Alchemy of Souls season 2 (Alchemy of Souls Part 2: Light and Shadow/ 환혼: 파트2) is the sequel of the Korean historical drama series of the same name. Directed by Park Joon-hwa and starring Lee Jae-wook, Go Yoon-jung, Hwang Min-hyun, Shin Seung-ho, Yoo Jun-sang, Oh Na-ra and Jo Jae-yoon, alongside other cast members, the show premiered on tvN on December 10, 2022.
The show will have 10 episodes and takes over tvN’s Saturday-Sunday 9:10 PM KST timeslot previously held by Under the Queen’s Umbrella. Alchemy of Souls season 2 episode 7 has a run time of 71 minutes.
tvN’s synopsis of the sequel reads:
JANG UK RETURNS FROM DEATH, AND THREE YEARS LATER, THE STORY OF THE MAGES UNFOLDS ANEW. JANG UK BECOMES A HUNTER OF THE SOUL-SHIFTERS WHEN A YOUNG WOMAN, A PRISONER IN HER OWN HOME, SEEKS HIS HELP TO RECLAIM HER FREEDOM.
-Alchemy of Souls Season 2 Episode 7 Recap contains spoilers-
Alchemy of Souls season 2 episode 7 begins with Jang Uk arriving at the gambling den to save Seo Yul only to see him lose consciousness which brings forth his anger. Elsewhere, Park Dang-gu fears Jang Uk’s fury and the battle that may unleash because of what has happened to Seo Yul because of Cheonbugwan.
Meanwhile, Jang Uk kills all the Cheonbugwan mages present there and brings Seo Yul to Sejukwon to get treated. Finding that there is no way to save Seo Yul, he rushes into Cheonbugwan to find Jin Mu while Songrim decides to support him. On the other hand, the royal family is unable to target Jang Uk for this as they have a bigger problem up ahead, Seo Yul’s father.
Jin Mu orders for all the mages in Cheonbugwan to stop Jang Uk, but this brings no results as Jang Uk remains unstoppable. The crown prince arrives and reminds him of the reason why he has been staying silent for these three years; right then Park Jin arrives with the mages from Songrim and supports Jang Uk’s decision.
Thinking about the people involved, Jang Uk finally stops however, this is in exchange for Jin Mu being brought in front of him. The crown prince then tells Jin Mu about Jang Uk’s request and tells him to find a cure for Seo Yul to save his life.
Jin Mu soon finds out that there is no other way left for him other than request Jin Ho-kyung for her help and so he bows down in front of her and pleads for help. However, Jin Ho-kyung refuses until the King himself orders her to save Seo Yul.
As the two arrive in front of Jang Uk, Ho-kyung snickers at Jang Uk’s tactic that has forced her to help him save Seo Yul; this has Jin Mu realising that Jang Uk had been using him from the start. However, Jang Uk lets him know that if Seo Yul doesn’t manage to get through this ordeal then his death is sure to come.
Meanwhile, Bu-yeon worries for the unconscious Seo Yul while looking at the bloodworm in his energy core; however, when she places her hand on him a series of memories flow in her head as Seo Yul appears this time. Surprised by this, she tries to touch him again when Heo Yoon-ok stops her and sends her away.
As she continues to think about what happened, Dang-gu arrives and tells her about the possibility of Seo Yul being cured soon. Elsewhere, Ho-kyung tells Jang Uk that the only way she will help him save Seo Yul is if he promises to send Bu-yeon back to Jinyowon and this is accepted by Jang Uk.
Upon getting the cure for Seo Yul, Heo Yeom delegates duties to everyone and tells Jang Uk that he needs to cooperate with the crown prince to save Seo Yul. Jang Uk is frustrated by this until Park Jin reminds him of the promise that he has made to Ho-kyung which makes him go silent.
He then goes to Bu-yeon but doesn’t reveal the deal that he has made, however, Bu-yeon is aware of what must have happened. She then follows him to help save Seo Yul and Park Dang-gu and Heo Yeom tell them how the plan will proceed.
