Show Review: Emily in Paris

It took me a long time to give Emily in Paris a shot because I thought it would be a silly, shallow comedy about some sort of influencer. Well, it is a silly, shallow comedy about some sort of influencer, but to be honest, I liked it.

Emily is a young talent in a marketing career and has the opportunity of her life: working in Paris for a year! And since her boyfriend is an idiot, she can try the full experience of being a single woman in the city of love.

Unfortunately, she is not as good at managing her personal life as she is at work. In fact, she is frankly terrible at making decisions outside work.

Cultural Differences

Everyone who has been in a foreign country knows that sometimes we get ourselves into awkward situations due to cultural differences. So watching someone else go through the same is quite funny.

I must admit that seeing an American trying to speak French is hilarious. Of course, I’m not French (and French people who hear me trying to speak French could have a slight heart attack), but it was funny even for me.

Universal Problems

Life is complicated in any language, and Emily will find the same problems she would in any part of the world. Her issues are pretty much the same she could have had at home. Only with some linguistic barriers complicating a little more.

Love triangles, the will to please everyone, often ending up with you annoying everyone, or dealing with the occasional diva. Pretty basic, right?

Now, this is not exactly a problem, nor a cultural difference, but I have to mention those outfits she wears. They are pretty funny too.

Paris?

This second season ends with Emily facing a tough decision (and we already know that she is not very good at making them). She must decide if she stays in France to an uncertain future or if she goes back to Chicago for a promotion. We don’t have an answer, but I think she is staying.

This show seems to have been on the nerves of many people. However, I had a lot of fun watching, and I genuinely don’t understand all the hate about it. I think it can be quite innovative. You can compare it with many shows. It has similarities with many shows. Yet, no matter the one you choose to compare Emily in Paris with, in the end, you’ll always conclude that it has some similarities with it, but it is also different. For me, that’s the best compliment a show can have.

I’m hoping for a third season.

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