Revamp: The Undead Story 1×10 Review: Final Episode

Revamp: The Undead Story has come to an end. And while I thoroughly enjoyed the ride it took me on, I’m not one hundred percent happy with where we ended up. (Primarily because I have, like, a list of questions that I want answers to. Do you think Boun has headcanons he’d be willing to share?)

Well, it looks like Jett is the world’s dumbest vampire hunter for thinking that he could smother a vampire, despite the fact that they don’t breathe. I still think that his turnaround was a bit abrupt. Again, I know he had no reason to doubt Elise, but given how he’s been willing to cut off relationships prior to this, I do wish we had gotten to see him wrestle with the knowledge for a little bit longer. It was almost as though he flipped a switch, and after everything, it was just too convenient.

This is where I feel like we deserved the traditional twelve episodes. With Jett finding out the truth at the end of episode 9, and episode 10 needed for the Ramil v Feratu boss fight, there just wasn’t time for him to have an internal crisis. He needed to trigger the catalyst that would set everything in motion.

Granted, in a lot of Thai BLs, twelve episodes is too much. But in a lore-heavy series like Revamp, I think those extra episodes are necessary. Honestly, I still have a lot of questions. Not all of them need answers, but I want them nonetheless. There was a lot introduced that I thought would be important that ultimately went nowhere.

I’ll admit, I’m still a little confused about how the final confrontation with Feratu went down. Feratu being able to possess Jett isn’t completely outside the realm of possibility, given the already established vampiric powers possessed by the rest of the Jonoel family. I mentioned last week that we didn’t have any idea what Feratu’s abilities were, so this didn’t contradict anything or even strain credulity.

However, where I am choosing to side-eye the narrative is that Feratu-in-Jett’s-body still had all of his vampiric powers. He even had the fangs! How does that happen? Is everything a mental ability, even the damn teeth?

Also, with the final battle happening in Jett’s mind, what happened to Feratu’s body after? We know it was still there; Elise saw it when she went to the hospital. Did it vanish when Feratu’s spirit did?

Now, while I’m a big fan of Jett essentially being saved by the power of love, in truth, it was Ramil who was finally able to do what was needed and dispatch Feratu. At least, I think that’s what happened. Feratu is gone, for sure, but I don’t exactly know what happened to him. He dissipated into vampire mist. Was he stabbed? I saw on Tumblr someone asking about the crucifixes, but I thought he was trapped in Ramil’s amulet.

I am a little disappointed that Punn’s silver knife never made a reappearance. Given its prominence in the opening credits, I assumed it would be more important than it ended up being. Also, I think it would have been nice, thematically, if Punn had been the one who ended up killing Feratu – have the story begin and end with Punn. But I suppose it was important for it to be Ramil who actually kills him, considering that his failure to do so before – twice! – led to so much desolation.

Admittedly, I am extremely surprised that everyone survived. (Except Feratu.) I mean, even Paul and Caster made it through, despite Feratu having seemingly killed everyone at Hunter HQ. (Were they not there? That’s the only explanation I can think of.) I appreciate how we got a little montage of everyone essentially going back to their lives. (I had to laugh at Caster with the vials of blood labeled things like “crow”, “doctor”, and “Punn’s boyfriend”. I doubt they would have donated willingly, so I’m wondering if he, like, went around with a pipette after the attack on the hotel.)

I am wholly unsurprised that Ramil ended up passing leadership on to Methus. Methus was basically running the family while Ramil was trapped in the painting anyway, so it’s not like his life is going to change that much. And given that he was a prince before he was a vampire, he’s probably the only one of Ramil’s brothers who is suited to the role. I am curious how long he’s been serving Ramil, though, that he kept arguing about it. Ramil has stated repeatedly that he never wanted to be in charge. (If he hadn’t been chained up, he probably would have loved being stuck in the painting. No responsibilities!)

I’m not a fan of the hand-wavy “humans and vampires are friends now” solution. Sure, Jett and Elise may have given up their vampire-hunting ways, but I find it hard to believe that they were the only ones who felt that way. (Paul and Caster seemingly joined just for funsies. We have no idea what their backstory is.) And since Paul now owns the club, and it was full of people, presumably Feratu didn’t kill all of the Hunters. Are they just cool now?

Ramil was the main instigator of the “no killing humans” rule on the vampires’ side, and it clearly wasn’t followed while he was in the painting. So I doubt the rest of the vampires will care that they’re supposed to be friends now. Seriously, Ciar doesn’t even really look like he followed it, as he was about to bite someone when we first saw him back in episode 2.

The most controversial part of the episode was Ramil and Punn’s happy ending. On the one hand, I applaud Revamp for coming up with a unique solution to the human/immortal relationship. It would have been too clichéd for Ramil to turn Punn into a vampire. (Also, I think I’ve explained before how Punn would likely very much not want that.) I was still half-expecting Ramil to somehow turn human. But why bother when you have access to your very own pocket universe?

