let's talk about emily in paris 💘🥐🍾 (a review)
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
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after more than a year we're finally revisiting our (least) favorite fashion victim: emily cooper from emily in paris. in today's video we take a look at season 2 of the show and what we thought got better or worse. and of course, we talked about the clothes. what were your thoughts on the show?
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Can we as a society just move past the need to have cheating and love triangles, in a show. Or if there is cheating, can we stop trying to redeemed the cheaters and not brush off cheating as a small mistake.
That trope needs to go
It’s everywhere and it’s exhausting
well she's kind of punished on the show for cheating on her friend so It doesn't pass as a good thing, they just show it with humour (she's punished at work and she can't be with grabriel and she lost a friend)! And you kind of need a complicated relationship storyline to make it interesting, though I do agree it's a type of storyline that we see a lot and it wouldn't be bad to see something else once in a while (Mindy's love story is actually cute and with a little bit of drama)
I totally agree and I really am satisfied that everything is about couple tropes because in real life you are dating and a lot of my friends are in polyamory friend with benefits stories and they don’t cheat, because they are allowed to have fun. When I have watched the second season my idea was that this awful love triangle thing would end in a poly relationship, I won’t spoiler but I can’t understand the end and the cliffhanger of Emily ….. she has moved on, has given all the signals and then she is sad? Why?
@@Start.a.curvolution I don't think they will make it a couple tropes because it's about a cliché "passionate" love story in Paris. And seeing Camille reaction to the situation I don't think she can handle adding Emily in her relationship with Grabriel. And even if Emily had moved on she was for sure going to fall back into her Grabriel cycle because it goes with the purpose of the complicated love in paris storyline they are writting since the beginning of the show. It'S the type of story that will end with the classic "And they lived happily ever after"
Reading this after just watching Dont Look Up, I fully agree its a stupid trope and its everywhere for some reason
Emily is Carrie Bradshaw. Terrible friend, egoistic, wear awful crazy clothes out of her budget
Atleast for Carrie having designer and expensive clothes, actually made sense. They were part of her character and was featured in story lines.
For Emily, it just comes across as random
Precisely, I knew that Emily reminded me of someone, I just couldn't put my finger on it!
At least Carrie has some redeeming qualities. Also her wardrobe is much more nicer than Emily’s and it makes sense that she has expensive clothes since she has connections.
Word
Well Darren Star produced both shows so it's normal that Emily has similar caracteristics with Carrie
It’s a pity that you mentioned stereotypes about Asian and French culture, but ignored stereotypical representation of Slavic culture.
There was an episode when Emily meets a girl from Ukraine. And she was awful. She literally collected all stereotypes about Slavic women. Bad manners, stealing, deportation and so on. As a Slavic women I was disappointed
I confess I didn't know about this stereotype, maybe she also didn't. But damn it's really fucked up. I thought those stereotypes were only for latin American woman, since I'm one, so this affects me.
I think it's because people from English speaking countries don't recognise any other racism than that against dark-skinned or Asian people.
@moderngurlz pay attention!!! why are you ignoring such a huge issue? by ignoring this, you're no better than the ignorant writers of the show, who propagate these comments and then decide to ignore the criticism!
@@Sipu97 well, I'm not from an English speaking country, I think it's because we don't usually think that Slavic and ocidental Europe are much different and we don't have that much of slavics living here (at least where I am) so I never heard any sort of stereotypes about them. Which doesn't means it doesn't exist and isn't harmful, means that I'm uninformed and couldn't pick up
Tbh I feel like a lot of people don’t know that. I didn’t so maybe she didn’t either. There’s not many Slavic people around me so I’ve never heard any stereotypes about them. I see your point though, reminds me of Petra from Jane the virgin. I liked Petra in that show but now I see the stereotypes you’re talking about.
This show still baffles me with how Emily doesn't experience ANY consequences to her actions. Camille's dad had a serious injury, and everyone just laughs it off like another day on the job...Emily and Petra shoplift expensive clothes and we never see the ramifications of it. It also felt weird to have Petra appear for a whole 10 minutes the entire season just to show her as a shoplifter...what? Emily had an opportunity there to make a new friend, learn about a new culture, but nope - Petra was just a blip in the script to tide us over until Emily talked to the British guy. So disappointing!
they should have just brought in alfie and scrapped the whole petra thing. it was SO late in the season before alfie became even close to a love interest to emily. i nearly stopped watching because i was sick of the emily-gabriel-camille plot by episode 5, felt like season 1 extended and then FINALLY at episode 6 it felt like season 2 just started.
Ino right
Wait what episode did this happen did I miss something?
to be fair, the injury wasn’t her fault
It felt like a stereotype or a bash against Eastern European people and culture… I feel like Eastern Europeans are always portrayed as wanting expensive things and that they would do anything to obtain them. The text in Cyrillic was also ridiculous, most people in Europe know even a few phrases of English or can use google translate. It’s so cheap of the show to do that. I can’t imagine that she wouldn’t at least text her in translated French or English.
I feel bad for Camille. They could have done so much more for her as a character. Have her be single and not be side character to the Gabriel love triangle.
She could have had some really interesting stuff
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This is why I really dislike love triangles in general. There's always this character that ends up being wasted and used only as a plot device, which also cheapens the whole love story.
I hope she grows as a character in later seasons bcs sadly she was relatable i would also be in a lot of unprocessed pain if my boyfriend for 5y would sleep with my bff the moment he had a chance while flirting with her the whole relationship
She’s my favourite character after Sylvie
Yep! Camille just humiliated herself the whole season, no self-respect or self-love whatsoever. She was also pretty vain as she knew Gabriel was no good for her and that he was in love with someone else, but she wanted to "win him" back to prove to herself she's better than Emily. A really bad message to put out there for young women... Being single would have been a lot more dignified.
Sylvie saying "how dare u" to the delivery guy bc he thought she was Emily had me rolling 💀💀
The only part I actually laughed at
Sylvie is carrying the show. Best character by far after they ruined Cami this season. She doesn't hate Emily but she doesn't fawn over her either (like every other character) and calls out her flaws. Alfie started out the same way but then quickly became an Emily stan, he fell in love with her in like 1 week! It's crazy.
Someone at work told me I dressed like Emily in Paris and I nearly cried. Sylvie 10/10 had the correct response.
@@charlotteodonnell8175 oh I’m so sorry. I’m sure you dress much better than Emily.
Which episode?
Oh wow, a Netflix show that doesn't ignore the critics but instead reflects on its mistakes and tries to correct them? Specially in this kind of show? I still wouldn't call Emily in Paris great or even good but I respect the show for that
Yeees! It's really so noticeable; they listened to every single bit of criticism that was thrown out there about this show... And frankly, they would have been instantly cancelled for a third season if they didn't do so. I also respect the attitude there.
you really shouldn't. their portrayal of a Ukrainian woman is shameful and disgusting.
@@Asoftenkameshee That’s true though 😖
@@carolinasalmazo9141 its really insane to me how they 'fixed' a bunch of stuff, but then decided that portraying a whole nationality through heavy negative stereotypes would be remotely a good idea. not to mentiokn that the charatcer didn't bring anything into the story, it seems as though Petra was created for the sole purpose of portraying eastern european women in a bad light. it's insane.
