frank truong

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I must say after watching the Alchemy of Souls, I’m now a fan of K-drama. The story-line is quite good, and for me it would have been perfect had a few loose-ends gotten wrapped up with the finale (episode 10, part 2). First, in episode 1, part 1, when Nak-su got injured and seek to perform the soul-shifting ritual, she purposely did not choose the blind Mu Deok’s body to host her soul. How then did Mu Deok’s body ended up with Nak-su’s soul? No explanation is given anywhere in all 30 episodes. Second, in the final episode (episode 10, part 2), the final scene implied that Nak-su’s soul has returned as indicated with the blue mark in her eyes. The problem with this is two-fold: a) Does this mean Jang Uk’s wife is still a soul-shifter? Soul-shifters are criminals, punishable by death and forbidden to live in Daeho. So why should she be a special case? (Don’t get me wrong, any soul-shifter that looks like her is absolutely fine with me. Still, let’s stick to the given rules and story-line). b) If Nak-su’s soul is the only soul that’s left at the end, then to be consistent with the story-line, she should not have the possession of the divine powers that belong to Jin Bu-Yeon. More importantly, since both Nak-su’s soul and body have completely re-united, along with her memory, she should also have recovered her skills as a mage as well. Lastly, if she possesses the divine powers like those belonged to Jin Bu-Yeon’s, shouldn’t she be blind? And if she’s not blind and possesses the divine powers as well like it is revealed at the ending, does that mean she has two souls? Can a body have two souls? The problem here are the inconsistencies that are conflicting with the rules and story-line. Despite these shortcomings, I enjoy watching the show and looking forward to Part 3. Rating, 4.8