Heard it through the Grapevine A.K.A Heard it as a Rumor A.K.A I heard a Rumor [HITTG]
Main Thoughts
Finally I found a drama that looked interesting and is currently ongoing so I decided to try it out. I would say that HITTG did a very good job for the first episode.
Spoilers ahead so please do watch the episode first! :)
In a drama, the opening scene/sequence usually make or break my experience and interest in watching the show. I thought that the opening scene was slightly disjoined as an international audience and I didn't quite understand what was happening with the golf reference. However, things picked up as they went on to introduce the family members, bringing in relatable themes like teenage issues: academic performance in schools, expectations from the family and pregnancy (clarification: I am not/never pregnant but I watched about 2 seasons of The Secret Life of the American Teenager) and my interests rose.
Following, they introduced the other family involved, who had a different set of issues altogether. Main actor Han In Sang was from a rich family with power. Great thing was that he didn't exactly looked like he belonged. Something was bothering him, he was also just doing what was expected out of him in front of his family. Almost like he dreamed of another world where he didn't had to be stuck with inheritance of power and restrictions, though he still went on with such 'orders' from his family. So, no stuck up jerk who thinks that he is the center of the universe. Yeah! Also, they did a fantastic job in showing the environment that In Sang was in while showing his cool personality.
This was told with a backtrack in the time period, to explain how Seo Bom got pregnant, which i really liked. The flashback was subtle and nicely executed.
As the story progressed, I started to make sense of what happened to result in the first scene in which the father was thorn between love and expectations. ← and this is likely to be the main theme of the drama.
This episode was really well done in my opinion. I was pretty uncomfortable throughout the whole episode, and I think that this was what they wanted to achieve, thus great job! No perfect family, just really TWISTED (haha remember In Sang's mother's friend said it in this episode?) issues that they have to deal with. All while letting the audience already figure out what is about to happen next, but still look forward to the progression. The one hour show passed really quickly and I was not bored at any point.
Side Notes
This is a black comedy, which I do enjoy most of the time! Really looking forward to future episodes.
Lee Joon looks really good hehe ;) I really want to root for him. I totally looked past In Sang's internal conflicts and how he is so unlike a stereotypical wealthy kid who is super sure that he is in love with Bom. He even wants to take responsibility, which is unlike what a stereotypical rich kid will do: Let his parent clean up his shit with $$. Might sound really immature and clueless, but I still hope his current personality and feelings don't change too much! (totally developing a crush on him omg)
I also keep comparing this show to the Secret Life (see above mentioned show) just because of the teenage pregnancy issue... :/ while Shailene Woodley is an awesome actress, the show was pretty ridiculous with a new pregnancy every new season? haha, HITTG keep it classy ok? ^^
Preview of episode 2
Waaaa her water broke???
The rich family is definitely upset.
Will In Sang and Bom still get married?
Alright, will try to watch episode 2 asap before I forget everything from this episode...
In the meantime, you can follow & tweet me @raycherr with your opinions about the show. (I reply most of the time!)
No spoilers pleaseee, cheers!
Edit: I have finished watching this drama! :D I highly recommend this drama and do read these reviews as a companion piece if you want to.
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