The Penthouse Season 3: War in Life

Should've ended on season 2

This drama had great potential in the beginning, the story was interesting and captivating. When I first started this K-drama it made me want to watch more and more episodes and the plot was rather surprising but I think it should've ended on season 2. I believe the 3rd season is completely unneeded. It feels forced and the producers keep on adding unrealistic eveniments to it which in my opinion make this show hard to watch. I tried to force myself many times to finish this show...I did that with season 2 but I just can't physically watch 7 more episodes it's just so boring and excessive and I'm upset at how the directors ruined it. It's just too much...drama, too many....plotwists that are stupid and taken out of nowhere it lacks logic at this point...

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A lot of confusion

*Spoilers*
I enjoyed watching the Penthouse but I feel as if the 3rd season was unnecessary. I have many strange questions like Why were the secretaries of Seo Jin and Dan Tae so loyal to them which resulted in one of their deaths.
To the Spoilers....killing Yooncheol was sooo unnecessary he made dumb decisions which played a huge part to his role but the partial character development only lead me to be happy for him in the end just for him to be killed??? Also what was the purpose of Jennies dad I was thinking he was going to swoop in and be a savior and use his past arrest to get revenge but that completely gets erased?? Also since they kept Logan alive I knew getting Yoon Hee back wasn't possible but did they have to kill
Suryeon in the end too ...Logan having a brother was honestly just a filler bit I liked it.

Me personally I thought that Beak Jun Gi was a little bit useless or could've gotten less screen time than he did I truly forgot his purpose.

I was a little confused about the very ending and wondered if the segment meant Logan was dead and what was the purpose of killing him too. in the end everyone ends up dead except Mari, Minhyuk parents and the children

Overall I did enjoy watching with the many thoughts and questions I had but could've left it at season 2 if they added a few more episodes for closure. This review was all over the place but this is my thoughts.

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Dragged on

I feel like they could've just finished at season 2. Part 3 felt like it dragged on. It was going back and forth with the revenge and Dan Tae and Seo Jin always escaping or killing more people only for all the good main characters to have their happy ending in Heaven. I'm totally okay with that but it was kinda like what was the point? They went through a lot of BS. The kids ended up losing all their parents. They should've died earlier then if that was the case and end the drama. I felt like the author was really money hungry to drag it on. Well at least all their kids add happy endings. I loved the character development of all the kids when they're grown up. Ro Na is super successful,

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A Climactic Finale of Power, Revenge, and Redemption

Story: "The Penthouse Season 3" serves as the grand finale to the intense saga of Hera Palace. This season focuses on the ultimate downfall and redemption of the main characters. The stakes are higher than ever as long-buried secrets come to light and justice is sought. The story is a thrilling rollercoaster, wrapping up the complex narratives built over the previous seasons.

Characters: In this final season, characters such as Shim Su-ryeon, Cheon Seo-jin, and Joo Dan-tae face their greatest challenges yet. The actors deliver some of their best performances, portraying a wide range of emotions from despair to triumph. New characters are introduced, adding fresh conflicts and perspectives, while familiar faces get the closure their arcs deserve.

Music/Cinematography: The music and cinematography remain strong points, with the soundtrack intensifying key moments and the visual aesthetics capturing the opulence and darkness of the world. The high production values continue to enhance the dramatic atmosphere, making each scene visually and emotionally impactful.

Plot: The plot of Season 3 is packed with unexpected twists and high-stakes drama. Every episode brings shocking revelations and climactic confrontations, ensuring viewers are constantly on the edge of their seats. The intricate web of lies, betrayals, and alliances reaches its peak, culminating in a satisfying and dramatic conclusion.

Critique: While the final season delivers on many fronts, some viewers might find certain plot developments to be overly dramatic or improbable. The fast-paced and high-intensity storyline can feel overwhelming at times, and the sheer volume of twists might leave some plot points feeling rushed or underdeveloped. However, for fans of the series, these elements contribute to the thrilling ride that "The Penthouse" is known for.

