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This review is based on the first 8 episodes as of now. I really hope it continues this way till the very end.

It is a fantasy world that will feel utterly real to you. The plot , storyline, characters, direction, comedic timing, visuals , costumes, CGI , acting .. everything is just perfect.

The only other fantasy story I loved this much was Harry Potter. The two are totally different in terms of story but they both are phenomenal works of art.

The plot and character growth is absolutely brilliant. There has been a lot of thought put into every character. You'll find yourself caring for all the supporting characters as well.

The male lead is charming, bold, funny and somewhat adorably childish at times. I also love his costumes. You'll find him dressed in magnificent shades of blue that are a treat to the eyes. I find myself constantly admiring the costumes and hair styles of the two leads.

I love shows with a strong female characters and this one does not disappoint. The female lead can hold her own in the show. She is smart, pursues what she wants with a reckless boldness and is utterly refreshing to watch. I don't think anyone else could have done a better job than Jung So Min.

Another thing I love about this show is how beautifully and effortlessly it changes from serious to funny within the blink of an eye. The background music and sound effects are perfect. I find myself laughing out loud in many places.

All supporting characters are amazing too.

The action and CGI is equally good. It keeps you on edge. One day I was literally banging on the table in front of me.. I was so excited ;)

It is a series I can rewatch multiple times because it is so entertaining.

If you haven't started this one yet, do yourself a favor- watch it.

You won't regret!

Oh this series, I am in love with this. After long long time a Kdrama to get me hooked.

The best thing of this show is How interesting the character of Lee Jae - Wook's is. I mean you expect typical historical/ Joeson character but no, he is completely different with great comic timing and seriousness when its needed.

His flirting scenes with Mu Deok is so subtle.

One more thing to add here, apart from the good CGI and different story, is that unlike every other historical show there is no rush to make lead couple fall in love immediately. Its new take on historical show. They hate, they curse, they fight, there are moments between them. I like it.

Last but not the least, the female lead - Jung So Min's character is very strongly built and it is not getting faded in the course of romance. Loving it.

A little spoiler which is not spoiler at all - It is very funny to watch that everytime she wants to help him she puts both of them in danger.

A magnificent fusion of adventure, fantasy, comedy and romance. Koreans, at their current rate, will dominate the world of entertainment in a very short time. Just stay away from the increasingly weakened and irritating contemporary Hollywood formula. If Netflix has any sense, it will only finance the projects, leaving the Koreans to do, with complete independence, the works that are increasingly delighting audiences around the world. In South Korea, artistic talents erupt in profusion, names like Park Eun-bin, Park Min-Young, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-Gin are becoming easier to memorize in the western world every day. The screenwriters and directors demonstrate extreme competence in works that capture you from the very first chapters. Alchemy of Souls is no different, the beautiful and talented protagonist couple, Jung So-Min (Mu-Deok) and Lee Jae-Wook (Jang UK) get involved and involve the viewer in a story, which always leaves you wanting the next episode and who knows, a new season. Remembering that new seasons are very rare in the Korean industry.

Reminiscent of the k-drama Crash Landing on You, in that it's a love story with charming and very competent actors. I'm sure I'm missing some relevant cultural context, but I find this series, through the first eight available episodes, thoroughly enjoyable, a needed escape. Accolades to the director who allows the actors to showcase both their individual charisma, and their chemistry with each other as they glide seemingly effortlessly through this light hearted escape.

Once in a while you come across a hidden jewel which outshines everything around. This is one of those gems which is par excellence. A must see, it has twists and turns, plots and sub plots, just when you think you've figured out the plot it goes into a totally unexpected dimension.

Don't understand a word of the language but the subtitles are very well done.

Moreover its got superb acting by all the main characters.

For me it's been the fantasy series of the year so far.

Caught up to 14 episodes and oh my GOD this show is so good! I have no bias for any characters or writers prior to the show, but now I've completely fallen in love with all the actors and the writers. The acting, the suspense, the plot building, and the twists make me look forward to this show every single day! If you like fantasy, magic, and a complex storyline, you'll love this show. I compare it to Harry Potter, it has a a lot of similarities. If they could make 3 seasons I would watch without hesitation. The AoS world is really amazing, I want to explore every inch of it!

I watch parts 1 and 2 back to back. Like many, I was disappointed by the last two episodes of part one. That was simply because I wanted a happy story resolution. The writers could easily have done that but logically expanded the story to its next logical step. If I had to wait a season between parts, I would have been devastated. Fortunately I didn't have to do that, going straight to the second part. I was tremendously rewarded.

