Tale of the Nine-Tailed Season 2 (2023)

Nine Tails returned with a Bang.....

I think as everyone knows, this show did surpass its prequel both in terms of action and story. The characters introduced and their relationship development was damn good. The show was captivating and engaging right from the first episode and didn't feel as if it was dragged unnecessarily.

By the end of S1 I hoped that Rang's character deserved a happy ending too and BOOM when the announced the sequel I was so happy. Rang getting his one love and going all fiesty foxy to protect her was so good to watch. LY as the big bro getting to meet his little bro again, from fighting against one another to side by side with him was cherry on top. Honestly I felt Yeon chemistry with the FL here way more than the one in S1 but dude is a one woman man and won't look at anyone else other than his own lady.

Overall the show was a bang and ended quite wholesomely.

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Superou minhas expectativas!

Para começar, eu fiquei bem apreensiva quando anunciaram essa temporada, pois a primeira já tinha sido tão boa que eu fiquei com medo que essa acabasse estragando a imagem do dorama, mas diferente do que eu pensei, essa foi disparada minha favorita entre as duas. Ao contrário da 1ª temporada, TOTNT 1938 foca mais nas amizades e família do Lee yeon, visto que, ele volta pro passado e encontra seus conhecidos da época. Com mais ação, esta temporada nos entrega grandes cenas de luta e um Lee Yeon mais impiedoso, além de aprofundar mais suas fraquezas e origem.

Para mim o ponto principal desta temporada foi o reencontro dos irmãos gumiho, que mais uma vez eles não falharam em nos emocionar. Por ter perdido seu irmão no presente, o Yeon busca a todo momento estar perto de Rang, como se a qualquer momento ele pudesse sumir de sua visão, nos fazendo cair na risada em alguns momentos com sua pose de paizão. Porém mesmo com tanta atenção aquele sentimento de abandono do Lee Rang ainda está lá, mas com o desenrolar da trama a relação deles vai se estreitando e mesmo com desconfianças, o Rang se sente feliz por estar ali com seu irmão.

O desenvolvimento do Rang foi algo que me deu muito orgulho de ver, ele deixou de ser uma pessoa insegura que mascarava seus medos com falas ácidas e irônicas, para alguém mais transparente que assim como todo mundo, tem medo da solidão e do abandono. Ele finalmente pode viver com o seu irmão assim como gostaria e também encontrou um amor e uma família, tenho certeza que ele nunca mais se sentirá sozinho.

Também temos novos personagens que são uma parte chave no passado do Lee Yeon, seus amigos de infância e ex-deuses da montanha, Ryu Hongjoo e Cheon Mooyoung, duas pessoas que assim como várias outras se sentem ressentidas com o abandono de Lee Yeon, mas que com objetivos em comum se reúnem como nos velhos tempos e mostram que a união faz a força.

Em geral é um drama incrível, mas fiquei com dúvidas sobre o que aconteceu com o irmão do MooYoung, ele vai ficar para a possível terceira temporada? Ele fugiu? Fiquei com muitas interrogações na minha cabeça, espero que haja uma terceira temporada (que seja boa, como essa) e que explique isso.

Concluindo, recomendo Tale of the Nine-tailed de olhos fechados! É um drama que te emociona numa cena e te faz rir em outra, te deixa tenso e curioso, te dá um turbilhão de emoções. A atuação do elenco é sem defeitos e mesmo que alguns sejam novos na trama, nos entregaram uma química incrível! Não consigo não me emocionar quando falo de TOTNT, eu fui tão feliz assistindo, queria apagar da minha mente para sentir tudo pela primeira vez.

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Superior sequel, filled with humour and more bromance

Tail of the Nine Tailed became one of 2020’s biggest K-dramas thanks to its engaging blend of fantasy, action, romance, comedy and horror.

Fast forward to 2023 and Tale of the Nine Tailed is back. The second season unfolds with Lee Yeon and his returning assistant, Shin-joo, thrust back into the thick of drama, jumping back to 1938 and becoming embroiled in the politics and fantasy of the era. The episodic storytelling follows the same sort of format as season 1, with a variety of different spirits and demons springing forth to test their power against Yeon and his group. There’s an almost anime-like feel to some of these confrontations, especially late on when a group called the Shinigami Mercenaries enter the fold.

With no focus on the romance between Ji-ah and Yeon this time, Tale of the Nine Tailed feels far stronger and streamlined, instead turning its attention on the brotherly love between Rang and Yeon, with Hong-joo and how she slots into all of this another stand out element too. The show does a great job with its character development overall though, with the added additions of characters.

The blend of fantasy, drama, horror and comedy is much better balanced this time around, with some legitimately creative and well-written segments that stand out across the 12 episodes. This is arguably one of the best K-dramas of the year and bettering the prequel, that’s quite an achievement.

My Rating : 8.5/10

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Que saudade!

