Revenant Ending Explained: Revenant (악귀) is a Korean supernatural mystery thriller about a student possessed by a demon, a teacher who can see the devil and an investigator who gets caught in the mess because of the two. Directed by Lee Jung-rim and Kim Jae-hong, the drama stars Kim Tae-ri, Oh Jung-se, Hong Kyung, Yang Hye-ji, Kim Shin-bi, and Jin Seon-kyu, alongside other cast members.
The drama brings the story of the poor student Ku San-young who gets possessed by a demon. She then meets teacher Yeom Hae-sang who possesses the ability to see demons since childhood. He recognises the demon possessing San-young as the one who killed his mother and is now wreaking havoc around her. There is also the investigator Lee Hong-sae who gets caught in the mess by the two.
The show will have 12 episodes and be broadcasted on SBS’ Friday-Saturday 22:00 PM KST time slot previously occupied by Dr Romantic season 3. Revenant episodes each have a run time of 60 minutes.
Revenant Recap
San-young works tirelessly to help her mother Gyeong-mun. When they undergo a phishing scam, San-young decides to end her life but she receives a phone call from her mother regarding the scammer. Sadly, though the scammer got arrested, they lose their money. At their home, Gyeong-mun receives the news about her husband, Gang-mu’s death. All this while San-young was made to believe that her father was dead since he was into folklore that brought danger to San-young’s life.
When they pay their respect, San-young’s grandmother gives her a box having an antique accessory and claims that it was her father’s wish to give it to her. When she touches the hair accessory, San-young gets cursed and an evil spirit latches itself onto her. A folklore professor Hae-sang gets in touch with San-young as he got a will from her father, Gang-mu, to take care of her.
San-young initially doesn’t believe in the evil spirit story that Hae-sang tells but eventually, when she starts killing people unconsciously, she understands how serious her condition is. Both Hae-sang and San-young start their search for the evil spirit’s origin so they can seal it and return it back to the afterlife.
During their journey, two police officers, Munchun and Hongsae also unexpectedly intertwine with the same case of Lee Mokdan, a small girl who was sacrificed. Hae-sang and San-young believe that Lee Mokdan is the evil spirit’s name but as they dig deep, they realise that Lee Hyangi, the elder sister of Mokdan is the one.
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Once they find out about her, they all face so many consequences. Sadly, Munchun gets killed as he finds the name way before the other three. Hae-sang finds all five objects and that’s when they realise, they’re not supposed to find it. Because once the objects are redeemed, the evil spirit gets full control over one’s body. Lee Hyangi completely possesses San-young and traps her soul in a mirror.
Revenant Ending Explained
Towards the end, when Hae-sang learns about Lee Hyangi trapping San-young, he understands that if he seals all the objects, San-young will permanently be trapped. Just when he wonders about the method to get rid of Lee Hyangi, he gets a piece of information from Hongsae. When the duo watches a clip of Hae-sang’s grandmother stabbing her finger as a hint, Hae-sang remembers something. Apparently, the shaman Choi Manwol cut the finger of Lee Hyangi for a purpose.
It is understood that if they find the index finger and destroy it, the evil spirit will depart. Hongsae and Hae-sang rummage in the Yeom Estate but do not find it. San-young tricks Hae-sang and Hongsae using Gyeongmun’s phone. A clever Hae-sang believes that Hongsae should check upon Gyeongmun while he remains at the estate to check if San-young comes in.
As expected the possessed San-young visits the estate and takes the box containing her finger. Hae-sang locks the door and interacts with the evil spirit. They have a severe fight where the evil spirit stabs Hae-sang and tries to run away. But just then, she sees San-young in the mirror.
San-young starts battling the demon inside the mirror and wins over it. She manipulates her body and makes the evil spirit burn its finger. The spirit of Lee Hyangi finally rests in peace. San-young returns to her regular life and spends quality time with her mother and Semi. She checks off her bucket list since she knows she’ll go blind any time.
In the end, Hae-sang takes San-young to a festival so she can enjoy the fireworks. As she looks at the glorious sight in front of her and happily smiles, her vision slowly fades, leaving her blind. The series ends with San-young saying, “I will strive to survive.”
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