@@Asoftenkameshee I'm sorry, what did they do? I haven't watched the show and I don't think I ever will, but I'd like to know more about this topic.
that letter scene with camille calling emily an illiterate sociopath was high camp and i am willing to die on this hill
That was honestly the highlight of Emily in Paris for me
i’m actually surprised that the criticism went somewhere! good on lily collins for being an amazing listener and paying attention to the audience!
Indeed, I love when actors, producers or writers actually listen to the fans, and make changes with them in mind, like casting actual actors on the autism spectrum to play Sam's support group in "Atypical."
Hopefully they will do the same about the way they shamefully portrayed a Ukrainian woman through xenophobic stereotypes. Although the show does seem to have issues with minorities in general, so I'm pessimistic.
@@bandagedcanary wait, what woman?
@@elenapelayo1 Petra, she's in episode 4 if I remember correctly.
@@trinaq I don't see an issue with non ableist plac ableist roles. There are many good actors out there and acting is obviously their job
I feel so bad for Alfie he really doesn’t deserve to be treated this way. Like he’s such a gentleman that seems to be so into Emily and she would still choose Gabriel pffft
FACTS!
Alfie is hot! Can alfie and Gabriel just end up together
i mean just bc he was nice doesnt mean emily would chose him. for one he deserves so much better
@@traviswoods1868 i mean alfie deserves better than a guy who cheats on his gf
It’s a Darren Starr show, it would appear that the main character (Emily) mirrors Carrie Bradshaw in that she will always gravitate towards her one and only… despite all the flings she may have on the side.
What's the deal with producers visible disdain and general dislike toward eastern european woman? in the first season, the only woman from that region was shown as a gold digger/ hardcore materialist. I belive she was Serbian? and she was acting in the nude perfume commercial. You might think it was a coincidence and not stereotyping eastern european woman but this season were introduced to a Ukrainian character - one of emily classmates. at first I thought that it's their chance of fixing their mistake from the season 1, but no. Her only characteristic is not speaking French and being a thief/ shoplifter, again writing into those stereotypes. Her entire plotline has absolutely no impact on the main storyline, except for haveing Emily and Alfie meet like a day later, which changes absolutly nothing. they could have just have Emily sit with him at the begining and spare us this distasteful scharade.at this point it's hard to believe that it's just coincidental and not the producers/ writers ill intent.
The negative Eastern European stereotypes are so gross and disgusting, they are so unfunny yet so common too…
@@dinazupokva right? Actual Eastern Europeans who migrate to western count usually do so in search of jobs and a better life. My mom was one of them and she took initiative to learn a language and work hard, neither of which Emily is too successful at. It’s so obnoxious seeing Slavs be stereotyped like this.
@@nataliadoe7126 this this this and THIS.
yikess didnt know this show did that. between mindy's weird constant chinese jokes and this, i think this show has a really big racial problem
@@jolp9799 it truly oe. like what was even thepoint in including such a harmful stereotype about a ukrainian person, if she doesnt bring anything lese into the story and doesnt have her own plotline. it seems as though the creators have some sort of weird vendetta again eastern european people or they are trying to deepen the divide between western and eastern europe. i doubt they didnt understand the consequences of this creative choice, because the rammifications of such harmful stereotypes towards ukrainian women and women from other eastern european countries are huge.
One of thing wich REALLY annoyed me in season 2 is a character named Petra from Kyiv (Ukraine), who Emily met on her French classes. Netflix shows her as an uncivilized, shoplifter whose biggest fear is to came back to Ukraine. As an Ukranian i can say that it was really rude to show my nation in that way. It represents false image of Ukrainians. And what's triggered me the most, that nobody even noticed it (except some of Ukranians watchers). Ukranians always showed like that in American"s movies and we're tired of false image of us. Thanks for the video it was good, but could you please talk about problems like this in your videos too.
I was also shocked that nobody besides Slavs noticed it, and in fact many westerners would say that we're being overly sensitive. I think that since the show is American, they really don't have the same concept of racism and xenophobia as we do in Europe. So they don't understand that even though we have white skin, we still get discriminated against.
I’m from Europe and I know exactly what you mean. I have many east-european friends, who also get talked down like this a lot.
It’s just really uneducated and not well written and I think if you would’ve just made her a old women who just came to France for having fun and not to ,,run away” from her home country it would be so much better and people would stop having this shoplifter image of east european women.
@@bandagedcanary Yeah, I feel like mostly Eastern Europeans and Slavs who've already grown up with this type of..."representation" will get just how harmful it is. Slavic immigrants were very much discriminated against in America. The Cold War brought new cliches...and it continues to this day. But hey, they managed to remove one harmful kind of discrimination and switch it with another. People will probably sleep on it because Ukrainians are white, amirite? Ugh.
@@Phengophobia I've never been to the US, so I didn't want to comment on things I have no experience with, but the cold war thing 100% makes sense. I think we can go even a few decades before that with Nazism who saw as subhumans.
The hate for Slavic people is so deep rooted and has been present all throughout history and many people are unaware that even the word for "Slav" is hypothesized to have derived from the Latin word for "slave".
I believe it is partly our job to educate others as much as possible, because films and tv series using these bad stereotypes only help in keeping them alive.
@@bandagedcanary Yep. I guess we can only hope they'll pay attention to this criticism, despite the miniscule chances.
I disagree about wanting to see Mindy struggle with work even more. Speaking as someone whose family is Chinese immigrants who did have to struggle and work long hours in a restaurant, I think it's kind of a sad stereotype second only to the Chinese doctor or tech genius, neither of which box they have shoved Mindy in. Even when she worked in a drag bar, her costume was still glamorous and her singing was still well received and opened doors for her.
I prefer her being a breezy singer. Emily in Paris is basically girly pop escapism candy. I really don't want to watch a bunch of glamorous white people getting to succeed in their careers and then see the token Asian character be the lowly struggling immigrant poverty porn. Especially not right now during covid when I'm constantly seeing Chinese people being called dirty and uncivilized on social media. I like the image of a Chinese girl who is worldly and multilingual and open minded and cool and finding a way to be artistic and make it work while breaking away from her rich traditional family.
Amen to that💖
Exactly. its always have to be about Emily. id REALLY prefer watching mindys and camilles stories more. the writer acts like its gonna last ten seasons and lets be honest even if it was ten season this egoistic maniac would make it all about EMILY.
@Meredith Are you for real? The show is called Emily in Paris. No sh!t it's gonna be about her. Your clue is in the name. It's kinda airheaded to wonder why a show called Emily in Paris doesn't center Camille or Mindy because you like them better.
Full of White people, yet we would watch all of it
I like where they’re going with Mindy’s character too
I'd say this season was definitely an improvement (mostly because Gabriel had less screen time). What irked me the most was how they included an Ukrainian character, only to make her favorite pastime shoplifting.
