Penthouse: War in Life 2 continues the stories of the residents of the prestigious luxury apartment Hera Palace where the residents battle for wealth and power in the midst of betrayal, revenge, and murder.
*Please note there may be spoilers from season 1.
Eugene plays Oh Yoon Hee who comes from a poor background and lost her dreams of being a singer. But when her daughter want to become a singer too, Yoon Hee will do anything to maker her dreams come true.
Lee Ji Ah is Shim Soo Ryun. She lives a life of luxury in the penthouse apartment at Hera Palace. She does her best to be kind and be there for her family, but she soon finds out dark secrets are hiding behind the perfect facade.
Then we have Kim So Yeon as Cheon Seo Jin who also lives at Hera Palace and has a bad history with Yoon Hee. She too will do anything to make her own daughter succeed.
Finally, there is Uhm Ki Joon as Joo Dan Tae. He is Soo Ryun’s husband and is a man of wealth and power who hides a very dark side.
Season 2 of Penthouse: War in Life rolls right along and continues the story from where we left off at the end of season 1. All of the crazy keeps going as we firmly stay in that juicy makjang territory.
We have a couple of episodes to get reoriented to where everyone is, but there are new over-the-top plot developments right from the get go. The pacing is again very swift, and there are some great twists and turns which keeps things interesting all the way through.
You’ll find more revenge, scheming, murder, and affairs this time around. There are also still a few cliches, loopholes, and convenient plot devices here and there, but as I always say, if you can just roll with it, it’s a lot of fun.
Everyone is still fairly unlikable, but to varying degrees. We see softer sides to some of the characters as well as some unexpected alliances along the way. It’s another case where sometimes you root for someone for a while, but next thing you know they’re on the bad side again. It’s very entertaining to have those moments where the villains get put in their place. You definitely have to savor them though because you can guarantee they’ll wiggle their way out of it soon enough.
The wonderful cast of supporting characters returns including Seo Jin’s deeply conflicted ex-husband Yoon Chul (Yoon Jong Hoon), the gossip mother Ma Ri (Shim Eun Kyung), the momma’s boy lawyer Gyu Jin (Bong Tae Gyu) and his wife Sang Ah (Yoon Joo Hee), and Logan Lee (Park Eun Seok).
And the teenage cast steps it up too with Yoon Hee’s daughter Ro Na (Kim Hyun Soo), Yoon Chul and Seo Jin’s daughter Eun Byul (Choi Ye Bin), Dan Tae and Soo Ryun’s twins Seok Hoon (Kim Young Dae) and Seok Kyung (Han Ji Hyun), and Gyu Jin and Sang Ah’s son Min Hyuk (Lee Tae Vin).
Penthouse 2 was another thrilling and engaging ride filled with revenge, deceit, and murder. It’s a fantastic continuation of the story as it connects the characters in new and interesting ways while serving up that over the top, angsty goodness that I love so much. So enjoy round two of the craziness!
My Rating: 9/10
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