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Worth the Watch: Left so much to miss
I loved this season 10 times better than the first so if you liked season 1 you should watch this one. I also never fully finished the first season so even if you didn't watch season 1 you'll be fine. It will feel like you missed reading the prequel but beyond that, this season stands on its own.I have been enjoying the less than 16-episode format, but I wish for more after the whole issue was resolved. I got so attached to our characters so whenever they were peacefully sitting by in the yard that was my favorite moment.
The season is so well-directed, edited, and written. The story wasn't bad. I am not sure if it was great. The whole plot beyond the three mountain gods wasn't to my taste even the backstory and betrayal was a little undeveloped. I know that they did it to not stretch out the events and some people will enjoy that the drama is shorter than usual. But this one is different it's not your usual drama where leads go stupid on episode 14 I think they could have played off 4 more episodes as splendidly as they did for the entire 12.
TLDR; go watch. great show. I hope in season 3 or a future cut I can see Hongju happy with someone besides Yeon (I am shipping her with the Jindu but fine with the other one). Foxes should be the only ones in the show who can't have but one love, the others should find a happy ending, please.
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rollicking bromance is violent & creepy but still engaging
intense, interesting & much more fun than I anticipated. Mostly a rollicking bromance with alot of friends fighting friends without the intent to kill. I gave it a lower rating because there was alot violence and scary/creepy evil. I was glad to see alot more of Rang & for him to have a romance WITH a happy ending. Female mountain god was a bit brainlessly fixated and shallow, but then again pretty much every woman in this was just a pawn, scenery or both. this is all about the guys having fun
tussling each other & kicking bad guy butts. main characters all end up alive . Very strong Korean ethnocentricity theme, which given the era it's set in & thier history with Japan-totally appropriate & warranted fitting the story. Very engaging, well acted drama-just too violent & creepy at times for me to make it something I'd put on my shelf to rewatch. Kudos, by the way for making it only 12 episodes. 16 would have been draggy .
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"이 땅의 주인은 니들이 아니야!"
There is a lot more this prequel season could have told, but it certainly doesn't lack the style, passion, and its firecracker personality. I guess we don't have to argue that Kim Beom's undercut, inspired by Peaky Blinders, stole the show. I totally approve of it, I myself have been wearing such for years.🔸A wild mix of fantasy, horror, action, noir, comedy, and period drama, a sneak into the culture, history facts, indigenous Korean spirits, zombies, martial arts, and time-traveling, - you can't pull that off flawlessly, but you can make it a passion project with fire in each and every actor's eyes, sparkling a fire in mine as well. How do actions in the past affect the future? How did Ki Yuri end up as a wild gumiho in Siberia if she was a Korean independence movement activist blowing up Japanese officers with regular non-magical TNT? Who the hell is the first mountain god? Even though we didn't get to learn any of that, it doesn't diminish the joy of watching the two reunited brothers trying to beat each other's arse, fooling around, fighting, learning to show their appreciation for each other, bonding, and parting to different centuries to never ever meet again.
🔸The magnificent instrumental scores of the composer Hong Dae Seong already deserved an Oscar in the first season. They are breathtaking masterpieces no less significant that those in Park Chan Wook's movies. You won't find such tremendous works in other K-dramas. I haven't heard anything like them. The Youth of the Mountain Gods, Parting at the River of Three Crossings, Sad Fate, The Brothers - these instrumentals won't leave my "On Repeat" Spotify playlist soon. Or ever.
Tale of the Nine Tailed is that type of drama that depends heavily on the actors charisma and unique production style. With a few writing improvements I will be happy to see the next season. I have a special thanks for making 1938 a separate show, now it won't get erased from Letterboxd.
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Ive been waiting so long!
My very first korean drama was tale of the nine taled. I was so sad that Rang died in the first one. It's wonderful to have him back. Yeon is funny but rang definitely makes me smile. I truly hope he ends up with the mermaid. He deserves a true love story. Half foxes need love too 🤣 I want Mi ho to stick around too. Im excited to see where this season takes us. I was hoping this would go back to Yeons first love but beggars cant be choosers. I'm on the fence about Hong joo shes a bit of a nut job and I cant tell whose side shes on even though yeon and rang save her girl orchid.Was this review helpful to you?
Happy watching ? ☺️
I didn't know that a 2nd season of a drama can suppress the 1st season. I totally loved this season . It can be watched individual if you just know a couple of things . I loved the characters and also their acting. Well my fav character is lee rang and i am just so much happy for him. And i must say hong ju was something else !!!!!! I wish it had a feww moreee episodes 🫠🫠 I really didnt want it to end like this fast . And i am really excited for the next season . 🤗 I hope that one will be also good like this onee i am really hoping for the bestttt .Yeah that's it i guess. I highly recommend itt !!!!!
