Just finished binge watching the show and was struck by a few things 1) Emily is Queen of dressing inappropriately in the workplace 2) EVERY man is seemingly hitting on her 3) other than posting on her blog she doesn't really seem to do any real marketing related tasks for her job 4) Kate Walsh doesn't get nearly enough screen time
Emily spends *$310,703.25* just in season 1... while a digital strategist nets an average *$77,647* per year... so she just spent her FOUR year salary in a couple of weeks. 🤯😳
You forget digital strategists get HOOKED UP with tons of free things with brands, especially working in marketing. This makes total sense to me as long as the marketing company is big. I have a boutique marketing biz (nowhere near as big in the show's company) and get a ton of crazy expensive free stuff.😀
@@LaGiaGarcia Good point, but she has those bags even before her first client and paycheck + the show never show that. P.D. Good luck with your boutique :)
I do love doing the numbers. I've not watched the show so I could be missing something but the average for a digital strategist in France is €53,094. The French tax bracket for that salary is 30% so €37,165.80 after tax. Converted to Dollars at present 1.12 rate equals $41,625.70. So... seven and a half years “disposable” income?
Exactly, that show would actually be groundbreaking and address a lot of issues, create some drama as well as happy moments (aka a Modern Classic). I don’t want kids, but even I’m fuming at the way Emily’s senior coworker, who was bound for Paris, was treated
There's a great book called My Paris Dream by Kate Betts which is a memoir of a fashion journalist living her french fantasy in Paris in the 80s. She went on to be the editor or Harper's bazaar. It's a pretty lush read.
Emily in Paris reminds me of every time Rachel from Friends stumbled upon huge career opportunities despite being completely unqualified for them, including a job offer in Paris towards the end.
@@user-ox3wr6uz1q The fashion industry is crazy competitive. It takes DECADES, contacts and academic degrees to work your way up. She could have hardly work for a few years in the business.
How was she unqualified? Fashion was her whole life, the only thing she was passionate about. And she worked hard for almost a decade before getting the opportunity to go to Paris
I love how much more casual and real Chelsea has been in these episodes. Unapologetic and just honest, kinda goofy and just sharing her real opinions. Feels a lot more like a conversation, really nice :)
I was also pissed that they hired an Asian actress who could not speak Chinese and made her memorize and then butcher all these lines. Why not just write her as a Korean singer or hire a Chinese speaking actress?
Chinese market is way bigger, so they were probably hoping to target them. That's not an excuse for not doing a good job when targeting an audience, though.
Also, that episode with all of Mindy’s friends “from China” where they were all clearly Filipina or Vietnamese?? The accent when speaking English is strikingly different...maybe no big deal for most viewers, but that totally took me out of the (terrible) story
I'm a parisian in my 30's and I watched the show for what it is. For me, it is the same level of unrealistic as Sex & the city. The most offensive episode was the one in wich the client offer Emily underwear. It is sexual harassment in France too !
@@d.e.b.b5788 We all know what a made up story is and this show makes a very bad job of basing a human story in a real place. It's "fantasy" all right, it's totally ludicrously fantastical.
I haven't watched the show yet but when you said she moves to a country where she doesn't speak the language, I was right away reminded of all the Americans I have met here in Europe who live in a non-English speaking country but don't even bother to learn the language because "what's the use for me?" (quote). To us Europeans it's super arrogant when you come to live in a foreign country and expect everyone to speak English. My workmate in Rome was an American who regularly snapped at waiters for not speaking English. Please never be that type of person, guys!
@@lindseyventura7625 Sure, learning languages takes time, butThat does NOT mean you have the right to be rude to native speakers for not conforming to your non-native language (which is what Sarah was reffering to). Also the hypocrisy of this is that many Americans get super pissy when foreign-language speakers can't speak English in America. I'm from the US, and I witness this all the time. Hispanic and Asian immigrants have always been looked down upon for not knowing English when they move to America, yet Americans are allowed to move to other countries without knowing the language and look down on that country's citizens for not knowing English?
