The Institute: What happens to Hendricks at the end of Season 1? Details explored

The first season of The Institute had a grim ending, after narrating a dark tale about heinous experiments that kids with special abilities go through at the institute.

Besides Sigsby, Dr. Daniel Hendricks is another sinister character who can go to any extent for the sake of his experiments. He oversees the experimental works that the students of the institute have to undergo. However, at the end of the series, when the system begins to collapse, he runs away in a state of panic.

What happens to Hendricks at the end of the first season of The Institute?

Yes, this villainous character of the series, who becomes the cause of immense pain for children in the institute, chooses to scurry when things go wrong for him. With his fleeing, the first season left many questions unanswered.

One of the questions that comes to our minds is what will happen to Dr. Hendricks in the second season, or whether he will come back in the second season at all. It cannot be denied that Dr. Hendricks' running away is a loose end for the whole institute system.

If the boss of the facilities thinks that he can possibly expose the secrets to save his back, maybe he will not have a chance of survival. It is obvious that the assassins working for the facility are skilled enough to find moles and they can easily neutralize a threat. So Dr. Hendricks' future lies in the hands of the man on the phone.

Hendricks' unresolved ending, along with Sigsby’s escape, leaves the viewers with many questions. As the institute is already renewed for a second season, it leaves the audience eager to know what the future holds for these two characters. At the end of the first season, we can also see that the man on the phone is ordering a clean-up.

Now, whether this cleanup just means clearing up the rubble that Luke created at the institute, or tying up all loose ends that might cause a disruption in the working of this organization, is yet to be determined. The institute is not the only one in the whole world. It is revealed that there are similar institutes all around the world, experimenting on children in the same manner.

The season one ending leaves Dr. Hendricks' fate hanging by a thread of uncertainty. The character of Dr. Hendricks is played by Robert Joy. In the series, Hendricks goes from being a tormentor to a terrified man on the run. The change has been portrayed by Robert Joy in a commendable manner. He makes every moment as Hendricks worth watching. Hendricks is not a one-dimensional villain but a multilayered character with a downfall at the end of the first season.

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