There are so many creatively delivered insight along with an abundant of precious self-growth for our Yumi this week. So many that it managed to balance the sad inevitability of our couple's breakup.

First, the gourd and what it represented in term of relationship longevity and robustness. That short message clearly wasn't the thing that made Yumi the angriest. It was just the right trigger (the gentlest tap of trigger) atop a precarious mountain of small, unresolved problems and lots of buried resentment and insecurities. At the end of the day, it's never about that small text the night before, it's about Yumi's and Woong's mutual unwillingness to be emotionally vulnerable with each other. What was seemingly a small flaw in the beginning of their relationship that in about a year has grown into a serious problem without either of them realizing.

Then, there's the time machine eps that hit just right where it hurts. You know, that odd feelings you got when you read your old diary or watch your old amateur videos or look at your old photos, like you just met with a different person instead of the past you. Sometimes it's nice to know how far you've come in life. But sometimes, you simply can't wrap your head around the idea that you two are the same person. Life experiences sure are a changer.

Even though I already saw that breakup coming from miles away, I still didn't expected myself to be this affected by the end of Yumi's and Woong's relationship. Me, who usually has to stifle my boredom and rolling eyes when such scene unfolded. But their almost-breakup felt so real and genuine and inevitable (not to mention that I've been so invested in this couple), and that's why it hurt so much.

It's actually a curious decision for the writer to end this season with their official breakup. And even more curious that their last meeting wasn't a high tension scene, but a simple decision between 2 people who knew what was coming. Not that I'm complaining. It felt final and perfectly anticlimactic to close this portion of Yumi's life chronicles. It was also oddly apt for their relationship that never really escalated into high drama even with all the opportunities and elements to create exactly that. It also nicely underscored Yumi's self-realization and self-growth in the interim of their "thinking period", marking it as one of the important lesson Yumi picked up from her third relationship.

Yumi might not get her much awaited happy ending with Woong, but it was a good relationship while it last. It taught her a lot, including how to love herself again. And I think it's important for her to experience how a failed relationship could end amicably.

Yumi's relationship with Woong was only 1 year, 1 month, 4 days and I doubted it was Yumi's third relationship.

Yumi and Woong clearly had lots of room to grow first before they can get back together, and I do hope they get back together. Communication is one thing, but also Pride on Woong's side and Self-Love on Yumi's side. That she has nothing to do when not in a relationship is really telling. She needs to be a complete person first, as per that bulletin board cell - she is the only lead person in her life.

For once, I really like how they will use the system of multiple seasons. Yumi will grow with every relationship.

For this one, I really liked Woong but he didn't communicate well causing misunderstandings like the marriage, Snake-Yi, etc.

It was sad to see them break up because we could see how they still love each other but hurt each other in the same time.

I really liked the concept of the gourd. They showed it very well how it was not just one reason that broke their relationship, but several small reasons that accumulated over time. However, I really didn’t like how Yumi is so dependent on not being single. She doesn’t have a life when she is not in a relationship. I wish in the next season they show character development.

I found that the last few episodes were a bit draggy and not as addictive as the first half of the drama. That said, I enjoyed the true-to-life portrayal of adult romantic relationships.

That final moment in the cafe could really have gone either way. A proposal or a breakup would have been equally fitting in that context. While I'm sad that we'll probably have to say goodbye to Woong as Yumi moves on with her life, I'm also excited to see how Yumi grows in her future relationships.

This format is so refreshing after being used to dramas there are focused on an OTP.

“there is no male lead. there is only one lead here.” 💙💙💙💙💙

Yumi just shot to the top of my drama list

If only Woong's silly app had been successful the relationship outcome would have been so different. Yumi should have realized that there was no stable financial future with his current self employment. Woong has a strong work ethic, he just doesn't have the right product.

I’m pretty sure that Woong met Sae Yi to discuss joining her new company and that’s who has invested in his app, giving him financial security that he can’t detail to Yumi. It will be interesting to see if we learn more about that in Season 2 or go on without Woong at all.

I love this show, I love seeing the cells and how they war with each other to make decisions, just like all of our own internal battles.

@missvictrix through your post I now find closure to this wonderful 1st season of Yumi's Cells. Thank you for your wonderful weecap😁

Looking forward to the next one🙂

I din’t get it. When Yumi become his first priority in his life, he asked for a break up? Why? Even when she isnt, the marriage desire was lifted up from the bottow fo the sea. But when she is his top priority, he doesn’t want to stay together with her? Why?

It’s also a shame that Yumi wants to breakup with Woong. Woong was so kind and caring. Despite he is being potrayed as a person who care so much about his pride, there were so many times he casted it aside for her. Coming to the office when he thought he was dumped after the blind date, his beard, The Hotel incident, Sae Yi. Those keyboard gift when he is not even remember about his birthday? Pfft. I like Woong so much despite him not being all perfect.

i wasn't paying attention to the total number of episodes for this drama and i had no idea there was already a second season planned. so i was surprised it ended at 14... but i am looking forward to watching the Season 2, regardless.

i make no predictions of the outcome. i'm just in for the ride...

Best drama of 2021 for me. It's so comforting to watch after a long day of work. I love the directing and musical choices.

And of course, Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun are amazing together. They've converted me to a fan. I keep watching BTS and interviews because they're so charming.

Can somebody who knows the webtoon maybe explain Woong's behavior? I know the drama can change his motivations but I'd like to know the original explanation. I liked this drama very much, the realistic and sensitive main characters and the metaphorical workings of their minds were a great team. I did not like the decision to forget Woong's mind though, in the latest eps he was more of a secondary character for no reason. If drama decided that making his motivations a mystery was necessary to make people want a second season it was a silly idea and it did not match the rest of the story.

He was a caring guy and suddenly decided to move out without any explanation? Yumi didn't behave like she should either, the woman who was mature enough to say the things she said in the Saeyi situation would not be someone who would never ask why her boyfriend left the apartment.

That last ep was rather weak, the awful PPL, the parents added nothing, both main characters behaved weirdly, the card metaphor was very overused and then Woong probably had some simple work explanation to break up but drama decided it needed to be mysterious for no reason.

First, wow, the show was so brave to end on a break-up. I like it. Seems realistic.
Second, I am so amazed by Ahn Bo Hyun's acting. He feels like a completely different person in every role. Sometimes, I do not even recognize that they are the same person.