The cultural cancer that is Emily In Paris is back for a 5th season.
I thought that after reviewing the earlier seasons and then taking a break I was done with this show, but I decided to revisit it.
In light of modern events, the idea of American Exceptionalism particularly in Europe is more than a bad joke. Rather than help its allies out The US government would rather hangout with dictators and white supremacists, as such the US is pretty loathed right now by most of thinking Europe. The fact that the US thinks it can lecture Europe on policy, and encourage extremist parties in Europe , and maintain friendly relations is a joke, once again it is bad.
Europe didn’t need Emily’s brand of loud over the top, omg look at me energy, back when the first season came out, but now the idea of an American coming to Europe and telling them how to be, and being met with anything other than hostility is ridiculous to the point of being absurd. Emily doesn’t just spit on the French but the Italians get it this time as well. Every negative cultural stereotype you can imagine happens to Emily almost as soon as she arrives, seems nowhere can be as great as the US which seems to have multiple school shootings per day.
This show was conceived as mindless slop but has become so culturally loaded that I am surprised Netflix even allows this to air in Europe anymore.
Overall, this is why the US is loathed globally at the moment.
1/5
Pros.
At times this almost read like a knowing self-aware parody of American’s abroad, but that would be too clever for this show.
Cons.
American Exceptionalism was never real.
It is a hurtful collection of stereotypes
The characters are unlikeable
It is slop
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