What Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) did for Paris was to rescue that dream city, of romance, good food, even better wine, beautiful corners, and spectacular clothes. As an excellent Marketing executive, what would be the surprise that she can sell ideas even if they are false? And there is nothing false about the beautiful City of Lights that has been providing us with escapism since 2020. Yes, Emily in Paris is in its fourth season (divided into two parts), without advancing at all in a practically non-existent story.

It is hard to imagine that Emily had a fiancé in Chicago and that she only ended up in France somewhat by surprise and temporarily because her boss was pregnant. She arrived in Paris, made two great friends immediately, changed jobs, fell in love with two different men, had adventures with others, and is currently with a chef so handsome that it would be easy to imagine lines of women wanting to try the restaurant (for the food, of course). And the day-to-day life of the agency, now a new and French one, is a festival of big brands and fantastic events. It’s easy to understand how Emily has never looked back or even returned to the United States since she landed in Europe. I suppose she was an orphan and free of any connections to remind her that she left a life behind.

All this escapism that escapes logic or connection with reality is natural. Emily in Paris is a creation of Darren Starr, author of Sex and the City, and the concept, just like the winning formula of the MAX series, has worked on Netflix. To begin with, it’s young content for young people. Lilly Collins is beautiful, and charismatic and understands that there is no depth: the goal is to charm us.

That said, we have reached another stage of the series where the heroine’s happiness is threatened. Just to understand, we start immediately after the gossip about Camille (Camille Razat) and Gabriel’s (Lucas Bravo) unhappy marriage, where her affair with the cook is exposed and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) breaks up with her. We see Emily’s effortless attempt to win him back and FINALLY, she and Gabriel become a couple. The problem is once again the envious and insecure Camille, who even tries to have a relationship with Sofia (Melia Kreiling), but, in fact, she is already looking to break up the couple again. Seriously? Again?

That’s right, the trio will travel to Italy, where Lily, who is fixated on Audrey Hepburn in real life (at least apparently) will be able to recreate scenes from her muse’s films, especially Roman Holiday. And yes, a new romantic interest can complicate what is not complicated at all.

Here’s the problem with Emily In Paris: unlike Carrie Bradshaw in New York, who was a ‘local’, Emily Cooper’s life in France is supposed to be temporary, or at least have greater consequences than an apparent vacation with no commitment or bank limit. With Carrie, there was glamour, parties, and expensive clothes, but also her anxiety about paying the bills, the problems in the city, and her toxic and dependent relationship with Mr. Big, who had the difficulty of not being a trustworthy man or ready to commit. There is nothing wrong with Gabriel other than being a good soul and the only problem in the story is Camille’s fake, who is also one of the agency’s main clients, so Emily has her pocketbook on her.

More dramas are unfolding in the background, much more interesting than Emily herself. As in France, the #metoo movement clashed with strong structural machismo, only recently have women been taking a stand against abuse, and with that Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), by far the most interesting character in the entire series and all seasons, gained prominence and greater depth when she finally puts herself at the forefront of the feminist issue. This part of the story, which is happening in the background of Emily’s novels, is more interesting than the American’s confusion and is far from over. In fact, it is the only part of the plot that promises a “twist”.

In this way, the first part of the fourth season is more of a series of parades of restaurants and tourist attractions in Paris. Yes, I know that everything seems to be in a studio, but it is not: the series is filmed on location and Paris is truly a party. Its poster girl does not let us forget!

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