#alchemy of souls ep 21

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ALCHEMY OF SOULS S2: LIGHT AND SHADOW (2022)

[quaintly-quiet-queer]

As someone who studied psychology in college, ep 22 fascinates me

I’ve never heard anyone refer to the corpus callosum as the “center of the self” before (poetic ass 1920s psychiatrists), but I’ve learned plenty about how each half of the brain is responsible for certain tasks (ex. left brain is more responsible for understanding and articulating language), and without that bridge between the two halves, they can’t share info back and forth. When the corpus callosum is fully cut, though, I believe it’s less of a “two selves” scenario and more two partially-functional brains not being able to communicate but still operating, at least to an outside observer, as one full “self.” (Noting this irl distinction feels important when Rusty Quill is blending psychology and horror fiction here since conditions like DID are already so misunderstood lol) But! I get that this is fiction and who am I to argue what constitutes “self” and “soul”

With that psych context in mind, though, my point is more that I think it was actually the introduction of silver that catalyzed the creation of the “trapped” second self rather than just the surgery. Since alchemy is so important in tmagp, silver being the key to the transformation feels more on brand than just whoops, Hans Berger’s pre-EEG experimentation killed a man. Especially since Berger starts the letter by asking his colleague if his own experiments using silver had any “unusual side effects.” (Also yes yes, creative liberties, but a corpus callosotomy was used to treat seizures so that they wouldn’t spread from one half of the brain to the other, so the fact that Schmidt has one of the most intense grand mal seizures Berger’s ever seen after the second self wants out, again, makes me think that the “conductivity” of the silver had more of a magical/ transformative effect than the surgery alone)

(Also the fact that this statement is Jonah’s(?) answer to Alice’s “what do you want?” from ep 21 literally gives me chills, Jon and Martin are NOT OKAY in the ‘puter)

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#5

I love that so much of DFQC’s arc isn’t so much change, as returning to himself he would have been if his tree of emotion was never destroyed and honestly, he is a genuinely likeable person. What strikes me is not how much he cares for Orchid (after all, chicken bro is ready to destroy the universe for his girl, and it’s not exactly admirable) but how much he is fine with her autonomy, with putting her needs first (unlike chicken bro for whom Chidi Woman is a vessel for what he wants; he knows she’d be appalled and he doesn’t care.) He spent the bulk of today’s eps thinking she was fancying CH but other than carping, he did nothing about it.

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#4

So, my top 2022 dramas so far

Subject to obviously whatever may air later and the two airing ones not derailing.

5. Alchemy of Souls (Korea) - inventive fantasy fun with an epic OTP.

4. Bloody Heart (Korea) - visually stunning, grim and moving.

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373 notes - Posted August 25, 2022

#3

This OTP is going on my all time favorite list. I love how utterly equal they are. He bears the spike for her and she bears the cave for him, but for the both it’s not just for the right to be with the other person, it’s for the people - as a way to showing commitment and duty.

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#2

I am rolling on the floor. Rolling!!!!!! THAT is your concern, NN? Ahahahahhah!!!!

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390 notes - Posted August 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

90% of period cdrama plots would not exist if China had the topography of Kansas.

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Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[staydandy]

Currently Watching … 👀

Only a couple of weeks left in the year .. but the new year brings a ton of new shows!!

Here's what I'm watching / lists I'm working on :

Currently Airing - List in Progress : • Choco Milk Shake - BL - ends 12/20 - only 1 ep. highlight really • My Tooth Your Love - BL - ends 12/23 - really enjoying this one, both the plot & the whump • Reborn Rich - ends 12/25 - not as much whump as I was hoping, but still good so far • The First Responders - ends 12/30 - omg, Kim Rae Won is such a good whumpee! • Till the World Ends - BL - ends 12/31 - I'm rather meh about this one, don't love it but don't hate it • Unlock My Boss - ends 1/12 - not much whump yet, just a few little things • The Director Who Buys Me Dinner - BL - ends 1/12 - K-BL's have this thing of not only being too short (only 15min!), but wasting their precious episode time with unnecessary recaps & long title card & credits! - But there is whump!! • Between Us - BL - ends 1/29 - so far, holding up to expectations, unlike Win's bleached hair lol • I Will Knock You - BL - ends 2/3 - just an 1 ep. highlight so far, but I'll take it!

