Alquimia das Almas 2: Luz e Sombra (2022)

Even better Well-paced than the First Season with Back to back Intriguing plots!!

I didn't wanted to waste time writing a long one but I think it will be useful for future viewers so here we go...

People are criticising Go Yoonjung but I think they didn't carefully reviewed her character and the circumstance her character was set in. Go yoonjung perfectly picked up the Naksu's character that Jung somin had created and left, just keep in mind that due to special circumstances naksu's character is like that of a person she was before getting exploited by jin mu. I heard this advice and it was so fun to watch her acing the character. She perfectly carried the flow of Naksu's character in the right amount, since she was now also carrying the duty to carry out the character of a priestess. She lost all her memories so giving her mudeok's heavy elements means she remembers all her tough times while training, and killing people. But since that cannot happen, they give her features of cho yeong (the child who held the hand of jin mu not crying even when she saw her father dying before her). An innocent, curious and bold child, who likes to have her way and is willing to play tricks every now and then. Its perfectly fine if she appears as a 3rd person, like cho yeong, since she is not naksu anymore nor mudeok, she only has those personality traits. she forgot everthing and is now making new memories with jang Uk, so she appears both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

I got goosebumps while seeing how Go yoonjung even picked up the habits of her character that Jung so min created, the same way of speaking and making that face , and calling "jang uk". No one can recreate a character so perfectly as she did. I'm beyond impressed.

This drama was really perfect. I even liked it better than the first season. First season had some filler episodes but I'm glad that they made this season well-paced. There was always something intriguing to look forward to in the next episode in S2. The story kept being tight from start to finish. The script was really good. They created many interesting theories and then unveiled them to the viewers nicely. This season really filled a lot of plot holes for 1st season. This season deserves higher rating than the previous one for me.

It's been a long time since a drama made me tear-up. I felt the sadness and bittersweet fate they had so deeply that it ached my heart when this only just a fictional story. All the actors did a wonderful job. It really is a thing to ponder over, how both ML and FL had such a bitter fate.

Jang Uk: He had to suffer from his gate of energy being sealed by his father, he had to live among hurtful rumours , lost both his parents, had to experience numerous life-death situation while training to finally reach Chisu, lost his only precious love by getting stabbed, had to suffer the consequences of having ice-stone within him, facing wraiths everytime, and now again fear of losing his love and so on.
Naksu: Had to see her family die, train hard till death, lived alone all his life in seclusion, had to kill numerous in the pretence of avenging her father, lost all her powers, trapped inside a weak body, got betrayed by Jin Mu who she thought was helping, lost his love, had to kill herself, had to maintain distance from Jang Uk again when she knew she could again not be with him, etc

Also, I'm glad that the crown prince got to be the king, he is the best king the country of Daeho could ever get. He is greedy but not enough to harm his own people. He knows when to stop his greed, and that the powerful ain't always an enemy but an ally. Jang Uk is better off a powerful person who wants to protect his loved ones. But Go Won knows that marriage and bride is not in his control, and that all that is a responsibility. jang Uk is a free person so I'm glad that he remained free and unbothered by these worldly material things like owning the throne. Crown prince is rather perfectly balanced to be the king than his father or mother ( both the soul shifter shaman, and his biological mother), Both his parents were foolishly greedy but he knows when to back down before things go out of control.


I'll forever remember this classic masterpiece!! I hope people take this drama as one of the top ones that all future generations gonna watch

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The best drama ever

if l could recommend a 1000/10 drama with chemistry, physics and all the romance and not to talk of a badass sexy ml it will be AOS season 2 cause Uk was serving shame,jae wook and younjung gave their all and l loved it hence can't count how many times I've rewatched ssn2 it is the best there is and crossing my fingers on another drama with jae wook and go younjung they just make the cutest tv couple period! and glad wookie said so himself that he wishes to work with her on another project cause he loved their on screen chemistry ❤️ and ssn1 was good but it looked more of like a sibling relationship between uk and mudoek, like she was the big sister pushing her little brother to be strong and find himself

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GIVE IT A CHANCE

If u don't like the new actress, I cant blame u. But just give it a chance. I was gonna watch it anyway, but i got really found of her . We were already familiar to her and we already knew she is the real Naksu. We also have so many paralels in part 2 so it is easy to see her as Naksu.
I was a little afraid in the begining because i really liked part 1 so I thought that if i dont enjoy part 2 i would feel like a traitor :))). But I am in lovee with the first two eps. There were a lot of unanswered questions in the first ep, the the second ep answered a lot of my curiosities. I can't wait for the next week for new episodes, i am already hooked. As always I hate JinMu , but I hope he won't turn our crown prince into a bad guy. On the other hand I believe Jin Mu will try something bad, but that will end up making Naksu remembering the past .
I am constantly watching edits and replaying my favourite parts.

