10 TV Villains You Didn't Realise Actually Won
6. Paul Spector - The Fall
The Fall's antagonist is Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), a serial killer who is pursued by Detective Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) throughout the series.
Spector is eventually arrested in the show's second season, which ends on a cliffhanger where he's shot, leaving his fate hanging in the balance.
The third season reveals that Spector survived, yet in the series finale, upon learning that an insanity plea is off the table, he decides to commit suicide by hanging himself in a manner similar to his mother's own demise.
If this might seem like anything but a victory for Spector, it's worth considering that the man found a way to evade justice that everyone - including the audience - desperately wanted to see served.
If having Spector survive his brush with death in season two seemed like a clear indication that he'd stay alive to face real his punishment, this basically felt like Spector getting the last laugh, unaliving himself and sparing everyone touched by his crimes true closure.