In Cell Land, the Mailman arrives with a Letter of Breakup to confirm this is all official. As for Love Cell, she’s been rushed into hospital and is comatose so she can’t take the letter. Instead, all the other cells run away, unwilling to take it for themselves. However, Reason warns them that if they don’t take it now, things will get worse later on down the line. ..
That night, Yumi tries ringing Woong. When she gets his voicemail, it’s enough for Reason to successfully hand over the letter confirming their break-up.
Yumi tries to cope with the pain of losing Woong, but it’s difficult. Woong has deleted his picture from his profile and he’s also cut his hair.
The Cells are trying to help the main character move on, but nothing seems to be working. The symptom remains even after trying different things, like going out shopping and singing at 2am. This new Cell, Inner Feelings, comes out. ..
It’s worth noting that Yumi updates her status to TT which is the code for a crying emoji. And interestingly, Woong sees this.
Yumi is trying to get back to her happy, smiley self. One of the ways she does this is by destroying anything that has anything to do with Woong. That keyboard he bought her at work is going, but Yumi gets really sentimental and can’t get rid of it when the time comes.
When Yumi sees the frog hoody, it brings back all the memories from before. Specifically, that of Yumi meeting Woong’s Love Cell. And of course, she ends up crying all over again. ..
A knight in shining armour comes to her rescue that night, giving her a call and handing over a work proposal. “Stay strong,” he tells her, seemingly knowing about their break-up. ..
On the next day at work, Yumi noticed that Ruby was flirting with Bobby. Ruby is known for her antics from last season, so Yumi wanted to know more about Bobby. ..
According to sources, Yumi knows the man better than she does. This has prompted some investigative work. Additionally, a look at Cell Land’s numerous clubs is warranted. There is a pretty hilarious scene here as we cut to the different clubs, with a Lee Min-Ho fan club and even a room for Bobby too. However, it’s empty… save for the security guard who happens to be the president! ..
Not long after, the exclusive group of friends turns into a new love for Cell Land. In fact, Bobby invites Yumi out to go and see a ska band for that night too! He’s much more attentive to Yumi than Woong was, and the pair have a great time. In fact, Bobby says outright he thinks they should date!
The Episode Review
I’m so glad that Yumi’s Cells has been renewed for a second season. The first season wastes no time picking up where we left off, with a great visual flair and some nice additions to Cell Land. In fact, that opening scene with the black and white backdrop against Yumi in color is a good way of showing how her life has dissolved around her and left her feeling cold and alone. ..
The episode manages to inject just the right amount of humour and poignancy, with a smart number of flashbacks to show the key events from season 1. It’s already clear that Bobby is going to be a much more fun and interesting prospect compared to Woong, although I wouldn’t be surprised if we see the latter come back into the fold.
The fan-clubs in town are a neat touch too, and seeing the Lee Min-Ho stall is an amusing little Easter egg to the mega K-star. Thankfully, the show has retained its same level of flair and style in this season, which is great to see.
Episode 2 of the season finale left us on a cliffhanger, so we can only hope that the next episode will answer some of our questions. We can’t wait to find out what happens next! ..
