Bon Appetit Your Majesty Episode 11: Who Is Dying? Possibilities & Spoilers Explored

According to the original novel ending, King Yi Heon is most likely to die in the Bon Appétit Your Majesty episode 11, or the series finale. Based on author Park Guk Jae’s web novel, Surviving as Yeonsan-gun’s Chef (alternative name The Tyrant’s Chef), the series finale will likely follow the original story. The novel is published by JC Media; later, it was adapted into a webtoon (via MyDramaList and KoreaProductPost).

The drama follows modern-day chef Yeon Ji-young as she time-slips into the Joseon Dynasty and falls into the orbit of the tyrant King Yi Heon. The series enters its final week, and Episode 11 is expected to deliver a major death that shifts the entire story. Episode 11 airs on September 27, 2025, with the series finale, Episode 12, on September 28, 2025, on Netflix. Here’s the spoiler and what to expect from the final two episodes.

Bon Appétit Your Majesty episode 11: What to Expect?

Episode 10, released on September 21, showed Ji-young narrowly avoiding punishment after being framed for poisoning. The episode ended with Yi Heon’s confession to Ji-young with the request to stay by his side in the palace.

In Episode 11, she will likely be abducted by rebels as Consort Kang and Prince Jesan execute their final coup plans. As seen in the preview, the palace descends into chaos, and Yi Heon begins to lose control.

Jesan presents Yi Heon with evidence suggesting his mother was murdered by poison, maybe by someone close to him. This pushes Yi Heon further into rage, echoing the historical fall of Yeonsan. Amid the unrest, Ji-young’s life is again endangered. According to previews, Yi Heon may begin his rebellion, which Ji-young and a final sword fight may ensue between Yi Heon and Jesan.

The final episode is expected to deal with the aftermath. Jesan may take power, and the Joseon timeline continues as history recorded.

How Does the Webnovel of Bon Appétit Your Majesty End?

King Yi Heon and Ji-young in Bon Appétit Your Majesty | Credit: Netflix/ tvN

The source material, The Tyrant’s Chef, takes a tragic but redemptive turn in its final chapters. In the novel, King Yi Heon sacrifices himself to save Ji-young during the rebellion, dying from a fatal sword wound meant for her. His death isn’t the end, however. The Mangunrok, the book tied to Ji-young’s time travel, uses his sacrifice as the price for rewriting fate (via Facebook/@KDramaTalks and YouTube @LoveBreak_Official).

With that, Yi Heon’s soul is transported to the modern world. Meanwhile, Ji-young wakes up in a hospital. After returning to her life in the present, she struggles with memories of Yi Heon until he suddenly appears at her door, very much alive and free from his historical identity.

The novel keeps historical events intact; Yeonsan is still recorded as a tyrant, but separates the man from the myth. Their reunion offers a rare K-drama ending without rewriting the tragic history of Joseon. Here’s a table of series finale release dates:

At the end of Bon Appétit Your Majesty, King Yi Heon’s death seems likely, but the story’s magical elements and deeper themes of redemption suggest that love may still find a way, even across centuries.

Do you think Yi Heon will survive? Or will the drama stay faithful to the novel’s bittersweet ending? Let us know your thoughts as the finale approaches.

Bon Appétit Your Majesty Episode 11 will be available to stream on September 27, 2024, on Netflix (US).