Conclusion: "The Penthouse Season 3" provides a gripping and fitting conclusion to the series. Its compelling characters, intricate plot, and high production values make it a standout drama. Despite some melodramatic excesses, the season ties up loose ends and delivers a powerful finale that will satisfy long-time fans.

Rating: 7.5/10

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QUITE THE RIDE

Words cannot describe how amazing this show has been for me. I had heard about the penthouse, but I just thought it would just be another drama but this one took me for quite a ride.
PROS
The pros of this drama were the music/soundtrack, I loved the classical music background, I feel it added another element that defined the drama more and to be honest, I am still obsessed with it. I loved the mix of intense suspense with comedy, it made watching the drama feel like a rollercoaster. Also, while watching the drama, I had wondered if the writers were sadists since they loved to kill the good guys in the most horrible way possible, but I suppose that is what made the drama thrilling and unpredictable because there was no way to know when one of your favorite characters would be killed off. I like the Unpredictableness of the drama, there were characters like Oh Han Nee who became bad for a while in season one before changing, and many other characters which showed that ultimately most villains are not born but shaped to be one by their choices. I loved the actors/actresses, I felt that they gave this drama the notch, I loved Shim Rung for her classy acting, she really portrayed the character to root for, I loved crazy seo chin, she somehow reminded me of Disney villains with her evil but beautiful expressions and the others.
The cons for me were some plot twists which I feel were unnecessary and only served to elongate the drama. At some point, it felt like everybody had a twin somewhere especially when logan's twin brother suddenly appeared from nowhere. Also making shim Shim sheon yoon's adopted daughter, her real daughter for me did not fit into the story and seemed like an unnecessary evil deed by Joo Dan Tae. Min seo ah should have remained her only real daughter. While I loved the dead characters coming back to life, it essentially killed the drama a bit, because each time someone died, it felt like you just needed to wait patiently for the person to pop back up. The main actress dying as well as logan also made watching the three seasons pointless because everyone was rooting for them to finally live and not just jump into paradise in the afterlife.
Summary (Spoiler)
Overall, I really loved the drama despite the ridiculous storyline because somehow the drama still found a way to keep us glued to our seats till the end. I guess the writers killed everybody except the kids as a form of poetic justice. Oh Han Nee who killed Min Seol Ah ended up dying while redeeming herself by saving another person's child. Seo Jin ended up losing her money, voice, and her daughter Eun Byoel who meant everything to her and died miserably, Joo Dan Tae died at the place he had built after being abandoned by everyone and seen for who he really was, Han Chul died trying to be a father, it would appear that Shim Sheon Ryung got her revenge at the end of the day but paid the price for revenge.
As crazy as this drama is, its one of my best dramas and something i can highly recommend.

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This was a massive nod to 80s US dramas

What a weak KDrama! Everyone was raving about this drama and I was curious - but it was nothing but a big bow to an awful period of US day time dramas ( reminded me of The Bold and the Beautiful & Dynasty!)
If you fan of these stretched, no eventful, over the top, screaming, weak story dramas - this is your drama!
The drama should be watched in half of the normal volume - and I hope none of the actors lost their voices in the process of filming - there was a LOT of screaming!

Looking for pros - the OST was not tot bad, the CGI was good too, the cast was not bad either. Everything else .arghhhh. You will enjoy the outfits tho - the wardrobe did the best job!


Ps this is the case for all 3 series!

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S1 & S2 > S3

After I finished the drama I was so mad.