This show has a lot of awful cliches and one of them was showing Turkish baths like they are a place of orgy or a whorehouse ... i mean nobody laughs at racist jokes anymore
Yess I was looking for this comment! It felt like all their work to improve the show got undone in that one tasteless moment
They do shop lift the most at least here in the states it's a known fact
@@girlonfire2.076 I bet you've never met one Ukrainian person in your life to be saying this sht
@@girlonfire2.076 found the racist 😇
How many of you will bet that Emily and Alfie aren't going to be endgame and that she'll end up with Gabriel instead? God forbid her from having a love interest that's not some basic white boy.😂
I would like that she would choose Alfie. Choosing Gabriel makes no sense to me.
Alfie's hot, has good chemistry with Emily, and has absolutely no ex-girlfriend baggage. Why would I as an audience member not prefer him to boring Gabriel? I wish they'd just cut their losses with the will they won't they love triangle, they now have a MUCH better love interest for her and they should go for it.
They won't, but they should.
@@sighcantthinkofaname Watch them make Aflie have a bad past or make him do something bad, so they ruin his character and use that to make Emily and Gabriel together.
I wish they’d also admit that they made a mistake with Emily and Gabriel and at this point, it would be more interesting to see Emily explore other options. But nah, TV shows suffer from the forced true love syndrome where we’re told from the very beginning that these two people are the show’s main epic love story and the writers refuse to budge from that no matter what. Watch them make Alfie into a bad guy who was just pretending to be nice for whatever reason, or Camille into a jealous deranged psychopath, justifying Gabriel breaking up with her.
I think it would be refreshing if unexpectedly, Emily did end up with Alfie. Show writers, pls take notes!!
if mindy dressed like a chinese heiress, that wouldn't tie in with her whole storyline about rebelling against her father and running off to paris to be poor. her garish style makes sense.
Agree
it also makes sense that she preferred gucci over asian designer brands. gucci, prada, LV, etc are seen as much more desirable in east asia, similar to the way americans regard european designer brands.
Totally agree, I said the same thing. I’m kind of confused about that part, because she was condemning stereotypes, then condemning the fact that Mindy didn’t fit into the Chinese heiress stereotype. Eek.
@@erinmaidensfx892 no i think she was condeming the fact that mindy fit exactly like the rich chinese in overseas stereotype. i really just dont think the writers know anything about other cultures below the most superficial stereotypes and thinks all rich chinese ppl just dress flashy
I thought so too
If they wanted the show to pronounce Paris right, they should have changed the name. Like "Emily à Paris" would have given English speakers an indication that it's supposed to be in French.
You mean à.
@Reik von Wittelsbach Ñō. Ñó thèy döñ't
@@Maialeen Yes, they do, it's basic French grammar.
@@cherusiderea1330 we speak English here. No thanks.
@@nirajsingh8403 uhm no the commenter used à which is a french word used in french so the grammar should be accordingly
Okay when they said “Emily and Paris are supposed to rhyme”
my dumb brain went: “WHO PRONOUNCES EMILY AS EMARIS??” 😂
In French you don’t pronounce the « s »
You made my day
I LAUGHED FR
I scared my cat laughing at your comment 💀
@@emmamartin4045 It still doesn't rhyme
My main issues is how the relationship drama is such a big part of the story but I DESPISE Gabriel. It sucks because I’m not invested in that conflict because they’re fighting over someone who I want neither of them to get with.
couldn't agree more. And actually, I couldn't figure out why that triangle bugged me. That's why. I was more happy rooting for Camile and Emily's friendship.
I don’t get why he never felt bad for cheating
@@anneneville6255 haha cuz he's an ahole
@@nataliesargent8405 Nah with friends like Emily you don't need enemies. Camille deserves better
Why cant they give Alfie more respect he is one of my faves after Sylvie and Luc. Tbh he’s too good for Emily but I don’t want him to go away
Demonstration of a Ukrainian woman in the series offended and rooted a lot of people in my country. It was soy sed for me, because l true to learn four languages and it scares me, can people outside my country see me like that? National stereotypes are bad, they scare, because no matter how hard you try, you are still seen as a typical Petra or a trophy wife.
I understand that no one represents you better than you yourself, and therefore I draw comics with Ukrainian characters, and try to write good stories, in the hope that people will be able to see not only national stereotypes.
Yeah I immediately thought that too. It didn't sit right with me expecially since unfortunatly many people still do believe things like that. :(
Omg! Stop offending for everything is a series, is fictional, there are characters and that’s it it isn’t a message. Nobody in the world is seeing this personal. Btw, they make fun of French in every episode and French find funny.
Yes, not really helping with the typical representation we get for Eastern Europe and Slavic people. Plastic bimbos/trophy women, prostitutes, spies, drug dealers or traffickers, communists or just the creepy people with bad pseudo-Russian accent.
@@camillemartin193 you must be a child if you don’t understand that media can influence peoples’ perceptions
@@camillemartin193 imagine growing up seeing your people shown ONLY in a negative light. Imagine coming across so many people who can not help but only seeing others through stereotypes.
Please don't speak over us because if we're complaining, it's exactly because we grew up with this harmful messaging. We have to deal with people who ONLY see us this way every single day, and we have to prove them wrong.
Imagine someone telling you not to speak you language, someone telling you that you are a whore or that you are subhuman. Imagine someone telling you that you are inferior. Imagine someone accusing you of being a thief for no other reason besides your ethnicity. Because we don't have to imagine it. And we're sick and tired of these disgusting stereotypes being encouraged.
Yes, it's strange that Emily wears such expensive clothing, but even though she's not an heiress like her other friends, I don't think she comes from nothing, she's too carefree. I would imagine she's middle class, if not upper middle class, so she started out with an advantage and was able to bag such a high profile executive job at such a young age. So it's not like she has student loans or something
That’d be a pretty good explanation for her, actually. Emily’s ignorance and unawareness makes a lot of sense if they explained she came from a cushy sheltered upper middle class upbringing.
her father's a goat herder/farmer or something, she doesn't come from a middle class background. in season 1, she even mentions that her father doesn't have a lawyer.
@@danidkg4071 yes and her mother is a fifth grade math teacher, not exactly a six figures job
I think you’re forgetting it’s fantasy
@@danidkg4071 what's wrong in not having a lawyer? If you dont need one 😄
i’m very happy they got rid of asian jokes, but adding that ukranian girl… with terrible stereotypes, once again. feels like they still don’t care, just less afraid of criticism from slavic people
It's a literal Wattpad story. But I do like how her look somewhat seems toned down.
🤣 💯
After Camille have found out about Emily and Gabriel, she magically started to dress more and more awful. It's like, the creators what us to not like her bc she looks ugly. I hated that
lol maybe she was trying to dress like Emily haha
@@WA-pd2cc that would make more sense lol
Yes! As also her hair started looking worse and worse (greasy at times)
@@gallyinamsterdam7273 yea i think thats so disgusting… they probably thought People would love emilys Style but they ended up Liking camilles outfits more so they had to do smth about it… lol
@@AAMLer yes camilles outfits look like model off duty
I still find it so hard to believe that soo many men fall for Emily when I find her personality so dull. In season 1 I could barely keep count, at least this season there were 'only' 2, if you don't count Camilles brother.
