After watching Tale of the Nine Tailed when it was first released in 2020, the show ticked many boxes for me although it was hard to accept the fact that Lee Rang, one of the major characters in the show lost his life at the least expected time. He was a fan's favourite and many people enjoyed his love-hate relationship with his half-brother.
If you are a big fan of tvshows, you will likely know how it feels to see the death of a character who you have gotten to admire throughout his/her screen time. Lee Rang is that character and his death left a huge void in the heart of fans.
Well, what else can we do? The scriptwriter got us with that one and the scene did exactly what it was meant to do. It pierced our heart. However, I never would have imagined that we will be getting a second season of this show. Most importantly, who would have thought we will get to see our boy, Lee Rang? Haha.
Lee Rang is the dude in all Black, flexing an axe. Haha.
Drama: Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Historical
Network: tvN, TVING
Episodes: 12
Release Date: May 6 - June 11, 2023
From all indications, this latest edition of Tale Of The Nine-Tailed is the second season of the show and the last episode was released on 11th June, this year. Not 1938. Hehe. Don't get it twisted.
The storyline of this second season of the show can be taken as a prequel to the first season. The main character (Lee Yeon) and his friend had to travel back to 1930. The reason for that decision was because of an unexpected case which had to be resolved with urgency. In that era, Korea was under Japanese rule and his brother (Lee Rang) is alive and thriving as the leader of bandits.
While in the era of 1983, both brothers got to reunite and the love-hate relationship which makes their bromance adorable was still very visible. But the brother from the future wasn't too hard on his younger brother because he already knows the pain of living in an era where he has no one to call a brother.
While the onscreen relationship with both brothers was adorable to see, the story is largely based on different categories of powerful creatures, demons, spirits and stuff like that. They were also very good in combat so, a lot of scenes were filled with well-choreographed fighting sequences. I particularly like how there were a lot of superpowers that are unique to some characters and they all got to flex theirs while in combat.
One of the concerns that was raised about this season of the show is the change in the female lead character. Many characters from the first season were dropped and a lot more were introduced, but so many people were worried about the introduction of a different female lead. Kim So-Yeon is the one that got that role and I've seen her in a lot of other projects. The lady is good.
Interestingly, the role she played in this show is the perfect role that suits her track record in the industry.
The main female character in this season of the show is badass and doesn't wait for Prince Charming to come to her rescue. She is bold, kind-hearted and protects those under her care. She is also in control of her emotions... The perfect kinda female lead character I love to see on tv shows.
To enjoy this and have good knowledge of the backstory of the characters, I would highly suggest you watch the Tale of the Nine Tailed released in 2022, before jumping into this. That should be a no-brainer 🙂.
Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop Or Comma All Images are taken from MyDramaList