Season 1 and season 2 were so realistic and Penthouse could've got its good ending but they wasted it. SBS thought giving us one episode every week only will make it suspenseful and mysterious. Which I agree, it did at the start. But when they literally killed off Oh Yoon hee IN EPISODE 5, that's when everything went downhill. I was ok with them killing off Oh Yoon hee but literally for no reason?? At the end of season 2, they killed off Logan lee. He got literally burned by the fire but he came back alive which was the dumbest reason ever. And Oh Yoon hee died from falling off a cliff, going into the water. I know she doesn't know how to swim but they still had the chance to get her back. And the fact that Cheon Seo Jin did that was even worse. Oh, and her dying from the chandelier and still coming back made a bit more sense because the end of the chandelier was a round shape so she couldn't have died that easily. Them killing off Ha Yoon Chul... WAS EVEN WORSE. I DON'T GET THE POINT IN KILLING OFF THE GOOD PEOPLE FOR NO REASON because, in the end, Cheon Seo Jin ended up dying. I felt bad but what was the point in killing these characters if she's just gonna end up dying?

I would definitely rewatch this drama because it was good. I just wished that they made it Friday and Saturday, 2 days every week so viewers wouldn't have got bored that quick. I actually don't know if other people got bored but I got bored pretty quick. I still watched it for the pasta date and it happened, in the last episode, which was another reason I was mad.

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Repititve storyline

Season 1 was great. Though it was not my usual cup of drama, the plot kept me on edge and I binged through the whole season. Moving on to Seasons 2 and 3, I realised the storyline is pretty much repeating.
It's just stupid, rich, snobby people who think they can get away with anything with their wealth.
Killing people for personal gain and then their loved ones seeking justice and revenge for the dead ones.
I'm sooooooooo sick of people coming back from the dead.

Watching The Penthouse I realised that it does not have THAT big of a story. No, the storyline was predictable and ordinary. The only reason it gained huge success was the execution of the plot. It's remarkable how well the did the production and execution of The Penthouse. And the acting? Top-notch acting skills and a great cast. Everyone did their role well.

So, the drama was ok, ig? But I'm not up for a rewatch though.

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a must-watch

I watched all seasons of this drama. And let me tell you, I'm OBSESSED with it. Seriously, there wasn't any drama that got me hooked from the beginning like The Penthouse did.

First of all, the story. You will never ever find a drama like this one. The storyline is just so unique. Most of the time when we watch something, we know what will happen next because we are used to these kind of plottwists. But the writers did so many crazy things with this drama, I can still remember how shocked I always was because of what was happening right now. I can't summarize the events of this drama, it's impossible. So many things happened. Looking back at how the drama started, it changed so much. The Penthouse begun with the death of MSA and the revenge of her mother SSR. It's still a revenge drama but the storyline changed drastically when all the new characters were added later. Even when the drama got a bit messy in season three (I mean we all were pretty shocked when they confirmed that the drama would have more episodes haha), it's still a masterpiece. Not everything makes sense (especially the 'come-backs' of some characters lol) and some things were really exaggerated, but it suited this drama. I never lost the feeling I had in season one and that's the most important thing for me.

Now let's look at the characters. There are too many to focus on, that's why I'll rather do a summary of them. Funny how this drama doesn't really have leads. Yeah I know, OYH, SSR and CSJ are officially the main leads, but for me there are so many more. Especially our main villain JDT is one of the most important characters. Without him the drama wouldn't even make any sense. Sometimes the kids weren't shown that often, but still, they're also very important characters with each of them having their own storyline and relationships. I could never image The Penthouse without the Hera kids. Even the side characters were really important, so long story short, everyone in this drama was needed. Some characters had their character development, but most of them didn't really change. Understandable, in a drama like this the villains must stay as villains or the whole storyline wouldn't make any sense. Forgiving murders for example is a no-go. Love how the writers didn't change the villains, because if they would, the drama would be really really ridiculous.

(Before y'all come at me, yeah I know most of the characters and the plots are unrealistic and sometimes a bit too much, but for a drama like this I personally never expected the opposite.)

The acting was superb. There were sooo many good actors who did a great job potraying these kind of characters because this isn't easy at all. Sometimes there was a little bit overacting, but overall it was brilliant. Wishing all of them the best and hoping to see more from these actors, especially from the Hera kids.

The music was the highlight of this drama. The dramatic opera music was perfect! I don' think I ever saw a drama where all of the soundtracks were literally masterpieces. The music choice was fantastic.