This. I know people compare Emily to Carrie from Sex and the City but Sarah Jessica Parker is a really charming actress so you root for her despite her awfulness but Lily Collins just doesn’t have that. Plus, not every man was fawning over Carrie so that part was also more realistic .
@@patty1247 lily is actually very likeable and tbh I always liked her in her other roles. I don’t like Emily as “personality” at all. I don’t think it’s Lily’s fault. I think they wanted her to be something like “Blair Waldorf” but just didn’t work the same way.
@@anneneville6255 I have liked Lily in other roles too but a truly charming actresses can make even the worst role bearable. Lily just doesn’t have that. If you noticed Leighton Meester made Blair very lovable despite being one of the worst characters ever.
I think it's weird how they made Camille's brother significantly more childish this season. It's like they are trying to put emphasis on the fact Emily slept with a minor for comedic relief. It's icky to me.
@@GirlDo3 he’s of age in France so to them, it’s doesn’t seem “weird”
All these shows that take place in France rarely ever have Black women in it despite France being one of the few European countries with a high Black population. It’s like we don’t exist there, only Black men.
They aren't capable of portraying minorities!!!! They use them either as token characters, or to show extremely offensive stereotypes. Honestly unsurprising and I have NO idea how nobody is talking about it.
@@bandagedcanary just like every minority... Netflix should improve itself REALLY.
Soo true
Right, France is actually super diverse, particularly cities like Paris, and "student" cities. I lived in Montpellier and I still remember how surprised I was by the diversity because this is rarely portrayed in media. In my mind, France would look very "white" and yet most of my friends came from very diverse backgrounds.
look, i get that people want to see more diversity and yes, France does have a bit higher black population than most European countries, but its not by much. The largest minority in France tend to be of north african/middle eastern descent. Actual Black people are only about 3.5-4% of the population. Also, France has way less black people than the US. It makes SENSE less black people would be shown in shows taking place there.
Honestly Sylvies and Camilles styling was the best, kinda sad how the ruined Camilles style I still enjoyed some of her looks but they were not as good as in the 1st season
I adored sylvies style in this season it was amazing
Right?? Cami season 1 was soooooooo gooooood!!!
Thoughts:
-Every single one of Emily’s outfits can be improved by taking away at least 3 accessories
-Gabriel may just be the worst love interest ever written
-Give Camille a girlfriend 2022
-throw the entire busking storyline away
-Sylvie supremacy
(Amazing review as per usual, I always love these videos 🥰)
I personally like Emily’s outfits - why does everyone hate on them?
I don't think you can fix the shows main problem aka Emily being an asshole by making Camille a lesbian. That doesn't solve any of the problems. This show is a mess and Emily is just a very nasty character.
@@charlottexx2638 yeah, but that wasn't what the og comment said or implied at all tho? This is kind of out nowhere, are you replying to the right comment?
@@edeniceribeiro7075 No she wants Camille to have a girl friend in the upcoming season and I think it's ridiculous. I think you misunderstood it.
@@charlottexx2638 oh... Alright I was originally planning on mentioning how you focused on the "Camille girlfriend" part, but didn't want to imply that you're homophobic, but what is ridiculous about Camile having a girlfriend? Like... I still don't want to think you're homophobic but you're making this hard for me
Camille’s oversized attire could be interpreted as her hiding after being hurt
I thought the exact same thing, or her building a wall or shielding herself from letting anyone too close or trusting again.
The lack of COVID was the best thing about this show
Omg the scene where Camille is smoking the cigarette talking to Gabriel outside her art show, in French, her outfit, the power she held in that scene 😩👏🏾👏🏾 and her response to Emily’s letter too I just omg I agree I wish they made her more villainous. And when she was talking with her parents and they said “do exactly as I say” I thought they were planning this big revenge plot. I was wrong.
Lol I loved her "illiterate sociopath" comment haha.
for me this show died with the Ukrainian girl.
1. Petra? This is not a Ukrainian name! (I am mad because it is so easy to google "typical names in *country*")
but the worst:
2. they made her a thief?! what the F!!!
I hope that we can see Alfie in the third season because I was so unsatisfing by the ending 🥺 he became such a cute and vulnerable character
Alfie is the best. Love him
And she fkn cheated on him. Gabriel and Emily deserve each other. At this point they should get together so they stop hurting the people around them.
@@GirlDo3 facts, can’t believe she cheated on ALFIE! He’s a sweet genuine guy
@@theaudjob3267 Like she's a whole narcissist. He lost his phone for 12 hours and she texted him like 100 times in a row fkn psycho. Who tf does that. Was the caracter written to have no sense of self awareness? She's so unlikeable to me😬
@@GirlDo3 I don’t think we are supposed to like her? Idk
At the Christmas party someone literally said I looked like “Emily in Paris” I felt so offended 😂
🤣🤣🤣
😂 Ouch
Good lord, out of ANYTHING they could've picked...
I really need season 3 to be about Camille and Emily moving on after being both hurt by Gabriel and finding comfort in each other. Like sure they both had their own faults but in a way i can't be so harsh on them when Gabriel is one manipulative cheater. I don't really like how this show just didn't punish him, it's classic women hating each other for the situation man created in the first place. Should Emily know better? Yes. Should Emily tell Camille she slept with Gabriel? Yes. But this manchild flirted with her, gave her gifts and clearly was trying to get into her bed way before she caught him being in relationship.
I can excuse young woman acting stupid after falling in love and being involved in relationship drama but i can't excuse man of any age actively trying to get with another woman while in relationship.
No Emily is as bad as Gabriel. Gabriel plays with Camille.
Emily makes love declarations to the man she snatched from her friend while she's dating a man that took his time to be vulnerable with her. Plus, she also plays with Camille by trying to push Camille and Gabriel to get back together to alleviate her own guilt even tho she knows Gabriel is in love with her.
Emily is a bad friend. Camille deserves better
I mean Emily is supposed to be 29, why does she act like high schooler when it comes to relationships?! You can and should expect some emotional maturity at that age, but here we are.
This is a very stupid comment.
The outfit that Sylvie wears at the fashion show in the season finale was soooooo good! I couldn’t take my eyes of off her. It was so simple and elegant which is Sylvie’s style, it’s something I would love to mimic. The cinched waist from the corset and the long white scarf to dramatically throw around (also reminded me of dupatta’s, which South Indian women wear as part of their fits) was ugh, yes.
No why the hell is Silvy asking Emily to join their new marketing firm? This girl is the most unprofessional and underqualified person for the job. Can she even speak,read,or write French?
Emily is dedicated and innovative though.
Because one of their big clients demanded Emily lol
with shows like this i just keep thinking, how is this escapism? how is this idealistic? people cheating on eachother, not actually exploring the sexuality of characters and everything that comes with it, but just petty fighting and thirsting over horrible men? what does this say to the people that watch these shows earnestly , what are their actual goals? is this the life you wish for ? its so ...pathetic when you think about it, theres so many topics to explore and experiences to be told, theres a lot of comedies about terrible characters doing terrible things cuz its funny, but its obvious here that they want you to think emily just living her best life..... being insufferable , a doormat thats somehow entitled , a whiny american white girl . theres gossip out there better written.