In total, there's 30 episodes, each running up to an hour and a half. That is a massive amount of story!!!

I'll keep it short. This series, even when viewed as a dub, is one of the best, if not the best (depending on the day) televised programs that I have ever been privileged to watch. The writing was incredibly well done. The world building was intricately developed. The acting was top notch. The production and music was excellent.

I can't recommend this more highly. Absolutely superb.

Squid Game, Tomorrow, Kingdom, Uncanny Counter, Sweet Home, All Of Us Are Dead, Hellbound, Arthdal Chronicles, Hotel del Luna, Yumi's Cells..

And the list goes on...

I am an avid kdrama fan and I love to watch the evolution Korean tv shows is having. They keep pushing their limits and they are giving us truly amazing jewels with the fictional dramas.

Im very used to historical dramas ( Sageuk) and I thought Alchemy of souls would be similar but with a touch of magic added to the mix ( something like Lovers of the Red Sky) but how wrong I was!

This is a completely new magical universe creating new order of things and a world of fantasy ( although somehow women still were the prostitutes/gisaengs here, and all the students and soldiers were male but I won't complain a lot)

I deeply enjoyed how well written the characters are, the layers and depth of each is just outstanding, needing to mention specially the crown prince (Shin Seung-ho ) whose constant internal struggle is just amazing to watch, he seemed the typical villain who is only mean and stubborn and is but was such a big surprise to getting to know him and seeing how he is so much more! I can't wait what comes next in the 2nd season.

Why you should watch it? This has no clichés and no predictable events, a very original script ( even the love confessions aren't typical here!), fantastic photography, special effects, costumes, fight choreography... and it has a lot of funny moments! This drama has so many genres you won't be able to get bored!

The music is good mixing some korean typical songs with some familiar elements that will remind you to Harry Potter and even Game of Thrones.

Chemistry of the main characters is great ( all the couples in general) And there's is only one dead fish kiss! Only one!! ( kdrama enthusiasts will understand what i mean)

Go and watch it if you haven't and start the countdown for December and the 2nd season!!

A very well made Korean Fantasy-Drama. While it seemed more like a fantasy and martial arts story initially, the series gradually evolves with elements of comedy, politics and romance. The script and direction are phenomenal and so are the characters. Kudos to the makers!

First and foremost I loved Alchemy of Souls and was its biggest fan, after finishing the first season I had given this show a 9/10 if not a 10/10. The first season had plenty of fight scenes, great character dynamics, interesting plotlines surrounding magic and world building, CGI magic and monsters with no expense spared in production, and complex female characters with their own powers. It was truly a feast for the eyes. Unfortunately, season 2 had to happen, and that gets a 7/10, maybe.

Season 2 immediately changed the tone from happy to sad and emo, leaving many plot loopholes never fully answered. Additionally the plenteous fight scenes, world-building, soul shifters lore, and magical elements were all but gone.

The new season also changed the female lead completely under confusing and illogical circumstances that I won't get into... but watchers were left with no longer a strong female lead but only the teasing description of one with "untapped potential." That potential was disappointingly never reached throughout the end of the series, and I never was able to see a strong female character again after the first few episodes of Season 1.

Instead in Season 2 we were left with an all-powerful male character going through a depressive crisis, with some cute moments mixed in. Still, that story line and the confusing and unpredictable drama tied to it, was dragged out for way too long; especially considering this was a 30 episode drama. Simple issues ended up taking forever to resolve, and I was at the least hoping for a long and satisfying conclusion or maybe another season by the end of it. Wrong. They ended up dragging out that unfulfilling and overly-dramatic plot line-will they or won't they all die-until the very last episode. The happy ending was an afterthought, thrown in for possibly 10-15 minutes at the very end.

Don't get me wrong, I am a sucker for a GOOD drama that plays with my feelings the whole while and then gives a long, satisfying, and good conclusion (Scarlet Heart Ryeo, Vincenzo, Itaewon Class). But this drama didn't do that, instead everything about the second season seemed like an afterthought that wasn't properly planned out. At this rate, just give me one season and don't waste my time with a second.

I want to underline that this is no fault of the amazing cast of the show; I am still their biggest fan, but I am disappointed in the sloppy writing and production for what could've been so easily great. And furthermore, I am disappointed that certain characters were abandoned completely with no real reasoning.

This serves as a warning for anyone going into this show, maybe stop after Season 1.

I've just finished two episodes and I didn't want to stop. Exciting plot plus nice graphics. So what do I do now?

I guess I need to wait for weekends. The long wait starts now. Oh my.

Oh i do love how somin's acting .She is brilliant 💝💝 i wish her more and more success during her work I want to see her more So beautifull she is.

