Freud theory: What happened to Inspector Kiss in the end?

By Mads Lennon | Apr 6, 2020

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Freud’s first season ended with a shocking twist involving Inspector Kiss. We have a theory about what might be next for his character.

In the season one finale of Freud, Inspector Kiss appears to become possessed or hypnotized by Táltos, or something similar. After watching the episode, I started thinking about Kiss and his story arc, and I’ve come to the conclusion that Freud rather cleverly foreshadowed the ending twist.

Let’s go back to the beginning of the season. Freud assisted Kiss in working through some of his past trauma that continuously caused his hand to cramp. Without Freud, there is a good chance that Georg would have killed Kiss in the duel.

One thing we learn in this show, and that we know in real-life (I think, don’t quote me) is that someone who is hypnotized becomes increasingly suggestive to hypnosis. At least, that appears to be the case on the show — hence why Freud could so easily influence Fleur because Sophia hypnotized her for her entire life.

If Kiss is susceptible to hypnosis by Freud, that means he could also be influenced by someone, or something else.

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In the finale, Freud has to try and undo Rudolf’s hypnosis, and in the process, he unveils his findings of how Sophia’s hypnosis unleashes the “primal animal” inside each man they used, hence why Rudolf is acting so crazy.

Well, in the penultimate episode, we saw Kiss engage with the “void” and fall under the influence of Fleur/Táltos.

In his vision, he faces off with an evil version of himself and attacks him. What if it was the “evil” or possessed version of Kiss that emerged from that skirmish?

More than that, the way Kiss was acting was similar to what we saw in Rudolf and Fleur in their most “primal” states. It seems like the show did an excellent job of developing Kiss’s character as he slowly unleashed his inner killer. Even after the duel, he kills other men on the show, including his would-be assassins and Izom.

He essentially turns himself into a prime vessel for Táltos, and perhaps that proves that Táltos is a real being, after all. On the other hand, maybe the thing taking hold of Kiss at the end is something much worse than Táltos, feeding on his newly awakened desire for bloodshed.

Either way, the darkness that overcomes him as he scuttles animal-like into the seedy Vienna canal is a frightening image to ponder while we wait for more episodes.

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What do you think happened to Kiss at the end? What do you hope to see in Season 2 if the show gets renewed? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Season 1 of Freud is now streaming on Netflix.