Thank you.
Hence why I loved Iceland during Eurovision the last 2 years. Singing about how you can't wait to get to know your baby and watch them grow up & a song about a happy relationship that for the past 10 years has only become more amazing (and having no regrets).
A good relationship does not need to be boring. It can be interesting and heartbreaking even if they never break up.
ugh thank you, you put my frustration and irritation into words SO WELL omg
Literally, the first season was quite good because they focused on fashion, Paris, social media and a bit of romance. But then on the second season it just went downhill, they just mainly focused on the love triangle, barely anything has happened
@@MissMoontree Omg, you should watch the Eurovision movie that came out last year, the one with Will Farrell. The main characters are Icelanding, and it's one of the most wholesome movies I've ever seen in my life...
I love that you mentioned Ugly Betty! another normal girl who knows nothing about fashion suddenly finding herself in a new world but we actually SEE her personal evolution through her style evolution. I would LOVE to see you analyze the outfits of the main characters on Ugly Betty, I think they did an amazing job with that show
I'm a bit disapppinted that the speaker hasn't mentioned that stereotypical representation of Ukrainian women in season 2. I was waiting for this comment :( Slavs are being discriminated by the Westerners very often and it cannot remain unnoticed...
I’m so much western media these stereotypes appear. the Russian spy , accent = evil, polish cleaner , Eastern European characters being ignorant and racist, the list goes on and it’s just upsetting. I send my love to all Eastern European people, you are all amazing and much more than the ignorant characters the west portrays
@@dinazupokva Thank you ❤
It would not at all surprise me if we find out later than Emily is a pharmaceutical heiress herself or something. Would explain her job, wardrobe, and her slightly selfish personality.
"Slightly"
@@brunetteartist2750 more of an understatement 🤣
If Emily chooses Gabriel over Alfie, I’m done with the show. I mean in a generation where mental health and healthy relationships are something we care about , that would be crazy…..and Gabriel is a walking red flag, he doesn’t deserve to be with anyone, he can’t even decide who to stay with, he’s a disaster
I was so sad about what they did to Camille. She was so lovely in the first season, but in the second one, she's defined only as a woman scorned.
Did I hallucinate Emily sleeping with a teenager? Do they expect us to just forget about that??
Right
Age of consent in France is 15 and he was 17.. so legally it's a non issue
I’m also pretty sure they joke about it in season 2
@@samanthacole871 ah, the legally it’s above board crowd. Did you know age of consent is as low as 13 in some Japanese provinces. But I’m sure “legally it’s a non issue” is all we’re concerned about….
@@IshtarNike I hope to be as smart as you when I grow up
I feel like it was weird how they made Camille's brother more childish this season as if to put emphasis on the fact Emily slept with a minor for comedic relief. I found it icky.
I noticed that too and it was so disturbing. Last season he lookd at least 20 but the buzz cut and new wardrobe made him look 10 years yonger.
My impression was that they wanted to forget they ever showed this and tried to give an end to this subplot as quickly and harmless as possible
Sylvie isn’t a hypocrite when it comes to calling out Emily on her Chef drama. She’s in a long term separation with her partner, stemming less from her adulterous ways but from her want to have an exciting career in Paris as opposed to being a passive second at their co-owned club/bar.
Honestly Sylvie is the most interesting character on that show.
she is having an affair with antoine, who is not in an open relationship. that’s how she’s a hypocrite
@@ModernGurlz Had. His wife made it clear the affair is now a thing of the past. It also runs the cliche storyline of two women blaming each other and no one faulting the man in the middle. Not that I was expecting mold breaking cinema from this trope filled montage of a series.
Also I think it’s debatable whether Antoine is in an open relationship or not. Sometimes these things are started one sided with one partner more or less directed into leaving the barn door open and just not paying attention to what wanders in from time to time. From his wife’s words it sounds like it is a grudgingly accepted term of their marriage, Sylvie or not. If you recall Emily was almost tempted onto his roster.
I also think it’s debatable whether Sylvie is really judging her at all. If anything her ribbing comes off more like she’s making fun of her, which she’s done to Emily on everything from her lack of French, her “Americanness” or her flashy clothes.”
But you are welcome to your opinions. I agreed with most of yours.
@@OnyxLynx6 Open relationships are built upon communication and clearly stated boundaries. If it’s not clearly stated, it’s cheating.
The mental gymnastics you’re going through to excuse cheating and dishonesty in relationships is odd.
@@squeezie_b8895 if you want to clutch your pearls and apply your American ideals to French culture then you’re definitely watching the right show. You can be doe-eyed Emily and tisk away as she did when Antoine tried to casually proposition her.
To you, these things are appalling because that is your experience, your norms at work. The fact that you interrupt my explaining Sylvie’s intentions as an excuse for all cheating and dishonesty is very telling of this.
I actually don’t believe in excusing either, but I also know better than to take my American suburban dynamics and apply them to another culture with lots of subtext on this subject.
Having lived briefly in France and having lots of close French friends I can tell you the vibe on affairs is not as severe or as judgmental as we handle them in America. Basically, and this does vary by couple, if you’re not vagrantly flaunting your side piece to everyone you know and shouting it from the rooftops, everyone kind of just pretends you’re not doing anything. That is unless your disrespect your spouse publicly, which I never quite understood where those lines in the sand are.
Like it was fine for two coworkers to quietly slip away into the night but it wasn’t ok for him to host his mistress’ birthday party in his wife’s favorite bar. Honestly it was a lot like splitting hairs.
But for sure they didn’t need pamphlets, a licensed therapists and ten hours of discussion before he did what he did and her in turn. And that was seemingly understood or accepted by everyone in our circle. No one was thrilled about it but it wasn’t this mountain of a thing.
I was just pointing out the differences but hey what do I know. Frankly, what do you know? Ever lived long term in France? Share your perspective.
@@OnyxLynx6 I definitely think what you’re saying is more culturally indicative of how the French view affairs. Did anyone else have to read those French stories about when President Bill Clinton had his affair? Every single French headline was something along the lines of “What did you expect? He is one of the most powerful men in the world” and they scoffed at Americans for being so naive. I’m sure not all French people are okay with cheating but it does seem to be more acknowledged as you said. Everyone just seems to be applying morals to what you’re saying where it’s not applicable.
What about using Ukrainian girl as a shoplifter? They let go of Asian stereotypes, but kept others
I definitely think that season two was an improvement, but I am just baffled by the showrunners' inability to forgo racist/ xenophobic jokes. The only interaction Emily has with someone from Eastern Europe, Petra, portrays her as a thief who can't speak English (or use Google Translate for that matter). So unique...
Gabriel just annoys me, like instead of cheating on your gf, why not focus on actually working at the restaurant and using your chef skills.
And when he walked out of his restaurant during the opening event I was pissed at him. He's not an employee, he's chose to open his own restaurant. He can't just throw tantrums and walk out when he's getting controlled by his investor because he didn't wanna take Camille's family's money. CEO at not taking his commitements seriously fr
The fact that this show got a season 2 but netflix cancelled countless others amazing shows for no reason...
