‘Blinded: Those Who Kill’ Recap – ‘Episode 8’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for the finale of ‘Blinded: Those Who Kill’.

When it comes to crime dramas, everyone’s favorite part of the story, is the finale. For this is when the tension is ramped up to eleven as the hero detective and the twisted villain play a grand cat and mouse game. One that features a grand showdown before the hero is victorious and evil pays the price for turning its back upon humanity. But sometimes, what makes the ending so exciting, is the sheer fact that the story in question… has opted to offer up a different kind of crime story. One that is unconventional and shocking and filled to the brim with unexpected moments. Which in turn keeps the audience guessing as to how it might end since this the kind of ending where bad might triumph over good and it is definitely safe to say that Blinded: Those Who Kill on AcornTV is a series that meets those particular criteria.

For this series has done a wonderful job of moving us away from all the tropes that surround crime dramas so that we can enjoy one powerful and surprising story and well, as it turns out, this particular finale offered up some fascinating twists and turns on its way to providing the viewer with a satisfying ending. But of course, in order to get to a finale that pleases, the characters do have to go through utter hell and that was made possible in this tale, by way of the fact that Peter Vinge was still on the loose and roaming about Funen. All because the police were slow to get a tracker on his phone and well, that downtime allowed for Louise to suffer greatly. For Karina came to discover that Louise did indeed lie to her about her fling with Peter, and that got her sent home at a critical time and that put her in a bad place mentally and she wasn’t the only one going through tough times.

For Johannes struggled mightily with the fact that his father clearly did something wrong and despite Karina’s best efforts to give him peace… she was unable to and of course, his mother perhaps suffered the worst. Because once Peter realized that the jig was up and that the police were hot on his trail, he decided to take his panic and anger over being revealed to the world out upon his wife. Which led him to Masja’s hotel, wherein he was quick to push her and elicit a touch of anger from her so he could mercilessly beat her and find that rush once again. And once he knocked out the mother of his child, the time had come to deal with the one person that ruined the life he had worked so hard to create… and that brought him to Louise’s flat, wherein he patiently waited for her to awaken. 

Which in turn, brought about a vastly different kind of showdown between hero and villain, since Peter was shockingly gentle with Louise and demanded that she explain his actions as part of a twisted game to decide her fate. For the wrong answers would lead to her death and the right ones, would save her and thankfully… she was able to keep herself and Masja safe. All by exposing every fear and every ounce of anger that led Peter to kill with impunity and when faced with the reality of what he had become, he opted to run. Not so that he could survive and fight another day. No instead, Peter ran because he knew what kind of monster he had become and rather than subject himself to any further truth about his actions… he opted to jump in front of a truck and end it all. Putting an end to his reign of terror, and thankfully… giving his son a chance at a normal life.

Which is indeed a satisfying way to bring this tale to a close, since Peter finally faced the harsh reality of his actions and while he might not be rotting in a jail cell until the end of time, there is a poetic justice to be found in his throwing himself in front of a truck. For he was a coward through and through and that kind of end is the coward’s way and well… in the end, this really was quite the powerhouse series. One that genuinely shocked us and surprised us at every turn and offered up a different kind of serial killer, one that was void of the usual slick cliché and stylized nature they usually have surrounding them and well in a way, it is a bit of a shame that this case is closed. Because every single second of this series sucked us in and held our attention and it is a little tough that the we’ve reached the end of the line because great shows, with great characters that feature quality writing every week are never easy to find and well, perhaps this one might merit a rewatch. In order to properly bid it goodbye and to tide us over while we wait and see if a new investiation with Louise will come to fruition. Until next time.

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