Love, Victor - Ending Explained

The central narrative arc of "Love, Victor" resolves with Victor choosing to be with his first love, Benji Campbell. After the Season 2 cliffhanger where Victor stands before a door, the Season 3 premiere reveals he chose Benji. However, their reunion is short-lived as Benji's alcoholism, triggered by the stress of his home life and relationship, leads him to enter rehab and subsequently break up with Victor to focus on his sobriety.

Throughout Season 3, Victor explores other relationships, most notably a casual, physical one with a new character named Nick. Meanwhile, the lives of the other characters also reach their conclusions. Mia decides to move to California to be with her father's new family, and she and Andrew commit to a long-distance relationship. Lake explores her bisexuality and ends up in a committed relationship with Lucy. Felix and Victor's sister, Pilar, have a relationship that ends due to pressure from the Salazar parents but they reconcile on friendly, hopeful terms in the finale.

The series finale culminates at the Creekwood Winter Carnival, a year after Victor first arrived. Inspired by an award for bravery, Victor realizes he is still in love with Benji. He makes a final, heartfelt plea, telling Benji he's not bad for him and that he loves him. Though Benji initially plans to go to boarding school, he has a change of heart after a conversation with his parents where he asserts that they, not Victor, are his triggers. In the final scene, Victor rides the Ferris wheel alone, at peace with himself, only for Benji to appear and join him. They reconcile, acknowledging the future will be scary but that they want to face it together, kissing as the series ends, bringing their story full circle.

While the series finale was largely received as a happy, full-circle ending, some viewers and critics offered alternative interpretations. One perspective is that Victor's return to Benji represented a regression. This view suggests that Benji and Victor's relationship was often codependent and tumultuous, and that Victor's personal growth in Season 3 would have been better served by him either ending up with the more emotionally mature Rahim or choosing to be single for a while to solidify his own identity. Some critics argued that the finale prioritized a fairy-tale romantic ending over a more realistic depiction of growth, potentially undermining Benji's need to focus on his sobriety and Victor's journey toward independence. Another interpretation focuses on the ensemble, suggesting that despite the title, the show became less about Victor's journey and more of an ensemble piece, and that the finale's rush to provide a happy ending for every character felt narratively convenient rather than earned, particularly for side characters whose arcs were resolved very quickly in the final episode.