Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude To All Legends (2019)

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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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 plot so far has been pretty good. The premise was great to epic proportions, it's something very unique and on a scale that is absolute grandiose but all in a good way. The cinematography and the casting are absolutely on point. The SFX for a 2019 drama could've been somewhat better but not going to complain.

The characterizations have a decent amount of depth and some very engagingly so, but some characters are purely one dimensional with nothing to explain their behavior from their arrival to the show and to their departure.

Delivery of the story has been great so far, but one could only wish to see the protagonist more often and sometimes the political campaigns feel a bit blown out of proportion and at times very dragged out. But I understand world building is very important, but the problem is that unless they go for another full season or in other words 3 chapters, it would be very hard to wrap this up in a satisfying and convincing way.

The action scenes are great but sometimes not very well coordinated. It's almost as if there was a perfectionist on set sometimes and other times they just leave it at good enough.

All in all, from the way it expands the story to developing it's characters it has been doing a good job. It's very political although it's not modern politics, so I can't say everyone would've enjoyed this, and perhaps some feel it's tedious but stick to it for the great performances of the actors/actresses.

Hopefully there will be more of this and there will be more dramas like this in the future that break from the norm.

Edit: They wrapped this up pretty well and declared another season. Really excited to see where they go with this and when they'll start airing.

Only gripe is that they kind of spoiled a little too much at the preview of what's to come, at the end of the last episode.

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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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