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A rushed ending to an amazing series
This season can be summed up in 1 word: rushed. Everything was rushed in terms of relationship progression (how they started developing feelings, their dating story, … etc.).
Until this day, I still can’t understand how both of them started to develop feelings for one another. Yumi went from hating Soonrok’s guts to crushing on him in a span of 5 minutes. The reasons for her hating him was just super petty and unreasonable for a person who is in their mid-30s. I understand some of Soonrok’s actions could be seen as off-putting to other people who don’t understand him but most of his actions didn’t justify the extreme hatred (?) that Yumi had for him. For example, she felt awkward because he didn’t return her light banter during their meeting, he isn’t obligated to say more “Yes” sometimes people just don’t have much to say. The worst plot is the fact that she got annoyed because he insulted her Maltese’s storyline. The writers must be have ran out of ideas for this one because why are we going for middle-school level pettiness for adults in their early to mid 30s? I can’t believe I had to watch 2 adults arguing about whether Malteses are dumb or not like I actually couldn’t care.
Then all of a sudden Yumi likes Soonrok? Why? Because he took off his glasses, wore casual clothes and smiled at her? Actually whats even harder to understand is how did Soonrok start liking Yumi? All the conversations they had with each other on screen was almost all work-related. What is even more bizarre is that Soonrok proposed to Yumi a month into their relationship. Where did all of these come from? They came rushing and pushing everything into the last 2 episodes when we could’ve had more characterization process for both Yumi and Soonrok and come to a clearer understanding of how both of them came to realize their feelings for one another. But no! We get unnecessary plot lines like the annoying male writer who doesn’t take no for an answer.
Also I feel like Yumi was more relatable in the previous 2 seasons. Maybe it’s because I’m not a successful writer while Yumi in the previous season was such a normal 9-5 office worker/unemployed person who is trying to re-find her passion in writing again whilst navigating the relationships around her. This season just focused on her romance plot line and not a lot of focus on her career aspects? Of course you can’t fit everything into only 8 episodes, thats why this season needed more.
Overall still love Yumi’s Cells, the actors and actresses did a phenomenal job, I thought Kim Jae Won did pretty decent portraying Soonrok. The plot and maybe soundtrack could’ve been better.
Until this day, I still can’t understand how both of them started to develop feelings for one another. Yumi went from hating Soonrok’s guts to crushing on him in a span of 5 minutes. The reasons for her hating him was just super petty and unreasonable for a person who is in their mid-30s. I understand some of Soonrok’s actions could be seen as off-putting to other people who don’t understand him but most of his actions didn’t justify the extreme hatred (?) that Yumi had for him. For example, she felt awkward because he didn’t return her light banter during their meeting, he isn’t obligated to say more “Yes” sometimes people just don’t have much to say. The worst plot is the fact that she got annoyed because he insulted her Maltese’s storyline. The writers must be have ran out of ideas for this one because why are we going for middle-school level pettiness for adults in their early to mid 30s? I can’t believe I had to watch 2 adults arguing about whether Malteses are dumb or not like I actually couldn’t care.
Then all of a sudden Yumi likes Soonrok? Why? Because he took off his glasses, wore casual clothes and smiled at her? Actually whats even harder to understand is how did Soonrok start liking Yumi? All the conversations they had with each other on screen was almost all work-related. What is even more bizarre is that Soonrok proposed to Yumi a month into their relationship. Where did all of these come from? They came rushing and pushing everything into the last 2 episodes when we could’ve had more characterization process for both Yumi and Soonrok and come to a clearer understanding of how both of them came to realize their feelings for one another. But no! We get unnecessary plot lines like the annoying male writer who doesn’t take no for an answer.
Also I feel like Yumi was more relatable in the previous 2 seasons. Maybe it’s because I’m not a successful writer while Yumi in the previous season was such a normal 9-5 office worker/unemployed person who is trying to re-find her passion in writing again whilst navigating the relationships around her. This season just focused on her romance plot line and not a lot of focus on her career aspects? Of course you can’t fit everything into only 8 episodes, thats why this season needed more.
Overall still love Yumi’s Cells, the actors and actresses did a phenomenal job, I thought Kim Jae Won did pretty decent portraying Soonrok. The plot and maybe soundtrack could’ve been better.
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