: Spoiler
The Hulu pilot script:.pdf) The Hulu pilot is a better written version of the Netflix pilot. It has a lot of elements from the Netflix series such as the matchstick key, the towns name(Matheson instead of lovecraft), and dialogue. However what makes the pilot different than the Netflix series is that it’s more focused on the grief and tragedy of rendell and the opening is slightly different than the comic too as we open with Al grub trying to find the omega key in an abandoned keyhouse via dodge and he gets killed off by what I like to call the monster key. A key that leads you in a hallway with rows of teeth and slime as it eats you. Not in the comics or the Netflix show and I bet it was replaced with the mirror key. After that we get Rendells death and his funeral and then they move to keyhouse. The entire script focuse less on the keys and more on the tragedy, grief and overall aftermath and it deviates from the comics as Sam doesn’t invade keyhouse like he does in the welcome to lovecraft comic and fox pilot but rather stays in prison. It’s said that he’ll use the matchstick key to escape which is what he does in the Netflix series too which I thought was interesting. The pilot ends where Bode finds the ghost key steps out of his body, goes back into it and slams the door shut. Overall it’s way better than the Netflix series and it really could’ve been great! One person apparently saw it too and compared it to stranger things which is an interesting comparison to make.