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Review | Netflix K-drama review – Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow, show’s soulless second season, draws to a close

  • A ratings winner it may be, but Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow does not quite match up to the show’s first season in terms of plot and characters
  • The romantic chemistry that made Alchemy of Souls’ first season so watchable is absent here, and there is no real tension thanks to an unconvincing villain

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Go Yoon-jung as Naksu/Bu-yeon in a still from Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow, a second season that winds to a close without much to keep us invested in the story.

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2.5/5 stars

Hit K-drama writers the Hong Sisters have done it again – the finale of Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow has surpassed the previous ratings peak set by the closing episode of the first Alchemy of Souls season.

But while season one ended on a strong note that had viewers clamouring for the follow-up, season two had a more definitive close, with happy endings in bountiful supply.

Alchemy of Souls Part 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix

Light and Shadow continued to follow the increasingly confusing romance between skilled mage Jang Uk (Lee Jae-wook) and – deep breath – Naksu, Mu-deok and Jin Bu-yeon, played in various incarnations by Jung So-min and Go Yoon-jung.

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