Yes, that’s right. Ramil and Punn decided that they would move into the magical forest in the painting. Time doesn’t pass there, so Punn will never age, thereby making him functionally immortal.

My issue with this is that it undermines everything that they’ve been building throughout the series. It’s not out of character for Punn – he told Ramil in, like, episode 3 that his dream was to live somewhere quiet and grow flowers. But it contradicts all the found family stuff that was heavily prevalent during the whole show but specifically in the previous episode.

Everything Punn did in this series was for Pokpong – to keep him safe, so that they could be together as a family. It’s so hard for me to believe that Punn would almost immediately turn around and decide to live in a magical painting without ever really living with his brother. Pokpong is still in high school, for crying out loud, and Punn is only, what, 25 or so? He has some time before aging would start to be a problem. He and Ramil could have lived with their brothers in the hotel for at least a few years, gradually getting everyone used to their “retirement”, before they made the move to Greenmore.

Because, yes, while Punn tells Pokpong that he will visit… Time has no meaning in Greenmore. He will have no idea how long it’s been. (Side note: Greenmore does have days and nights, so how does that work? Is it just like a caricature of a day, but time is not actually passing?) Also, we have no idea if the other vampires can get into the painting the way Ramil can. Will, say, Methus be able to contact them if there is trouble and they need help?

After such a nuanced and layered series, the final episode was a bit of a letdown. I don’t mind happy endings. I prefer them, in fact! And I love that Punn and Ramil got their happy ending, as well as a little peace. I just wish it hadn’t come at the expense of the family they had finally found.

Plus, I still have so many questions.

• What happened to the other rebel vampires? There are multiple hooded figures when Ramil gets cursed, and while we know Feratu was behind it, he wasn’t there when it happened. So who was? Where did they go?
• Was there something magical about Ramil’s necklace? I know its relevance was mostly due to the fact that it was all Punn really remembered about him. But I swear I saw it glow a couple of times when he was using his powers. It could have been a trick of the light, I suppose.
• Why did Ramil never use transformation? He tried once, when he first got free, and then never tried again. I wonder if he would also change into crows, or if he could change into something else.
• Why did Punn ultimately leave the Hunters? Was it just because of Pokpong? Learning that they knew about the curse all along made me rethink this. If Punn knew only he could break the curse and free Ramil, why would he leave before it was done?
• Speaking of the Hunters, how the hell did they even start, if Feratu was legitimately in a coma? Where did a bunch of orphans get the money? (Where did they get the money anyway? Jett owns an art gallery. Punn owns his antique shop!) Where did they get the weapons? How did they know where to start researching? How did Paul and Caster get recruited?
• What exactly did Methus see when he first shook Punn’s hand? I’m still so curious about this, because it’s never mentioned that Methus has any kind of prophetic or mind-reading abilities, and he never does anything like that again.

Also, someone please tell GMMTV that they don’t need to end every series with a ship tease (Sea showing up for Jimmy in Sweet Tooth, Good Dentist, New making a cameo at the end of Break Up Service for Tay). That said, I love Junior and I think he should be in every show anyway, so I’m going to allow this.

But this just raises more questions! For anyone who may have missed the signs, Junior’s character is a werewolf. The new exhibit at the gallery is “the moon”, and Junior is the owner of one of the paintings. When Methus shakes his hand, Junior’s eyes flash blue to Methus’s red. (Not to mention, in the behind the scenes they showed after the credits, Junior howls.) It makes me wonder what Methus saw when he shook Junior’s hand, the way he saw that Punn would be the person to free Ramil.

It would be nice if that tiny cliffhanger was hinting at a potential season 2. But I won’t hold my breath for one. (I’m still waiting for Midnight Museum season 2!) Still, that would be a super interesting show, and I lowkey hope they eventually come back to it.

Oh, but do tell GMMTV that they should put bloopers at the end of the every final episode. They were so cute!

Anyway, while I didn’t absolutely love the ending, I did absolutely love the series. I was more engaged watching Revamp than I have been watching almost anything else this year, and I had so much fun formulating theories and checking out other people’s thoughts. I think it’s hilarious that this was one of the shows that I was going to pass on when I first saw the pilot trailer, and it ended up being one of my favorites of 2025.

This was a passion project for Boun, and I’m very happy for him that he was finally able to put it out and that it was mostly well-received. (Boun, if you’re reading this, which I highly doubt, but you never know, I would love to hear your thoughts on vampire politics.) I’m really excited for Boun and Prem’s next project – and Prem has promised that it won’t take another three years this time.

Author: Jamie Sugah

Jamie has a BA in English with a focus in creative writing from The Ohio State University. She self-published her first novel, The Perils of Long Hair on a Windy Day, which is available through Amazon. She is currently an archivist and lives in New York City with her demon ninja vampire cat. She covers television, books, movies, anime, and conventions in the NYC area.

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