Break-Up
Woong leaves his job to go and change the light in his apartment, only to fall and break his ankle. This sets off a chain of unlucky events that leads to him being hospitalized and unable to work. Yu-Mi is left with a job she can’t do because she’s too busy caring for Woong.
At work, Bobby meets Yu-Mi and he can tell that she has a problem with her writing. He can see a decline in the quality of her work and this is only compounded further when she forgets to attach files to work emails.
Yu-Mi is lonely and when she heads home, she notices that the drawers are empty. She also finds a note from Woong apologizing for breaking the table and promising to replace it.
Woong heads out to the furniture store but realizes the price of a new table is 1.5 million, which would set him back a lot. Well, he decides to get an advance on his wage and heads over briefly to tell Yu-Mi all about it. He doesn’t stick around though, but Yu-Mi is upset that he’s sending money over, especially as she knows how bad his financial situation is. She pleads with him not to but he sends it anyway.
Despite Love falling in Cell Land and Yu-Mi disappointed, an upcoming wedding for Woong’s friend Young-Gu is enough of an incentive to patch up their differences. At least in Yu-Mi’s eyes. While Woong heads off with the groom, Yu-Mi is left to eat food with Louis.
Yu-Mi overhears a couple of Woong’s old buddies talk about Sae-Yi and how she’s Woong’s type. This makes her uncomfortable and she heads off for some air. Woong follows though and decides they should go to Samcheong-Dong, which, to be fair, they were going to go to afterwards anyway.
While they walk, Yu-Mi asks outright just what he likes about her, needing that reassure to keep those pangs of love alive. Instead, Woong dodges the question which sends Hysterius Cell into a mad frenzy in Cell Land. Despite the chaos there, Yu-Mi’s love for Woong continues… until he sends a really short text back to her heartfelt message. “You too” is all he can muster.
Yu-Mi wonders if she should break up with Woong because Love Cell has been losing power for a while, randomly falling while out flying and not controlling Cell Land as effectively.
Yu-Mi decides to use the Break Up card until she sees Woong acting sweetly with her the next day. Woong is really cheery and even invites Yu-Mi out to a brand new restaurant. Their lovely afternoon makes things all the more difficult for Yu-Mi to break things off, and instead decides they should just think things through.
Woong’s changed attitude actually happens to be thanks to his Cell Land, which analyzed the data prior to this afternoon and realized that a break-up was imminent. This is enough for Woongg to realize how much he cares for Yu-Mi and doing his best to try and convince her against breaking up. Interestingly, Yu-Mi is wearing a black shirt during this date, the polar opposite from her usual bright and cheery white. It’s a small observation but it’s clever one to depict her internal emotions.
Yumi’s Cells is about to end its finale tomorrow, and with that comes a lot of potential for what may happen during the course of the episode.
The Episode Review
This episode is another great one, depicting the agonizing heartache and internal conflict that occurs just prior to a break up. In that respect, Yumi’s Cells does a great job showcasing that, and splitting the focus between Woong and Yu-Mi throughout the episode.
The opening chapter of this show seems to be setting up the situation in which we’ll see more growth from both these characters in the second season.
The Yumi’s Cell series has been a very enjoyable watch over the weeks, with everything left on a knife-edge for the finale tomorrow. Overall, Yumi’s Cells has been a very interesting take on the struggle between the Cell Lands and real-world situations. How is this one going to end?
