Crônicas de Arthdal Parte 3 (2019)

One of the best drama. The ending was the next level and i seriously wish season 2 comes soon. The story is really amazing and it is totally worth watching, i loved main roles everyone was amazing. Dont hesitate if you feel they are many characters once you start watching, you will understand each and every character and its very clear and easy watch.. the suspense and the thrill in each episode was breath taking. SONG JOONG KI seriously was amazing in this drama and he is always best with his acting in any drama or movie . And i respect him for his acting. He was the best and hope you release season 2 sooner, even though it takes time

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Anticipating slow paced drama about politics

I recommend this series to those who can watch a long and slow paced story. I actually watched this series without knowing that it was divided into three parts and that it will be a major cliffhanger because it has season two.

First, I will talk about what I liked about the series.
1. The visual effects and cinematography. It's gory but with just enough gore unlike Game of Thrones. 2. It's refreshing to see ethnic tribal cultures in a korean drama. While watching it, I can't help but hope that Local TV in my country can make something like this, maybe in the future? Lol I'm from Philippines btw.

One thing that I'm not really fond with this drama is its pacing. I get what the writers, producers and directors are trying to do here. They need to build and show every character relationships, arcs and developments and that's okay. I'd love to see all that and I don't want it look rushed like *ehem* Game of thrones *ehem* If you've already watched GoT, you'll know where I'm coming from lol. But I think there are scenes that's too long and needs to be cut. There's too many fillers. Maybe its intended because they needed to make it 1 hour and 19 minutes long, I understand that too. Personally, I've watched similar dramas like this in the past and with more seasons or episodes (Game of Thrones and Queen Seon Deok) and I'm only teenager that time. I have more patience and time in the past maybe that's why I finished those series and it didn't bore me idk hahaha but now I don't think I can do that anymore. So I'm hoping that netflix won't drag the story for too long and we get the climax and ending on season two.

Overall its a really good series! If you have a knack for politics, history (not really) and a bit of gore, watch this.

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Humanity's Mirror

(Review for all of 2019 parts, aka "Season 1")
This isn't a romance. It's not about the ancient setting, the fantasy or the CGI. This tells the story of how different temperaments behave when confronted with adversity, power, wealth, technology, friendship, loss, honour. And it tells it all.

For that to work, you have to have 80 minutes per episode and keep you on its toes throughout. Every episode is much better paced than other Asian drama's where you can easily cut out and ditch a fifth because of repeats and lengthy slow motion zooms.

It's not the case here. Where things are going slow and focus on facial expressions of the characters, you have plenty to think about. You wonder what got this person to that point. How could they have been saved. Was it always in them? You start wondering because you know that the world we live in now, was built on the same foundation of deceit, greed and power. And that the basic fault we still and soon have to correct is the notion of ownership. How many of us think about how odd it case that man can own land, air, animals. And who looks at what that notion of ownership did to our morals, our habitats and our kin. Arthdal Chronicles is humanity's mirror.

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O Gancho enorme é a minha maior motivação

depois de muito enrolar finalmente terminei essa drama, e estou pronta para ver a próxima temporada. O gancho enorme é a minha maior motivação, mas preciso fazer ressalvas. O drama é bom, a história, as atuações, a OST.. mas preciso dizer que os cenários e figurinos não me prenderam, achei muito mal feito perucas que deixavam a desejar, e isso é um fator importante já que compõe a obra. Quero muito que explorem mais sobre os neanthais/igutus deixaram muito de lado e por terem uma importância para o enredo precisam investir nisso, pelo menos é o que eu espero na próxima temporada. No geral, é um drama fantasioso que vale a pena, eu amo produções desse gênero.

