I enjoyed these episodes despite the weaknesses described already by other beanies, including the confusing king/mage soul swap, and patchy acting by the non lead four seasons characters. I'm loving MD/Naksus ever growing kill list as well as the chemistry between the leads. I sincerely hope the 30 episode rumour is untrue, 20 might even be stretching it...
I watched AoS season 1 once most of the episodes were out, so missed following along on here. Going back through the old recaps to live in the world (while the ending is still unknown) and because they're so enjoyable to read
Her last pillory (before her death) when she lashed out at everyone for their hypocrisy was so so good -- it almost assumed the grand scale of Shakespearean tragedy and pathos. I felt pity for her and could understand her rage and bitterness for the double standards of their world (i.e. sorcery is outlawed while magic isn't when you ALL have profited off my family art of the alchemy of souls. How brazen)
In the second season of Alchemy of Souls, it was revealed that Mudeok was, in fact, Jin Bu-yeon and was rescued by the Jin family with the help of Senior mage Lee. He did keep the fact to himself for three years. Jang Uk and Naksu were, however, meant to meet again. It is only in episode 8 that the two of them realize the truth.
The answer comes in the final moments of episode 10 of Alchemy of Souls season 2. Jin Seol-ran decides to give complete control of Jin Bu-yeon's body to Naksu and disappears after the Fire Bird is taken care of. Following this, Jang Uk and Naksu, with the blessings of the mages of Jinyowon and Songrim, live as a married couple. They are handed the responsibility of hunting down the relics that escaped from Jinyowon's mansion during the fight.
After premiering its first episode on Netflix last week on December 10, Alchemy of Souls is being simulcast on the streaming service, complete with English subtitles. For Korean audiences, season two will be broadcast via cable network tVN.
I understand that the writers wanted to make things right as it is quite weird and strange to have the male lead and female lead get married and have children and live happily ever after with the female lead having 2 souls in a body that isn't even hers. However, they could have fixed it up right in the middle of season 1 so we could have seen the relationship development of the two with the soul in the correct body and have not invested on Mudeok and Uk. Also it would have given us a chance to have gotten to know Buyeon much better as a separate entity or body from Naksu's soul. But whatever. I'm over it. LOL! I'll let the writer write whatever they want to write. I give up. LOL!
The first episode is currently scheduled to air on Saturday, December 10th, 2022. The second season has half the number of episodes as season 1, which takes the total number of episodes to ten.
The series will stream for a total of five weeks, with two episodes released each week, making Alchemy of Souls season 2 a short ten-episodic series. Although there have been no changes to the episode release dates, there may be delays, and the dates may alter. For your convenience, the release dates for each episode, beginning with the first, are listed below.
The first two episodes will air on Netflix during the first week of its release on December 10 (Saturday) and 11 (Sunday). The episodes will be released every weekend until season 2 concludes on January 10, 2023, according to the schedule.
Set in a fictional country called Daeho, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their twisted fates due to a forbidden magic spell known as the "alchemy of souls", which allows souls to switch bodies.
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