In the first episode of Yumi’s Cells Season 3, Yumi’s father, Kim Man-sik, brags to his neighbors about how well his daughter is doing as a romance novelist. Yumi has reached some big goals, like buying her dad a new car and having one of her books turned into a drama.
Yumi is currently skydiving with her producer, PD Yoon, to get ideas for her next book. In the story, a character falls in love with a skydiving teacher. But as she jumps, her Writer Cell realizes that the idea might need a different way to be done.
In the meantime, Yi-da and Dae-yong, who now have a baby girl, go out for the day. Yi-da goes to Yumi’s new studio to talk about her creative problems. Yumi says she hasn’t been able to write lately, even though she has four successful books. She thinks it’s because her life has become too stable and boring.
Reason Cell shows that there is a bigger problem in Yumi’s mind: many of her cells have gone dormant since the Writer Cell took over. The Love Cell has even disappeared because Yumi hasn’t dated anyone in three years. Reason and Emotion Cell find a huge freezer full of Yumi’s unused and inactive cells as they look into the matter.
Yumi really does like how calm her life is right now. But things start to change when she finds out that PD Yoon hurt his leg while skydiving. Because of this, she will get a new producer who is calm, logical, and not as adventurous.
Shin Soon-rok, the new PD, comes to Yumi’s studio and meets her and her assistant writer, Baek Na-hui. Soon after, Yumi remembers that Soon-rok used to work at the company and that they had met before. Now that he’s back, he acts calm and direct, which makes him seem cold.
Later, Yumi and Soon-rok end up on the same bus and learn that they live in the same neighborhood. They keep acting awkwardly when they both stop at a bungeoppang shop. Soon-rok buys the last serving without giving any to Yumi, even though she hints that she wants some. Yumi’s Dislike Cell wakes up at this point.
The episode also shows Yumi’s side job as a dog sitter for Ruby’s Maltese, Coco. Soon-rok comes over the next day while Coco is still at Yumi’s house. She is still annoyed by his short answers. Soon-rok suggests changing the dog’s breed during a talk about her book. She says that Maltese dogs aren’t very smart. Yumi uses fake numbers to back up her choice, and he finally gives up on the subject.
Soon-rok, on the other hand, later calls her claim into question by saying that Maltese dogs are known for bad habits. This makes Yumi mad, which wakes up her Profanity Cell and ends the episode on a funny note.
Review of the Episode
The first episode of Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells is strong and interesting. Yumi is now successful and financially stable, but the episode keeps her relatable by showing how she is creatively stuck and emotionally dormant.
The return of the Cell Village brings up an interesting point: many of Yumi’s cells are no longer active. This is how her life is right now: stable, but not very exciting or deep.
The addition of Shin Soon-rok makes things more interesting. His calm but direct personality is very different from Yumi’s, which makes it look like they are enemies who will fall in love. His character adds a new level of tension that could bring Yumi’s emotions back to life.
Overall, the first episode does a good job of bringing viewers back into Yumi’s life after a big time jump and setting up new problems and relationships between characters. It finds a good balance between humor, character growth, and excitement for what’s to come.