Currently Airing - No Whump/List (yet) : • Oh! My Assistant - BL - ends 12/23 • 2 Moons: The Ambassador - BL - ends 12/26 • Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow - ends 1/8 - only 2 ep in, but no whump yet .. it's starting off with a much darker feel then I expected ...... I have a partial whump list for Season 1 .. I just rewatched it before starting S2 and I'm going to update my S1 list to a Full Whump List soon • 609 Bedtime Story - BL - ends 2/3 - I rarely drop shows out of stubbornness, so I may end up hate-watching this .. the 2 mains really like their sci-fi/fantasy/supernatural genres, but this one is not clicking for me • My School President - BL - ends 2/17 - dunno if I like this one or not yet, not really vibing • Never Let Me Go - BL - ends 1/29 - no whump yet, but it's about an business heir & his bodyguard, so I suspect there will be something eventually

Future Watch List - Starting Soon : • Ameiro Paradox - BL - airs 12/16—2/3 • The New Employee - BL - airs 12/21—2/8 • Imawa no Kuni no Alice 2 [Alice in Borderland 2] - airs 12/22 - I wonder if Netflix is going to release it in an episode dump / all at once - there's only 8 ep. • HIStory5: Love in the Future - BL - airs 12/28—3/1 - high expectations! they keep raising the bar with each new HIStory series • Island - airs 12/30—1/13 - I think a lot of people are anticipating this one • Brain Cooperation - airs 1/2—2/21 - hoping for some buddy-cop/bromance • Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2 - airs 1/11—2/9 ...... I have a full whump list for Season 1

Not Currently Airing - List in Progress : • Detective Samoyeds (2017) - on episode 6/48

This Weekends New-Release Whump Lists : • Revenge of Others - posting 12/17 • The Golden Spoon - posting 12/18

I watch a lot of BL's .. but they're often short (episode &/or series length), and they're churned out in quick succession (not always a good thing lol) .. there's really no shortage of them .. amongst the other, often darker, shows I watch, I like having some fluff to reset with. (I do watch cis-romance too, just not as much .. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

Spot anything you're also watching? Tell me what you think of it! Have a suggestion based on what you see here? By all means, share! Any questions? Ask away, I'll do my best to answer!

[evanescentdawn]

Some Rambling Thoughts <3

hdjdjdjd (21:09) I always wanted to write a fic about that scene in ep 2 ahahaha where amnesia!naksu was really down for having their wedding night in that forest LMAO. i was like this is gonna be fun thinking of yeong’s reaction when she gets back her memories because lmaoooo she would def have not reacted like that. but also, I wanted to wait for the show to finish, to actually write it — just cuz I was wondering what direction the show would take it. but also there was the whole alchemy of souls being fcking hard to write for but hehehehhehe finally broke thro that :D

u know. it’s v hard actually writing her as “cho yeong” because I’m so used to naksu/mudeok/jin buyeon instead of her actual name dhjfjdjdjd i hope i get used to it < 3

I had the most insane amount of fun writing this. like it was SO MUCH fun !!!!! the bickering? jang uk being a lil shit? YEONG GETTING JEALOUS OF HERSELF AGAIN like chdhjdjdjddn i have this other wip — written before s2 !!! — where mudeok gets jealous of a servant and I can’t wait to work on that one some more because it’s actually v fun and hilarious. like when these two get jealous < 3 they’re So ridiculous and especially in s2 considering HHDJDJDJDN how they were getting jealous of themselves. clown behaviour and I Love it

I honestly Don’t have a clue if I’m going to make this fjjfjfjfdn actually smut. but i want to write that because it would be v 🥰🥰 if they actually have that smex u know in deserted forest like they should have but also gahhhh I did make this like be set in few months after like ending of s2 BUT U KNOW WHAT it would be more fun if it wasn’t like few months but maybe. one month. few weeks. where they’re still getting to know each other !!!! u know !!!!

