IS IT A MESS YES BUT IT'S MY MESS
Alot of people call out this drama beacuse of the toxic male lead but i for one think this drama was REFRESHING i had been in an endless slump watching the same type of man plastered across every single k drama the perfect understanding charismatic rich sensitive basically perfect boyfriend who is basically a god compared to u i think for me it was refreshing to see a k drama with a different type of male lead not just a photocopy put in a different body type format although i agreee he was extremely toxic and any girl should run away if they meet someone like him irl nobody can deny it was amazing to see a change a pace in the k drama world another honourable mention are the twins because they carried the backbone of which this drama was built on they completely devoured their roles i would say anyone should at least try and watch this drama with an unpredejuiced mindsetWas this review helpful to you?
Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
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A Mediocre watch
Going from watching the masterpiece that Alchemy of souls Season 1 is to this is truly disappointing this season lacked the depth humour and charm season 1 embodied i know alpt of people trash on this drama because if the actresses change but that isn't even on my radar because i liked the new actress of course i preferred the other but for me they didn't really feel like the same person and we ciuld partially understand why but it wasn't only that that failed this season the plot going artificially nowhere to the bombastic anticlimactic ending i was really hoping since she had been dubbed the workds deadliest assassin to see even a little taste of the power but no not even an imaginary glimps all in all it still provided something to chew on hence the 7 but for me personally imaginary gonna stick with only season 1Was this review helpful to you?
WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL
What i want to understand is how you can go from being practically the best unexpected K drama of 2025 to one of the worst in a matter of 7 episodes????This show had the strongest first half I've seen in a korean drama for a very long time it had the old school vibes with ur cliche characters who had charm. So how the hell did it manage to go wrong? THE WRITERS THATS WHY
Here are a couple of rewrites that would have made the drama better
First of all there was absolutely no reason for the both male leads to like Go da rim ,Writers need to understand we are comfortable in a world and situation where all the men don't love our female lead i mean it practically made no sense u had 20 years but u didn’t confess until she found someone else HELLLLLLLL TO THE NO, the 2nd male lead should have liked the 2nd female lead and both begin a relationship while still trying to keep Go da rims secret
second of all the whole misunderstanding arc i understand is the basline of the drama but was dragged on too thoughtlessly only for a rather unclimatic reveal, instead the writers should have revealed it during the time he thought the 2nd ml and the 2nd fl we're having an affair. They all should have told him in a funny way they were a couple and him and Da rim would be free to date privately the show would have been 100 percent better if it followed the 4 couples hiding their relationships each pretending to be with the others parthner in public
Third of all
The sister and the chairman and the very uncessary practically useless to the plot brother in law, why were any of these characters given half the screen time??? the completely ruined any potential of character depth with the sister when that BIL was introduced,she truly would have made a perfect addition to his mom and him group to take down the chairman and he would have given her the company without issues???? And honestly that slap the chairman gave Go da rim was completely disgusting and off-putting literally no reason to do that its FKING ASSAULT
Last of all
the whole 2 last episode needed to be thrown out because why are we adding every kind of random uncessary drama cliches known to mankind? i was so baffled i even expected them to add a they met when they were children trope to wrap the huge Christmas present up since they were so keen of destroying any kind of sensible thought process i mean LEAVING THE CITY , YOUR HANDSOME BOYFRIEND WORKS TO WOO YOU BACK,CAR ACCIDENT, AMNESIA they should have made her pregnant instead of her co worker if they knew they wanted to endorse such nonsense
To sum it up
I am truly disappointed in this drama i was in a very big depressing slump this year and the first half of this show really changed that for me it hurts when a drama you know has so much potential just crumbles down due to Lazy writing i mean gather 5 k drama watchers on this app and they could think of a better Second half than this show i know my ideas are probably not the best but in my opinion they are 90 percent better than what we watched on screen it felt like a complete time waste to even invest in such a drama when it all comes burning down. But still kudos to the actors they did an amazing job and kudos to the First episodes writers. I guess we are ending the year with another When the phone rings kind of failure IYKYK.
Merry Christmas people and Happy new fking year
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A MASTERPIECE
If u could erase ur memory and watch a drama again this woukd ve it perfection in every order combines whit humour and passion into one drama words cannot describe how incredible this drama is only put a 9 because i didn't like the ending besides that it was very good a tearful yet humorous drama it was amazingWas this review helpful to you?
A comfort watch
Can we first talk a moment to appreciate a korean drama about food actually takes time to talk and showcase the food not just in a quick way but a feel good way that allows the viewers to crave what they see on screen. Now for the story it was an interesting premises as someone who hasn't read the manga i enjoyed some parts of the drama other parts where lackluster and honestly no point. Maybe because it was short i felt like their romance was only showcased in 2 episodes the rest of the episodes where them falling in love and the ending i was confused by alot but honestly it's not a bad drama it's fun easy and relaxing to binge watch i would say its one of the best dramas of 2025 but not one of the best korean dramas of all timeWas this review helpful to you?
JUST AN AVERAGE WATCH
Maybe I'm biased but i 100 percent belive if this drama wasn't done by a famous couple it would not have reached the same level of success the plot is very full and engaging but personally i didn't really like it. It was ok and fun the side characters were hilarious but i would never watch it willingly againWas this review helpful to you?
