Part 1 : 8/10
Part 2 :6/10
Overall : 7/10

Arthdal Chronicles is a cool fantasy drama with vitalizing commentary on what and who can be considered as civilized.

It has a talented cast and amazing visuals but I rate a somber 7 for a couple of reasons.

The good: Great story arcs and great initial fantasy building with the Arthdal world and its surrounding communes. Loved the pull and tension of the different species and aspects and rates of civilization.

Part 1 is definitely the better one and best representation of what Arthdal is.

The poor- 1.I found the continuing story arc of the pull and tension of the main characters very unsatisfactory especially the male lead protagonist . His scenes and story line became rather burdensome for me as a viewer as the main story arc was abandoned for him. We know he is special and was even born on an auspicious day yet his story-line was developed as tiring and lacking pace and vision.

This then affected everyone else and made the lore of Arthdal and its auspices now poorly executed.

2. The pacing and direction or maybe editing was lacklustre . Focusing was off and part 2 just dragged along story line wise. The plot twists became contrived too.

Overall- this show takes a chance and I love shows that take a chance . For what it is , it did okay but not decently if you ask me . It was bursting with potential and slid away .