Really enjoyable!
Edit:Just completed the drama and i love it!! Again unrealistic fight scenes, unrealistic villain and unrealistic heroes but thats the premise of the drama from the first episode so i dont really get the dissapointment in the reviews here. I REALLY enjoyed it.
I do feel like the ending was rushed ngl but like i said previously, the acting all makes up for it honestly. I say if you like action, police dramas with great chemistry amongst the team and cute puppy ML's ignore the negative reviews and give it a go!!
Previously:
Currently watching ep 14 and loving it so far, its the perfect blend of many genres and i feel like its been done very well. Its also filmed very well too which is something I usually take notice of, the light directing is honestly *chefs kiss*
I dont get all the negative reviews ngl. I'll admit it is a bit repetitive (could have been shorter) and the fight scenes are quite unealistic but like 'show no mercy', thats to be expected for the kind of drama it is? I'm enjoying it very much and tbh i feel like the acting makes up for it greatly.
Speaking of the acting, o m g. I think everyones done such an amazing job i love all the characters they've all done an amazing job especially oh jung se and park bogum!
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Came for youngwoo
Ngl i started watching this primarily to see youngwoo, youngwoo as a morally grey prosecutor? Yum yum. But honestly i really enjoyed it!Is it realistic? No, i mean how is one guy winning consistently against dozens of the countries best fighters despite being disabled and out of practice supposedly for 11 years... but does that matter? No! Its acted out amazingly, the scenes are all awsome. I will admit it was a little toooo bloody for my taste but thats the premise of the show, i knew from the get go itll be like that.
The acting was great overall and the cinematography too! Didnt feel like it dragged at any point.
I think there were a few moments where i sat and thought "does that acc make sense" but besides that i really enjoyed it!
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Really enjoyable
Once again i was a bit worried watching this seeing all the terrible reviews but i really really enjoyed it! Im not going to deny that there werent some moments which i thought could be done better, be it the acting or the writing but the drama overall was very enjoyable and the ending was very satisfying!I wasnt a big fan of the story line of the first two episodes and the response of the FL to the cases but again i enjoyed the drama very much.
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Amazing
Honestly i havent watched the first season, i saw a few clips and werent that enthused by the premise of it nor the acting of the main FL BUT my friend kept telling me to watch this season and that its okay if i haven't watched the first and honestly im so happy i did its SO SO good.You honestly dont need to have watched the first season to watch this one, i LOVED the friendships, the dynamics of all the characters and the acting was *chefs kiss*
And im a BIG fan of dramas that reference the korean resistance and how they fought and succeeded against their occupation (im palestinian lol) so I loved that input too 🥹
Overall vwry wholesome, humour was amazing, acting was amazing and it also had a well rounded ending too!
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Idk why I put off watching it for 8 years...
Ive known about this drama since it came out and whenever id look for something to watch the past EIGHT YEARS it always came up but i always ended up pushing it back... WHY !?! OML IM OBSESSED!!I was a little indifferent to it the first two eps in fact i wasnt really a big fan of the dynamics of the main leads. He was overly snarky and she was a little obsessive. BUT when all things start to fall into place and the story being to unravel itself, omg i just couldnt help but fall in love with.
Its been AGES since a drama has been able to inflict such emotions in me let alone make me sob like a babyyyyy.
Also i absolutely LOVE dramas that reference the korean resistance and how they resisted their occupation, its so uplifting.
Overall HIGHLY reccomend and it honestly made me so sob like a babyyyyyyyyyy in the last few eps till thr last second.
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Enjoyed it !
I really enjoyed watching this and in fact binge watched it all in one go! I don't get why it has a lot of negative reviews it did what it said it would. I didnt feel like it dragged and I thought every character was developed just right. I didnt feel like there were too many characters either it would have been unrealistic for them to plan what they planned with less people involved 💀I will agree though that the ending was rushed despite the fact that it was a 16 episode series so there was no need for it to be rushed as it was. The events in ep 16 could have easily stretched out into ep 15 too.
Also a LITTLE SPOILER but not reallyyyy, I wasnt the biggest fan of who he ended up with in the end i barely felt any chemistry between them whereas there was chemsistry between him and literally every other female character lol.