Uma temporada surpreendente, conseguiram desenvolver bem a história em apenas 12 episódios, me prendeu do inicio ao fim, sem ficar um minuto entediada. No primeiro ep, eu admito que foi diferente do que eu imaginava, mas a partir do segundo ep, eu me apaixonei por tudo. SIMPLESMENTE AMO o meu bromance do Lee Yeon e Lee Rang, são meus irmãos favoritos, e ninguém os supera. Gostei da história dos três amigos, apesar do Moo Young me fazer muita raiva, ele é legal. Hong Joo, é uma querida, amei ela, me apaixonei pela atriz. Cada personagem dessa temporada foi muito bem produzido. As comédias, as lutas, os vilões, tudo maravilhoso. O Rang finalmente encontrando amor, foi tudo que eu pedi! E Yeon o homem (raposa) mais fiel que existe haha

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Rich in Myth, But Overwhelming

When I first started watching Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938, I was really into it. It felt different from the first season, which was a good thing. The show went deeper into fairy tales and mythology, which was interesting and added a lot of cool details. It was nice to see the stories and characters from these old tales come to life in a new way.

However, as the show went on, I felt like there was too much happening in just 12 episodes. It was a bit overwhelming and hard to keep track of everything. By the end of the season, there were still a lot of unanswered questions, and some parts of the story didn't make sense to me. It felt like they tried to do too much in a short amount of time, and this made the ending a bit confusing.

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Worth the Watch: Left so much to miss

I loved this season 10 times better than the first so if you liked season 1 you should watch this one. I also never fully finished the first season so even if you didn't watch season 1 you'll be fine. It will feel like you missed reading the prequel but beyond that, this season stands on its own.

I have been enjoying the less than 16-episode format, but I wish for more after the whole issue was resolved. I got so attached to our characters so whenever they were peacefully sitting by in the yard that was my favorite moment.

The season is so well-directed, edited, and written. The story wasn't bad. I am not sure if it was great. The whole plot beyond the three mountain gods wasn't to my taste even the backstory and betrayal was a little undeveloped. I know that they did it to not stretch out the events and some people will enjoy that the drama is shorter than usual. But this one is different it's not your usual drama where leads go stupid on episode 14 I think they could have played off 4 more episodes as splendidly as they did for the entire 12.

TLDR; go watch. great show. I hope in season 3 or a future cut I can see Hongju happy with someone besides Yeon (I am shipping her with the Jindu but fine with the other one). Foxes should be the only ones in the show who can't have but one love, the others should find a happy ending, please.

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La he terminado hace un tiempo pero quería traer primero la reseña de la primera parte.
La verdad es que me ha gustado mucho más esta segunda parte que la primera y creo que está hecha para lo mismo, me explico. Creo que lo que más llamó la atención de la primera temporada es la relación amor-odio de los hermanos y esta segunda temporada está centrada mucho en esto por lo que creo que ha sido un acierto.
Sin embargo, también siento que ha habido mucho relleno y en algunas ocasiones la trama era muy lenta y sin sentido. Pasaba algo y a los dos segundos ya no importaba y después sí, era como un círculo vicioso.
También me ha gustado mucho que se haya elegido la situación de la colonización japonesa ya que también se puede conocer un poco más de esta época (aunque la trama no se centra en eso y no se deja ver bien la situación real), pero aún así te ayuda a hacerte una idea.
Si os gustó la primera parte no dudéis en ver esta segunda, la verdad pensé que la segunda temporada no iba a estar tan bien (me dan miedo las segundas partes de las series coreanas porque no suelen ser muy buenas) sin embargo, en esta ocasión no ha sido una decepción, así que denle una oportunidad.

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"이 땅의 주인은 니들이 아니야!"

There is a lot more this prequel season could have told, but it certainly doesn't lack the style, passion, and its firecracker personality. I guess we don't have to argue that Kim Beom's undercut, inspired by Peaky Blinders, stole the show. I totally approve of it, I myself have been wearing such for years.

?A wild mix of fantasy, horror, action, noir, comedy, and period drama, a sneak into the culture, history facts, indigenous Korean spirits, zombies, martial arts, and time-traveling, - you can't pull that off flawlessly, but you can make it a passion project with fire in each and every actor's eyes, sparkling a fire in mine as well. How do actions in the past affect the future? How did Ki Yuri end up as a wild gumiho in Siberia if she was a Korean independence movement activist blowing up Japanese officers with regular non-magical TNT? Who the hell is the first mountain god? Even though we didn't get to learn any of that, it doesn't diminish the joy of watching the two reunited brothers trying to beat each other's arse, fooling around, fighting, learning to show their appreciation for each other, bonding, and parting to different centuries to never ever meet again.

?The magnificent instrumental scores of the composer Hong Dae Seong already deserved an Oscar in the first season. They are breathtaking masterpieces no less significant that those in Park Chan Wook's movies. You won't find such tremendous works in other K-dramas. I haven't heard anything like them. The Youth of the Mountain Gods, Parting at the River of Three Crossings, Sad Fate, The Brothers - these instrumentals won't leave my "On Repeat" Spotify playlist soon. Or ever.

Tale of the Nine Tailed is that type of drama that depends heavily on the actors charisma and unique production style. With a few writing improvements I will be happy to see the next season. I have a special thanks for making 1938 a separate show, now it won't get erased from Letterboxd.

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Ive been waiting so long!

My very first korean drama was tale of the nine taled. I was so sad that Rang died in the first one. It's wonderful to have him back. Yeon is funny but rang definitely makes me smile. I truly hope he ends up with the mermaid. He deserves a true love story. Half foxes need love too ? I want Mi ho to stick around too. Im excited to see where this season takes us. I was hoping this would go back to Yeons first love but beggars cant be choosers. I'm on the fence about Hong joo shes a bit of a nut job and I cant tell whose side shes on even though yeon and rang save her girl orchid.

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