Emily in Paris - Netflix Season 2 Review

I wonder what we are going to do in Paris today.

Netflix’s season 2 of Emily in Paris picks up from where the events of season 1 left off. Emily refuses to start a relationship with Gabriel when he decides to stay in Paris. Struggling to maintain friendships, Emily also has to focus on her job.

I already had mixed feelings about the first season of Emily in Paris. Season 2 of Emily in Paris has no idea what its focus is. Driving extra unnecessary attention to Emily’s painstaking love life it should have concentrated on her work life. That’s what the series is meant to be about.

As much as I like Lily Collins, it’s her character that is so cringeworthy. Emily is an irritating, ignorant, and annoying person who I am surprised has not been fired from her job and still has friends. She is clueless about the French language, writing a pathetic apology note.

The show cared more about Emily’s love life and what else could go wrong than it cared to expand on the real reason why she came to Paris. A lot goes wrong in each episode. Whenever she is at work, Emily is discussing her own problems and asks irrelevant questions. Again, how hasn’t she been fired yet?

Writers had no idea what to do with supporting characters. I feel bad for what they did to Camille (Camille Razat). First, outright angry and claiming that she will never speak to Emily again, out of the blue, Camille forgives her and acts like she had no idea what is going on.

Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) is not given much of a chance to expand. He felt more like a prop than a character. His motivation in each episode is to see if he can get back with Emily, make out with Emily until she informs him that they can’t be together, and stand off to the side and watch Emily in her affairs.

Ashley Park was the cast standout once again. I think she deserves her own series. Her story is far more interesting. Park has a talented voice, showcasing it in most episodes. I liked the friendship moments between Emily and Mindy. Those were the only moments that felt genuine.

You can see the steam roaring through Sylvie’s (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) ears every time Emily messes something up. I still liked the journey of her character. However, I am very surprised by her confession to Emily in the last episode. Unless we’re missing something, I would think she’d fired Emily for her lack of responsibilities long ago.

Season 2 didn’t get interesting until the last couple of episodes. It finally focused on Emily’s work life. The whole concept of Emily’s love life was repetitive and invented a character to who I turned my nose up. Seriously, what does Emily see in Alfie (Lucien Laviscount)? He is obnoxious, rude, and has no chemistry whatsoever with Emily.

What was up with the fashion this season? Emily wore the ugliest outfits ever! It could have been her own style choices, but the outfits didn’t fit the standards of most of the characters.

On the upside, we’re treated to several gorgeous location spots in Paris. At least I felt like I was on a trip to Paris when I was watching. Representation of the French still could have been written better.

If there is going to be another season of Emily in Paris, writers need to focus on the most important elements. If you would like to watch Emily in Paris, it is on Netflix.