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why so many bad reviews?

strangly, so many hateful comments and reviews towards FL. who have we become? i really enjoy the character growth in this SS2 childish Uky has grown up and I really fall in love, Go Youn Jung portray « one sided love » very well.
so where all the hate reviews coming from?

The story is reset and restart, it’s fresh delivered for the new FL. she is cute and did the new Naksu character very well. imagine Naksu without a revenge? she would think ordinary, falling in love like an ordinary person and Go Youn Jung delivers. I don’t get bored watching her at all, she’s geogous!

Jang Uk in this season is mature, I was very annoyed in SS1 because he acted like a baby all the time. so I’m glad to see the character development after the « losing » experience.

Love it 💕

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A Beautiful Farewell to Daeho.

I honestly loved this season so much more than the first! I know not everyone might agree, but this one just hit differently for me. Season 1 set the foundation with its incredible world-building, intense character development, and gripping story.

In this season, the chemistry between Wook and Bu Yeong had its own charm. Their moments together were sweet, and seeing how Wook stood by her while being the strongest made their bond even more special. The way their relationship unfolded added a nice balance of warmth and emotion to the story. The sweet, emotional scenes had me hooked, and the pacing felt just right this time.

And yes, Go Youn Jung. I freakin love her! She’s absolutely stunning, her expressions, her presence, everything about her was mesmerizing. But let me be clear: Jung So Min was amazing too! She brought so much depth to her character in Season 1, and her performance is unforgettable.

The ending this time felt satisfying and well-rounded. But now I’m left with post-series emptiness—it’s like I don’t know what to do with myself after such an emotional journey. Overall, Season 2 brought all the magic, romance, and emotions I could’ve hoped for!

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What a sequel!!!

Top notch season following up on a top notch season 1. I'm not a fan of sequels in Asian dramas. But, in this case, I couldn't be more excited and happy that there were 10 more episodes to this amazing story.

They rounded off all the story arcs & life did come full circle here. Leads just ate, I was wondering if changing female lead would impact any visual aspect of the show, it didn't. The story really flew well, the change made sense and I loved their chemistry. The ML was so charismatic & their constant banter kept me hooked. Sometimes, I even would rewind just to see them saying those lines again.

Really loved the way story came to its conclusion. Loved this show so much! Definitely on my re-watch list!

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Two Souls Forever Drawn Together

This part was highly anticipated and that could make this part be very bad if it weren’t to be good. But the writing for this show sells the drama so well, that every doubt I have is fading away

I thought with a new actress for Naksu that would be jarring and her character wouldn’t feel the same. But her development is there with the last part and she is the same person. The writing for her is fluent and tied with the last part so well even if it has been three years for all the characters. They all are the same people but they have drastically matured by the situations and hardships they’ve been through.

This drama is a top notch one. The setting is stunning and the costumes are just as stunning. It’s got everything and more importantly the script backing this drama up is done very well. With a time skip it could’ve been doing too much or having us assuming, but they leave just enough to assume and enough for us to guess.

I love how well Naksu and Jang Uk play off each other, with it being reminiscent of what it was before. I hope the ending isn’t again a tragedy, but so far this drama is anything but. It’s so amazing really and everything is engaging. Impressive for me and I love this show so much. I’ll write a more in depth review once it all comes out.

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ONE OF THE BEST HISTORICAL KDRAMAS I'VE EVER WATCHED

For those who keep giving this film negative reviews, sorry to say but you are biased and bitter. Because this drama is so far one of the best kdramas I've watched, this is coming from someone who has watched over 200 kdramas. You're a fan of the actress from the first season and not the storyline if you hate this drama.
I've rewatched this drama over 30 times and what amazes me it's I've never gotten bored of it. Every time I rewatch it feels like a new drama. I don't know why anyone who claim the plot is bad when it's literally just a continuation of the story which was split into two parts. Without part 2 I would never had understood the storyline. I also love the message the writers were conveying "LOVE SOMEONE BASED ON THEIR SOUL NOT APPEARANCE".
In conclusion Awesome and Amazing. Well written and amazing chemistry and cinematography

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Great but missing our cold blooded assassin Naksu.