In this drama she look great in historical dresses.

This show is the best drama so far this year for me. If you love fantasy and romance, this is for you. Episode 1 starts really good. The CGI is good and the storyline pacing is fast. The characters are introduced well and makes you fall in love with them instantly. Jung Somin and Lee Jaewook have good chemistry and both are excellent actors. The show is so funny and interesting. I think people should give this a chance. It truly is a gem!

Season 1 (10/10): The first season is a really good season, probably the best historical/fanatasy drama I have ever seen. The storyline is just really unique and pulls you in fairly quickly. The balance between comedy, romance and action is just perfect. The characters are all really charismatic and interesting. You get to see many different stories develop through the characters and you grow to love most of them. My favorite thing about this series are the visuals. The whole series is just like eye-candy. I could honestly watch this series just because of the visually pleasing scenes. The graphics are amazing as well. And the soundtrack really just pulls it all together.

Season 2 (7.5/10): The second season continued with the great visuals, but something just felt a little off compared to the first season. The first episode in this season was a great starter, but episodes 2-7 weren't honestly that interesting. I feel like the story only started to take off in episodes 8-10. Don't get me wrong, the second season was still decent, but it just didn't live up to the same standard as the first one.

Loved the Drama, plot, presentation, performances. A very good watch. Really impressed by Jung Somin's acting calibre. First two episodes are really amazing, waiting for next.

I am an European, but a fan of Korean tv shows. The first part with its 20 episodes belongs to the best I have seen yet: A great fantasy setting with a convincing world, a great story which is told in a very interesting way uncovering layer for layer, a very new take on a love story which is at the same time the story between master and study. So if you have seen episode 1-19 it is almost 10/10 (for me the music is often too syrupy and the comic relief sequences are sometimes a bit too clumsy to really reach the top).

But in episode 20 they introduce new and vital information how the story world works and immediately make a very crude use of it. This is so embarrassing because up to this point all major plot elements have been carefully prepared in advance, often many episodes before they make use of them. It seems as if either someone else wrote this episode or they decided in the last minute to introduce these new plot hooks for the second part.

Well, the second part is a mess in more than one aspect. First of all of they replaced the actor for the female lead (Jung So-Min). For twenty episodes you watched her in many scenes and many close-ups - and Jung So-Min is an very talented actress bringing the many aspects, the character is supposed to have, convincingly to life: She is sullen and dismissive, scornful, condescending, reluctantly affectionate, insolently submissive, tenderly concerned, full of love and desperate. And she can switch between all of them in a second and make you believe in the reality of the character. The new actress is not bad, but by far not as good as Jung So-Min. The chemistry between Jung So-Min and Jae-Wook Lee, who is also very good, makes the first part to something special. And somehow these feeling cannot be shifted to a new face.

Add to this that the second part lacks the subtlety in plot building of the first and the ending has all the silly bluntness of the final scenes of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

It would be great to know why they botched this series which could have been a masterpiece so badly. And who are they?

The first 20 episodes were well acted with interesting plot twists and character development. The second season was the exact opposite: bad acting and muddled plot development . I couldn't believe the absurd attempt to expect the audience to buy into the characters foisted on the public. Even the actors themselves looked like they were suffering. The ending was so bad it could only have been scripted to placate a fan base demanding a "happy ending". What were the Hong sisters thinking? The acting was so lackluster that it was hard to watch . I had watched the first season three times it was such a pleasure. I hated the second season to the degree that I will never ever watch the first season again. There was too much repetition of familiar memes in the second season that it became boring and I had to fast forward to stop yawning.

If you have a spare 24 hours in your life, then drop everything and binge on this stunning Korean drama. A magnificent East Asian mythology that seems to have been fused with the best elements of Shakespearean tragicomedy providing one of the best series that Netflix has to offer.

The sets are sumptuous, the cast are incredibly gorgeous and the fight scenes choreographed to perfection. The sub-plot between Maidservant Kim (Oh Na-Ra) and Park Jin (Joong-Sang Oh) is a brilliant little diversion from the main plot, but that is just one of many that keeps the story moving at a pace that rarely lets up.

Season 1 was really good, although it was a bit slow some episodes but that's almost always with K-dramas. This serie (season1) is one of my favourite K dramas . The chemistry between the characters was amazing and liked the story.

But why is there a season 2?! . I think the story line was finished. Season 2 didn't had the same chemistry between the character and the storyline was dragging a lot. Some action scenes were fun to watch but I was hopelessly waiting for something great to happen between the main characters l but nothing..

So season 1 is great! But don't except to much of season 2.