Honestly, I was kind of thinking the same thing. Presumably if Gye Hoon is still alive, then Eunjung being the…
Yeah, their possessiveness is scary. I wonder what kind of family they had.
In that area, I'm suspecting they grew up in an adoption institution. Jin Geun was probably bullied, and when Eun Jung arrived, she protective him.
Ahh, that reminded me, Gye Young was a fighter, when Da Hyun was cornered, Gye Young protected her and was brave enough to start a fight with the bullies.
If Eun Jung is Gye Young without her memories … and the adoption center did not care much about bullying … they grew up possessive, with her brother more on the psychotic side.
I dunno, that'd be too soapy. Her relationship with her brother is kinda weird, but they're both possessive weirdos.…
True, the police officer is also a candidate. So far, they haven't revealed anything about her other than her relationship with the bully guy / junior police officer. And they all act like she was not in the town during disappearance case, which means Gye Young got into an accident, forgotten about it, adopted, then somehow returned to the town and became a police.
It's a good twist. There are indeed people who made choices based on their past traumatic experiences and then go back to their origin towns without knowing the reasons why. They just "feel" it is the right thing to do.
i thought only the male lead could feel the feelings his sister was feeling, not the sister for the ML's feelings.…
That's true. If there is a Link, it's one way.
But since the Link was severed, and it is possible to Link with someone not related by blood, maybe his twin sister also Linked on her own with another person.
Eun Jung reacting that way with Jin Geun the way Gye Hoon did with his sister Gye Young, is suspicious. So far, at least in the story, only the two of them reacts that way.
In any case, it still is not clear what governs the "link". If they will reveal that, or at least drop clues,…
Good point. They kept the Link stagnant for something that is central to the story. If it was time traveling or parallel world portals, they would've had added more information at this point already.
What if Lee Eun Jung is actually Eun Gye Young?1. It appears that she can feel her younger brother. When Lee Jin…
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SPOILER from episode 5-6 (I can't remember which):
6. Another reason is, the piano teacher admitted Eun Gye Young wanted to ride her piano teacher's car but did not take her. He also said he was "supposed" to take her.
I am thinking here that Eun Gye Young probably chased her piano teacher and got into an accident. Her piano teacher ran away and kept quiet about it because he felt guilty.
As for what he said that he was "supposed" to take her, that is a mystery. It appears that he and Eun Gye Young made an agreement that they'll have a joyride. At least from the scene that was revealed, Eun Gye Young was waiting for him.
1. It appears that she can feel her younger brother. When Lee Jin Geun got into an accident, she stopped feeling him so she's devastated the way Eun Gye Hoon was devastated.
2. This means that Eun Gye Hoon's connection to her little sister was severed because she got into an accident.
3. It is also typical for kids who got into an accident to not remember a very traumatic experience. And if they were found by someone else, they are usually adopted (legally or illegally).
4. Just like Eun Gye Hoon who linked to Noh Da Hyun, it's possible that Eun Gye Young … as Lee Eun Jung, linked to Lee Jin Geun.
5. It is also notable that Lee Eun Jung is soo close with Lee Jin Geun, or at least currently she appears to care so much and love him. Just like how Eun Gye Young was with his older brother Eun Gye Hoon.
I am thinking, at least based on the above, Lee Eun Jung was Eun Gye Young. She got into an accident, her brain sealed it off because of the trauma, got adopted, given a new name.
Is there a connection between Nam Sang and the Queen Dowager?
I'm thinking his mother and the Queen Mother were either best friends, half-sisters, cousins, or full sisters. When Councillor Park asked her to be the Queen Mother, Nam Sang's mother took the opportunity to have Councillor Park for herself. So there is a love-hate relationship between her and the Queen Mother.
Which in turn spills over to Nam Sang--which he himself probably knew or is suspecting, otherwise he wouldn't visit the Queen Mother every 1st of the month.
1. Soo Jae and Yoo Na- Soo Jae's mother seems to be totally against Yoo Na now.- It is also starting to look like…
It's ironic how the first became the last, and the last became the first. Or, in this case, the pace-setter for the marriage race is now the catalyst that might mess everything up.
Yeah, once it blows up … it's going to be a domino effect. How each individual, and each families, will react and handle it will truly be the test of their respective relationships.
Very RPG like. Korea produced many video-game in the high-fantasy genre.
Yep. I like the the king's court top-view camera angle. Reminded me of the isometric view in the classic Ultima series (Ultima 4, 5, 6, and 7). Hehehe.
Then how they incorporated Chinese style sword fighting with Western style magic. Rarely seen in fantasy. One can truly say this is Asian fantasy, or what fantasy really is … it's borderless!
And yeah, RPG, in video games no one whines about "cultural appropriation", it just is. I miss the times when "copying" and building upon was welcomed because it means they see your culture as influential, important, and unique.
For me, this is what Alchemy of Souls is. West meets East. Fusion of cultures.
Exactly! Whenever they attempt something new, they push it as far as they can. For example, Space Sweepers.
In other countries, if it's untested waters, they hold back instead of giving everything they got. In the end, it flops.
Maybe another reason is, they're backed by Netflix. I mean, again, Space Sweepers. To add another, Squid Game--although I'm not a fan of it, they did give their all.
Looks like they can produce high quality shows that rivals other nations as long as they're backed by someone solid … no matter what. I guess we can say the same with the recent Apple-backed shows (like Snowdrop, they pushed on because Apple backed them up and trolls can't force Apple the way they can with local brands).