I agree I prefer the second season as well. The side characters speaking in English while Emily wasn't there in the first season was the thing that annoyed me the most. I liked hearing the French characters speaking in French, especially since French is my mother tongue.
I hated how they portrayed Petra. That was so racist and problematic. If they wanted to represent different people from different cultures, they should have done it right.
I actually liked Madeline. She is only charecter I like in this show
*prejudice* not racist, Petra is a white girl. Either way, it was not okay for the show to stereotype her due to her background.
@@grilledcheesus It’s xenophobia
You know what, after watching the entirety of both seasons I have always been fascinated how willing Gabriel when it comes to hooking up with Emily. It’s even more confounding when in s2, Camille told Emily their love story and etc that she can’t commit to sleep with anyone else because she is still in love with Gabriel makes it their bond is so obviously strong to begin with. Then comes this insufferable woman with ill-looking outfits who can’t seem to do anything right and constantly needs help with her job living upstairs Gabriel's apartment then he relentlessly falls in love with her? With already established romance for 5 years with Camille? Like, what does Emily bring to the table when Camille is might i say, even better than Em. She has a good job, friendly, vivacious, good-humoured, rich, beautiful and constantly supportive of him in the restaurant business. Not to mention her family in the chateau always gives hospitality to Gabriel when they were dating even after they know he cheated. Like, i dont understand how someone is such stable environment could commit to cheating when he’s not gaining much in return. It just takes a kiss for Gabriel to completely forget about 5-years worth relationship with this person? Maybe there’s something underneath their relationship that Gabriel just doesn’t enjoy that he’d do sth like that? Could be explored in the next season.Just my opinion.
Gabriel strikes me as one of those men who will happily sit in relationships and settle for what they can get until something better comes along. I also think maybe Camille’s ‘perfect’ nature makes Gabriel himself feel inferior and insecure- for example that whole thing about the money, and it’s likely he needs someone (like Emily) who is more accident prone and also something different (being American and everything). Either way, it says a lot about his character
My favorite thing about this season was watching Camille wipe the floor with Emily emotionally and professionally 😂 what a glow up from the naive angel circa season 1. I did not care whatsoever that she broke the pact.
I personally was extremely disappointed in the portrayal of a girl from Ukraine, Petra. I come from Ukraine myself and seeing the show writers making yet again a stereotype, a horrible cliche out of us was truly devastating.
The thing is that such portrayal is not new, it’s literally as old as time (or as old as American propaganda about Eastern Europe). And it’s not only painful to watch, but is harmful and damaging.
The saddest part for me was the missed opportunity to show an actual immigrant and her struggles as a young Ukrainian woman alone in Paris, like Modern Gurlz mentioned in the video in the part about Mindy.
Nowadays, there are thousands of Ukrainians, who live all over EU as immigrants, and their stories are fascinating. They could have created such a unique, interesting and brave character, who is trying her best to succeed in the foreign country, but made a complete joke out of her- lying, stealing dummy, who is afraid of deportation and that’s her only personality trait.
It's like they can't imagine any other role for us Eastern Europeans and it's just so disappointing.
agree that the busking storyline was boring - the show (where not too much happens anyways) always STOPPED for us to watch Ashley Park sing. it never moved the plot anywhere
True despite Mindy’s relationship with her the band mate + the great song covers I feel like more could’ve been done with Mindy and her storyline. Especially how they were pointing out her dad early on in season 2, but did nothing about it.
I’m not gonna lie, I fast forward through all the performances. The vocals are good but the songs and vibe are usually so awful and cheesy. I cringe too hard trying to get through them.
I’m so disgusted at how they portrayed Ukrainian woman. I’m Ukrainian and I always see Ukrainians in movies portrayed as spies, ballerinas, as Russians (this one is especially offensive because we have been fighting with Russia for our independence for centuries!) and it makes me so sad, because Ukrainian people are so talented and hardworking. We usually try hard to perfect our accent when we are learning a foreign language. We have an unexpected high level of education, I think 80% of population has higher education (I may be wrong, but people from other countries always notice education).
I am 17 and I want to become successful worldwide, and it pains me to think that people will stereotype me because of this dumb show…
I'm from Ukraine too, cheer up. I feel like this show was so bad that the outrage Ukrainians and Slavs and Eastern Europeans have changes people's perception of us. I personally just love seeing Ukrainians standing up for themselves all over social media. Best of luck to you!
@@cinnabon944 Thanks) I think it’s cool to feel so United over such a silly thing) no doubt this problem is active for all Eastern Europe and Slavic people, hope to see us grow in the future)
nods in belarusian agreement
Well now they’re probably gonna correct that.
I live for the gabriel slander. I hope camille comes to her senses next season and drops him properly
The fact that ‘Emily in Paris’ is described as ‘Campy’ and ‘Serial’ like what is it, ‘Dynasty’? (P.S. I know ‘Dynasty’ is brilliant. I don’t need to be reminded)
The difference is Dynasty knows it’s camp, and embraces it fully. Emily In Paris is camp, but not in an intentional way XD
@@Kat-nq5jw This show could really do with a Crazy Sam Underwood character to make it actually half way Interesting....
dont compare emily in paris to dynasty, dynasty is an actual good show
Dynasty was far better. Joan Collins in a sleeping gown with shoulder pads looks obsolete now, but she was iconic and still a model of presence and great looks.
@@isam1542 Don't forget the always glamorous Diahann Caroll.
RIP to a Luminous Icon of Film and television.
Even Alfie seemed to be a typical British guy, liking Beer and Football and talking about Brexit, calling everyone mate. Typical American-British love story. Even though I liked him as he provided some relief from the insufferable Gabriel while also being nice, truthful and vulnerable at times, it would have been great if he would not have been a stereotype.
I know movie characters almost never repeat clothes but atleast they could choose cheaper clothing. This people are broke for god sake
I'm glad they listened to criticism... but unfortunately, as a person in Paris, this show will never grow out of the "American idealism and stereotype" that almost all French people feel about this show. It's pretty hard to watch for anyone actually from France
This entire show is honestly offensive and stereotypical towards multiple ethnicities and nationalities, like Petra and Mindy, not just the french. I think it's hard to watch for anyone who doesn't see people as walking stereotypes of their country
@@bandagedcanary exactly. You could say the same for Anywhere that is not USA.
Valid. I feel the same way when other countries try to represent my nation in their media.
@@callmekhaleesi Inclusive of the US. Watch more world media.
@@callmekhaleesi I think they are offensive even to Americans to be honest, especially Americans from the Midwest. Emily’s boss from Chicago is just horrible and a very big American workaholic stereotype. I guess they are trying to play with these stereotypes but that doesn’t work unless you contradict them or expand them in some way which the show hadn’t
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So was anyone else super weirded out by Alfie‘s alcohol consumption? Day drinking is one thing but carrying beer in a coffee to go cup and attending french class extremely drunk? I really thought they would confront him sometime but nope. 👀
I think it was a way to play at British stereotypes around British culture and alcohol consumption. Since the show quite often uses stereotypes, it didn’t surprise me one bit.