Rewatching this drama would be exhausting. But I'll probably still do it haha. I really like this genre and this drama is really one of the best out there in dramaland. I loved it from the beginning till the end. I'm pretty sure The Penthouse will be one of those iconic dramas fans will never forget.

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watch this to have the closure for the nonsense first two season served

●Since I had binged THE PENTHOUSE season 1 and 2, its but obvious to go for season 3. without watching this how could I even sleep after all the mind f**king bombs dropped in. I had to complete this to give my mind a peaceful rest.

●once I felt as if I was watching an Indian drama with all the nonsense plot, but Kdrama eventually did better and wrapped it up in 3 seasons {48episodes}. it was a complete masala {spicy full of entertainment}

●Starting with the prison life it was full of a roller coaster ride with bitter truths unveiled. But this truth didn’t make my heart melt, because these criminals did so many bad things that it is hard to forgive them and feel pity.

●LIKED
-I loved the 3rd season for giving a complete closure but I hated how some of the characters had bitter endings. Yeah, I knew from the start that makjang tends to give bitter endings but the way it was cinematographed it was painful, the scene turned out beautiful yet painful.
-Everyone got what they deserved except some, who decided to go again make their own fate. I felt they were selfish, and when they were punished they want to run away from it.
-Shim Su Ryun fought for her kids but why would you make her that in the end.
-Come on Alex could have been a doner for Logan he could fight cancer, but losing love is really painful. I never really thought of them as a couple but the story flow made Shim Su Ryun and Logan Lee union a match made me heaven. Their union was poetic to me.
-Jincheon was the winner of all the 5 families of the Hera Club, and I think she deserves it, she took the right decisions and had regretted all the wrongdoings.
-All the kids have now excelled and chosen their path, I was really happy for them as they have realized their potential and didn’t take their parent's path. They are calm, hardworking, and good-hearted. They have really got a very great character growth since season1.
-From the start, I rooted for Seok Hoon and Ro Na, so it was the best thing in season 3. Their performance in the last episode.
-Everyone acting was extraordinary. Cheon Seo Jin's last scene was breathtaking.
-Actually last episode was really special, all of the scenes gave me major tears.

●DISLIKED
Joo Seok Kyung was one of the stupidest characters throughout the 3seasons. She thinks she knows all but she really knows nothing about the kids around her or the adults. She was like a caterpillar in the cocoon, who thinks it can scare people, but the world outside is way cruel.

●AFTERTHOUGHT
●This drama is not for everyone, you have to keep logic aside and see the depth of greed of humans which sometimes eat up your soul turning you into a monster.
●Thanks to the writers for cracking up my head with this mad story which TBH entertained me too.

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The Penthouse both literally and figuratively collapsed this season...

I first watched the Penthouse years ago and it was one of my first K-Dramas. I binged all of the seasons in under a week because of how much I loved it. I didn't make reviews for the first two seasons but know that I thought they were SIGNIFICANTLY better than this one. I actually enjoyed them and they were FAR more coherently written. But season 3? Disrespectful to the legacy of the prequels.

The budget was still high and the show at least LOOKED fantastic. The music was great and one thing that disappointed me was that there weren't as many opera songs as I was hoping for. I really liked the singing in the previous seasons, but it was sparce in this one. The sound design is pretty good except for that one stock boom that happens during a "shocking" moment that sounds straight out of vine. The acting is still above average, but it felt weaker from Cheon Seo Jin and Joo Dan Tae; probably because their character writing suffered. A lot of actors had a glow up; especially the Cheong-a graduates. Bae Ro Na looked especially beautiful this season.

I think the premise of the first episode already set up the season in a way that was doomed to fail: all of the villains got out of jail within a YEAR and somehow all of them regained their wealth and status as early as episode ONE. It really bothers me when a new season decides to haphazardly retcon something from a previous season just because the writers want to completely change what happened instead of building off of it. Season 2 was at least respectful of the season before it, but season 3 was not. I heavily question if the writers changed this season.


