Alquimia de Almas Parte 2: Luz y Sombra (2022)

A série entregou tudo que tinha pra entregar

não tenho defeitos pra alquimia das almas tudo foi se encaixando, por mais que eles tiveram que inventar algo pra substituir a outra atriz e tal, achei convicente e tudo foi encaixado valeu demais a pena assistir não me arrependo, amei o elenco ❤

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Light and Shadow

Alchemy of Souls Part 2 (2023)

Likes
1. I liked the chemistry between Jaewook and Youn Jung more than with Jung Somin. Mudeok and Jang Uk to me felt like Master-Student while Buyeon-Jang Uk felt like the real thing.
2. I missed the original Naksu shadow assassin (GYJ looked soooo different as Jin Bu Yeon - the hair, light eyebrows etc) so sometimes I had to stop and think if this was really the same actress or not. Cho Yeong's evolution from the young girl, the teenager that Seo Yul met, to Mudeok, Jin Buyeon and back to Yeong. Still a little bit confusing but I love that she will spend the rest of her life as Cho Yeong.
3. I also love how much Jang Uk has grown since part 1 episode 1, esp now that he is the most powerful mage in Daeho. You dont need to be the king to be the most powerful, as long as you do your job and your passion well.
4. Park Jin and Kim Dojoo are too funny!! I miss Danggu's blonde hair and he didnt get a lot of cute scenes with Choyeon. Of course Master Lee is always all knowing.
5. It's always hard to write a great ending for fantasy dramas so was very happy that this show ended with quite well!!

Dislikes
1. Lots of flashbacks that could have been skipped. I also didnt like that Go Won had many scenes that were unnecessary and the turtle squad, trying make the scene funny. Good thing the turtle actually had a purpose in the story.
2. Seo Yul and Soi's "relationship", and annoying Yun Ok (why is she in this drama?)

Overall part 1 and part 2 could have actually fit in 20 episodes if they removed some of the draggy parts at the start, but also ok that they separated part 2 to give time for people to get used to the new actress/character and the 3 yrs later part of the story.

Rating: 8.5/10

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Thank you for making up for the ending of Season 1 but…

…I’m not sure why this couldn’t have just been tacked on to the end of Season 1. Season 1 was 20 episodes, Season 2 was half that. It could have just been one complete season of 30 or so episodes, and it would have flowed just fine. But I guess they had to get our hopes up so that we would excitedly watch S2 and drive the Netflix ratings up?

Anyways, now that the whole shebang is complete (I hope--though a next generation sequel might be interesting or a prequel, set 200 years before when the whole ice stone problem started), using my personal rating system of "loved," "liked," "meh," & "nah," this is a (one my rarely-given) “loved”. This is taking the two seasons together.

What I liked: That they figured out a way to make a happy ending for Naksu without her having to push someone else’s soul out of their body (well she sort of did that, but it was okay—just watch it if you need more explanation). I don’t think S2 was quite as good as S1 (which is why I wish it had not been a separate season, just the last ten episodes of one, single season), but it was satisfying. Evil lost, good won, Master Lee watched it all with a knowing smile.

What I did not like so much: I wish they would have given the Crown Prince a bit more depth of character, I really thought he’d been playing Jin Mu the whole time, but turns out he really wasn’t and seemingly made an arbitrary decision to go with the good side based on what appeared to be a trivial reason--but I'm glad he made the right decision in the end. I also wish they would have given a hint about who his queen would be and that it would be a smart, capable, and very sassy person :D. Mama Jin made me so angry with the way she treated Naksu. Even the assassin did not deserve that kind of treatment (e.g. being trapped in a room and then the plan to turn her into nothing more than a sow in a gestation crate—omg, those episodes before Jang Uk rescued her made my skin crawl). Matriarch Jin knew Naksu’s history and. sure, Naksu was the one who had killed her husband, he wasn’t exactly a stellar person in the first place since he was the reason beloved first daughter was drowned in the first place! And let’s not forget him deliberately placing a fake in the household with the intention of letting Jin Mu get control of the Jin treasury by soul-swapping the fake queen with Matriarch Jin. Anyways, any points of dislike of mine are minor irritations at best.