also still not over how much of a lil shit jang uk is being in this scene I wrote ♥️ I had SO MUCH fun writing it and it’s also v much fun rereading it ahahahha. jang uk < 3 it reminds me strongly of that scene, in season 1, where he pokes her forehead n lips and dhjdjdjdj teases her. theyre so <3

i wanna finish this wip rightt nowww. but unfortunately, there’s stuff to Think About (a bit stuck on how to continue it 💀but have faith I can Break Through) and Actual Writing which 😔 but all apart of the fun, honestly. i fcking love writing for aos. for these two. theyre so <3333333 U KNOW. deeply love them. <3333333 (21:22)

hi im so fcking obsessed with them. my life has Not known peace ever since I watched aos

"— do you remember?"

yeong furrows her brows. what on earth is he on about? jang uk does this, sometimes. he'll talk in circles, trying to confuse her so she can fall into his trap. this is surely one.

she doesn't know what kind, yet.

jang uk is still grinning, as he steps closer to her.

instinctively, yeong takes a step back.

"a woman asked me something."

a woman?! is he really talking of another right in front of her —

"she said something completely brazen and bold to me," he says, puntuating his words with another step forward. making her press against the bark of a tree.

"i didn't know how to respond, then. rude of me, wasn't it?"

"i could care less to hear about your rendezvous with other woman," yeong snarls.

jang uk laughs. he's laughing in this situation?

“it’s pretty deserted here, isn’t it?” he whispers, leaning in closer.

it immediately clicks. yeong flushes up. “t-that was—!”

[khuantru]

wait hold on, so there is only 20 episodes of 'Alchemy of Souls' ??

Is season 2 already being shot, there's that preview clip which I assumed was for ep 21.

Oh hell no with that ending!!!! 

At least the show got a season 2.

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List of Dramas I've Seen Or Am Watching

Alright, I'm going to make my list of dramas that I've watched and/or am watching public! This will get updated! The list is in the order in which I watched them (although dramas that were started and haven't been finished were removed for their own section).

K-Dramas I've Finished

One Spring Night

Hotel Del Luna

Abyss

Cinderella and the Four Knights

Descendants of the Sun

I Am Not A Robot

My Roommate Is A Gumiho

Queen of the Ring

Splash Splash Love

Doom At Your Service

Business Proposal

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon

Are You Human Too?

Shopaholic Louis/Shopping King Louie

I Remember You/Hello, Monster

What's Wrong With Secretary Kim?

Squad 38

So I Married The Anti-Fan

So Not Worth It

My Strange Hero

Tomorrow

Reply 1997

Goblin: The Great and Lonely God

W: Two Worlds Apart

Extra-ordinary You

Coffee Prince

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

While You Were Sleeping

7 First Kisses

True Beauty

Romance Is A Bonus Book

Café Minamdang

Semantic Error

The Sound of Magic

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

The King’s Affection

Angel's Last Mission: Love

Kissable Lips

Big Mouth

Pinocchio

Soundtrack #1

I Can Hear Your Voice

Kiss Goblin

The School Nurse Files

Happiness

Roommates of Poongduck 304

Unfinished Shows, But Will Get Back To:

These shows were abandoned for one reason or another (usually things got too heavy and I ran off to seek the comfort of something more light and fluffy and, in typical ADHD fashion, forgot to come back). In the case of King of High School Savvy, it's due to incomplete translation on Viki.

Meow, The Secret Boy/Welcome (left off on ep. 6 out of 24)

Blood (left off on ep. 14 out of 20)

The Bride of Habaek (left off on ep. 11 out of 16)

Vincenzo (left off on ep. 5 of 20)

King of High School Savvy (left off on ep. 6 out of 17)

Doctor Stranger (left off on ep. 10 out of 20)

Record of Youth (left off on ep. 8 out of 16)

Currently Watching:

Alchemy of Souls (on ep. 5 out of 20)

Tale of the Nine-tailed (on ep. 6 of 16)

My Love From The Star (on ep. 7 of 21)

Reborn Rich (on ep. 3 of 16)

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AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for "The Change"

Dover, DE based Dark Pop / Hard Rock Band AWAKE AT LAST has released a vivid visualizer for their single, “The Change (Feat. Spencer Charnas).”

