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Great for 8 episodes
This really feels like saying goodbye to a character I've loved and followed for years. Yumi's Cells has always been one of my favorite dramas for being able to show its characters in such a realistic way; the animated cells might seem over-the-top sometimes but they always perfectly encapsulate the emotional turmoil of romance, friendships, and everyday life.
This final season is no different; I normally don't like watching dramas where the female lead falls first, but after seeing Yumi give up on love after her first two relationships, it was actually beautiful to see her be the one to fall first and be so happy about feeling butterflies again.
I know a lot of people were skeptical about Kim Jae-won taking on the role of Soon-rok (me included) but I think he really won us all over by the end. There's one scene in particular where he's standing outside looking up at Yumi's window; that scene absolutely flipped a switch for me.
I think the OST of this season also really helped to elevate it; I loved the previous seasons but honestly never paid much attention to any of the songs. This time around there were multiple that I immediately wanted to download, and it really made the scenes feel so romantic.
With that being said, I think there are some things that were really iffy, and the biggest one, to nobody's surprise, is the short runtime plus the fact that Babi was given some Soonrok scenes.
It's crazy to me that Yumi's final love interest doesn't get the same 14 episodes that Woong and Babi did; even 10 episodes would've been an improvement. I think they did the best they could with 8 episodes, giving Yumi and Soonrok time to confess and get together while leaving episodes for them to be together and show us what their relationship would be like, but the last episode in particular did begin to feel rushed. I know this may not even be the drama's fault, since there's this same pacing issue in the webtoon where it feels like we skip right to their wedding, but the drama also leaves some things out.
With so little time there's no space for subplots about Yumi's writing this time and we don't get to see much of her friends or family, which was kind of a shame since I always loved that Yumi's Cells never only focused on relationships. Don't get me wrong, I'm super glad that they chose to focus on the romance instead of trying to cram other character arcs in, but since this was the last season I really wish we got to say goodbye to old characters who had been with us from the start.
Overall, I think this was really enjoyable and heart-fluttering, but my god, imagine what we could've gotten with more time.
This final season is no different; I normally don't like watching dramas where the female lead falls first, but after seeing Yumi give up on love after her first two relationships, it was actually beautiful to see her be the one to fall first and be so happy about feeling butterflies again.
I know a lot of people were skeptical about Kim Jae-won taking on the role of Soon-rok (me included) but I think he really won us all over by the end. There's one scene in particular where he's standing outside looking up at Yumi's window; that scene absolutely flipped a switch for me.
I think the OST of this season also really helped to elevate it; I loved the previous seasons but honestly never paid much attention to any of the songs. This time around there were multiple that I immediately wanted to download, and it really made the scenes feel so romantic.
With that being said, I think there are some things that were really iffy, and the biggest one, to nobody's surprise, is the short runtime plus the fact that Babi was given some Soonrok scenes.
It's crazy to me that Yumi's final love interest doesn't get the same 14 episodes that Woong and Babi did; even 10 episodes would've been an improvement. I think they did the best they could with 8 episodes, giving Yumi and Soonrok time to confess and get together while leaving episodes for them to be together and show us what their relationship would be like, but the last episode in particular did begin to feel rushed. I know this may not even be the drama's fault, since there's this same pacing issue in the webtoon where it feels like we skip right to their wedding, but the drama also leaves some things out.
With so little time there's no space for subplots about Yumi's writing this time and we don't get to see much of her friends or family, which was kind of a shame since I always loved that Yumi's Cells never only focused on relationships. Don't get me wrong, I'm super glad that they chose to focus on the romance instead of trying to cram other character arcs in, but since this was the last season I really wish we got to say goodbye to old characters who had been with us from the start.
Overall, I think this was really enjoyable and heart-fluttering, but my god, imagine what we could've gotten with more time.
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