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You better watch it!
Everything was perfectly executed in this drama. The actions, the comedy and the storyline, it's a dope drama that everyone should watch. We don't even need to say anything about chemistries. The actors and actresses in here did such an amazing job! Their chemistries are so good that each episode made you hooked on to it from the beginning til the end. I just hope a lot of people will find out about this drama and watch it.I sincerely thank to all the actors and actresses who worked so hard on this project and bring us so much joy every weekend. It was such an amazing and rollercoaster of 6 weeks. Special thanks to Bo ah-shi for made an appearance in the last episode. The writer, the director and all the staffs, thank you for your hard work. I enjoyed this so much.
NOW, WE'LL PATIENTLY WAIT FOR S3 (屮｀∀ ´)屮
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Satisfying Ending
The story, cast, acting are top notched! Given that I liked fantasy related shows, this is **chef kiss** You can feel the power and the commitment of the actors/actresses. I am so glad that I was able to see more side of Lee Rang and their brotherly love to each other. I will wait for the season 3 since we have another villain waiting in line.Was this review helpful to you?
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Tale of two brothers
It's funny and at the same time bittersweet. This show is like creators nod to viewers' inner turmoil after Tale of Nine-Tailed. This gives the viewers further look into the relationship between the two brothers, which is funny, silly, at times absurd and heart wrenching.While we don't see the big character arc of Lee Yeon, more like a redemption arc in regards to his brother - what he didn't do while his brother was still alive, and at the same time Yeon becomes the cataclysm for Lee Rangs characters' development, and boy do we get a lot of that. Kim Bum did an excellent job portraying Lee Rang.
What I liked the most is that even the silliest and funniest moment (there was quite a bit of that, where I was practically rolling and had to pause just to laugh it out) the underlying message was that the relationships that those characters have, whatever that may be, allows these kinds of situations: reaction, remark, response, banter, you name it. There were times when I was starting to think "ok, they are going a little bit overboard with the jokes and funny moments" and, interestingly enough, the show became a tiny bit more serious. It was still funny, but it's like they found their footing, the balance between seriousness and slyness.
In terms of romance, it's really in the back. As the focus of the show was more sibling relationship and friendship, however, there were some bits. On the other hand, some of those relationships did leave some plot holes connecting the first show with this one. I did not manage to fully fill them, but I do have some theories - 80 years is a long time, a lot could have happened, there are definitely some untold stories.
I am one of those viewers for whom soundtrack can either make or fail the production. The soundtrack was on point. No other words needed.
Special effects were decent, nothing to complain about.
Overall it was very enjoyable and easy watch, i gave it 9.5 (0.5 reduction for the plot holes), Rewatch value also 9.5, I will definitely rewatch it again, but i am afraid it's not that kind of show which you can rewatch over and over again and each time find new points and details that you have not noticed before. Maybe i will prove myself wrong :)
For those who read this before watching - I really hope you will enjoy it;
For those who have already watched it - I hope you did enjoy it, and If you feel like it, please share what you think :)
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really fun
This show was so fun to watch, I binge-watched the original one and now this so to say "second" season in 3 days? or so and I enjoyed EVERY single second of it. I'd rewatch it so many times, but this one will live with me for a very long time. Also I kind of liked that it was very much centered around characters who had some kind of abilities and their fights not only "aaa i need to save my human lover" type beat.Also could we get a possible so to say third season? Because the ending was kind of open? What I mean by that is that there was the original mountain god who came back alive and seemed to have beef with Yeon. So maybe? I'd be very happy if they did:)
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This is better than season one
LIKEWhen Rang finally found his loved one and reconciled with Yeon - he is no longer lonely
The friendship between Yeon, Hong Joo and Moo Young - especially those childhood days.. very innocent and lovely
DISLIKE
Shinigamis mercinaries who were defeated quite easily
Hello cliffhanger - please have season three to complete it
MUSIC - personal fav
Kiss The Rain - Thama
Love Song - Kei
Full Moon - Kihyun
REWATCH VALUE
Will re-watch someday
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Short and sweet
The first season was about romance, this second season is about friendship and family. I enjoyed the dynamic between the mountain Gods... made me wonder why he fell in love with the human when mountain goddess is so bada$$ but.. it is what it is. This season was short and action packed in each episode, with some comedic scenes. Most of all I loved the friendship and his relationship with his little brother. The villains were not overly annoying or the main focus. Also the end sets us up where we could see a season 3 happening but if it doesn’t still good.Was this review helpful to you?
how can season 2 be better than season 1??
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
I can't wait for season 3 -- they need to hurry up and finish it already!!! I need to know what happens next.
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