When I first started watching season 2 I tried super hard to make myself like it since I was a big fan of Mu Deok. I find it difficult to adapt to Naksu's new character + the new actress. Naksu was a completely different person at the start of s2. One thing is for sure, they dragged the amnesia plot for far too long and they filled it up with wattpad level romance. So you ask why my rating is still so high. I liked s1 so much, and I just wanted everything to be wrapped up well in s2, and it was wrapped up well. I also have a lot of love for all the characters like Park Jin, Kim Do Ju, Master Lee, Dang Gu, Crown prince and Cho Yeon too. So I got my well wrapped happy ending.
It is however disappointing that there are no more Naksu fight scenes or even her being 'cool'.

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O que mais me vidrou nesse dorama é que ele consegue tá prender rapidamente na história.

Um dorama muito bom e muito bem feito em todos os sentidos, te faz sofrer juntos com os personagens e no final seu coração fica quentinho, recomendo esse dorama.
Você pensa que vai dar tudo errado e dá e depois não dá mais fica tudo bem, o que mais me prendeu era saber o que ia acontecer com o Jang Uk com a pedra de gelo, o que o Jin Mu ia fazer pra ficar no poder e quando iam descobrir a patifaria que ele tava fazendo, e se a Bu-yeon ia expulsar a Naksu do corpo dela.
Você não sabe quem é o vilão e quem não é, a história tem um plot muito bom e o Jin Mu parece imortal, não posso falar mais se não vou contar toda a história.

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CONTIENE SPOILERS!!! Review del drama completo, primera temporada y segunda.

Para ser sincera, comencé este drama al ver que la protagonista sería Somin y si no hubiera sido por ella probablemente no me hubiera interesado, luego al ver a Younjung en el primer capítulo me entusiasmé por su participación en el drama y me decepcioné cuando solo ví su cara al menos 20 minutos e inmediatamente ya se dió su muerte (aclaro que todavía no sabía que iba a haber una segunda temporada), pero en cuanto seguía viendo los capítulos más me quedaba atrapada por la historia.
Cada sábado se me hizo ameno gracias a los capítulos de Alquimia de Almas, la fantasía que envolvía al drama, la producción detras de todo, y aun que no soy muy fan de los efectos especiales en este tipo de género, alquimia de almas se destacó notoramiento con sus efectos, tal vez al ver a las personas volar se notaba un poco raro y me recordaba la ficción en esto pero los efectos de la magia fueron increíbles al punto que parecía que los actores realmente podían hacer magia; por otro lado las escenas de mayor tensión/dramatismo fueron las mejores logradas en la primera temporada, acompañadas por impecables performance de los actores y una música que iba a sintonia con las emociones del personaje, permitiendome vivir ese momento con aún más dramatismo.

Temporada 1: 7/10
La primera temporada siento que tal vez tuvo capítulos de más, hasta ya no me acuerdo qué pasa en los primeros 10 capítulos porque se dedicaron a relatar sucesos de manera rápida, dándoles un inicio y fin en tan solo un capítulo; mientras que, en los capítulos restantes se dedicaron más a la acción y revelación de los hechos, a mi parecer, más importantes de la trama, quién era mudeok y cuál era su pasado realmente, el plan de jinmu, la historia de jang gang, el nacimiento de jang uk, jin buyeon y cómo todo eso se conectaba entre sí, pero me llegó a desesperar la manera en que de repente todo iba muy lento y había demasiado suspenso para aclarar las cosas. Lógicamente esta temporada es esencial, ya que es el inicio de todo, pero como dije al principio, siento que pudo haber sido más corta, al menos tres o cuatro capítulos menos, concentrarse un poco más en la trama de la alquimia de almas y los secretos del pasado que envolvían a la gran mayoría de personajes y dejar para después la comedia y el romance.
Destaco a Jaewook en esta temporada, sabemos que Somin es una actriz a la altura del papel que se le dió y por eso estoy satisfecha y no la menciono, pero Jaewook me sorprendió especialmente en las escenas de mayor drama, como cuando Mudeok envenena a Uk, pierde la placa de Songrim y tiene que ser castigado por eso, las peleas con Mudeok, y muchas otras escenas en las que se lució y demostró ser un actor de grandes habilidades para trasnmitir las emociones que está sintiendo.