However, the worst part of this season was DEFINITELY the writing of the characters. So many important characters suffered because of the atrocious writing:

Su Ryeon: She suffered awfully with how they killed her off in SUCH a BS way. Su Ryeon was doing FANTASTIC up until they decided to kill her off in an inorganic way. She was a woman that built a family for herself throughout all of the seasons, yet gives up on it in this one for little reason. Why would she EVER kill herself when she has Hye In, Seok Hun, Seok Kyung, Ro Na, and Logan actively waiting for her? She was torn to pieces in season 1 when she realized she wasn't there for her daughter that was given away, so why would she now abandon her children when they needed her the most? Those kids went through hell and yet they wrote her to be a bad mother by abandoning them in the end when she had a SAFETY NET.

Logan: He was "killed off" yet somehow survived an explosion and was shipped off into the penthouse without anyone noticing? Are you seriously telling me that Su Ryeon wouldn't follow him into the ambulance? Then whatever was happening with that 10 billion dollar check that was just laying around annoyed me since I can't remember it ever going anywhere important. Are you being for real when you tell me Su Ryeon hadn't opened that gift book before BAEK JUN GI???? Nah. But as for Logan, he was keeping things from his family for some reason and even when he was finally going to be happy by marrying Su Ryeon, the writers kill her off and then give him relapse cancer! What?! Why would he allow himself to die even if Su Ryeon had died first? Your entire family that adores you is still waiting for you and would do legit ANYTHING to save you, and Ro Na was needing him in her life more than ever since her both of her parents had died that season. He was also the new Chairman of the Simwoon group, so what happened to his responsibility over that? Who inherited it after him? Also, with the way the writers wrote his randomly thrown in twin, Alex, I have to wonder what they really think Americans are like......why are most bodyguards black and the thugs that beat up Yun Cheol in the previous season were as well. I'm not calling them racist, but I do wonder why that is...

Yun Hui: She wasn't as compelling as season 2, but that was fine since she took more of a backseat this season. I liked her friendship with Logan but of course we didn't get to see it much. I thought it was soo stupid how they went about the cliff car chase sequence. First off, she doesn't call the police immediately. Second off, she ends the call with Su Ryeon prematurely instead of taking at MOST 15 seconds to explain that Seok Kyung is her biological daughter. Third off, when she finds Eun Byeol in the car and instead of DRAGGING HER OUT, she decides to awaken her super strength and push the car from falling off of the cliff. FOURTHLY, when Seo Jin *does* grab Eun Byeol out of the car, she doesn't take the risk of jumping to the side in order to save her life when Seo Jin is CLEARLY out for blood. Yun Hui can be pretty naive, yes, but she is NOT stupid. So why did they write her that way??? I don't see an issue with her dying this season since it would have been weird in *this* show if the murderer of the girl that haunts the narrative gets to be all jolly by the end, but she should've gone out in a more sensical way.

Seo Jin: She stole the show in the first seasons, yet seemed too extreme in this one. It feels like any personal growth she had in the prequels was thrown away in order for her to be more vicious and deserving of retribution. I don't believe she would be so stupid team up Dan Tae again nor act so indifferent regarding Jin Bun Hong literally abusing her daughter. She literally paid 500 billion won with little hesitance to the ACTUAL scumbag Baek Jun Ki, and doesn't consider maybe just JUMPING HIM AND STEALING IT??? This lady literally killed people and nearly killed others, yet is afraid to have a nobody that will not be missed assassinated? I don't believe it. The way she killed Yun Hui also seemed premature since she was actually begging Yun Hui in her head to save her daughter, which she did, but then lets her die a brutal death spontaneously when she was just shouting that she'd save her in a moment. While I do believe she would have definitely killed her in season 1, probably in season 2, but season 3? I have doubts. I think a GOOD writing choice would have been to make her kill Yun Hui in a more heated moment, maybe half accidentally, then make her THINK she's happy about it and that her life will magically get better; only for her to later realize that she doesn't feel happier or more "whole" afterward and that her life actually feels LESS meaningful now that her one true rival was no longer challenging her. I think that would have been a great approach to her character, but they decided to simply make her evil and shameless even when killing her impaired ex-husband that she "realized" her true life for last season. Also, why didn't she get her vocal nodules dealt with last season? Why wait for so long? Did I miss something?

