Emmy Catch-Up: Emily in Paris

Every year, I watch the six submitted episodes of every series I don’t regularly watch that’s up for one of the Emmy series prizes. Last year, I started watching the entire season of each show to get a better idea of the quality I missed, and I’ve decided to continue that this year.

Emily in Paris: Season 1, Episode 7 “French Ending” (B+)

Things always seem to work out fine in the end for Emily despite the potential for serious screw-ups, like an American actress intent on partying the night away losing a $2 million watch or having it stolen, leaving her liable since she was the one who signed for it. Instead, she managed to get as much on Sylvie’s good side as seems to be possible and to score major points with the dubious Mathieu Cadault by using the situation to score a helpful photo for social media. Trying to be there for Sylvie when Antoine’s wife revealed that she knew about the trip he had been planning to take with Sylvie instead resulted in a clarification about a lifestyle that she knew she didn’t want, which prompted her to speak up to Gabriel about how she couldn’t keep seeing him because it would never be enough. Camille doesn’t seem to have a clue about the feelings that her boyfriend and her new best friend share for each other, and Mindy isn’t doing anything to dissuade her from pursuing this potentially damaging relationship. I did enjoy the frequent explanations, mostly condescending, of course, of how American and French sensibilities differ when it comes to happy endings. Emily’s broken French is mildly endearing, and even that showed considerably more effort than movie star Brooklyn Clark was willing to put in to acclimate to a different culture. It turns out babysitting her was just the right job for Emily, even if the night did not go at all as she thought it would.