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Absolute best and layered characters I have seen in a while

I am too lazy so I am going to review this drama as a whole but also talking about the third part
I seriously believe this was the best part out of three because we could finally see eun seom rising from the rock bottom and yes Tanya rising to power.
There are two types of people watching this drama. One who believes this is the shittiest drama ever made and the other believes it's a masterpiece.
I do think this drama is really great. Some moments would def give you goosebumps. and people hating on tagon because he got most of the screen time. but I did really enjoy his screen presence. He pulled off his character well. and it was really great to see him go from a determined ambitious and admired leader to almost like a mad man. I feel like this drama showcased the rise of Tagon. Tagon is def the villain here. and most of the time, the back stories of the villains are told in a small 15 minute scene or so. but this drama def felt like tagon's glorious rise to power and madness. and the next would probably be the fall of tagon and probably eun seom as a leader and his rise to power. I honestly loved all the characters here. Good or bad.
The performances:
IT WAS GREAT!
thats it. SJK really shined. Tagon too. and Tealha my god, she was great. I can;t explain but she really does act well. and finally Tanya. Girl stole the show for me. Esp in the mid to late arc. Her finding her powers. Her curses and he determination. In the last episodes, her character does seemed to have dulled a little but still I fell in love with her.

P.S:
I sincerely wished Tagon's younger character had more screentime. This is just me being a thirsty a**. but yeah I enjoyed him while he was there.
also i feel like this review is all over the place. I should probably start to structure my reviews but I just wrote this when my emotions were on a real spike.

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Overall: Good show!

I'm not sure how to rate this show without watching the 2nd season, but overall, the first 18 episodes were good. The world building, the characters, the complexity of the story, it was all good, even tho we can't ignore the plot armor, but that's just a usual thing in fantasy shows.

It was kind of disappointing that Eun Seom and Tan Ya didn't meat in this season, but at least she knows that he's alive. Tan Ya's arc was probably the best, her character developed the most.

There were some parts where the story didn't really make sense, and sometimes it felt like I'm watching filler episodes. The power struggle between Ta Gon, Sa Ya, Tae Al Ha and the others were interesting, but I felt the writers didn't have the courage to take some drastic measures. I also think that Eun Seom remained the same naive guy till the end. Sure, he's strong and smart, but I hope in the next season he's not gonna be this sunshine and rainbow guy who thinks everything can be solved with kindness. I mean, the message is good, but that's not how the real world works.

My biggest problem is that in season 2, Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won are no longer there. I don't know why, probably scheduling conflicts, but it's already a negative for me. Even tho, I like both of the new actors who play these roles.

I think the creators messed it up a bit with doing the new season 4 years later.

The OST and the Score were amazing, just like the cinematography and the VFX.

I highly recommend this show to every fantasy lover, especially if the 2nd season is good too.

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Captivating & EPIC!!!

Brilliant story, fantastic production, stellar acting and seamless CGI brought this fantasy drama to life and I can’t wait for Season 2!

Thank goodness Part 1, 2 and 3 were all together as one drama so I could binge continuously. The way the characters evolved were nicely written and Episode 1 made so much more sense watching it a second time right after finishing Episode 18.

Kudos to the actor who pulled off playing the naive twin and savvy twin - so well done you’d think they were two different actors! However, what impressed me more was the King - so many conflicting and complex emotions as he made his way to the top. I found myself empathising more with him and wished he didn’t have to suffer so much.

I loved all the twists and turns the story took. Some took me by surprise and some didn’t. It was sad to see so much similarity to real life - fear of the unknown, greed of capitalism, exploitation, slavery, supremacy, sacrifice and more…

A good end for Season 1 that juxtaposes the 2 different worlds that will soon have their showdown in Season 2.

* Unfortunately some change in cast members and I’m personally not a fan of the actor who will play the twins for Season 2 so I hope his acting will change my mind. I do wish they would cast someone more similar looking for continuity purposes.

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New Arthdal

If you like historical fantasies, this show is for you. The cinematography was fantastic, and the entire season is quite promising. This season's ending was such a cliffhanging situation —no idea what will happen next. This part of season 1 was a visual treat with action-packed episodes.
Eun seum, Tae el ha, Xabara and Momo tribe were the main MVPs.
Tagon and Tae al ha, man, what characters fueled with a hunger for power and control over people. Their dynamics between then are completely shaken and shifted up. Saya is weak and a monster with an angel's smile, but because of Tagon, he is powerful.
Eun seum united two clans of the Ago tribe and has a long way to go.
Song Joong Ki did a phenomenal job as Eun seum and Saya.
Tanya realised that she should not trust anyone and had to gain more support from the commoners to protect her people.
I like Chaueen and Nunbyeol's characters. They lost a great deal due to Tagon and Tae el ha.
Asa Ron dug his own grave. Xabara and Momo tribe people are so damn cool and could have got more screen time. I really hope to see them in next season.

