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.

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:

Kang Chul confronts his creator, Oh Sung-moo, in his studio. The tension peaks when Chul realizes he was never meant to have a happy ending—he was merely a tool for a tragic narrative.