For a visual recap of the intense emotions and parallel world jumps in this episode, check out the preview below:

Yeon-joo wakes up back inside the manhwa world, specifically in the prison where she was previously held, signaling that the story has been forcibly reopened.

As Yeon-joo is pulled into the water during a date, the words on the webtoon suddenly change from "The End" to "To Be Continued".

It is suggested that Kang Chul’s will to live—or perhaps Yeon-joo’s influence as his new "life key"—has restarted the story without the author's input.

In a moment of pure desperation and rage, Kang Chul shoots Sung-moo. He then leaves a suicide note for Yeon-joo (Han Hyo-joo), essentially trying to end his own "manhwa" existence by jumping into the Han River. A World Without a Hero

The episode picks up with the immediate aftermath of Kang Chul (Lee Jong-suk) entering the real world. Unlike previous episodes that teased the boundary, this one shatters it: