As a huge fan of SATC and Younger and I mean HUGE fan, I really wanted to love this. I was excited for this to come out, but sadly it fell flat for me. Lily Collins's performance was surprisingly a bit caricature and her portrayal of Emily was cringeworthy type of cheesy most of the time, instead of endearing. There's something off. Also, the nanny character is so random and makes no sense...
I expected a lot of "obvious" French stereotyping and the typical American obsession with over-romanticising Paris, it's certainly there. Of course some bits ring true and some are overkill. The reviewer who said Emily's outfits looked like they were taken from Carrie Bradshaw was right lol and they didn't always fit so well with the scenes. With Emily, there wasn't much character development, depth or backstory as to who she is. Even for a light show Emily is too two dimensional for the main character. Also the storylines aren't plausible or entertaining enough to run with. I get that it's meant to be light entertainment but a lot either didn't make sense or fell flat. I don't know, Younger managed to pull off a whole load of unrealistic, outlandish story lines and still make it relatable and entertaining, etc... This doesn't have the drama or relatable/fun relationships that draw you in...Maybe it gets better, but I tried 5 eps. Even with time to kill I couldn't get through the whole season. I lost interest and dare I say, found it a bit boring. I can see how some might like it, but for me I'd opt for something like Good Trouble instead.
I expected a lot of "obvious" French stereotyping and the typical American obsession with over-romanticising Paris, it's certainly there. Of course some bits ring true and some are overkill. The reviewer who said Emily's outfits looked like they were taken from Carrie Bradshaw was right lol and they didn't always fit so well with the scenes. With Emily, there wasn't much character development, depth or backstory as to who she is. Even for a light show Emily is too two dimensional for the main character. Also the storylines aren't plausible or entertaining enough to run with. I get that it's meant to be light entertainment but a lot either didn't make sense or fell flat. I don't know, Younger managed to pull off a whole load of unrealistic, outlandish story lines and still make it relatable and entertaining, etc... This doesn't have the drama or relatable/fun relationships that draw you in...Maybe it gets better, but I tried 5 eps. Even with time to kill I couldn't get through the whole season. I lost interest and dare I say, found it a bit boring. I can see how some might like it, but for me I'd opt for something like Good Trouble instead.