Who dies in Locke and Key season 3? (spoilers ahead)

All eight episodes of Locke and Key season 3 are now streaming on Netflix. If you’ve started watching the final batch of episodes or you’re just eager to know if your favorite character makes it out alive, the following article is for you!

It’s not often that an important character dies in Locke and Key, but still, you never know what could happen, especially in a final season. Frederick Gideon is the new antagonist on the show for season 3 and he’s more powerful than even Dodge.

Spoilers ahead for Locke and Key season 3

Does Gideon manage to kill any of the characters we’ve come to love over the past few years? Keep reading to find out!

Sort of. Dodge really did die in season 2, but Bode accidentally brings her back to the present while using the Time Shift Key. However, the Time Shift Key has a failsafe in the form of an hourglass inside the grandfather clock.

When the hourglass runs out, anything taken from the past into the present vanishes to prevent a paradox. Dodge possesses Bode and later gets wiped out of existence again when the hourglass runs out of sand. So, yes, it does look like Dodge is permanently dead by season’s end.

No, all of the main characters survive and so do honorary Lockes like Ellie and Rufus. Nina’s new boyfriend Josh is also fine and his daughter Jamie. There really aren’t any significant character deaths in the final season, but we outline exactly who died below.

Not many characters die in the final season, which goes out on a hopeful note. But there are a few losses, some more sad than others.

Locke and Key is now streaming on Netflix.