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Blind: Episodes 9-10

The plot continues to thicken with some important revelations that simultaneously raise new questions. Our detective is inching closer to the truth, but the truth may just upend everything he thinks he knows.

 
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As the clock counts down, Tae-ho resigns himself to his fate. After apologizing for betraying the other kids, he kicks the chair out from under himself. Sung-hoon arrives not long after, and he and Sung-joon scramble to save Tae-ho. Sung-joon pulls on the cable attached to the noose until his hands bleed, but by the time they get Tae-ho down, it’s too late.

Before they can fully process Tae-ho’s death, they’re accosted by Moon-kang and his minions. Sung-joon puts up a good fight, but once Sung-hoon is overpowered, he’s quickly subdued as well. Wanting to torment Sung-joon as much as possible, Moon-kang wraps a gigantic chain around Sung-hoon’s neck to strangle him.

Though Sung-joon manages to break free, what really saves them is the arrival of the police. Moon-kang doesn’t try to escape or resist arrest. Neither do the brothers, but while Sung-joon is handcuffed, Sung-hoon isn’t, and the other detectives avoid meeting Sung-joon’s eyes.

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We soon learn why: it was Sung-hoon who tipped the police off. Sung-hoon lets Eun-ki chew him out for betraying Sung-joon, but he had his reasons — he knew Moon-kang would kill them both if the police didn’t intervene. Unfortunately, the result is that both Sung-joon and Moon-kang are detained at the same police station. Which is exactly why Moon-kang let himself get arrested.

Sung-hoon, it turns out, has been sitting on the CCTV footage of Man-chun’s murder, but now he turns it over to the detectives. The footage clearly shows Moon-kang pushing Man-chun off the rooftop. As for Man-chun’s son, since Sung-joon resuscitated him from Moon-kang’s murder attempt, Police Chief Ki-nam’s lackey finished him off. Now Ki-nam orders that same detective to let Moon-kang take Sung-joon out and then do away with Moon-kang, too.

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Feeling conflicted, the detective tries to double-cross Ki-nam by telling Moon-kang the plan and offering to help him escape. But Moon-kang just bashes his head in against the bathroom sink and goes looking for Sung-joon, who’s been left alone in the interrogation room. Before Sung-joon can react, Moon-kang wraps an electrical cord around his neck.

By the time Sung-hoon and the detectives get word of Moon-kang’s murder spree, Sung-joon has already tricked Moon-kang by pretending to pass out and reversed their positions so he’s the one doing the strangling. They have to wrestle him off Moon-kang, but there’s enough evidence to clear him of all charges and reinstate him as a detective.

That done, the investigation continues. While poring over Moon-kang and the detective’s call logs, Sung-joon finds one frequently dialed number in common: Ki-nam’s. His superior distracts Ki-nam so Sung-joon can swipe his phone. That’s how they find the video of Hye-jin’s murder, which tells them the killer is targeting family members of people associated with Hope Welfare.

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Meanwhile, Eun-ki tracks down a nun who remembers sending three children to Hope Welfare: A boy named Gabriel (whom we know as #11), Yoon-jae, and Yoon-jae’s older sister. The girl’s whereabouts are unknown, Gabriel was adopted… and Yoon-jae died. His unclaimed ashes were buried with others in a mass grave.

Eun-ki takes Sung-joon to the gravesite, where troubling memories resurface. All this time, he’s remembered wrong — Yoon-jae was never his name, but a couple of other boys did call him that, around the time of his memory-wiping fall from play equipment. This identity crisis is extremely distressing for Sung-joon, and hearing him mumble about it in his sleep is just as distressing — if not more so — for Sung-hoon. He runs straight to the bathroom and reaches for a razor… oh. That explains so much.

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Since several jurors have had ties to Hope Welfare, Sung-joon and his team question the remaining ones for more connections. First, there’s news PD BAE CHUL-HO (Jo Seung-yeon), who once shut down a journalistic investigation into Hope Welfare. We know what the detectives don’t: Chul-ho found #11, #12, and Yoon-jae locked in their cells. He’s secretly kept the footage of them begging for help all these years.

Sushi chef CHARLES (Oh Seung-yoon) had a brother who disappeared 20 years ago. Though his parents didn’t visit Hope Welfare personally, Ki-nam had “investigated” on their behalf. Then there’s shaman KWON KYUNG-JA (Choi Ji-yeon), who witnessed Mad Dog dragging #11 and Yoon-jae through the woods. When she confesses this to Sung-joon, she receives the same prophetic word she did back then: if someone doesn’t kill Yoon-jae, they’ll all die.

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Lastly, computer whiz JUNG IN-SUNG (Park Ji-bin) was adopted by Americans as a child. When Sung-joon tries to ask about his parents and whether he was adopted from Hope Welfare, tears stream down In-sung’s face — his parents are both dead. But that’s not all. In-sung also lost his memory in an accident, and it surely can’t be a coincidence that the restaurant ajumma’s missing son was also named In-sung, can it?

