Extremely Polite Yumi
Episode 13 of Yumi’s Cells Season 2 starts with Yumi at home, reminiscing over Bobby’s marriage proposal. She uploads a picture to her social media, depicting the beautiful Sky and the ring on her finger. Ruby instantly sees and rings her excitedly to discuss the big news. The episode begins with Yumi posting a picture of herself on social media with Sky in the background and a ring on her finger. Ruby immediately calls her excitedly to tell her the good news. ..
Meanwhile, Woong tries to help Yumi win back her love, pointing out that he is an expert in love and in good hands. However, Ruby reveals that Yumi is getting married. Woong is crushed and all his big plans go out the window.
Yumi and Woog head to visit Bobby’s father, who happens to be in his restaurant. Yumi’s Cells all discuss the momentous moment, including how important it is to make first impressions. Yumi tries to hand over a gift but Bobby’s dad is pretty blunt. Bobby informs Yumi in private that he’s been like this since his mother passed away.
While Bobby is away on a work emergency, Yumi is left with a massive portion of tteokbokki to eat. Given she’s already made a plan to eat it all up and not leave any behind, she hungrily works with her Hunger Cell to gulp it down. ..
The taste of the food is exquisite and Yumi’s bouncing feet and mopping up the sauce are both indications to Bobby’s father that Yumi is absolutely enjoying the food. She clears the plate completely and makes a really good impression.
Although Bobby’s father is blunt and encourages her to leave, Yumi realizes she can’t just go without saying anything so she uses her metamorphosis card and goes full-on Sailor Moon, becoming “Full of Manners Yumi.” She even calls Bobby’s dad “Father”, a small smile cracks across his lips and he hands over some money, encouraging her to get something delicious to eat and to stop by again soon.
However, when Yumi returns home from their movie date, she gets a cold. As a result, she decides to reschedule. Bobby wants to come over but Yumi gently encourages him not to, pointing out that she just needs to rest. ..
Woong messages Yumi and asks for a cup of coffee so they can talk. He’s reluctant to do it, but he wants to wish her well. When Yumi shows up, she’s happy and Woong wishes her well and congratulates her on her engagement.
Are you happy? Do you think you are? I asked. Yes, I think I am happy. Woong makes his case known though, pointing out he really doesn’t like Bobby and admits he regrets not answering when she asks about marriage.
Woong can’t answer whether she really loves Bobby or not. The silence that follows is deafening. Still, Woong heads home and tells Yumi she should do the same. ..
After Yumi’s fever breaks, Bobby is there looking over her. He fixes her up some food, and Bobby’s father has even brought her more tteokbokki. After eating and perking up a bit, Bobby suggests they get married in Hawaii. This has always been Yumi’s dream, and it’s a beautiful coincidence. ..
When Bobby leaves the room, Yumi notices his phone going off. It’s Da-Eun. However, 8 months suddenly pass and we see Woong waking up on his flight back to Korea. He’s been on a long business trip with his game and has a fair amount of mail when he gets back. ..
The letter writer, a married man, visits his friend Yumi’s place of employment to find that all her belongings have been moved out and only the dining table is left. The letter writer reflects on how he would feel if he were Yumi’s husband and had to deal with all her belongings being moved out.
Woong is on his way out of the restaurant when he notices Yumi across the street. She has a big old grin on her face and to finance her wedding, she’s actually taken out a loan. Woong bites his tongue and says he’s looking forward to seeing her in a wedding dress.
Yumi is confused when Woong checks the letter. She notices that it’s actually her friend Yi-Da, not Yumi getting married! Not only that, but she’s not actually moving. Yumi has bought her apartment outright and she’s moved her things out to decorate the place. ..
Yumi drops the bombshell that she and Bobby have broken up. It was a while back too. 8 months ago to be precise.
On Da-Euns birthday, she decided to ring Bobby (which explains the missed call) but Yumi immediately expects the worst. When she sleeps, Bobby deletes Da-Eun’s number. He’s paranoid about it the next day though, while Yumi reflects and realizes that she’s completely calm about Da-Eun ringing. The way she sees it, if she was really in love, would she be that calm about Da-Eun ringing?Apparently this explains why she’s broken up with Bobby.
The Episode Review
This season, Yumi’s Cells has been a roller coaster ride with Bobby and Yumi. At times, the two have been on top of the world, while other times their relationship has been tumultuous. This has been an interesting journey that has left many viewers on the edge of their seats.
This episode is definitely one of the stronger episodes of the season, showing the juxtapositions between Bobby and Woong, as well as where their values and ideals lie. ..
The idea that Yumi is completely indifferent to seeing Da-Eun’s number and questioning her own feelings toward Bobby – not to mention how long it took her to even say whether she loves Bobby – is indicative enough to show that these two probably aren’t meant to be together.
It seems like Yumi is in love with the idea of being in love, rather than actually in love with Bobby. ..
However, the ending does hint that there will be more elaboration on that in the next episode, while there is plenty here to suggest that the show could well end on another big cliffhanger too. We’ll have to wait and see. ..
