‘Blinded: Those Who Kill’ Recap – ‘Episode 5’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Five of ‘Blinded: Those Who Kill’.
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It wasn’t that long ago, that we discussed at length how the AcornTV series, Blinded: Those Who Kill, was eager to shatter the tropes surrounding the serial killer and well… it has definitely been successful at accomplishing that. For Peter, the titular killer in this tale, is not suave and smooth and full of kitschy one-liners to fire off when he murders someone in a stylish manner like his more famous fictional counterparts. No instead, he is cold and calculated and evil and tormented and twisted and that’s made him quite the chilling villain for certain. One that has stopped at nothing to satisfy his unfortunate bloodlust, and his actions have helped to remind us that these kinds of men are nothing more than utter abominations, and what’s truly amazing, is that the series isn’t quite done yet with shattering the clichés that we commonly associate with serial killers these days, as evidenced by its next episode.

For this particular tale opted to go right after a supremely odd notion that sometimes surrounds serial killers in popular culture, in that… they still have good buried within their souls and that they are in fact redeemable. And it shattered that particular cliché by outright reminding us of the fact that Peter is a great big baby, one that is upset that life hasn’t gone his way and that he cannot handle strife in the slightest and it accomplished that particular task, by giving Peter some good days for a change. For he finally reached some common ground with his son, and he’s finally appreciated at work and apparently happy because of that and well, that definitely hammers home how weak he is and how little effort he puts into his interpersonal relationships and his life. Because all it would have taken to avoid problems with Johannes, was to talk to him directly instead of trying to exert power over him and if he bothered to not be filled with self-loathing and blame, he might see that he has accomplished a few things in life.

But instead, he stews, he fusses and then he kills because he believes that's the only way he can have power in life, and it is only a matter of time before he does that again since we’ve seen how bad days go for him and there are definitely some ugly ones on the horizon. Because while Peter was lost in a moment reverie, Louise was starting to find her way back from the darkness that surrounded her in the last episode. Because in talking with Alice’s family and Karina, she started to realize that something was amiss when it came to Alice’s passing. For giving up that easily and opting to end her own life, really wasn’t in her personality traits, despite having a terminal diagnosis and that allowed for Louise to dive deep into the case once again and begin to dig into what really happened that fateful night and it is a wonderful thing that she did that, because she and her intrepid team of investigators were able to accomplish wonders. 

For they came to learn that Peter really does enjoy the cover of night and that he will go to great lengths to keep his identity a secret. Even going so far as to use a long approach to attacking his prey. Which is why he stole a kayak the night he went after Alice, so that he could arrive from the waterfront and avoid the main cameras on her street and truly make it seem as though a suicide had taken place. But at the same time, this was the mistake that Louise and Karina have been waiting for. Since he left the USB drive behind and he was sloppy in hiding the evidence of the vase that he broke on his way up to Alice’s room. But the police found that evidence, making it clear that Alice didn’t die at her own hands and well… just like that, there’s a renewed interest in bringing Peter to justice and that is not a good thing for him in the slightest.

Because now that this is personal, Louise is going to stop at nothing to find him and of course, since the police want a win, they’ll throw what they can at this case and that is both thrilling and unsettling. Because Peter won’t respond to this well and he may well hurt a great deal more people before his reign comes to an end. But while we wait to see what comes next, we can celebrate one brilliant tale. One that really did hammer home the fact that Peter is a small and petty man that has no redeemable value whatsoever since he expects the world to create his happiness and well, that definitely makes him worse somehow and his attitude here and the events of this tale definitely adds a sense of urgency to this tale for the audience as well. Because now we are beyond eager to see this sniveling creep be put behind bars for his horrible crimes. Until next time.  

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