#Arthdal Chronicles SPOILERS

[anditendshowyoudexpect]

Saya forgot how to scheme, Taelha is a mother, Mubaek is dead, Yangcha is talking, that's not the Arthdal i remember

to be fair, Taelha is exactly the kind of mother i thought she would be

i feel like the other Joon Ki showed more nuance. (which is so weird to me, i always believed this one was a better actor, even if i haven't seen either in much.) this one mostly looks tired. although that may be the way the twins are written now.

also i'm mildly bored and annoyed. idk if it's just because the writing got worse or because i never was passionate about it in the first place and 4 years in between seasons didn't help, or both. i mean i'm 10 minutes into ep3 and i honestly wouldn't care if i never saw the rest of it.

[super-sootica]

[super-sootica]

Mental note, kill fathers

Vincenzo in a nutshell:

Arthdal Chronicles in a nutshell:

[kdramacrybaby]

So, let me get this straight… the Ago tribe needs pure iron to make swords strong enough to go against Arthdal, and they do not know how to purify it -

But instead of giving us… idk a heist to get the technique, or have someone try and try again until they finally, triumphantly, gets it right just in time for war, they have someone suddenly tell them that “oh there’s a giant pure iron meteorite at the bottom of a lake nearby” like… talk about anticlimactic.

Have I missed something? Cause I feel like that meteorite came out of nowhere.

[gizkasparadise]

nvm they were immediately slaughtered lmao

literally every character in arthdal chronicles: involved in the upcoming major battle that will determine the fate of their continent those guys from the mermaid tribe who fight with really heavy hackysacks: wandering in the woods, philosophically debating contractualism and probably about to accidentally invent social contract theory

[ifeelfreewithoutmyshoes]

Impersonating a god to get power seems like a pretty decent plan if not for the fact the actual god’s vessel is running around in the city trying to ruin his plan for a completely different reason

[hauntedfalcon]

I get that Tagon hasn’t slept in thirty-six hours but it’s a real commitment to switch to a more washed-out lip shade too 

[mel-loves-kdramas]

I CAN HANDLE BOTH!!! 😎🥰

Arthdal Chronicles

Team Eunseom or Team Saya?

How to choose? Can I have both? One is kind, caring and charming. The other is sassy, cunning and sexy. Very difficult, guys!

[super-sootica]

Eunseom is definitely smart in a lot of ways but he is also a total himbo and I love him

[kdramacrybaby]

Episode two is devastating. The village being torn apart like that, people screaming as everything goes up in flames. The poor kids hiding terrified only to be burned alive as their tribe watches.

We had already been shown that Tagon and his men were awful people, but even this still shocked me on my second watch.

[gizkasparadise]

hi!! i love your taste in dramas and i was wondering if you have any more villain romance recs, specifically cdrama recs? i finished lbfad and tiger & rose already and im currently watching twisted fate of love (and LOVING it hehe)

yay i love villain romances!! gonna include villains and villain-lites! my favorites on this list are goodbye my princess and arthdal chronicles for villain main leads and love and redemption, monarch industry, empress ki, extraordinary you, chicago typewriter, and bridal mask/gaksital for villainy second leads!

cdrama: villain is the main lead

the ultimate villain romance for me is goodbye my princess. the male lead is fucking horrendous but compelling and it's a tragedy from start to finish. don't watch if you want healthy relationships, someone changing for the better through the power of love, or a happy ending. do watch if you're in the mood to just get fucked up and see gorgeous costumes and scenery while doing so (also my favorite cdrama ost!). romance of tiger and rose is kind of a romcom parody of this one, too!

the legends is a nice sort of gender flip-- the female lead is basically a hot shit, overpowered demon and the male lead is a gentle guy trying to do bad all on his own because he's full of heart eyes. there's also a secondary antagonist who has a thing for the female lead, so double villainy!

word of honor. i have not finished this one, but one of the male leads def fits this bill!

the rise of phoenixes. not really a villain ML, exactly, but he's very machiavellian and schemey so if you liked the lead in twisted fate of love, you'd DEFINITELY like him (i need to finish this drama!!!)

...till the end of the moon. which i dont think i recommend, but feel compelled to mention. here's the deal: the middle arc, like eps 19-30ish? fucking perfection! the bookends on either side? dont do nearly as much. the end? i dont know her (literally, i didnt bother with the last ep). idk try it out if you're starving for costume villain love trapped in a masochism tango, but....watch some of the other dramas on this list first

cdrama: villainy second lead and/or main antagonist is in love with the lead

love and redemption and dear god you'll need a stress ball

monarch industry/the rebel princess has shades of this

prince of lan ling

kdrama: villain is the main lead

arthdal chronicles has a male lead having a villainous crush on the female lead (and they are VERY ship baity), as well as the second male and female leads both being villains and in love. i love iiiit, but be warned it ends on a cliffhanger and s2 isnt out yet

cheese in the trap. the male lead is not a great dude. a lot of people dont like this drama, but i love it (aside from a weak last ep)

everyone's just a little bit shitty in bloody heart, to include the male lead

the male lead in little women will have you guessing from start to finish if you're a clown for trusting him or not

who the villain is is kind of a rotating door in the series, but the main male lead in moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo definitely spends time in anti-hero land

que sera sera and when a man's in love/man in love are older dramas with male leads who are definitely Questionable (the former is described as a bastard in the synopsis and the latter is an ex-gangster trying to go legit but not quite able to shake the gangster tendencies). neither story is a traditional romance, and there's a lot of content warnings to be mindful of (lots of slapping and hitting in the former, cheating in the second [and probably some slapping])

depending on your POV (or the point of the story) the main love interest from empress ki could qualify! and then there's a support character who's a straight up villain that's got a crush

i dont want to tell you anything because spoilers! but there's flavors of this with king in love/the king loves

kdrama: villainy second lead and/or primary antagonist is in love with the lead

extraordinary you

mr. sunshine (more anti-hero than villain, but you'll get that flavor with dong mae aka my most intense SLS ever)

dali and the cocky prince

the princess' man

tale of nokdu

chicago typewriter (more villainous crush than full on love line)

bridal mask/gaksital (the male lead also starts out as a villain in this one!)

from now on, showtime! features a villainous crush and i wish the backstory eps were their own drama because i loved them

[peoneys]

Please let Saya will be a good brother to his future sibling (ಥ﹏ಥ)9

[zaruba-needslove]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY

THERE ARE SURVIVING NEANTHALS!!!!! 

Could they be the kids that Asa Hon/Ragaz saved???? Then please find the twins!!!! XDDD

Edit: Yes THEY ARE!!!! The one aside from Isseurobeo(?) was called Rottip! YAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ifeelfreewithoutmyshoes]

“You’ll be killed by what you ignored” three guesses who’s coming to whoop Tagon’s ass

[episode-by-episode]

Now that Arthdal Chronicles is done I'm definitely about to binge it...

[hauntedfalcon]

oooooooooooh I was ready to flip a table and kick a puppy until my husband filled me in on Why The Expanse Did That