Besides that though i really liked it and im glad i watched it before seeing all the mixed reviews for once 😅
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Very well paced
I really enjoyed watching this! The way the events and suspects were revealed so smoothly kept me hooked honestly im highkey a biggggg fan !SPOILER:
On one hand im sure there ARE parents that would do anything to protect their kids i mean just listening to the Rotten Mango podcast there are parents who would defend their kids for murder irl but... i just cant believe ppl would be that cruel. Not only did they commit murder, it was the fact that they r*ped her and the fathers didnt even really care for that like thats the one crime where it always ever purely stems from greed and cruelness in the heart how do you look at your child after that. And worse how did they stay friends with the girl's dad knowing they themselves killed her and burried her....
It would have been nice if the main character would have had more... character but idk ten years in prison straight after high school im sure strips one from their identity so fair enough.
Overall i REALLY enjoyed it and binged watched it all at once ✨️
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Amazing...
I honeslty absolute loved this drama and it has become one of my favs for sure ! Im writing this after watching season 2 as well so i will be comparing quite a lot and will try to minimise spoilers as much as i can.I much preferred the first season to the second one tbh there was so much more development, hope and a bond between the viewer and the characters. It was so well directed and the acting was *chefs kiss* . It dealt with such a sensitive topic perfectly. I cant deny the feelings of joy and comedy felt bittersweet a lot of the time knowing that 1) the characters were dead and 2) will most likely dissapear soon but despite that, it ended so (painfully) beautifully.
Season 2 was also good don't get me wrong but i hated thay it had such an open ending and years later its still not confirmed if there will be a season three or not ? If so then that ending leaves much hope for a thrilling start to the new season....
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Great start to 2025
Honestly this was such a great start to the year with such a well paced, well written and very well acted drama ! All the characters were great, i wish if qas longer and i hope hope hope they make another season! One thing that bothered me a little was the (international) politics (not surprised by their perspective) but i LOVED the insight into hospital politics it was very fresh and very angering (in a good way!). Would love to see more of our team especially with the teased addition of number two 🥺Was this review helpful to you?
SUPER FUN
Really !! Really !! Enjoyed this drama ! Its honestly so fun and wholesome and pefectly balances comedy and the seriousness of the cases that were being worked on. I absolutely LOVED the setting of their office and the cute little kid that shows up occasionally (especially that one scene in episode two 🤭). The editing is so fun and creative and i lovedddd all the characters in the team and their indivisual personalities and back stories 🤌🏻 super underrated but i do reccomend if youre looking for something to not necessarily binge watch but to watch every day for that happy boost <3Was this review helpful to you?
Really good!
I loved loved loved watching this! Maybe because it reminded me SOOO much of one of my first and favourite dramas Prosecutor princess (like sooo much) i was really into it! I loved the way they keep you guessing as to whether you can trust some of the characters or not all the way till the end ! The plot was well written imo and the characters were great too !♡Was this review helpful to you?
Fully grown adults yet...
I was sooo excited to watch this reading the synopsis like this is the kind of story I'm in need of right now and it started off so good! Loved how fun they were and i LOVED the acting of the younger scenes of them... but then as the story progressed i didn't get why they continued to act so ... childish/immature? I love the actors sm and am currently watching a drama by the ML rn, it was probably the way the characters were written but ugh after a couple of epsiodes it became a little hard to watch :( might try give it a chance again at some point but :(Was this review helpful to you?
Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
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Hear me out
Clealry a VERY VERY VERY unpopular opinion (based off of all the bad reviews lol) but i actually reallyyyyy enjoyed watching this 😶🌫️Dont get me wrong, i completely agree that this is NOT the season 2 season 1 deserved in the slightest, season 1 served plot, chemistry, world building, fight scenes that were *chefs kiss* and this season lacked most of that but despite that, if you consider this as more of a epilogue or a side story ...
Then its actually really enjoyable! I enjoyed all the characters, their dynamics and the chemistry was still bubbling beautifully imo ! I get that she wasnt the badass character she was in the first season but i dont get why thats such a bigggg deal. I think the issue with this season is that it could have easily been filled with more content in those ten eps. The events of the last two eps should have happened much earlier and we could have had some fun strong but cute Naksu content too :)
I will say though i dont agree with the comments saying how could he have fallen in love with her before knowing shes Naksu... ??? As far as he knows Naksu killed him (!!) Then died. Its okay for him after three years to fall in love and move on, even if she wasnt Naksu? What, is he supposed to be alone and hurt forever if she was never revived ??
Overall i really enjoyed both seasons :)
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