Emily in Paris, part two: Eleven questions for the series

Where does Emily actually store her wardrobe? Why is it winter in one scene and summer in the next? And can Brigitte Macron save the series? Eleven questions about the new episodes of “Emily in Paris”.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for part two of the fourth season of “Emily “Paris”.

OK, what was the current status of “Emily in Paris” again? Netflix had decided to melodramatically divide the fourth season of the series about marketing supernova Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) into two parts. The main result of this is that as soon as you get back into the plot about love triangles and bizarre product placement storylines, you lose the thread again.

So here’s a quick update: At the start of the new episodes, Emily is finally together with Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), but the relationship is not off to a good start because his ex Camille (Camille Razat) is pretending to have a baby with him. Emily’s friend Mindy wants to take part in the “Eurovision Song Contest” and Emily’s boss Sylvie Grateau is processing #Metoo memories at record speed.

Emily in Paris: Chaotic script and new love

Under these circumstances, Emily and her friends start their Christmas break in the new episodes, which turns out to be less cheerful than Emily would wish in her flashing “Ugly Christmas Sweater”, which of course is met with horror in France: A disastrous skiing trip forces her to rethink her future with Gabriel; Camille dresses in snow white, but can hardly wash her manipulative hands in innocence; and Gabriel, who has dreamed of a Michelin star for three seasons now, apparently loses his interest in cooking in the whole love chaos. Merde!

It’s already becoming clear: Even in the five new episodes, open storylines are not brought to a conclusion, but are spun on until they become hopelessly tangled. And the only solution can be: Emily needs a hot new “love interest” – and possibly a new city. What, how, where? For all those who just can’t stop watching the love-hate relationship with Emily (i.e. keep streaming even though they’ve sworn to stop twelve times), questions arise. Lots of them.

1. How long can you fake a pregnancy? It’s no surprise that the series isn’t too strict about giving plausible dates (first Emily was supposed to be a sweet 22 years old as a marketing professional, but now she’s more like 30). But the fact that the supposedly pregnant Camille jumps into Monet’s water lily pond in late summer and is still not pregnant in December without realizing it – that seems unrealistic even in Emily’s fairytale universe. After all, Emily’s life crisis bangs have long since grown out!

2. Emily conjures up a suitable wardrobe for absolutely every occasion, from evening dresses to theme outfits; it is still unclear where she stores all of these clothes in her tiny shared apartment with Mindy. But on the ski trip to Megève, of all places, she has to borrow clothes from Camille? And then she doesn’t even wear a helmet, even though she can barely manage the snowplow curve?!

3. The snobby agency boss Sylvie suddenly becomes a “stepmother” and acts like a fairy godmother by giving the new addition to the family Genevieve a makeover to make her look Paris-ready and then offering her a job. Seriously? Where has the cold boss lady Sylvie gone, who bossed around her friends in the first few seasons in a “The Devil Wears Prada” style? In any case, an overly sweet Sylvie is poison for the entertainment factor.

Not the smallest struggle in dating life

4. Can Emily please experience the smallest struggle in her dating life? Sorry, but in what big city love life is there such a thing as NEVER scrolling through Tinder in frustration, NEVER experiencing an awkward silent date, NEVER having to find out that a new relationship is apparently much more open than you had agreed? Beautiful, sophisticated, polite, romantic and yes, usually very wealthy love candidates are just flying at Emily’s feet. In the new episodes, in the truest sense of the word, when Italian Marcello saves her on the ski slope with a beaming smile, unfortunately doesn’t ask for her number straight away and therefore, as it turns out later, apparently spends months mourning the missed romance with “beautiful Emily” with his mother. (Fortunately, in the Emily universe, even the most unlikely coincidences are used to bring together two hearts that supposedly belong together – for example, Marcello plays polo with Mindy’s boyfriend Nicholas! Quelle Surprise!! Ah, the European jet-set scene is really small.)

5. Speaking of polo: How can Emily enjoy snow in Paris at Christmas, attend a polo tournament in the fresh green nature of spring a few days later and then breathe cold breath into the Parisian winter air on her first date with Marcello in the evening?

6. Does everyone reach for their cell phone when it rings in the show? (And that happens very often).

7. How many more “Actually, it’s over between us, but we still have to leave a glimmer of hope for the viewers” conversations between Emily and Gabriel do we have to endure? It’s no longer charming since season three, it’s just annoying.

8. Wow, this is unexpected, but: Can you really learn something from Emily about setting boundaries in your professional life? When she FINALLY takes two days off to visit her new lover Marcello in Rome, she makes it clear to her boss Sylvie that she is on vacation when she tries to give her a work assignment. Remember: when you are on vacation, you are on vacation, and the world is not going to end if you say no to a colleague’s request.

9. Is Brigitte Macron herself putting an end to the debate about whether “Emily in Paris” is good for the city or whether its hyper-romanticized depiction of a parallel Parisian universe is just serving up clichés? Yes, indeed, it is the First Lady who is chatted up by Emily in a restaurant because they follow each other “dans la Instagram”. Brigitte’s verdict on Emily: “You love our country and our country loves you!” Well, then everything that has ever been written about Emily’s stereotypical baguette-and-beret idea of ​​France must be taken back…

10. Now let’s be honest: Is Emily, who has barely learned any more French than “Bonjour” in four seasons, really the right candidate to open the Italian office of the Grateau agency?! Compared to Emily’s completely illusory career, all the snowflake millennials who have been pimping their CVs since 2008 in order to work in some mediocre paid media job are starting to feel really fooled.

11. Last question: How can a series be so chaotically written and badly acted and still make you want to book a flight to Paris immediately? (Or Rome. Also good.)

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