“The Manipulated” Ending Explained
Disney+ has unveiled the final episodes of its series “The Manipulated.” Let us take a look at the finale and explain the ending!
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“The Manipulated” episode 12 recap
Tae-Joong meets up with Noh Yong-Sik and his daughter and elect a hideout thats a safe space to work on bringing down Yohan.
The warden calls Yohan and lies to him about Taejoong being dead. Officer Yang is listening on the conversation and the warden tries to bribe him but fails, later, he gets him arrested for allegedly accepting bribes.
Taejoong and the team figure out what Yohan has been doing and how he’s using an artist’s piece to hide crimes and what not.
An auction is held the next day and one person outbids Yohan’s nanny, he then goes to the place where the guy bid to deal with him. There, he discovers its Do-Kyung, police also show up and arrest Yohan for suspicion of murder.
Yohan is furious and lets out imnate Yeo Deok-Su
Do-Kyung gets questioned by police and turns Yohan in. He doesn’t care what happens as long as he gets him. Taejoong manages to sneak into Yohan’s house. He has to get in there so he can get all the evidence because he knows Yohan will be out soon.
At the police station, gangster Yeo gathers men who kill everybody and help him out. As soon as he gets out, he goes to a hospital and kills Do-kyung. Then, he sends Chung-Ri to kill Mr. Noh and his daughter. Mr. Noh gets badly injured and his daughter struggles to help him but they’re overpowered by her.
Taejoong goes to the master room and retrieves a lot of hard disks. Yohan gives him a call and is furious, he rushes to his house. There, a massive fight ensues as soon as Taejoong tries to exit and sees Yeo. Eventually, he injures Yeo badly but does not kill him. As Yohan arrives so does Chung Ri who brings Eun Bi with her. Yohan tells him he’ll let her live if he kills Yeo, but Taejoong refuses so Yohan kills him anyways.
During their arguments and fights, Yohan reveals the hard disks won’t work and everything is in fact in another place and shows where it is. He then takes out the sword and begins fighting him.
After a huge fight, Taejoong wins but Yohan shows him the video of him killing his brother and laugh manically. Yohan is trying to provoke Taejoong to kill him but he instead pins him to one of the screens but does not kill him. He exits the place and sparks fly from the damaged screens igniting fire burning everything down and killing Yohan, supposedly.
Reporters reveal what Yohan had been up and how he’d been taking bribes and such in form of sculptures to hide high ranking officials crimes.
We find out that MR. Noh and his daughter survived and Taejoong is declared innocent by the courts.
6 months later
Taejoong opens his own shop and cafe and is now doing well. His friends are by his side and they have lots of fun together. As the drama ends, we pan out and see a figure seeing what happened and how Yohan was burned alive, he sits behind a similar spot to where Yohan sat. Is that person Yohan? Is he dead or alive?
The end.
“The Manipulated” ending explained- FAQ
Does “The Manipulated” have a happy ending?
Yes, eventually, Yohan’s crimes get revealed to the world and Taejoong is declared innocent.
How does “The Manipulated” end?
It ends with Yohan’s death and Taejoong’s victory.
Did Yohan die?
Yes. He supposedly died being burned down in his own home surrounded by his sculptures.
Will “The Manipulated” have a 2nd season?
No, not yet. However, de to the ending of “The Manipulated” many fans are debating whether it means there is an even bigger figure behind this or whether Yohan survived. Disney+ has yet to comment on the possibility of season 2.
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