Dan Tae: A man of pure evil with a kill count that beats any others' in this show. He deserved to suffer immensely, yet I think he didn't get his just desserts this season. He dies, yes, but it was basically an instant kill and he dies still somehow viewing himself as the martyr. Is it actually possible for him to press the switch even with a bullet straight this his brain? I question it. I did enjoy learning his backstory, but I think it made me hate him even more because he went through a similar situation as the abused in this show, yet showed no remorse over it. I know that Jun Ki explained that Dan Tae copied his father's lifestyle after killing him, but it was harder for me to believe. They made him dumber this season too by letting Jin Bun Hong hold crucial evidence in her hand and demand 500 billion won from him after insulting him to his face. Why wouldn't he just get his botched Secretary to kill her and steal it? Speaking of his secretary, Cho was just awful as a righthand man. I've thought it since season 1, but I bet Dan Tae regrets losing his first secretary in the first 5 episodes since Cho is always fumbling every assignment and gets beaten so much, yet maintains his "loyalty" even when Dan Tae has nothing anymore. He someone weasles himself out of every cell he gets caught in, but it reaches a point of absurdity when he manages to always avoid police and get out prison with his criminal record. He somehow stole a rich man's identity after being a wanted criminal in Japan, and no one ever catches on??? Also, how did he manage to throw the real son into an insane asylum whilst being a wanted man??? It just doesn't add up. I also wanted more of his backstory with Na Ae Gyo in it. One scene of her at the tattoo parlor isn't enough for me to understand how a cold blooded man like Joo Dan Tae ended up adoring her and wanting to have children with her. They seemed so sweet back then, so why did they turn so cold in the future? They should've explained it better.

Yun Cheol: He felt pretty bland this season. I didn't like the way he died. I don't have an issue with him dying, but the way they went about it felt weird. I wasn't a big fan of how neglectful towards Eun Byeol he was despite supposedly "loving" her, either.

Ro Na and Seok Hun: Ro Na only really seemed relevant for a few things this season like tormenting Eun Byeol a bit and giving Seok Hun reasons to fight his dad. I liked seeing her succeed, though. Seok Hun was at his best this season and I enjoyed him fighting on his mom's side and not enabling his sister's bad behavior for once. I find him developing more believable than a lot of characters since he was showing signs early on into the story, but they still should have focused on it more in season 1. It's also a hard sell for me to support their relationship in season 2 when you realize he most definitely knew about her being bullied relentlessly for something that wasn't her fault, yet did nothing about it. He only showed up when it was revealed that his mom's killer was someone else. That makes him look reeeeally bad as a significant other. Red flag behavior; especially after his supposed growth up until that point. However, if I look past that, they were a pretty cute couple in seasons 2 and 3; a lot cuter than I remembered them being from my first watch years ago.

Seok Kyung: She was a raging bitch in 2 and a half seasons, yet they throw in a sudden redemption arc in the middle of this one since they must have realized they wrote themselves into a corner with her character. She was extremely selfish, entitled, and apathetic for YEARS, yet gets almost entirely humane after one orphan camp weekend trip and finding out about bullying her biological family? I don't believe it. The whole plot of her being Su Ryeon's biological daughter was nonsensical since you could TELL there was not intent for it in the previous seasons AT ALL. Nothing indicated that she wasn't Na Ae Gyo's daughter, but that added it in just to justify Seok Kyung suddenly becoming a remorseful person and "atoning" for her sins. Her working odd jobs and dressing plain at the end whilst refusing help from her brother doesn't really make that much sense for her character either. I also didn't like how this season seemed to have some weird dichotomy on whether being blood related to someone was more important in a family or not. It didn't rub me the right way.

