Penthouse 3: War in Life, ending explained: How many major twists does the finale have?

A still of Su-ryeon and Logan in Penthouse 3: War in Life, episode 14 (Image via Instagram/@sbsdrama.official)
A still of Su-ryeon and Logan in Penthouse 3: War in Life, episode 14 (Image via Instagram/@sbsdrama.official)

SPOILER ALERT: This article might contain spoilers for Penthouse 3: War in Life, Episode 14.

Penthouse 3: War in Life finale held the attention of fans for over two years with its three seasons. The cat and mouse chase between Logan and Ju Dan-tae, Seo-jin, Yoon-hui, and Su-ryeon took center stage in all three seasons, but by the finale they were all dead.

That's right! All the adult main characters died in Penthouse 3: War in Life, including Eun-byeol and Ro-na's father Yoon-chul. The finale led the audience into falsely believing that Su-ryeon had a happy ending as well.

That, however, turned out to be false.


What happened to Su-ryeon and Logan in Penthouse 3: War in Life?

In the previous episode of Penthouse 3: War in Life, Su-ryeon had jumped into the river from the cliff. She did it in a manner that framed Seo-jin for her death. While audiences expected her to make a comeback like Logan has in the past, that was not to happen.

Just when viewers believed that Logan and Su-ryeon would ride into the sunset, they were served with the harsh reality. Both Su-ryeon and Logan died. Three years after Dan-tae's death, Ro-na, Seok-hoon, Jenny, and Seok-kyung are close friends, but the three lost their parents to revenge and greed.

The night Seo-jin was arrested, Su-ryeon died too and her dead body was recovered from the lake similar to Yoon-hui. A couple of years later, Logan was diagnosed with an illness. He refused to be treated, and according to the placard beneath his picture, he died in 2026.


What does the scene of Su-ryeon and Logan driving off into the sunset in Penthouse 3: War in Life mean

The scene of Logan and Su-ryeon driving away, and Su-ryeon's appearance at the opera hall in Penthouse 3: War in Life finale was not real. In that sense, their spirits were present with the kids, and the two finally met in the afterworld. The two were connected by the red string of fate that destined the two individuals together.

They also got to meet Sol-ah in the afterlife from the excitement that Su-ryeon and Logan showed towards the end before they disappeared into an angelic white light. Is this anywhere close to the original theme of Penthouse 3: War in Life? Not at all. That is why this ending is tragic.

A still of Su-ryeon in Penthouse 3: War in Life episode 14 (Image via Instagram/@sbsdrama.official)
A still of Su-ryeon in Penthouse 3: War in Life episode 14 (Image via Instagram/@sbsdrama.official)

Yes, Ro-na and Seok-hoon did get a happy ending, in their own manner. However, the events leading up to Su-ryeon and Logan's death in the finale seemed unconvincing. Their death was used for shock value and to add to the minutes of the finale episode.


What happened to Eun-byeol and Seo-jin in Penthouse 3: War in Life?

Eun-byeol gave a witness statement in court against her mother. She recalled everything her mother had done since the very first season. Eun-byeol went a step further to stab herself in the throat in court. She promised that she would never sing again and this made Seo-jin emotional.

She dropped the act of suffering from dementia and expressed regret and anger. That was how she was imprisoned. Seo-jin too seemed to suffer from illness and decided to see her daughter one last time before she died. She did not meet her daughter, but just looked at her from afar after getting special permission to leave the prison in Penthouse 3: War in Life.

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