A TOTAL SNOOZE FEST
i watched it all in 1 sitting and found the entire drama literally pointless it doesn't give you the feeling of joy when watching but just mindlessly lackluster entertaiment as u try not to sleep through the entire thing. Almost all the characters are one dimensional with no character growth,the fight scenes are crafted as these over the top fight for your life kind of things but lack the substance to do so it was like i was watching 2 people fight each other for no reason there were some fights i didn’t even want the ML to win just to spice things up to shake off the feeling of absolute boredom and this K drama truly has the potential for the worst written Villians because they were so useless and non scary i was so confused the entire time. South Korea wants to write Superhero dramas but forget the reason why we love our superheros they are funny charismatic and engaging,literally every superhero in this show could have died without me caring because i didnt connect to a single charcter. Comparing it to another famous superhero Drama MOVING, i think that drama fully made the audience actually like their superheros we saw them as regular human beings but faced with Great power and became absorbed in their lives this drama however failed to do that woefully.Even the supposed ML and FL were boring as a dimlit candle i found myself wondering why i ever decided to watch this show in the first place?But in the end of the day i can't say it's the worst Korean drama in the world and it definitely serves as a background noise to sleeping at most but what the heck give it a try if u will.
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A LITERALLY PERFECTION
This review is about Season 1 and not Season 2 Alchemy of the souls Season 1 is the best k drama of the year 2023 in my opinion such an amazing blend of fantasy and a pretty unique idea that was executed to perfection the only reason i gave 9.5 instead of 10 stars is because there are some tiny details i would love to change but all in all an amazing drama and an experience of a lifetime its a definite must watchWas this review helpful to you?
A very plain drama
THIS IS MY OPINIONI went into this drama because i saw the trailer on my for you page on an accident it barely had any promotion and if i hadn't come up by it on an accident i wouldn't known it had existed when i forst saw the trailer it looked good i love a very revenge filled drama. I watched the entire thìng in 3 hrs 2x speed and too be honest it was just fine i didn't understand why it was so faced paced in the beginning with her and him marrying each other almost immediately but i still continued to watch and i didn't really like it she was continuously being berated to everyone and she took it like a champ but after seeing the ending i understood why i really liked the plot twist in the ending although i feel it was too sudden and they just wanted to wrap things up. This drama is very good for a binge watch to watch and be done and forget u even watched it in the first place so if ur looking for something like that this i recommend but if ur looking for a very satisfying drama of the year this is NOT the one i guarantee u if u watched this by next month u will forget anything that happened
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WHAT THE HELLIE??????
I don't know which is worst the fact that for the first 10 episodes i actually enjoyed this show or the fact it has a 7.4 RATING????? Have we lost the point so bad . This absolutely disturbing watch follows the fl who has been diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant and the ml who is a rich ceo happens to be the perfect match they both find themselves in a contract marriage until the PLOT TWIST SHE NEVER HAD F o KING CANCER WHAT?????? He liked her and didn't know how to approach her so he hired doctors and a research facility to pretend that she had it the helllllllll and they still somehow end up together? How about flowers,how about perfume,how about a letter why cancer who wrote this drama who ordered ANOTHER season who is responsible for this atrocious writing they should all be investigated this isn't love this is demonic and sociopathic activity what is going on if i could give it 0 stars i would why would anyone in their right minds think that THIS is the standard for love pls ladies if u give this hire than 1 stars u need serious mental evaluationWas this review helpful to you?
An Okay watch
This drama has some parts that get u super hooked and some parts which are endlessly boring and dont make sense and leave u with more questions than answers aside from the first 2 episodes which where a total snooze fest the rest of the story is actually productive although they could do better with time and spacing all in all it's a nice drama to watchWas this review helpful to you?
The definition of Mid
This drama is the definition of mid it's not bad its easy to watch but u will definitely get bored once u watch it u forget u even layed eyes on it. The story first starts off great but after the confession episode in my opinion there is nothing to watch anymore just boring and a waste of a perfectly good plotWas this review helpful to you?
INCREDIBLE
i went into this drama blind not expecting anything memorable i wasn't a fan of Park ji hoon i found his acting bland but this drama proved me wrong it was sensational words cannot even described how it suprised me i wanted to drop this in the first 10 minutes because u got very bored but thank God i didn't it the characters are complex but simple the plot is interesting and finally in a korean drama the MAIN CHARACTER doesn't tolerate rubbish this isn't your typical i don't want to get into a fight k drama his character is the definition of stick around and find the fuck outWas this review helpful to you?
An interesting watch
In the first half of the show it was probably one of the best dramas out there 2 mentally stimulating intelligent people involved in a supreme battle of wits then after the 2nd half came it just turned into a bland cliche story but i would encourage everyone to watch even if it's just for the first halfWas this review helpful to you?
A NOD FOR TYLENOL
If your addicted to dramas with child like minded female leads then this is the drama for u bingo because u just hit ur markWhat kind i say the chemistry between the main leads was there they where a cute couple but the drama lacked any substance and the addition of the uncessary evil 2nd female lead was just stupid writing
The side couples stories where just misunderstandings that could have been wrapped into an episode but was chosen to drag on all in all not a bad drama just have a pain killer next to u while u watch because hearing the females leads voice(she sounds like a child)will definitely give u a headache
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