I really want to like this 姐狗 drama, especially with my Taiwanese favorite Jasper Liu as the “小”奶狗. I like the ages, it is refreshing to see a 40 something year old hot mama and a 30 something year old hot man (who doesn't have children that we know although that would be a nice twist). What is not refreshing?
All these ridiculous tropes that are in the plot not as a fun way to make fun of the tired old stand-bys like this cringe meet not so cute pictured above. Ughhh gag me. It is not cringe because of the ages; it's cringe because I want serious acting even in a slice of life dramady such as this. Bai tole! I hope Nothing But You breaks all the stereotypes; even if it doesn't I'm prepared to love it because, well, WL and ZYT but please don't do this to us again. A proper age-gap romance is so needed in C-Drama land this year. This ain't it!
I don't know if I can continue. I want to. I love that Yin Tao's character is addressing the utter crappy hand dealt most older women, let along a divorcee with a child...I really want to like this but it keeps feeding cliche after cliche and I want to give up.
What do you think? Have you given it a chance? Does it get less cringey? For a drama with such a strong name as Viva Femina, you'd think there would be an actual feminist vibe. Not feeling it.
