Soul Swappers Abound in New Twist with Alchemy of Souls Rising to New Series High of 7.600% Ratings for Episode 14
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The whole soul swapping thing has been both an asset and recently a crutch for Alchemy of Souls. Yes wuri Mu Deok/Naksu is at risk thanks to the two sharing a body but sometimes it feels dangerous and other times it’s an afterthought. I don’t know anymore if she has an ultimate purpose, now that she knows her dad went crazy and killed the entire family before he was slain by Songrim led folks and she doesn’t know the full extent of Jin Mu’s Big Badness, does she want to help Wook achieve his goals and maybe still alive herself and that’s it? I ask because she does so much for his training improvement and clearly is in love with him but the way forward isn’t clear when usually it’s very very clear in a Hong Sisters drama. The recent episodes also feel like a joke that clearly works but being told in a very long drawn out way so that the punch line doesn’t work anymore when it hits, namely the dragging without the time being spent on better character development. Complaints aside, the drama is still worth watching but I’m like a Momma Koala screaming at the screen “You can do better!” lately lol.
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I find the story quite boring, the leads being kinda boring. The Crown Prince is interesting, I like him, Yul’s intelligence is nice to watch. Uk was a brat for so long, I don’t really care for him. I’m not convinced by Jung So-Min in this role, I don’t see Naksu the assassin anymore.
I still like it…worth watching mainly for Lee Jae Wook tbh. He outshines everyone imo (genius actor…him and Lee Do Hyun have to be among the most gifted actors of their generation). Shin Seung Ho (Crown Prince) is also fun to watch, he deserves more lead roles (talented lad). Hwang Min Hyun is pretty to look at but he’s way too green and it showsssssss a lot (expected since Aos is what, his 3rd role?!? His expressions are lacking but his fighting moves are amazing to watch)
Jung So Min is good, as expected from a veteran actress but not always consistent (her performance is uneven) Still like her a lot.
Arin (Cho Yeon) is beautiful and she’s okayish (her role is not that demanding)
Yoo In Soo (Dang Gu)is fun to watch and deserves more screentime imo.
Veteran actors are excellent, Im Chul Soo (Master Lee) being my favorite.
As for the drama in itself, I’m not holding my breath since it is penned by the Hong Sis after all. It’s still good imo (thanks to engaging characters and great cast) but I know it can go awry at any time, I will just enjoy the ride while it last:)
Agree to all your points. Well except Jung So Min part, I think her acting is good overall.
And I’m holding my breath because it’s only 6 eps left but there’s still a looot of questions. I really hate when a drama is so good in all aspects but the story is a little draggy and ruined the ending by rushing it, giving an incomplete, unsatisfying ending. Rarely (well maybe I don’t watch a lot of dramas to begin with) I saw dramas that have complete ending, where all characters have their own ending that they deserved (good guys have happy ending and bad guys have their punishment)
The drama is nice..it’s not boring to me and besides it would end soon so if u find it boring and you don’t want to keep seeing it you can just stop seeing it!!! It’s no big deal!!
I Enjoy watching it and JSM nailed it. She’s no longer an assassin, she lost her power and cant control her current body. If she acted like a real assassin, she would say goodbye to her life. She should adapt to her current situation to be survived. Not to mention that there’s another soul in mudeok’s body. And JSM is really great in this drama.
The boys in this drama are all good. They are the new F4 lol. I love everyone but the crown prince is just sooo adorable.
7.6% is good. Hopefully it’ll get higher next time.
Oh my why are viewers trashing this drama it’s brilliant acting is great too must admit that the Crown Prince is interesting and funny can’t wait to see what happens next
I love this series its interesting and i cant wait for the next episode to air …. i love lee jae wook and jung so min chemistry. And what more interesting is the prince who have interest to moduke the female lade i started to like him. What makes me love this drama is because they deliver the story lovable because theres no so much enemy … i hope the prince and the four is going to be together to fight the enemy and they will understand each other
From philippines
It’s entertaining.the actors are will fitted to their role.i saw a new f4 in this series.i sooo loved it.yul seo was such a cutie.a quite man but soo much too offer.thumbs up for this.excited for the season 2.
Lee Jae Wook is crazy talented. What a great young actor!