@@elenaKS230 yeah I thought so too! But it was so exaggerated that it really threw me off 😂
I think you should have acknowledged the new harmful stereotype they portrayed in this show, after promising 'the criticism went somewhere'. The character of Ukranian Petra is an absolutely disgusting way of keeping eastern European women down yet again, which shouldn't happen. For me, if they hadn't included this plotline, it would've been a bad but guilty pleasure comedy, now it's yet again horrendously xenophobic. Seriously, it shouldn't be that hard to not discriminate.
I really like the show. The characters seem more natural and fleshed out than in the first season, and as you said, it really seems like the show directors took the criticism to heart.
I feel like the fashion is distinctly Emily in Paris, in the sense that its meant to be bold and an eyesore, and by now it’s just the aesthetic of the show and I actually find it distinctive.
With regards to the culture stuff, the sense of ignorance to French culture seems more nuanced and actually directed from Emily’s perspective and not just the show creating it itself. I did have a little thing to critique though - Petra. Even though she was a minor character, she caused a lot of anger from Central/Eastern European audiences, as she portrays the stereotypical Eastern European villain/thief, which is an overused trope in Western media.
All in all, I binge-watched it in a day.
I think most Americans didn't understand how bad the Petra part was, because racism and xenophobia is much more different compared to the US. Slavic people are white, but they still get seen as lesser, not as worthy, or as sex objects in the case of women.
As a Slavic woman living in the west (half Bulgarian, half Ukrainian actually!) I was so uncomfortable watching that, because it's exactly how westerners see us. I've faced a lot of discrimination for being eastern European, and seeing so many people say that it's not offensive or that it's just a character was very disappointing.
I'm tired of being represented this way, and I feel like any other minority would feel the same way. The worst part is that it encourages these disgusting stereotypes against us.
I wish more people talked about it
I really wish the series would apologize, but I really doubt it as they have been ignoring all negative comments on their Instagram posts. The nerve...
@@bandagedcanary This is really sad, I also think it was so BADLY made. Like you could’ve just left that out or rewrite it with a better representation.
@@bandagedcanary although it's still not talked about enough, i actually only found out there was a second season of emily in paris because of the backlash i saw regarding petra. (i haven't watched it and don't plan to.) and you're right, racism is different in the US, so i wasn't aware of the racism slavic people faced before this. i know this probably isn't helpful but i just wanted to say that i learned a lot from criticisms of the show's handling of petra that i wouldn't have known otherwise.
of course it would've been better if emily in paris didn't perpetuate these racist stereotypes in the first place, but in a messed up way, the fact that they did include the stereotypes probably raised awareness among many people like me who were oblivious to the problem before.
@@bandagedcanary THIS. preach!
I couldn't agree more about Gabriel. His interest in Emily makes no sense, he should stay with Camile and Emily is better off with Alfie. Annoyingly you can tell the writers haven't written Alfie in a way for us to root for their relationship as we should all buy into the fantasy of American girl goes to Paris and falls in love with French guy. But Gabriel is a useless character.
Gabriel could die and I wouldn’t notice… even thought he is a main character… wich tells a lot
I watched a lot of Emily in Paris in French with English subs. I feel like the voice actor playing Emily plays up how annoying she is and it feels more intentional and less like the writers have no idea that the character they made is a terrible protagonist.
The one single thing I disagree with is that watching characters strugglt isnt always better. When a character is proven to be pretty much the best in what they do it can actually be a real fun. Like any super spy movie. We watch those to see hot people making cool stuff happen.
True, but I guess with this type of show it's preferred.
@@TiredHumanBeing I think it also depends. Some of the coolest moments in Gossip Girl is when the group wins over someone like the notorious "Havent you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here!". I personaly think that it is really annoying when a character is said to have many habilities but it's never shown, just talked about. It feels kinda cheap. There is an entire build up required to make that kinda of character happen. Moments of bigger and smaller shine. Variety in the levels of ability presentation, you know? Maybe teen targeted shows arent the best at so it often feels kinda cheap and forced. But it could happen
I hope Emily's fashion sense becomes more refined and reasonable next season.Please do away with the Gabriel & Camille obsession, and give us more Alfie. It would be great to see how their relationship develops while he lives in London. I love Sylvie's storyline and it will be exciting to see her build a powerhouse firm from scratch. And I want to see Emily take a Chance and say Yes to the job offer👍🏾💃🏾
Emily reminds me of a "friend" I had who I have to admit was beautiful but she was an awful person inside. She cheated on her boyfriends(she said it's alright that she cheats on guys because her first boyfriends cheated on her so now she's allowed to cheat on all her future boyfriends.). She relished it when the two guys she was cheating on got into a fight over her(she said she felt like a heroine that knights were fighting over). She would also act like a victim if people didn't treat her like she was the main character of everyone else's story. She would make stupid mistakes and then lie that I was the one making them. She would do this condescending trick that some girls do to make themselves seem nice when in fact they are actually just trying to start drama or manipulate things in their favor, like she would say "Awwww.... don't make fun of her because of X" (nobody was making fun of me until she just invented something that could be wrong), "Awwww... she's just shy." (I wasn't shy. I just didn't want to do whatever she was trying to force me to do). /Yeah, a lot of Emily's behaviors ar infuriating, cheating aside XD, she just straight up walked onto a man's yacht because he somehow "owes her"? No and NO! Ma'am, get off my yacht or I'm calling the police.
Wow your friend sound terrible. Hope you come out of this toxic friendship. But damn doesn't this sound like emily in the show.
You should tell that to her boyfriends. They will be pleased.
I feel like that we’re trying to make Alfie their version of Simon from Bridgerton.
That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw him
If he was white would you be saying that? He has nothing in common with Simon aside from them being biracial. Comments like this are really annoying and lowkey racist as a Black person.
@@witchplease9695 That's the point tho. If you've actually lived you would know how quick a lot of people are to stereotype and 1 dimensionalized "minorities". Considering the track record of shallowness for this show I'd say the original comment holds weight.
@@witchplease9695 maam, read btw the lines. I am a black person too and i get when they make black characters or POC characters as side love interest and then treat them like shit. They like to use a certain demographic of minorities so as to make the racism palatable. What Micheala Tornosova said isn't racist or offensive in my opinon
agree as a british person from london wtf was his mannerisms lmao i hate how americans portray the british. what he said ab london being straight up ab what it offers but paris not was quite true tho .