“‘The Change’ is anthemic and bold. It’s a call to arms to our listeners to not only make a change in themselves to pursue more fulfilling lives, but also to lead by example and BE the change in the world that show’s others they don’t have to be afraid to make the transformation themselves.””I can’t wait to finally release the title track of this amazing record we’ve worked so hard on.” – AWAKE AT LAST

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Catch AWAKE AT LAST Live with Famous Last Words, Dayshell & At My Mercy and Eyes Set To Kill & Rivals on 2019 Tour Dates

AWAKE AT LAST with Famous Last Words, Dayshell, and At My Mercy: 05/10 @ Legends Bar and Venue – Convington, KY 05/11 @ The Champ – Harrisburg, PA 05/12 @ Alchemy – Providence, RI 05/13 @ Revolution Music Hall – Amityville, NY 05/14 @ Kingsland – Brooklyn, NY 05/15 @ Championship – Trenton, NJ 05/16 @ Canal Club – Richmond, VA 05/17 @ Drunk Horse Pub – Fayetteville, NC 05/19 @ Soundbar – Orlando, FL 05/21 @ Crowbar – Tampa, FL 05/22 @ Connect Live – Acworth, GA 05/24 @ House Of Rock – Corpus Christi, TX 05/25 @ Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX 05/26 @ Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX 05/27 @ 89th St Collective – Oklahoma City 05/28 @ Fubar – St Louis, MO 05/29 @ Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA 05/30 @ Amsterdam Bar and Grill – St Paul, MN 05/31 @ Annex – Madison, WI 06/01 @ Citadel – Indianapolis, IN

AWAKE AT LAST with Eyes Set To Kill and Rivals: 06/28 @ Let There Be Rock School – Frederick, MD 07/01 @ Bungalow – Manchester, NH 07/02 @ Alchemy – Providence, RI 07/03 @ The Cave – West Haven, CT 07/05 @ Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY 07/06 @ Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI 07/07 @ Rockpile – Toronto, Ontario 07/08 @ Rockpile – Ottawa, Ontario 07/09 @ Salle Multi – Quebec City, Quebec 07/10 @ Piranha Bar – Montreal, Quebec 07/11 @ Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY 07/12 @ INKCarceration Fest – Mansfield, OH

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Both as a band and as individuals, Awake At Last continue to stand for positivity, spirituality, self-help and making an impact every single day. Returning with their debut full-length release, The Change, they have never sounded more confident, more energized, or been more determined to reach out to those who might be struggling in the world. The Change releases June 21st via Outerloop Records. “We pushed ourselves to our limits as songwriters,” states guitarist Imran Xhelili. “There is more variety on this record and there are songs that lean in a heavier rock/metal direction with other songs being a lot lighter and more dynamic. All of the choruses on this album have huge hooks, and there are more sections that are less guitar heavy and carried by different elements, like pianos and orchestral instruments.

The lyrics are also more direct in how they carry across the messages we have always had at the forefront of our music.” While making waves with their previous output, this combination is the sound of a band who have truly come into their own. From front to back, every song carries a message of hope. Having commenced writing for it even before the release of their Life/Death/Rebirth EP in 2016, the finished result is not something that came easily. “We all had demons we had to battle mentally and physically,” explains vocalist Vincent Torres. “You wouldn’t believe the pressure that comes down on you when you begin the process for a full length record. After we pushed through the turmoil and embraced the wonderful things that came as a reward it became pretty clear that what we had made should be called The Change. I think this is a perfect name, because it represents the spiritual evolution that we all went through.”

