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On January 3, 2025, episode 11 of When The Phone Rings finally aired on MBC Network, featuring Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin in the main roles. The latest episode of the finale week ended with a major cliffhanger and unresolved storyline that piqued viewers’ curiosity.
Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for When The Phone Rings.
Towards the end of episode 11, Sa-eon (Yoo Yeon-seok) and the kidnapper stood face to face, the latter pointing a gun at the former, while Hee-joo (Chae Soo-bin) sat in the car. The episode concluded with the sound of a gunshot, although no one was shown to have been shot. Before the gunshot, the kidnapper muttered something into Sa-eon's ears, which was not revealed.
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The episode ended on a cliffhanger, which worried fans as the K-drama attempted to show that the kidnapper's gunshot had hit Sa-eon. Following the gunshot scenario, Hee-joo was shown living her life alone without Sa-eon until she received a call from an unknown number. The episode concluded with an unsettling call.
The climax of the latest episode of When The Phone Rings did not seem to please the audience. As a result, fans of When The Phone Rings flooded the internet with their unsettling reactions to the episode.
“Don’t tell me that the whole struggle, the whole ordeal will conclude in the last 3 mins w/ Saeon coming back and proposing to Heejoo then they kiss and that’s all!! I’M GONNA SUE MBC ISTG I won’t accept that! They’d better not gimme that cr*p rushed ending,” a user commented.
Many other viewers of When The Phone Rings expressed their dissatisfaction over the unresolved ending of episode 11. While some said Hee-joo would live without Sa-eon for a long time, others claimed that Sa-eon was not supposed to die as per the novel.
“Ig I was right. Heeju gonna live without him for so long, suddenly 406 gonna call, she will find the source of the call. All this will happen in 1hr into the episode. For the last 10min we will get a reunion in snow,” a fan commented.
“no bc saeon (heejoo's) was supposed to disappear in the novel (+ call her with a new number), this was the whole final arc. SO WHY DID THE WRITER ADD HEEJOO SACRIFICING HERSELF + GETTING KIDNAPPED IF (YYS) BSE WAS GOING TO DISAPPEAR TOO,” another viewer stated.
“Heejoo is alone here. Where is Saeon? I want to see Heejoo-Saeon happy I want romantic scenes. I do not want to suffer tonight nd I must wait until tomorrow night. What happens to this drama? Why is it so hard?,” a fan commented.
Some demanded more romantic scenes of the show's couple, while others felt sad as the show was heading towards its last episode.
“I see that there is no progress and we don't know what happened to Saeon and the worst thing is that tomorrow is the end. Thank you production for wanting me to go crazy with desperation,” stated another X user.
“They better be freaking us, they better give us 1 hours plus of lovely dovey scene in episode 12 like hekkkk,” remarked another fan.
“Are we going to have at least 30 min of real happiness tomorrow? Why there is no preview again… amazing ep but I hate them for making me suffer like this,” stated another X user.
When The Phone Rings finale episode will release on January 4
The last episode of When The Phone Rings will air via the MBC network on January 4, 2025. The show, which has 12 episodes, features Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin in the main cast, alongside an extensive supporting cast. For those unaware, the show is based on the Kakao Page web novel The Number You Have Dialed written by Geon Eomul Nyeo.
The MBC network’s mystery romance drama ratings have been going up consistently since it first aired. After a 6.4% and 6.0% rating for episode 9, episode 10 surpassed that with a 7.5% and 7.4% rating.
After the cliffhanger ending of the eleventh episode, fans anticipate the happy ending of the show’s couple.
Viewers can stream the episodes of When The Phone Rings on Netflix. The series comprises twelve episodes, each approximately one hour and 10 minutes.