Eun Byeol: I think she benefitted the most from this season writing wise. She suffers waaay too much though and it felt like the writers had it out for her. The plot with amnesia pills was extremely aggravating to watch, too. But I did like how her story ended. She was finally free from her mom and her expectations and could live a life for herself for once. She stopped looking away from her mom's crimes she committed in her name and decided to finally face them. She decided to accept the punishment on her mom's behalf by sacrificing her ability to ever sing again. It was sad to watch, but that would probably be the best for her in the long run. Soprano singing is what contributed to a lot of her mental anguish, after all. I'm just sad that her and Ro Na never got to reconcile as sisters. However, forgiving someone after they nearly murder you isn't exactly easy, so I get it.

Ma Ri, her husband, and Je Ni: They were pretty cool this season; especially Ma Ri. I loved how she was a strong woman and that she grew so much as a person. My only issue is that they made her so one note in season 1 that if I were to directly rewatch her harassment of Yun Hui and Ro Na after finishing season 3, I don't think I could tell they were the same person. If they wrote her with subtle depth from the beginning, especially with the backstory of her husband in mind, she would have had a more believable character arc. But all things considered, I did adore her joining the squad and how Je Ni is far less of a bitch this season and has a realistic friendship with Ro Na. Her husband that I forgot the name of was pretty much a background character and didn't really do much of anything that any other character couldn't have done themselves. I liked his start, but he fell flat; especially when he went to jail again off-screen.

Gyu Jin, Sang A, and Min Hyeok: Gyu Jin was somehow more annoying this season than the first two combined, but Sang A actually had a little bit of development. She tries to have more agency, but she reverts back to being one dimensional anyway. I only really liked how pretty she looked with long, wavy hair. Min Hyeok was most relevant in this season out of all of them, but he still wasn't that important. I'm biased into liking him because I like his actor, Lee Tae Vin, but his character development this season seemed out of nowhere considering how he was in the previous seasons. It seemed out of place for him to suddenly feel remorse and not thrive on watching others being bullied and harassed. His grandma was really annoying, too. I just thought I should add that there because where else am I gonna add it?


Other thing I wanted to say is that I really liked how they didn't chicken out with making Yun Hui the murderer in season 1. However, they seemed to have chickened out a bit in season 2 by making Dan Tae the killer instead of Eun Byeol. I understand they were just recreating the scene of the awards from their mothers' time at Cheong-a, in which Seo Jin didn't actually kill Yun Hui, but it would have been more shocking and respectable if they followed through with it being a teenager. People can be murderers and borderline evil even when they are as young as teens, after all.

There was also a lot of nonsense like how Su Ryeon just kept her phone alarm on and on her person even when she was walking down the aisle. Who does that? Then there was how Baek Jun Ki just escaped without returning, Joo Dan Tae somehow escaping a guarded mental facility in Japan, the fakeout of Logan's death at the end, and the confusing nonsense pertaining to the amnesia pills that I still can't wrap my head around. Why would Su Ryeon hang up the phone on Yun Cheol when he is impaired and SEES the crazy Seo Jin behind him?!?!? That is craaazy work on her part. I also hate the overused trope of "phone call or someone knocking prevents important conversation" that this show LOVES to abuse. I was so annoyed when Yun Hui was "blocked" from telling Su Ryeon about her long lost daughter just because someone knocked on the door at the prime time. Like, just tell her first before she is preocuppied??? The only kudos I give on something they overuse is recording threats people make. I usually get aggravated when stories don't utilize that cheat more, but this show made prime use of it. An issue this show has is never explaining how bodies are stolen or removed in order for characters to "revive." How is no one saying anything when there isn't a corpse around for a funeral? I don't get it.

Honestly, I'm disappointed with the writing team. ಠ෴ಠ

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