Going back, I also like the simplicity of the set. It's not grand, with huge buildings and empty space (common in Chinese and Korean period dramas); or huge walls that only giants can possibly build (like in most Western fantasy). They just stayed to realistic sets without sacrificing the feeling of "grand" or "epicness".
They also used the colours well. In many Chinese and Korean period dramas, the colors are usually subdued, they concentrate more on the outfits; in Western fantasy, it's always dark, brown, black, dark green. In Alchemy of Souls, they made sure the colors are prominent which sets the environment and the aura of the scene.
And the BGM, perfect timing and perfect score for each scene so far.
Another thing I noticed, they experiment with camera angles. That King's Court top-view shot was amazing. It was like playing a video game, lols.
I just hope they can maintain what they set us to expect. I've seen other shows (not just K-dramas, elsewhere too) where they set the expectations high in the first two to three episodes, but failed to maintain it in the succeeding episodes.
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In that area, I'm suspecting they grew up in an adoption institution. Jin Geun was probably bullied, and when Eun Jung arrived, she protective him.
Ahh, that reminded me, Gye Young was a fighter, when Da Hyun was cornered, Gye Young protected her and was brave enough to start a fight with the bullies.
If Eun Jung is Gye Young without her memories … and the adoption center did not care much about bullying … they grew up possessive, with her brother more on the psychotic side.
Hmm…
It's a good twist. There are indeed people who made choices based on their past traumatic experiences and then go back to their origin towns without knowing the reasons why. They just "feel" it is the right thing to do.
But since the Link was severed, and it is possible to Link with someone not related by blood, maybe his twin sister also Linked on her own with another person.
Eun Jung reacting that way with Jin Geun the way Gye Hoon did with his sister Gye Young, is suspicious. So far, at least in the story, only the two of them reacts that way.
Maybe accidents can severe the Link.
But I guess the writer knew it as well so they're keeping that info mysterious for now.
SPOILER from episode 5-6 (I can't remember which):
6. Another reason is, the piano teacher admitted Eun Gye Young wanted to ride her piano teacher's car but did not take her. He also said he was "supposed" to take her.
I am thinking here that Eun Gye Young probably chased her piano teacher and got into an accident. Her piano teacher ran away and kept quiet about it because he felt guilty.
As for what he said that he was "supposed" to take her, that is a mystery. It appears that he and Eun Gye Young made an agreement that they'll have a joyride. At least from the scene that was revealed, Eun Gye Young was waiting for him.
1. It appears that she can feel her younger brother. When Lee Jin Geun got into an accident, she stopped feeling him so she's devastated the way Eun Gye Hoon was devastated.
2. This means that Eun Gye Hoon's connection to her little sister was severed because she got into an accident.
3. It is also typical for kids who got into an accident to not remember a very traumatic experience. And if they were found by someone else, they are usually adopted (legally or illegally).
4. Just like Eun Gye Hoon who linked to Noh Da Hyun, it's possible that Eun Gye Young … as Lee Eun Jung, linked to Lee Jin Geun.
5. It is also notable that Lee Eun Jung is soo close with Lee Jin Geun, or at least currently she appears to care so much and love him. Just like how Eun Gye Young was with his older brother Eun Gye Hoon.
I am thinking, at least based on the above, Lee Eun Jung was Eun Gye Young. She got into an accident, her brain sealed it off because of the trauma, got adopted, given a new name.
There is a #6 but it's a spoiler … see below.
A. They lived happily ever after
B. For broken heart ending
Which in turn spills over to Nam Sang--which he himself probably knew or is suspecting, otherwise he wouldn't visit the Queen Mother every 1st of the month.
Yeah, once it blows up … it's going to be a domino effect. How each individual, and each families, will react and handle it will truly be the test of their respective relationships.
Then how they incorporated Chinese style sword fighting with Western style magic. Rarely seen in fantasy. One can truly say this is Asian fantasy, or what fantasy really is … it's borderless!
And yeah, RPG, in video games no one whines about "cultural appropriation", it just is. I miss the times when "copying" and building upon was welcomed because it means they see your culture as influential, important, and unique.
For me, this is what Alchemy of Souls is. West meets East. Fusion of cultures.
In other countries, if it's untested waters, they hold back instead of giving everything they got. In the end, it flops.
Maybe another reason is, they're backed by Netflix. I mean, again, Space Sweepers. To add another, Squid Game--although I'm not a fan of it, they did give their all.
Looks like they can produce high quality shows that rivals other nations as long as they're backed by someone solid … no matter what. I guess we can say the same with the recent Apple-backed shows (like Snowdrop, they pushed on because Apple backed them up and trolls can't force Apple the way they can with local brands).
Going back, I also like the simplicity of the set. It's not grand, with huge buildings and empty space (common in Chinese and Korean period dramas); or huge walls that only giants can possibly build (like in most Western fantasy). They just stayed to realistic sets without sacrificing the feeling of "grand" or "epicness".
They also used the colours well. In many Chinese and Korean period dramas, the colors are usually subdued, they concentrate more on the outfits; in Western fantasy, it's always dark, brown, black, dark green. In Alchemy of Souls, they made sure the colors are prominent which sets the environment and the aura of the scene.
And the BGM, perfect timing and perfect score for each scene so far.
Another thing I noticed, they experiment with camera angles. That King's Court top-view shot was amazing. It was like playing a video game, lols.
I just hope they can maintain what they set us to expect. I've seen other shows (not just K-dramas, elsewhere too) where they set the expectations high in the first two to three episodes, but failed to maintain it in the succeeding episodes.
Hopefully they won't make that mistake.
And yeah, anticlimactic.