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The Ascension to the Throne

My review to Season 1 and 2 are at:
https://mydramalist.com/profile/7403249/reviews/402084
https://mydramalist.com/profile/7403249/reviews/402278

Could Tanya be the descendent of Asa Sin and therefore the rightful religious leader of Arthdal? If so, then the Wahans could also be the descendents of Aramum Haesulla and Asa Sin. This mystery was unveiled in Season 3.

With the help of Taelha and Tanya, Tagon rose to become the Union Leader. Asa Ron was not going to let Tagon rose to power so easily. Tagon hid two secrets and Asa Ron knew one of them and he was determined to expose it to the tribal leaders to topple Tagon. He set a trap for Tagon. To hid both his secret, he massacred the tribal leaders and set out to be a king. Tagon had wanted to become a benevolent leader loved by his people. But this rebellion changed him and he became a tyrant.

Meantime, Eunseom escaped from the mine. He rescued a Momo tribal leader and her baby. The Momo tribe had a motto of returning favours. The tribe became indebted to him.

Unfortunately Eunseom was captured again, this time by the Ago Tribe who captured humans to be sent to Arthdals to be sold as slaves. But by a twist of fate and help of his fellow prisoner, a sly and treacherous man, he became recognised as the Isainagi re-incarnate. The Ago tribe was a lost and disunited tribe. They had been hoping for a powerful leader and Eunseom fitted the role.

Now, two powerful regions were formed. One led by Eunseom and the other by Tagon. Friction between the powers were inevitable. And this was to be presented in the sequel produced 4 years later in 2023.

Might I also add that Song Joong Ki did an excellent job acting a pair of twins with opposite characters - one was kind and innocent, the other ruthless and cunning. I rated 10 for all seasons.

Now I am going to start on the sequel filmed in 2023, 4 years later but covering Arthdal and Ago 8 years later. But in the 2023 sequel, Song was replaced by Lee Joon Gi who is also and excellent actor.

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This last part WAS SO INTENSE. The feelings, action, plot, everything just thickened up into intense hot chocolate making you crave more. I can't go on enough about their acting. Each character is so well played out, each has vibrancy. There is not one dull character. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE WRITERS TOO. The whole history and plot, the whole world of Arthdal is absolutely mystical and gripping. I am SO surprised this drama is not based on a 5,000 paged book because there are so many well plotted details and back stories and action. I can't go on about this drama enough. Definitely one of the BEST kdramas of 2019. It's also one of the best underrated dramas out there. I hope there will be a season 2 because THIS STORY IS EXTRAORDINARY. Your heart will be tied between Tanya and Eunseom, Tanya and Saya... or if you know chemistry when you see it... TANYA AND YANGCHA. This drama is not a love triangle anymore at this point. It's a intense love square. I LOVE ARTHDAL CHRONICLES GO WATCH IT ALL BYE

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Part 3 of this series didn't disappoint either. It gets better and better, because we learn more and more about the character, it's getting more tragic, more intense, as a viewer you're more invested with every episode. I'm not sure how popular this series is since it took forever for a second season, and they even changed two of the main actors, which honestly is a crime, but for me this series is much more enjoyable as other very popular shows like Game Of Thrones for example. This is indeed my favorite fantasy series, and everyone should give it a try. The writing is really good, and the actors are phenomenal. It's just hard to get into it, but it's worth it.

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Outstanding casts! Each and every cast played their role very well! The acting was superb.. Every episode gave this sense of wanting to watch more ...The neanathals were really interesting and i hope they release a season 2 to continue the story of each and every characters especially the main casts!! The ending was not the end and im sure everyone who have watched it would 100% want to know the real ending of the drama!!! So plz Netflix and TVN to continue this drama!!!!
If you love watching thrilling and interesting dramas this is the one for you!!!????????????????????????

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