When the Phone Rings
TV Show • 2024 • Drama
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
33 supporters
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MelodyNote
S1
E10
When Sang-woo is identifying the remains by the personal items found with them he talks about a boy whose mother promised she'd be right back to get him from the orphanage but never returned.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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MelodyNote
S1
E5
Hee-Joo's mother is abusive. We see this throughout. In a flashback in episode 5 she hits her with pages.
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MelodyNote
S1
E8
The child being locked in the basement room is shown again
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Animal
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MelodyNote
S1
E6
Dead fish in a fish tank are shown in a flashback, presumably killed by the boy
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Is there a dead animal?
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MelodyNote
S1
E9
There is a sudden jump to a bloody fish gutting after the scene where You-ri is eating cake and discussing the case.
Ui-young is sent a package of blood covered dead fish while filming for TV.
Ui-young is sent a package of blood covered dead fish while filming for TV.
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Does a cat die?
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MelodyNote
S1
E5
Unclear. A kid talks about killing a cat violently but we're left to wonder if he actually followed through. From episode 6 we can see the cat was a family pet.
It is confirmed in episode 9 that the boy killed the cat.
It is confirmed in episode 9 that the boy killed the cat.
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Does a pet die?
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S1
E6
Dead fish are shown in the fish tank
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Assault
Is someone held under water?
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MelodyNote
S1
E6
In Sa-eon's dream at the beginning of the episode about is held under water
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Bodily Harm
Does someone struggle to breathe?
28 supporters
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MelodyNote
S1
E1
Hee-joo's attacked attempts to choke her
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Is someone choked?
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MelodyNote
S1
E1
Hee-joo's attacker chokes her
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Does someone become unconscious?
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MelodyNote
S1
E9
At the start of the episode Sa-eon and the fisherman are shown getting knocked out in the fire. Both remain unconscious in hospital for some time.
At the end of the episode Hee-Joo is knocked out with a spiked drink.
At the end of the episode Hee-Joo is knocked out with a spiked drink.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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MelodyNote
S1
E3
While no teeth are damaged, fake teeth are left by a person in episode 3 to make the viewer think his teeth have been damaged, but it is revealed in the next episode the teeth are fake and a scare tactic.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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MelodyNote
S1
E10
There is a flashback to a young boy mourning his twin who has just been murdered. No body is shown.
The graves of the children the boy killed are excavated and bones are shown.
The graves of the children the boy killed are excavated and bones are shown.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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S1
E10
There is a flashback to a young boy mourning his twin who has just been murdered. No body is shown.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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MelodyNote
S1
E1
Hee-joo is kidnapped in her car
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Fear
Are there natural bodies of water?
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MelodyNote
S1
E9
The lake is shown again, including the drowning.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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flowersers12
S1
E3
Near the end she kind of gags and stumbles out of the car into the ground like she is going to but she doesn’t.
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Law Enforcement
Is there incarceration?
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MelodyNote
S1
E3
We see the serial arsonist get arrested and brought to the police station
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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MelodyNote
S1
E3
We see a flashback of Hee-joo in the hospital as a child.
We briefly see Sa-eon waking in the hospital and immediately leaving.
We briefly see Sa-eon waking in the hospital and immediately leaving.
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Prejudice
Is there ableist language or behavior?
1 supporters
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MelodyNote
S1
E3
In episode 3 the main characters mother mentions that her other daughter is deaf in a disparaging tone, with the clear implication being that she considers being deaf a bad thing. However, this is in a scene showing that the mother is a bad and abusive parent, and it's framing is to show her as an unkind person.
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Sickness
Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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MelodyNote
S1
E2
Hee-joo's dad appears to have a condition similar to these.
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Vehicular
Does a car honk or tires screech?
12 supporters
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MelodyNote
S1
E1
A car is hijacked and tense scene ensues
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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MelodyNote
S1
E6
Sa-eon has a dream at the very beginning of the episode that depicts a young boy drowning
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Is there blood/gore?
58 supporters
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MelodyNote
S1
E1
We see blood when Hee-joo is cut in the car
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