The Secret
Moller returns home to find his wife and son missing. He knows they were taken by the elves, and he’s determined to find them. He takes to the internet, searching for any information he can find about where they might be. He finds a website that tells him about an elven settlement in the area. Moller decides to go there and look for his family.
Meanwhile, Kasper and Jose head back to the workshop to feed the little elf. Kee-Ko is already gone, having eaten a mutilated corpse for a cat. Still, that doesn’t dissuade Josefine from cradling Kee-Ko and showing affection for it. In fact, she decides to call it Kee-Ko. ..
Karen heads over to the vacationers’ house for coffee, and Charlotte immediately jumps on the opportunity to meet the locals. Jose just wants to stay home with Kee-Ko.
Jose and Karen are sitting in Karen’s living room. Jose is from the Dominican Republic, and he has been living in the United States for a few years now. He is a recent immigrant, and he is interested in learning more about American culture. Karen is from the United States, but she has been living in Spain for a few years now. She is also a recent immigrant, and she is interested in learning more about Spanish culture. Karen: Why are the woods fenced off? Jose: Well, there was this terrible accident out at the sawmill where chemicals were released onto the land. And because of that, we decided it best to fence off the place and keep visitors away. But as you know, there’s more going on here than what we’re being told. Karen: Do you think that what happened at the sawmill was an accident? Jose: I don’t know for sure, but I think it’s worth investigating. ..
Josefine excuses herself to use the bathroom (ah, that ol’ chestnut!) and finds strange skulls, bits of wood and a radio inside one of the rooms upstairs. Jose hides out as Karen arrives and speaks to Moller. He’s searched the barn and doesn’t seem to have found anything. Spooked, Jose rushes back up the coast to the barn. Unfortunately, Moller blindsides her and grabs Kee-Ko, bundling it in a sack and taking off.
Liv and Kasper are discussing the woodland elf they keep in the barn. Liv reveals that the islanders know about it and that they’ve killed people in the past.
As the episode ends, Jose watches as Kee-Ko is taken out into the woods. However, he didn’t bank on Jose sneaking on the other side of the fence after him. Alone, she heads into the woods.
The Episode Review
As the two elves learn more about their new surroundings, they are also starting to question the secrecy that has been surrounding them. However, they are still not sure how or why this has been kept a secret for so long. The tension is just beginning to increase now as Jose and Kasper learn about the elves and their place on this island. However, we still don’t know their origin nor exactly how they live and how this has been kept a secret for so long. Then again, it’s early days so that could change going forward.
The series has an intriguing hook and Josefine is undoubtedly a likable character that’s easy to root for. The ending hints that we’re about to get a chapter that’s centered around her, possibly with her venturing deeper into the woods and learning more about the elves. We shall see. Hopefully Elves makes the most of its limited run-time though.