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As Seo Yul and the firebird cannot be moved from their positions, Heo Yeom will move the last bit of energy inside Seo Yul into a water wick from the Seo family and have Jin Cho-yeon carry it to Jinyowon. There, the bloodworm will be made to release all of Seo Yul’s torrential energy and then removed through her body after which she will pass on the wick back into Seo Yul’s body.
The process will not bring any danger to Cho-yeon as it only cretaes harm to those who have a blood parasite inside them or are pregnant. This sentence shocks Dang-gu as he realises something and brings up the probability that she might be pregnant. Hearing this, Bu-yeon takes up this task instead and is ready to help save Seo Yul.
Now the only thing remaining in this plan is to gather enough gold to broaden the barrier, but when Jang Uk shows them the gold that he has saved during these 3 years, Heo Yeom tells them that they can begin the plan.
He pours all of Seo Yul’s remaining energy inside the water wick and gives it to Bu-yeon to carry in her mouth after which she rushes to Jinyowon with Jang Uk. There she sees the crown prince and surprised by his real identity, and the same holds true for Go Won as well.
He realises that she had been complaining about Jang Uk this whole time while Jang Uk finds out that he is the eunuch Bu-yeon had asked to save the turtle. Later, looking at the conversation between the two, Jang Uk cannot help but get jealous, however, they soon succeed in getting the bloddworm out of Bu-yeon.
They then rush back to Sejukwon where she directly puts the water wisk inside Seo Yul’s mouth and therefore saves his life. As they all rejoice, Jang Uk and Bu-yeon soon realise that they have to separate after this. Jang Uk finds out that Bu-yeon knew of the deal between himself and Ho-kyung.
He then pushes Bu-yeon out of his life with hurtful words and has her running away in anger. Meanwhile, master Lee is happy to find out that Jang Uk and Go Won worked together to save Seo Yul. On the other hand, Jin Mu has a reward for Go Won and shows him Jang Uk’s constellation chart which proves that he is the King’s Star.
However, he also discloses about Jang Uk really identity as the son of the previous King and asks Go Won to help him in sending Jang Uk away. Elsewhere, Ho-kyung prepares a room for Bu-yeon’s return while Kim Do-ju scolds Jang Uk for treating Bu-yeon so harshly.
Alchemy of Souls Season 2 Episode 7 Ending
Alchemy of Souls season 2 episode 7 ends with the disheartened Jang Uk who is unable to say anything and delves the sadness he feels after Bu-yeon’s departure. Seo Yul finally wakes up after three days after which he is met by Bu-yeon and master Lee. Upon observing the conversation between them, he realises that master Lee is aware about Bu-yeon’s identity.
He confront master Lee and finds out that Naksu’s soul will disappear from that body as soon as the real Jin Bu-yeon’s soul awakens. He tells him that it has all gone according to the real Bu-yeon’s plans as she makes use of Naksu’s powers for her benefit and soon make Naksu disappear.
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Elsewhere, Yoon-ok has also found out about Bu-yeon’s identity as Naksu and is shocked by this news. Meanwhile, Cho-yeon arrives at Sejukwon to bring Bu-yeon back who has been living there until Seo Yul woke up while hoping that Jang Uk would find her there.
However, she had been left disappointed after these three days and decides to return the Songrim plaque and go back to Jinyowon. But she soon finds Jang Uk looking for her which fills her with hope as she asks him what was it that made him look for here.
Jang Uk confesses that he had been missing her and wanted to break his promise to Ho-kyung, and he will follow this if Bu-yeon would hope for the same. Bu-yeon agrees to his request as he leans in to kiss her.
Alchemy of Souls Season 2 Episode 7 Review
This episode has really made this week long wait worth it, however, the subtle hints that point at a saddening ending is already breaking hearts and we are not ready for this.
This episode was filled with information and shockers which has given me the real Alchemy of Souls feeling and I have to say that this is all I want from this sequel. And while I am glad with the amount of details we’ve gotten from this episode, I am really not ready for where we are headed towards.
As the fear continue to rise, this episode has finally brought Jang Uk to a better place while revealing the real mastermind who is playing everyone like puppets- Jin Bu-yeon. However, this is not enough to have us hate on her as she is also someone who deserves to get her revenge.
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