Should you watch this? I would recommend watching S1 & S2 as a complete season, which of course is possible because Netflix has them both. If you’re a fantasy person like I am, then I think you should watch it. Its well done. If you prefer hard, gritty reality then you won’t like it—or you could try stepping outside of your comfort zone and seeing what you think. (But I totally understand if you don’t want to because I don’t want to go outside my comfort zone, either, lol!). :D

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Alchemy of Souls 2: Light & Shadow (2022) – I was so behind watching this drama because I was not really attracted to it. After watching the first 2 episodes, I stopped and just pick the remaining episodes if I remember it, usually 1 episode only as much as possible. I can’t seem to continue watching it, I don’t know why, maybe because season 1 is so good. I believe the season 2 is necessary for the questions to be answered but that I was hoping that they should have added the episodes in the first season. I think I just finish this one to have a completed drama and to settle some remaining questions to be answered.

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Season 3 and 4? Why?

Season 2 was absolutely necessary as season 1 left the audience completely heartbroken for this pair of soul-mates. Leaving Uk behind to live out an eternity alone would have just been too cruel, especially considering he would be forever haunted by the wraiths, the residual spirits of the evil souls who greedily took part in soul shifting. As the evil Jin Mu, who never deserved to carry the revered family name, had not been served his just deserts, ha had to be eliminated.

So, season 2 wrapped up all the loose ends left by the tragic ending of season 1. Season 3 and 4 would superfluous. What is left for Uk and Yeong/Bu Yong to do? Chase after the escaped relics? Anyway, two thumbs way up for wrapping things up with season 2. Even Maidservant Kim and Lord Park had their happily ever after, with a suggested bundle of joy of their own on the way.

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My heart is heavy but the show was fantastic

I finished this beautiful, stunning gem today and ... cried at like 10 in the morning because the last episode was so epic! I am so sad that I finished this show omg… This was such an excellent, beautiful treat. I cried, laughed, got mad, cheered, just felt all the emotions!! The show was fun and stunning to watch despite my favorite characters being in so much pain. The OST for this part was just as pretty as in the first, and the story was just *mindblown* (I am surprised I actually understood it all lmao). I just loved how intricate and complex it was, my god. I will miss these characters and their interactions, and I will miss Daeho Fortress because she was a true stunner…. What a show*insert a turtle emoji*.

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uk isn't the one, wake up

9/10 just for making naksu look weak and dependant on a man. she had so much potential and for WHAT. powerful naksu my beloved. like a get she shifted her soul into jin buyeon's body and all and the jin seolran was like "well hello there" and she's like all powerful and stuff, but i wanted to see more the real naksu, the real cho yeong.
no but seriously we never really got to see her in a real fight, her being herself. i was really hoping for a heart-wrenching ending with some more drama. don't get me wrong, the fire bird was awesome, but i needed something more. like a dramatic naksu killing off uk for real this time. but i guess it's too much to ask for.

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a little sad but interesting too !

