TV Writer Charis Gambon reviews the second season of Emily in Paris, a comedy-drama that’s dangerously easy to binge
Emily in Paris is definitely a trendy show that you watch due to the fact that everyone else is and you do not wish to be left out. As soon as Emily in Paris season two came out on Netflix, I watched the ten episodes over two days.
The characters from season one of the show all return – alongside these favourites are a few new faces who help to shape this season
Season two definitely follows the trends and formula set out for the show by producers and writers in season one. It picks up where season one left off with Emily (Lilly Collins) and Gabriel’s (Lucas Bravo) situation. The characters from season one of the show all return – alongside these favourites are a few new faces who help to shape this season called Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and Benoit (Kevin Dias). Alfie is Emily’s new interest who also introduces a new stereotypical viewpoint on English people to the TV show, adding in a new country and a new dynamic. However, Emily is still interested in Gabriel but does not wish to pursue it due to not wanting to complicate things, despite the fact that things are definitely already complicated.
Throughout both seasons Emily had been acting on the premise that she would only be in Paris ‘for a year.’ However, in the last few episodes of the show, Emily is faced with a dilemma when she is presented with an opportunity that would lead her to stay in Paris indefinitely. I would suggest that Emily is certainly becoming more accustomed to the French way of life and that she actually quite likes it. Throughout the season we see Emily take French lessons and begin to actually use that French. This is far from the arrogant American who showed up in season one with no intention to assimilate herself with the French culture.
Throughout the season we see Emily take French lessons and begin to actually use that French
Emily upsets a few people throughout the season as she does in season one. Starting with Mathieu (Charles Martins) when he overhears Emily’s conversation on the phone with Gabriel. He leaves her on the train and gets off, ending their trip and their relationship. She then upsets Pierre (Jean-Christophe Bouvet) with the luggage colouration she wants to do with another client. Finally, she upsets Camille (Camille Razat) in an explosive way when she finds Gabriel’s omelette pan in her apartment and calls her a fake friend and walks away, ignoring Emily and then choosing to do her business with Saviour only in French in order to exclude her.
Emily in Paris is easy to follow due to the fact that it does not require the viewer to think about what is going on
The dynamic of the show and of the Saviour office changes completely when Madeline (Kate Walsh) shows up from America in order to see how the office is working. She is unhappy with the work and her work approach shows what a different story we would be presented with if she had gone to France instead of Emily. The relationship of the staff in the Saviour office has grown since season one. I would suggest that there is much more of a friendly approach to each other in this season. Luc asks to show Emily a few things that he enjoys, and Sylvie lets Emily know about her personal life. Both of these plot points would have been unheard of in season one. Emily in Paris is easy to follow due to the fact that it does not require the viewer to think about what is going on – as a result, you switch off your brain and find yourself binge-watching the show.
Rating: 3/5
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