I’m so happy that someone is talking about ‘Plan Cœur’/‘The Hook-Up Plan’. I think it’s brilliant! Such brilliant comedy 👏🏽
such a good show, recommend it to everyone! and 3rd (and final :
The Covid special made me cry laughing
@@karolina7122 final season?? 😭😭😭 nooooo
Plan cul you mean
@@YukiCorporation yes! ahahahaha, each character's approach towards pandemic was each of my multiple pandemic personalities hahah
A few people have mentioned the offensive depiction of the Ukrainian woman, Petra, and I have to agree. Russophobia (and by extension Slavo-phobia, since Americans don't see much difference between Russia, Ukraine, and other Slavic countries) has a long history in the US and has been rekindled recently (thanks Democrats, very progressive of you) and I think that Americans are really insistent in not seeing this as offensive because by American standards, where skin color is everything, Slavs are "white" and thus xenophobia towards them couldn't be real. Nevermind that we had the literal Cold War with Russia and offensive stereotypes of Russians, especially Russian women, were propagated intentionally in the US to foster nationalism and support for all attempts to sabotage the USSR...nevermind that there are a LOT of different ethnic groups in Eastern Europe and Russia and Slavs themselves historically don't see themselves as the same ethnicity as Western Europeans, or even really have the same paradigm of ethnicity that Americans have...Slavs are extremely other-ed by the West and periodically used as a total punching bag and for some reason a lot of people who claim to care about bigotry think it's ok because no one ever says anything about it so it's socially "acceptable". Not to hate on the author of this video but this is a video where she picks apart every single thing wrong with this show and somehow she didn't even see this as a problem - I feel like that says a lot! Tired of seeing it, it's not funny. (I'm not Slavic by the way, this is just extremely obvious!)
apparently a lot of people liked it, i don't know what they're on but it must be STRONG.
well maybe it actually got better
I honestly don't mind her style. It is at least bold and very uniquely hers. But why is there a need for the designer goodies? She can find her style at fast fashion stores, boutiques and thrift shops even. Is the costume budget in constant surplus and the costume designers feel like they NEED to spend the money or else?
Literally whyy???
Maybe the designers are wanting them to use it to give exposure to the pieces? I am not sure but that seems likely since the show has blown up
I agree entirely. Luc is my favorite character. His jokes always landed.
My opinions on some of the characters: I don't find Sylvie interesting at all. I can't seem to connect with her character and her being rude and sarcastic just doesn't cut it for me.
It sucks Camille was betrayed and has every right to be upset, however, I don't like how in the end, she still manipulates her way into to getting Gabriel back. Like why fight over a guy who slept with your bestfriend? The trust is broken and the love is dead, move on.
I also don't find any chemistry between Emily and Alfie nor do I find any chemistry between Emily and Gabriel either. But overall: Alfie deserves better.
As a North African, I would love to see some North African representation if they do another season of this show. How can you ignore the massive population of North Africans in Paris?
I am Jamaican… i dont get why everyone wants to be included so badly. The show isn’t even good. Adding all the diversity in the world does not save the terrible plot. I see people wanting more black people, i see people mention Eastern European, middle eastern, now North African. From what I can see, it wouldn’t make a difference. I couldn’t careless if my country or race or culture shows up in an American show. I just don’t get the hype.
It would’ve been really cool to see Mindy and Emily share clothes and see the different styles they come up with and wear! That would’ve shown some creativity and maybe explain why Emily has so many name brands!
I just know Lily will see this and act accordingly. She’s great and taking critique and improving. Love her 🤍👑
I think they Camille got screwed over in this story line still because they made her want to win a man who was a terrible boyfriend in the end.
You're right. I can't fully hate Emily because of how charming Lily Collins is. She is a gem. Only Lily can make insufferable Emily watchable.
i think this season was genuinely awful like when you think about it what actually happened ? oh great the same tired love triangle… oh great another guy stays in paris for emily…. oh great the same cheating and relationship problems… it’s so played out and there were absolutely no stakes until the final episode ? honestly i’m starting to think lily collins isn’t even that great of an actress bcs sylvie stole the show completely fit me ! and the outfits ? god awful and somehow worse than the first season… i don’t think i’ll continue to watch this show even just for fun bcs it gives nothing
Absolutely agree on everything. And you’re right that Lily is not a good enough actress and is lacking that something that Sylvie has in spades. The show would be so much better if it was centered on Sylvie. I won’t be watching next season either.
I feel bad for Paris not only that they have Emily but they also have joe form you now and I honestly don't know Wich one is worse
A crossover would be pretty hilarious though! Emily becomes Joe's next object of infatuation.
Pretty sure the man who has stalked and murdered women is the worse one here.
@@shalini_sevani Hopefully it ends with Emily and Gabriel killed by Joe, but tbh I feel like Camille would be more Joe's type.
@@GirlDo3 I've only seen videos about this show and I watched trixie and Katya watch it but my cousin who lives in Paris watched 3 ep and she hated it so mush she cancelled her Netflix 😂 Wich sucks because I used to use her account
@@shalini_sevani no he would be HI You and then she would speak and he would be like you Know what I have to back to work
i liked the second season but i couldn’t get past the portrayal of eastern european as loud and devoid of fashion sense. Also using the trope that eastern europeans are theives and poor. Very sad and feel disappointed about Petra. But then again not surprised western europe loves glamorizing itself in vain of the east.
That too! That needs to be called out.
Love that you came back to review the second season! I like it so much more too, it almost feels playful. I disagree with what you said about Mindy's style though - I think it makes sense that she dresses completely unlike actual Chinese heiresses since she's at odds with her family, and trying to go incognito in Paris (kind of). Also, I thought that Sylvie and her husband have an open relationship/are married only on paper? Since he wasn't surprised after meeting the Dutch guy, and I think he was also shown flirting with patrons at his restaurant. It doesn't seem completely accurate to call out Sylvie's relationships
sylvie was having an affair with antoine who doesn't have an open relationship agreement with his wife
The french letter reading scene was sooo good
Thank you for keeping us fed!!! With this amazing content
Emily has a tote bag with La Joconde on it? I’m confused whether to criticise it or think that’s what I would have 😂
It's 'La Joconde'! Don't know if it's a typing error but I just thought I'd point it out 💙
@@irina-ex8wg Thank you! Your correction is most appreciated ♥️
I actually agree with casting Lily as Audrey Hepburn, she is absolutely beautiful but first she needs some locution lessons to get rid of her high pitched fast American accent cause it ruins the vibe. Audrey had a beautiful elegant voice
because of her dad lily actually has a flawless english accent so i reckon she could pull off audrey's voice
They killed me on representing (underrepresented) Ukrainians as kleptomaniac
During the ad I noticed you used some footage from 'Sleepover' I would love love looove to see you do a review on the fashion and general cultural impact the aesthetic of that movie had at the time 💖💕
I wish you could make a video on the fresh prince of bel air fashion.
I just noticed that my whole fashion sense/ aesthetic is based on all their fashion since i saw it as kid, and I don’t think someone will explain it better than you
Also I’m so happy to what emily in paris has became, it’s amazing that they listened to the criticism and not brushed away as hate
I have been eagerly waiting for this video.
I have found your videos this year and have so much respect for content. Thank you for making 2021 better with your well thought out and researched videos.
We needed this. Thank you for helping us out by blessing our notifications!
I was so pleasantly surprised by this season. I had almost gave up hope but they actually improved! Ngl would love to see camille and emily together instead of nitpicking over gabriel!
Also my fancast for audrey hepburn biopic is Phoebe Dynevor! She just fits perfectly.
As someone myself who dresses in nothing but bold colours and clashing prints, I do love Emily and Mindys outfits! I understand how from a story point of view it doesn’t make sense, but I cannot abide dull clothing so it works for me ☺️
I love Emily in Paris! I love how it’s really entertaining with all the colorful outfits! Love love, can’t wait for 3rd season.
If the show writers weren’t cowards, Emily, Camille and Gabriel would be poly 💀