The plot and the story is just soo different, unique and intriguing. at least when it comes to historical kdrama, nothing else compares to “Alchemy if souls”. That is because all historical kdramas revolv around the real history or real historical kings or joseon. But AOS is totally different from this perspective. its not the typical historical setting, doesn’t always revolve around the crown prince and king. EVEN THE COSTUMES AREE SOO GOOD, its nit exactly treditional korean hanbok. the outfits are a bit glamorised version of the treditional outfits. even the attire if the king and crown prince seems to be better and a modernised version of the traditional outfits. AND THE VISUALS ARE OUTSTANDING. What makes a kdrama great is its side charecters and their depths. I absolutely loved the second lead COUPLES. Soo much is going on in the second half if the show that it gets very confusing from time to time. i still found a lot if plot holes. Yet i enjoyed it, and the ending is just……no spoilers tho. i wished for a better ending but as we all know season 2 is there. The first few episode of season 2 is a mess, even tho they explained it still it feels a bit illogical in some cases.
anyways I absolutely enjoyed it, the production and ost were also 10/10. I WISH NETFLIX PRODUCED MORE OF THESE GLAMORISED AND FICTIONAL HISTORICAL KDRAMAS, ITS JUST WAYY BETTER THAN THE ONES BASED OFF THE REAL HISTORY AND PLACE