Satisfaction Level
In episode 6 of Yumi’s Cells Season 2, we follow Yumi as she begins her new life. She’s pretty satisfied with her life, including how she’s writing her novel and meeting Bobby for lunch at subway.
After meeting her boyfriend, Yi-Da runs into Ruby who is convinced she showed up because she missed her. Yumi is also there too and the trio head out for lunch, where they suss out that Yi-Da is dating someone. ..
After some hilarious shouting, Yumi gets back on-track with her writing. Ruby confirms that Bobby is dating, although they bring up how it could be his ex-girlfriend. After some more hilarious shouting, Yumi gets back on track with her story.
She’s taking writing classes and reading a lot, but she’s worried about the outcome of her life and what will happen if she runs out of money and doesn’t win the competition. Meeting her old friend Eun-hee doesn’t help either, as she’s worried and concerned that she’s quit her job. ..
That night, Yumi has a pig dream. The Cells aren’t sure what this means but Yumi soon susses out that this is to do with the writing competition. Unfortunately, she doesn’t win. She’s understandably disappointed, although she tries to psyche herself up, pointing out that this was her first competition and she needs to keep persevering. So she keeps writing.
That night, Bobby shows up to make her feel better, although he doesn’t mention the writing competition loss at all. However, Yumi’s parents suddenly show up as well. Yumi’s father seems happy but unfortunately he uses the “handshake of fury” to show how annoyed he is, crushing Bobby’s fingers.
Yumi’s mother on the other hand is the complete opposite and she’s super happy. Yumi is really worried things won’t go to plan, and that her mother will embarrass him. ..
Bobby and Yumi’s father have a tense relationship. Bobby offers to take over when Yumi’s father starts to fix the shelf, but it is clear that he is worried about losing Yumi as his daughter. Eventually though, Bobby concedes and they go to the hospital.
The drama then turns to finding out who Bobby’s father is. According to Yumi’s mother, Bobby’s polite manner means he’s a rich family’s heir. Yumi overhears her boyfriend on the phone and realizes that he’s an heir to his father’s business. Bobby and his dad don’t get along and he doesn’t want to inherit the business. ..
This sparks up Yumi’s inspiration as she begins imagining scenarios in her head. Maybe Yumi is going to be a drama writer? Well, when Bobby returns, Yumi learns he’s actually a successor to Bobby’s street food. Bobby’s father owns a restaurant, not some crazy rich company after all!
The pair end up kissing and getting hot and heavy that night, including a historic adventure in landing on planet H2, or more commonly referred to as “Left Buttock.” Anyway, the pair do fall asleep together and it seems everything is on the way up for Yumi.
The Episode Review
Naughty Cell is a character that we’ve seen only in passing throughout the first season. But this time he gets his moment to shine. He’s a lovable rogue who does whatever it takes to get what he wants, even if it means breaking the law. And in the landing scene, he comes into view for just a few seconds before disappearing again. But in that brief moment, we see how cunning and dangerous he can be.
Meanwhile, the whole episode works well to showcase Bobby’s slight concern toward making a big impression with Yumi’s parents. That handshake is hilarious, and as someone who has been on the receiving end of it, he did well to stave it off.
Episode 6 was a much more positive and upbeat episode than Episode 5. This is likely due to the focus on Bobby, who seems like a much brighter romantic prospect than John in the past. ..
