The series Emily in Paris premiered on Netflix in October 2020 and quickly captivated audiences worldwide. Centered around Emily Cooper, a young marketing executive from Chicago, the show details her move to Paris after her boss, Madeline, decides to stay in Chicago when she learns she is pregnant. This setting places Emily in a foreign cultural landscape, where she encounters both professional challenges and romantic entanglements, notably with her irresistibly charming neighbor, Chef Gabriel, played by Lucas Bravo.
The series has drawn mixed reviews, reflecting diverse viewer opinions on its narrative and character development. Despite its popularity, many critiques highlight its occasionally shallow portrayals of Parisian life and romantic relationships.
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Recently, in an interview with the French publication Le Figaro, Lucas Bravo hinted at the possibility of leaving Emily in Paris, expressing concerns over character development and creative freedom.
He called the show “archaic” and said that he is no longer “stimulated” by Gabriel’s story. He also said that the writers do not think that the viewers are very smart, which can absolutely be seen in the writing.
Within the first 10 minutes of the premiere episode, the Chicago Cubs make it to the playoffs with a walk-off grand slam. Then, after Emily has spent some time in Paris, we find out it’s early August. This implies that the Cubs made it into the playoffs in July, which is highly unlikely, as a quick two-minute Google search reveals. Just because many viewers may not be avid baseball fans doesn’t mean the show can’t strive for at least a bit of accuracy.
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Here’s what Bravo had to say about his future with Emily in Paris.
“It will depend on the script because I think I’ve covered everything a bit. I don’t really have any freedom and, as I’m starting to be given some elsewhere, I’m getting a taste for it. Life is short. The filming of this series lasts five months. Do I want to sacrifice them to tell something that doesn’t stimulate me? “
“I would like him to find a bit of panache again. In the last season, the writing was in this idea of the 90s where lovers move away, kiss, move away again… Everything is based on the lack of communication. It’s a bit archaic. Today, the new generation verbalizes, confronts each other, it doesn’t work anymore this side we cross paths and we don’t understand each other. People see this mechanism coming from miles away… And I don’t want to be part of a cog that tends not to consider the intelligence of the spectators.”
Despite Bravo’s criticism, Netflix has confirmed the renewal of Emily in Paris for Season 5, promising to continue Emily’s journey in Rome. This development follows Season 4’s conclusion, which left viewers captivated by the tensions between Emily and Gabriel amid her new romantic interests.
In season four, Emily meets her new love interest Marcello, and decides to spend some time with him in Rome. While there, she learns that his family owns a small company that produces some of the best and rarest cashmere in the world. After some back-and-forth relationship and drama, Emily decides to remain in Rome when Sylvie announces she is expanding Agence Grateau so they can represent Marcello’s family.
Would you be sad to see Chef Gabriel written off of Emily in Paris? Do you think the show should remain in Rome, or go back to Paris? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!