Why You Should Watch Arthdal Chronicles

Arthdal Chronicles is the first drama I've seen that rather than watching, it feels as if you are reading a detailed, well written fantasy novel. You will find yourself immersed in the characters and the world itself. And feeling terribly torn as what every character wants for themselves and others around them is a better life.

Arthdal Chronicles is a k-drama you can find on Netflix and other sources, I don't want to disclose them to protect the rest as they're my bread and butter, but it exists.

It takes place during prehistoric and historic times, or rather one could argue it's been inspired by such. It's a tale of a story about Neanthals (inspired by Neanderthals, the extinct human species) and the "saram."Saram or Salam is Korean for people.

In other words, you have the Neanthals, the crazy strong humans who have dreams, and just like most aborigines, they see the land as a place for everyone, a place that provides. They are distinguished by the blue blood that flows through the body, they also have blue lips, eyes and scabs on their back. Also, their eyes glow an even richer vivid blue that looks incredibly beautiful, only... it's whenever they're pissed so if you see that, run!

Then there's the Saram, intelligent humans who don't have dreams when they sleep, but they do have dreams. Dreams of riches and abundance. They are red-blooded. Aside from the Asa tribe, a tribe where many are born with psychic powers that allow them to communicate with the gods, there's nothing special about them.

Also, fun fact, did you know that we humans have blue blood? It turns red when it's exposed to oxygen but it's interesting, isn't it? It makes you wonder and want to predict where this story will lead.

When the leader of the Saram fails to convince the Neanthals to join them and form a new nation, the Saram go with Plan B.

Although the Saram may not be as strong as the Neanthals they are intelligent, they manage to trick the Neanthals and massacre the whole race leaving Neanthals on the very verge of extinction.

A Saram interpreter who was sent on a peace-making mission gone horribly wrong, Asa Hon, a woman from the Asa clan, a tribe of psychics and priests who are believed to descend from the Founder of Arthdal who became a God in death, Aramun Haesulla, stays behind after finding out the truth and ends up falling in love with one of the surviving Neanthals. She gives birth to two purple blooded baby boys. Neanthal and Saram offspring are referred to others as an "Igutu." They are detested by society and seen as bringers of bad luck.

Unlike Neanthals, the scabs will eventually fall off an Igutu's back. So they can blend into human society, you know, after applying some nude lipstick to hide their purple lips.

But Asa Hon's hope never sees the light of day for on the day she gave birth a blue comet was seen streaking across the sky. Which marks the start of a terrible destiny.

For the first time in existence, she, a saram has a dream. A dream of Aramun Haesulla in the form of a child cursing her and telling her to hand over her child. When she refuses he says he'll take her baby daddy instead. But after doing so, warns her not to approach the "voice that sings".

When she wakes, she finds her baby daddy dead, he had fought off the Saram hunting off any remaining Neanthal survivors when one of her babies, the baby her baby daddy hid in a bush before he went to go massacre some folks was abducted in secret by the son of the Arthdal Union since he was humming- also she just witnessed him killing his own men who said the baby was an Igutu.

To protect her last baby she walks to the Black Cliff hoping to reach a land she heard about called Iark. A land free from the interference of the gods.

She fails to find it, but only when her younger son, Eunseom is old enough he finally finds the way down the black cliff and the two go down the cliff together.

They travel through a salt desert which is incredibly hot. Like a good strong lil Mom she carries her bebe on her back all the way to the new land, and collapses only after making it.

It's only as she's dying that she recognizes her son.

In a forest that strongly resembled her dream, a clearing with a field of ioncera flowers, these flowers are a symbol of Aramun Haesulla, there was also another child present, a little girl that was carrying a horn Aramun was also holding in his dream, coincidentally that child was also born on the day of the comet.

"Did I bring Aramun Haesulla to Iark? Or my son to Aramun Haesulla?" She thought minutes before she kicked the bucket.

A delicious twist isn't it? It's one huge mind fudge isn't it? You hate me for spoiling you don't you? Tough!

Also Song Joongki from Descendants of the Sun is the protagonist of this show and he does an awesome job playing the different roles of the twins which I think he deserves an award for because I forget that they're the exact same person every time. I love them both so muuuuch!