Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
E1
7.6
7.9
6.3
E2
7.6
7.9
6.7
E3
7.7
7.7
6.0
E4
8.0
7.8
6.4
E5
8.1
8.1
6.9
E6
7.8
8.1
6.7
E7
7.8
7.6
6.3
E8
7.8
7.5
6.5
E9
8.0
7.9
7.2
E10
7.9
8.2
7.0
E11
7.9
8.2
6.9
E12
7.7
8.4
6.5
E13
7.7
7.4
6.5
E14
8.0
8.2
7.0
E15
8.1
6.7
E16
8.4
7.4
E17
7.9
E18
7.8
E19
8.2
E20
8.3
E21
7.9
E22
7.7
Avg
7.9
7.9
6.7
Great
Good
Mid
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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.4

S1E16 Episode #1.16

Seo Jin covers up her father’s death as an acute heart attack and acts as if she had nothing to do with it. After the funeral, she secures her position as the new director of the Cheong A Arts Foundation. Meanwhile, Logan Lee offers a co-investment plan to Joo Dan Tae.

#2
S2E12 8.4

Episode #2.12

Yoon Hee accepts Ae Gyo’s plan as she realizes that Ae Gyo was Su Ryeon all along. Ro Na also participates in her plan, to help her. Therefore, the police find Su Ryeon and Ro Na in the basement underneath Dan Tae’s cottage. Meanwhile, the residents are worried that Su Ryeon came back alive as they are guilty of what they’ve done to her in the past.

#3
S1E20 8.3

Episode #1.20

Seo Jin and Yoon Hee both beg Su Ryeon to stop now. They can’t bear seeing their daughters suffer from their wrongdoings, now being exposed. Su Ryeon tells them to turn themselves in and pay for what they did to Min Seol A.

  1. 4. S1E19 "Episode #1.19" 8.2
  2. 5. S2E10 "Episode #2.10" 8.2
  3. 6. S2E11 "Episode #2.11" 8.2
  4. 7. S2E14 "The Penthouse 2 Hidden Room: Unfinished Story" 8.2
  5. 8. S1E5 "Episode #1.5" 8.1
  6. 9. S1E15 "Episode #1.15" 8.1
  7. 10. S2E5 "Episode #2.5" 8.1

📉 Bottom Episodes

#52
S3E2 6.0

Episode #3.2

The moment Seo Jin is released from prison, she visits her daughter, Eun Byeol, but Eun Byeol avoids her. Therefore, she decides to retrieve everything back from Dan Tae and her stepmother. Meanwhile, on the day of the performance test, students are getting ready at the examination hall for Seoul University of Music, and Seok Kyung relays a shocking message to Jenny just before the test.

  1. 51. S3E6 "Episode #3.6" 6.3
  2. 50. S3E0 "The Penthouse 3: Hidden Room - The Beginning of the End" 6.3
  3. 49. S3E3 "Episode #3.3" 6.4
  4. 48. S3E12 "Episode #3.12" 6.5
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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 5.56.26.97.68.39 Rating 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
23 Standouts
5 Infamous
12 Hidden Gems
12 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 6.06.57.07.47.98.4 Rating 15 25 43 72 121 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S2E12 Episode #2.12
Most Infamous: S3E2 Episode #3.2
Best Hidden Gem: S2E14 The Penthouse 2 Hidden Room: Unfinished Story

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

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Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

66.577.588.5 Rating S1 S2 S3 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 7.7 7.9 +0.2 S2 7.9 8.2 +0.3 S3 6.3 6.8 +0.5
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Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

56789 Rating S1 Steady avg 7.9 S2 Typical avg 7.9 S3 Typical avg 6.7 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

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