the second season is a little sad then 1st, NaXu died ( as we all tho) and it is not known whether she survived or not, but when it becomes clear that she seems to be alive but is in the body of another girl, then you will worry the whole series, whether her soul will remain in the body of Bo Young or not and for how long .. very surprised and I was glad that the end was happy and she survived, even though in the body of Jin Bo Young .. (according to the plot, the end does not seemed happy, often many cool dramas that, according to the idea, should have a happy ending turn out to be sad, but here everything is according to plan ahhha everything ended fine )
it was very cute to watch how the maid Kim rushes around with Park Jin) I kept thinking she would choose teacher Lee but no, ahah she fell for the magician Park Jin) cute their relationship was ahha, of course he is dumb but what can she do lol
also liked that Seo Yul did not realize his nightmare with the NaXu .. let her live and even helped, probably because she saved him in the body of Bo Young , I guess ..
The topic of exchanging bodies and souls with Solram, Bo Young and Naxu is very confused .. I didn’t always understand who is who at the moment and in which body and whose soul finds lol
How did this magician Jimin pissed me off! and the fact that everyone in the palace obeyed him and the king and queen turned out to be corrupt and so wanted, on the one hand, a donut with shifters, and on the other, a new young body .. only one prince and his servants were adequate from that family ..
surprised that in the palace, many clans were obsessed with greed and wanted to take possession of the ice stone, while betraying other clans and even the prince! even the father went against his son and it was terrible! Of course, that scene was shown not so seriously, without any special spiritual experiences of the prince, but I think this is due to his character as a character ahhha
also thinking if Jimin's plan had succeeded he would not have helped the king with a new body but would have been a king himself
I was very surprised by the reaction of ChanUk when he was informed that the NaXu was probably no more, I thought it would break him according to the script, but he seemed to be ready and just doing his duty, although in his heart he must have been very hurt but he held on ..
I am glad that everyone has a happy ending..
NaXu and ChanUk are alive and together )) and even Maid Kim and Park Jin are expecting a baby ahha
great drama but I expected much episodes oops lol 20 or more ))

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MY FAV 2022 KDRAMA

So, the list of my favorite kdramas is longer now. I know it is 2023 now and I just finished watched all the episodes.

I just love all the aspects in this drama. Actors, story, production, OSTs, and others. I just love how all the actors have a great chemistry. I love how the story flow and even though the female lead changed, it doesn't make the story weird. I still can continue watching and enjoy all the episodes. I love how Go younjung can adapt acting as naksu after played by Jung somin.

All of the actors are gorgeous and act really well. I don't know what to say again.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE DRAMA. Of course, it is rewatchable.

p.s. I fell in love with jaewook harder now and of course, my beauty queen, go younjung ?

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Esperava mais / I expected more

Não superou as minhas espectativas, a primeira temporada com certeza foi bem interessante mas a segunda deixou a desejar grandemente.

Pra começar , gente o que fizeram com a Naksu, destruiram o personagem dela, simplesmente foi desmoralizada, a naksu que eu conheci na temporada anterior era brilhante, astuta destemida e essa nova versão ela virou um personagem fraco, sem orugulho pois ficou correndo atrás do protagonista masculino a maioria do tempo como um cachorrinho e se tornou aquela protagonista que vemos muito por ai, linda, inocente, delicada e sempre em perigo para o princípe aparecer e resgtá-la, foi agoniante de se ver sério.

O ritimo foi arrastado, foi focado demais em um assunto enquanto tinha tantos outros para se desenrolar, a história tinha vários buracos e os diálogos eram cansativos. Bom nem tudo foi cansativo aqui, tenho que agradecer ao principe herdeiro pois ele era refrescante de assistir em meio a isso tudo, principalmente ver ele com sua tartaruga era fofo demais kkk.

Alquimia das Almas 2 não é ruim mas também não é uma maravilha. Serve para passar tempo pois apesar de tudo sua história é boa, mas com certeza não verei novamente.


obs: Não adiata me odiar nem me chingar pois essa é a MINHA OPINIÃO bjus.

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It did not exceed my expectations, the first season was certainly very interesting but the second left much to be desired.

To begin with, people, what they did to Naksu, they destroyed her character, she was simply demoralized, she became a weak character, without much pride because she was running after the male protagonist most of the time like a puppy, she became that protagonist that we see a lot for oh, beautiful, innocent, delicate and always in danger for the prince to appear and rescue her, it was agonizing to see her seriously.

The pace was dragged, it was too focused on one subject while there were so many others to unfold, the story had several holes and the dialogues were tiring. Well not everything was exhausting here, I have to thank the crown prince because he was refreshing to watch in the midst of it all, especially seeing him with his turtle was too cute lol.

Alchemy of Souls 2 isn't bad but it's not great either. It serves to pass time because despite everything its story is good, but I certainly won't see it again.


obs: Don't postpone hating me because that's MY OPINION.

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