Temporada 2: 9/10
En esta temporada lograron muchas cosas en las que tal vez habían fallado con la primera, le dan su tiempo a la comedia y al amor, también a sidestorys que no tenian una gran relevancia pero en ningún momento pierden el enfoque en la trama principal, la cual es la alquimia de almas. Hubo menos dramatismo (excepto por los tres últimos capítulos) pero hubo tensión, tristeza, confusión, acción y más que nada FANTASÍA, en la primera temporada muy probablemente al tener dos protagonistas incapaces de tener un gran manejo de la magia, no pudieron mostrar mucho de eso pero en esta temporada le sacaron todo el provecho, hasta el punto de convertir a una pequeña tortuga en un dios místico, personalmente eso hizo que ganara varios puntos de ventaja. Por otro lado, la producción en vez de bajar la calidad, se superó y eso es muy destacable en este tipo de géneros porque ví otras series o sagas en las que bajaban la calidad de producción conforme pasaba la historia.
En cuanto a la actuación, Younjung destacó increiblemente y estoy segura que este papel le abrirá muchisimas puertas en futuros proyectos, lo cual me pone muy feliz siendo que la conozco desde Sweet Home y siempre quise verla en papeles mayores como el que tomó en este drama; interpretó a tres identidades distintas en toda la trama, tenía que demostrar hostilidad e indiferencia cuando se trató de Naksu y lo hizo, después se presentó al público como alguien inocente pero segura y perspicaz para nada débil a pesar de sus condiciones físicas, tomando el papel de Jin Buyeon (en realidad era Yeong), y como última performance nos mostró a la verdadera Jin Buyeon, que aunque no tuvo mucho tiempo interpretandola, fue suficiente para mostrarnos a ese personaje y que no quedara duda que en ese cuerpo no estaba el alma de Yeong sino Buyeon; en otras palabras, Younjung ate slayed devored carried etc.
La última temporada logró todo un matiz de colores a medida que iba pasando los capítulos, al principio una trama melancólica, luego se volvió divertida y avanzó a una historia completamente oscura desenmascarando a muchos personajes. No tengo ninguna queja para el final, ¿Tenía que terminar mal? Según como iban las cosas entonces eso era lo que se esperaba, pero ¿Está bien el final que se le dió? Sí, queríamos un final feliz para todos nuestros personajes favoritos y eso obtuvimos; así que, no considero que debería cambiarse o agregarse algo, fue un final perfecto.

Extras:
Hay algunas cosas que me dejaron con el nudo en la garganta o la decepción en mano, como por ejemplo cuando Mudeok mata a Jang Uk, no hay demasiado tiempo para procesar los hechos y rápidamente vuelven a la persecución de asesinar; después en el capítulo final de la segunda temporada, me dejaron con las lágrimas en los ojos y los mocos cayendo cuando se mostró que Park Jin, Kim Doju y Lady Jin seguían vivos, obviamente no quería que se mueran (no Park Jin y Kim Doju por lo menos) pero la escena de revelación fue tan out of context, Jang Uk simplemente llegó al funeral confundido y se le formaron lágrimas en los ojos al ver como todos lloraban por los líderes de songrim y jinyowon, y más lágrimas cuando vió el ataúd de Kim Doju (lo cual eso me da a entender que él llora por aquellas muertes también), pero a los segunos él está rígido hablando de su visión sobre el pájaro de fuego y prácticamente les dice a los presente "Ah sí no están tiesos, están tomando unos mates en mi cabaña 👍🏻". Mi última queja acá es el no haber vuelto a ver a Naksu o por lo menos a Yeong recuperando sus poderes y peleando con su espada, pero esto se entiende completamente que no haya pasado porque Naksu es una identidad de Yeong que fue forzada brutalmente a llevar, era alguien ignorante a la verdad y su único propósito era la venganza, propósitos con los que Yeong ya no vivía y dejar de lado todo eso fue dejar atrás un pasado en el que había sido condenada, siendo ella inocente.
Por otra parte, lo más lindo de todo el drama fue el guión, no solo la parte de la fantasía sino también el romance que estaba envuelto en la trama, en la primera temporada seguramente las escenas de amor entre Uk y Mudeok fueron especiales y me convencieron de que sí se amaban gracias a los guiones detrás de todo, pero la segunda temporada inevitablemente se lleva todos los puntos respecto a este tema, las promesas de Yeong a Uk, las palabras de Uk hacia ella, el corazón roto de Yul, el arrepentimiento del príncipe, la necedad de Lady Jin, los acertijos del maestro Lee y sobre todo, la metáfora de la luz y la sombra con respecto a Uk y Yeong, es todo literaria y poeticamente hermoso.

Un drama con el que inicié sin ninguna expectiva, con algo de reselo y críticas, pero que terminé amando y disfrutando más de lo que esperaba, es sin dudas, una recomendación para todas las personas que quieren iniciar en esto de ver k-dramas. Definitivamente 10.

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