Having achieved a lot in 2018, including a stint on the final run of the Warped Tour – commencing the day after they finished tracking The Change – appearing on the iMatter Festival alongside Underoath and August Burns Red and opening for Asking Alexandria in Louisville, Kentucky, the band are striding into the fifth year of their existence on a high. The first taste of the record is single “Dead Generation”, which stands as a wake-up call, urging everyone who hears it to stand up and speak with their own voice, rather than becoming part of said dead generation. This perfectly represents both the band – rounded out by guitarist Eric Blackway, bassist/vocalist Tyler Greene and drummer Jon Finney – and their core message, continuing to place their fans first, and wanting to do all that they can to help improve their quality of life. “I want people to understand the symbiotic relationship between a band and its fanbase and I want them to feel like they’re along for the ride with us,” Torres states. “We are a band that is built on the foundation of endurance and perseverance, and nothing we’ve accomplished has been easily accessed. I want our fans to know that the reason we are able to live this dream is because they continue to support us and allow us to do so, but most of all I want them to understand that whatever it is that nurtures their soul can also be obtainable if they strive for it and believe in themselves.” Xhelili expounds on this, noting “As individuals, it can feel hard at times to find our own identity and our individual greater purpose. It all may feel rather heavy and bog us down constantly. However, we are here to take a stand and try to rise above all of that and be a respite for all of the darkness around us, as a shining light.” The casual listener also might be unaware of the interconnectedness of Awake At Last’s releases, with Torres explaining that there’s a deep-rooted storyline following a character on their journey through multiple lives.The Change in fact serves as a direct sequel to Life/Death/Rebirth. “The being who experienced the afterlife in Life/Death/Rebirth is reborn into a new vessel in The Change, but in order to interrupt the endless cycle of life and death they’ve been going through they attempt to imbue their new vessel with all of their cellular knowledge. They believed that by doing this the vessel in The Change could bring about a great revolution in the world and finally end the process so the soul may finally rest. What happens next is yet to be determined.”

The album was produced by Kile Odell of Failure Anthem and Josh Landry in Greensboro, NC, the energy and the dynamic of the team essential to shaping the record into its finished product. With Xhelili admitting the pressure of making a full-length was nerve-wracking, he also claims that this nervous energy helped them nail it down. “We all were striving and yearning for this to be the biggest and best album it could be and we all walked away very proud and satisfied with the end result.” For Torres, the process was not an easy one, the sessions taking a toll on him, having his lyrics chopped and changed by the production team after extensive demoing not something that immediately sat well with him. “It was hard fought but after all was said and done I’d learned so much about taking many words and turning them into poetry, and I believe the sessions made me a much better musician and songwriter. After some push and pull I think the compromises made created the perfect record and I think you can feel some of that struggle in the music, but also feel how to get through it.”The Change also marks the band’s transition from a fully independent band to one partnered up with Outerloop Records, which is a landmark event in their story. This partnership has allowed the band to make the album they want, and having the backing of a label will allow them to spread their music far further than they could with previous releases. “They believed in the vision we were striving for and we signed with them for this record to see the vision come to life,” explains Torres. “It is a bit of an adaptation process when you go from being completely DIY and independent to having a team behind you, but overall it’s really cool to be able to bounce ideas off of multiple sources and work with some amazing people who want the same thing that we do.”

As they continue to build momentum, the quintet’s ambitions remain true to their original aspirations: wanting to establish an even stronger connection to their fanbase. “I want to create a movement where individuals from all walks of life can come together and support one another as we continue to evolve and make changes in order to pursue fulfilling lives,” states Torres. Given the demons that had to be battled and overcome to reach this point it’s unsurprising how eager they are for people to hear what they have achieved. “This is the moment we’ve spent years working towards and these are by far the strongest Awake At Last songs we have written,” says Xhelili. “I feel proud of every single song that made the record and there is no filler. This is an album the fans can listen front to back and be immersed in the underlying concept and themes that tie it all together.”

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AWAKE AT LAST Taps Spencer Charnas for “The Change” was originally published on RockRevolt Mag

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Go Youn Jung as Naksu/Buyeon ALCHEMY OF SOULS S2 : LIGHT AND SHADOW (2022)