We’ll always have ‘Paris’

• Published date: 17 September 2024
• Publication title: Signal

IT’S inevitable that even the most harmless television shows are not to everyone’s taste. I’m sure some viewers would even have the audacity to veto Gilmore Girls, but there’s one deliciously sweet Netflix series that haters really have it in for: Emily in Paris

Labelled a “whirlwind of nonsense” and critiqued for its acting, bad French accents (even by French actors) and for little to nothing happening, despite 40 episodes under its belt, there are a fervent few who don’t appreciate what the show is designed to be: blissful escapism.

If you aren’t familiar with the four-season-strong romantic comedy, Emily, a 20-something American, moves to Paris to work in marketing and live out your best life and mine, with cute outfits, daily pastries and an endless marketing budget — plus no worries about how she affords this lavish lifestyle.

Like the first taste of a perfect croissant, it’s buttery-light and too...