I watched tvN's live broadcast of ep 19 the queen was lighting up a soul ejector in her hand just before the scene…
No, it was there - they had two different conversations. I watched some of the live feed as well. I'm marking as spoiler and would ask that you do the same since many folks have not yet been able to watch Ep. 19 yet. 😊
I really don't mind GYJ as the lead ,those actions she portrayed at the beginning were a killer ,I can't wait…
Not to take anything away from GYJ's acting skills (which are unknown to me), but that was a stumt double performing most of the action scenes. Crouched on the ground and hitting a sword against water isn't that difficult. if you are in shape.
I think with all the planned soul-shifting by Shaman Choi and Jin Mu that something will go awry. Call me crazy,…
Wow, I went to be (different side of the world) and got up early to watch. Things got crazy. Anyway, here's my wild thought - I just can't wrap my head around the JBY by the creek in sari village (waiting for her parents to find her) and the JBY priestess talking to Naksu in the ice stone. So, what if JBY is shifted into so-i's body. It would be sort of crazy thing the Hong Sisters would do. 🤣🤣🤣
They keep saying about plot twists, unexpected twist in this final,What if, someone we think is "good" actually…
I think with all the planned soul-shifting by Shaman Choi and Jin Mu that something will go awry. Call me crazy, but I think there is hope that JBY will live - in a different body. 😎😎
I have a confession guys, its weird how I LOVE THIS DRAMA. To be honest, I can do without the "romance" between…
You are not alone, but keep in mind that different "romance" tropes appeal to different viewers. I recently re-watched parts of Sh**ting Stars and I absolutely adored how that romance finally came together. It is my favorite trope. Frankly, the Park Jin/Maidservent Kim "romance" is more like Sh**ting Stars than the other main AoS couple. I cannot wait for Part 2 of AoS because of Park Jin/Maidservant Kim AND the adorable ChoDang couple.
I have hesitated to post this previously, but perhaps now is the time. A Main FEMALE lead doesn't necessarily…
"Main Female Lead" means the female playing THE lead female role. It doesn't need to be romantic. I'm not predicting, but if - for example - Jung So-min returns as Jin-Bu-yeon with her own MAIN story (separate from Jang Uk), she would be THE female lead. I am simply trying viewers to realize that THE Main role is not necessarily A Romantic role. We will get our answer at the very, very end of Ep. 20, it looks like. 😊
Here is a very fun and intriguing article that interviews the main actors to find out their favorite scenes. If this sort of stuff interests you, I urge you to read the entire article (difficult for English speakers) and the Twitter page by "alchemy Of sOuls" that provides an easier to read English translation. Meanwhile, these are my paraphrased notes and thoughts.
JSM: JBY’s summoning scene at the end of Ep. 17. [paraphrase} It was meaningful because it was the scene where the soul of JBY who was asleep, for the first time woke up and mother and daughter faced each other. [Thereby confirming for us viewers that JBY has been “asleep” and not just an empty shell.]
LJW: End of Ep. 3 where JU and Park Jin confront each other. “I think this is the scene that bests shows the character JU, who is hurt and not broken” [My note: That scene is my favorite because it perfectly captures the OST “Scars Leave Beautiful Traces”.]
HMH: Ep. 18 fight between Seo Yul and Kang Gaek-joo, because he (HMH) put a lot of effort and he was risking his life to protect someone [Yul: She’s not worth it – she deserved to die.]
YJS: Ep 1, the original confrontation between Park Jin and Naksu.
ONR: Ep. 20 – and she can’t say why. [paraphrase: there will be a lot of reversals and things to see until the end.”]
YIS: Ep 16 where the three guys sit around talking about their childhood memories
Arin: First appearance of Cho-yeon with the spring cherry blossoms and her sword. [Sweetheart, you should have chosen the scene with Gwiju – it was breathtaking!]
New AoS article! It's about why Alchemy of Souls has become "a well made K-Fantasy"They praised all of the actor…
They also confirm a December release. The last paragraph is the best (the following is a slightly different translation I found on Twitter because I couldn't copy/past from the article):
The story of '#AlchemyOfSouls ' is divided into three main parts [or stems]:
1. the narrative of Jang-wook and Mu-deok-i (Nak-su) 2. the conspiracy of magic powers surrounding the ice stone 3. the story of Jin Bu-yeon, the original owner of Mu-deok's body
When the mage lady killed mu-deok to test the power of the ice stone, since mu-deok is a soul shifter wouldn’t…
I always believed that since JBY's soul was IN HER OWN BODY, the body wasn't going to run wild. JBY isn't THE ice stone - Her birth was a direct result of the alchemy of souls - just like Jang Uk.
Perhaps in the end, the writers will credit the ice stone for why she didn't run wild, but I always thought it was because JBY was in her own body. That is easier for me to understand than ice-stone-mumbo-jumbo. 😊
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But all is good, my favorite couple ChoDang is featured in the ep. 19 Pre-release! (Will post Eng translation if I can find them)
https://twitter.com/silvva2323/status/1563317478792368128
JSM: JBY’s summoning scene at the end of Ep. 17. [paraphrase} It was meaningful because it was the scene where the soul of JBY who was asleep, for the first time woke up and mother and daughter faced each other. [Thereby confirming for us viewers that JBY has been “asleep” and not just an empty shell.]
LJW: End of Ep. 3 where JU and Park Jin confront each other. “I think this is the scene that bests shows the character JU, who is hurt and not broken” [My note: That scene is my favorite because it perfectly captures the OST “Scars Leave Beautiful Traces”.]
HMH: Ep. 18 fight between Seo Yul and Kang Gaek-joo, because he (HMH) put a lot of effort and he was risking his life to protect someone [Yul: She’s not worth it – she deserved to die.]
YJS: Ep 1, the original confrontation between Park Jin and Naksu.
ONR: Ep. 20 – and she can’t say why. [paraphrase: there will be a lot of reversals and things to see until the end.”]
YIS: Ep 16 where the three guys sit around talking about their childhood memories
Arin: First appearance of Cho-yeon with the spring cherry blossoms and her sword. [Sweetheart, you should have chosen the scene with Gwiju – it was breathtaking!]
ARTICLE: https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003583148
alchemy Of sOuls Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/autumnofdream/status/1562946750624649216
The story of '#AlchemyOfSouls ' is divided into three main parts [or stems]:
1. the narrative of Jang-wook and Mu-deok-i (Nak-su)
2. the conspiracy of magic powers surrounding the ice stone
3. the story of Jin Bu-yeon, the original owner of Mu-deok's body
https://twitter.com/autumnofdream/status/1562726795887013890
Perhaps in the end, the writers will credit the ice stone for why she didn't run wild, but I always thought it was because JBY was in her own body. That is easier for me to understand than ice-stone-mumbo-jumbo. 😊