Heard it through the Grapevine A.K.A Heard it as a Rumor A.K.A I heard a Rumor [HITTG]
It took way too long despite it only having 30 one hour episodes...
About 3/4 of a year to be exact, my gosh. Sorry for delaying and procrastinating about watching this show, there just wasn't anyone who I could really share my joy of watching this drama with, and the motivation to finish the drama review just dropped to an all time low after school started. ><
So, I guess if you are all the way here at the final review, you must have finished watching this drama too, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this series. :) Hopefully you did too. Except for the slower development of storyline in the mid of the series (which I've come to appreciate actually), everything else was really interesting and fun to watch. I especially love the cast. All of them were really good actors/actresses and the bad guys seemed really hate-able (haha that isn't even a word but you get what I mean) but had a human side too and I really liked the dynamics of the whole team! Daebak! I can't even begin to name who my favourite actor in this drama is. (Yes, they are that good, aren't they?)
The story line for me was also a very engaging and thought-provoking one. Loved the conflicts and motives that the characters had with one another, and in a way, the scenarios reflected real life.
The ending for the series was pretty nice, it picked up speed as it neared the end, and saw people draw their lines and whose team they were under. The people who were motivated by greed, by love, by self preservation etc and how their thoughts influenced their actions.
For the last episode, I was really anxious to see the big fight go down. It didn't really happen like a crazy act that broke out but in fact, the closing was to show how the "villains" were tearing apart slowly. Torturous. The contrast at the very end between the smaller crowded house filled with lovely people and the big empty house filled with strangers was absolutely brilliant. How they showed the distinction between warmth and loneliness was a really great (open ended) ending to this show!
So, this has been the only Korean drama I watched this year, and I must say I didn't regret picking this up. True, I did take such a long time to watch them all, but I am a 100% recommending this to anyone who wants to watch a korean drama from 2015. Heard it through the Grapevine has truly been a rewarding drama. This shouldn't disappoint anyone who is interested in black comedy/drama genres.
Lastly, a big CONGRATULATIONS to all the awards and recognition this drama, cast and crew have received! ❤︎❤︎❤︎
With that, thank you all for reading! Have a great year ahead! :)
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