You never had a cat, huh?
Never had an asshole cat. Aloof? Yes, but outright little cunt? No.
My cat's sitting right next to me in the office as I type this, so I patted his head and he looked at me with those "fuck off" eyes, but I doubt he'll burn the house down...
Cats are assholes, but also it really was contrived, like DPC needed to inject drama into an otherwise great date and couldn't come up with anything better. It's also rather pointless when some actual drama comes in later, as they find out they are teacher and student.
But you know what, I'm going to give DPC the benefit of the doubt here: I choose to believe, with a big scoop of copium, that the ruined pieces of art is a setup for a nude art session. Nora paints MC and his big dick, maybe they use their hands to paint each other, sexy times ensue. Then I'd be okay with Fluffy and his assholery. But just that one time.
I don't think any side girl is worth the set up. Quinn and Zoey perhaps, but not Nora, she's a side, side girl.
He proberbly has a cat that keeps doing this. We all knew what would happen when the MC put his wine glass near the edge. I had no problem with it, myself.
But that's my point, if her cat was simply just a little cunt that fucked shit up all the time, Nora would have been all like, "Yeah, he's a little cunt at times..." But instead she acted like he was lying...
I mean, I was a bit annoyed at the events that unfolded but not at what triggered it.
Her thinking he was lying is what pissed me off, but then I remembered she wasn't Quinn, so I stopped giving a fuck.
Let me compare this to another date: Bella's date in Episode 8.
Bella asked MC to go on a real date, because she's a bit hesitant to take the next step (sex) with MC. She wants to make sure it all feels right, and part of that is going at her pace, even though she admitted that she does want this. She's shown to be nervous in the lead-up to the date, she is quieter than usual during dinner, punctuated by awkward small talk, and she's even taken her ring off for the occasion. This is not helped at all by the waiter mistaking her for MC's mom, or that MC is also a little tongue-tied and nervous as well. Then to cap it all off, MC unknowingly takes her to the library we see in the episode intro, where we also meet James for the first and only time. Bella freaks out and runs off.
Now look at Nora's date. Some pleasant conversation, enjoying wine together, fun banter, they discuss shared interests like science and art, Nora shows off her own artwork. And of course, the topic of kids is brought up, but even if MC says he doesn't want kids, the date is not ruined. The mood is not ruined. Nora does not dump his ass, and she still ends up taking him to bed where she has possibly the best sex she's ever had. That's like a B+ date at minimum. But instead of anything that plays off emotion or character to derive drama from (like with Bella), DPC just has the cat knock over the wine glass. Perfectly plausible in real life, but it's cheap as hell for this story.
Yeah, we don't need main LI level of drama with these side women, but it was appropriate with Bella, it gave the mc the opportunity to know her more, kinda.
To be fair, the art is very important to Nora so them getting ruined is a big deal. It also shows that despite it all, Nora can't let go of the fact that the MC is a teenager and when things happen, that's how she treats him, not as an equal.
Do people call 19 year olds "teenagers" still? I mean, he's an adult, not a kid. Hang on, scratch that, just thought of every porn site that ever existed...
Proberbly not. I feel it highlights the problems with Nora and the MC's relationship and why it won't work in the end, not just some quick drama.
Interesting. On that note, are there any side relationships that are even likely to work out in the end?
Here's a list of all the girls the mc's done shit with:
Other than the LIs, I can't really see the mc ending up with any of them. Zoey's the only likely candidate. Quinn fans would like a Quinn ending, but it'd be weird. Nicole feels like the only side girl that's even considering a future with the mc, but will that really eventuate? I imagine DPC will give the Madame a 120fps wedding ceremony scene though, one that will delay the release of the final episode by two months...