Once Sung-joon learns that Eun-ki’s mom was a nurse at Hope Welfare, he realizes Eun-ki could be the next target and races to the children’s center. There, he finds a photo of the three Hope Welfare children, which stops him cold. Gabriel — #11 — is Sung-hoon. Who is currently ambushing Eun-ki in the dark while wearing a black cloak.

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I really appreciate the way Blind sets up and reveals its mysteries. Was I surprised that Sung-hoon was #11? No. But all the things I wasn’t quite expecting — like the self-harm and the wooden figures — clicked right into place in a very satisfying (if saddening) way. Instead of trying to throw crazy twists at us for the sake of being unpredictable, Blind withholds just enough to still surprise us even when we guess correctly. The reveals feel like a reward, almost, instead of the rug being yanked out from under us.

That said, we’ve had a lot of misleading cliffhangers, so I’m not taking this one as proof that Sung-hoon is also the Joker Killer just yet. Given everything we now know about him, I see two alternative possibilities: 1) he really has, as he said, tried to live a normal life until the Joker Killer appeared and he realized it was one of the kids from his past; or 2) he’s been working on his own revenge plot, which the Joker Killer made more complicated.

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Either way, I can’t help wondering if him getting Sung-joon and Moon-kang detained in the same place could have been intentional to get Moon-kang caught in the (murderous) act. We’ve seen plenty of instances where, as #11, he didn’t hesitate to cause a small amount of harm to the other kids if it meant saving them from something worse.

On another note, we now have multiple missing kids and/or people with vague childhoods. Sung-joon, In-sung, Charles’s brother, Yoon-jae (did he die, or was someone else’s body labeled as his?), and the yet-unnamed #12. I have my guesses for how some of those connect, but with six episodes left, there’s plenty of room for more shifts in perspective.

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i suspect Sung jun is Charles missing brother 😁. initially i had suspected In Sung to be 1 of the Hope Welfare center kids but now im not sure. or maybe he is - look at how he was startled at the mention of Hope Welfare center 😅

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I also do not think that Sung-hoon is the joker killer.

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#11- is the judge (aka Gabriel * Sung Hoon)
#12- is the one who just his foot caught in a trap
#7- An Tae Ho (the one who betrayed everyone)
#24- the one who was killed (run over * possibly the chef's brother)
#13- supposedly Jung Yoon Jae
The skeletal remains are either #24 or #13's sister.

I had to write things down to try to keep track and I even rewatched the escape attempt in the first episode to see if I noticed anything. What that rewatch showed was #7 had suggested they abandon #13 (Yoon Jae) which angered #11. I know those were extreme circumstances but seeing that moment just made me think it was on brand for him to sell out the rest of the kids.

Detective Kang was dumb; I'm sorry but he was arrogant to think that a guy who tried to murder a kid and who was actively trying to kill a police officer *inside* the police station was open to being manipulated like that. He was in over his head and I didn't feel bad for his death. It made me sadder the other guys didn't learn of his misdeeds and connection to Moon Kang.

I think the I.T. juror might be #12. I thought he might have been #13 (despite constantly be told that was Yoon Jae) but now I think he might be #12 because he was also the youngest along with Yoon Jae, he was apparently close with him, and he's just weirdly suspicious such as being at Eun Ki's mother's place of work or when he had the busted lip.

I gotta say, I kinda impressed by Sung Hoon's whittling and how he did that from memory. It was kinda sad seeing him getting emotional over it.
I don't know how long he had the proof that could've cleared Sung Joon but I think it was longer than he said it was.

It was surprising to me that Sung Joon was apart of the family first and Sung Hoon came later. I was surprised about the self harm but as mentioned, it does make some sense.

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Sung Hoon being the adopted child is surprising, even though I did think on this quite earlier but did strike out the idea. I dont think he is the killer, It seems Sung Hoon is more thoroughly investigating the matter. The episode 10 might just be tricking us to be believe he is the killer, but there I have doubts.

In Sung is also is very suspicious now.

PS: Ha Seok Jin is such handsome face to watch.

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i already suspected that both sung hoon and sung jun were adopted. but i just cannot fathom who sung jun is if he is also adopted.

i oso dun think sun hoon is the killer. the last scene showed his face is just to mislead us. i believe from the beginning of ep 10 when he picked eun ki's photo means he knows eun ki might be the next target and tats why he track her down to protect her. and he probably knows she might be in danger that's why he appear at the community centre to protect her or keep her away from the real killer.

i have been thinking who is the killer and my speculation is yoon jae's sister yoon jung. cuz no one knows where she is or if she is dead or not. the only thing is i cannot figure out who can be yoon jae's sister in this drama.

lastly, i am watching this show cuz of Ha Seok Jin. I simply fall in love with him after watching 1% of Something before Blind was aired. And i went to watch all his other past drama. He is damn charming and so my type! And I must say he has picked the right drama this time. It is very different from his past drama and he did his role very well.

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Sung Joon’s mum is suspicious as hell and selfish too. Her sons almost died and all she was concerned about is how her life is affected? If Sung Hoon is the culprit i’m amazed how he hid the other personality so well for so long.

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