Many people get transferred to a foreign country for only a few years. Or maybe live for a few years in several different countries. They are right to say "what's the use for me". When someone has a full-time job and family or just wants to have a life... then they don't have the time to go to evening language classes after work or spend their time learning a foreign language. I don't think it's arrogant. I also live in a European country (in Sweden) as a foreigner and never anybody has thought that I am arrogant when I didn't speak Swedish. I think the arrogant is the one who judges a person without knowing anything about their life!
Oh, you mean like all the enclaves in America where immigrants live in their own little culture, and don't learn English? I get these folks in my e.r. every day. Happens in every country. Welcome to the shrinking world.
I lived in a chambre de bonne (dutch version) and my experience is exactly like yours, except I had a nice window. I always find fascinating the appartments in movies/tv shows and how unrealistic they are
Was fluent in French and my host family in France didn’t pay me for two months and often left me alone with the children for days on end with no money or food. I had to leave in the night too.
When I was 26, I packed up without pretty much any preparation, and moved to London (from Hungary in Eastern Europe). The only reason I didn't end up homeless was because a friend of a friend had a spare room to let. Said room was literally just a walk-in closet that had been stripped of the shelves and had a bed inserted, and a shoebox-sized window that was directly over the back window of a fish&chips shop. I paid £100 a week for the privilege of living there (this was 2011), and that was supposed to be a steal because, again, friend of a friend. So, I can definitely relate to your feelings about the chambres de bonne :)
The size thing has always bothered me--so many people are praised for being fashionable when they're not actually doing anything interesting or creative, they're just thin. Although Lily Collins has a well documented eating disorder so I don't think she should be shaded for being thin, but the continued celebration of it has to be a contributing factor. I don't know if anyone else saw the show "Katy Keene" on the CW (I was forced for work reasons) but it had a lot of the same problems; the character kept finding loopholes and exceptions that applied only to her and she was just supposed to be so naturally outstanding that she didn't need to actually earn things or work her way up in the industry, but also had a rich friend to prop her up.
@@sadgyalsada both. A lot of people were worried and criticized the director for casting someone who used to have a eating disorder for a character with a eating disorder.
@@sadgyalsada she talks extensively about her battle with anorexia and eating disorders in her book actually :( it's really sad, but it is real and she has spoken on it a lot
Might I suggest The Queens Gambit? It faces addiction and self destruction pretty head on and shows that romance doesn't have to be a main force for a female lead, her will and support from other, less perfect but still strong woman can both help or sabotage her. She still spends money on nice outfits and splurges for herself, but learns where she needs to focus and shows a lot more humanity in that way. It's a fantastic show
Good acting and the chess thing is great, but I take issue with the depiction of addiction in this series: I feel it's very sanitized for the general public. Her rock bottom moment is just her missing an inconsequential chess competition and having weird eye makeup. She needs drugs to be a genius, which is a very dangerous message to convey, up until the point when she magically doesn't. Addiction doesn't work like that: you can't really shake it off, ever. But her outfits are truly gorgeous (and she runs into financial problems because of them), as opposed to the outfits in Sex and the City and Emily in Paris which are eyesores.
Those weird apartment roofs are called 'Mansard Roofs' ! They were popularized in Paris by the architect Louis Mansard - thus their name. Zoning restrictions in Paris at the time (early 1600s I think?) prohibited a building taller than 20m, but the height was measured to the cornice, so the Chambre de Bonne could be wedged into the roof to save on space. Source: I'm an architect, I love little stories like this about how our built environment evolved!
Number 4 got me good. That happened to me: except I moved to US for a while! That's the temptation. When we dream about another country we can basically forget car insurance, dentist appointment, and other boring costly stuff for a while. Nobody sees themself moving to Paris to buy toilet paper.
@@dianas7429 HA! are you sure? I clearly remember my very Colombian self at 13 or 14 years looking at the Latin American Samantha's girlfriend, (I do not remember the name on the show but it was played by Sonia Braga's daughter) thinking: man, this is such a cliche, now I do understand why my mom used to say that she never watched series or movies from the US. Casual racism was everywhere in the 2000's, it was an integral part of almost any show or movie. It wouldn't be a show from this era without it. That's one of the reasons this show looks very outdated for me.
Honestly I binged it without thinking much about that and it was an enjoyable experience. As long as you don’t try to think any deeper than surface level it can be fun, but all the points you made are totally correct and make the show very ridiculous looking back lol
I haven't watched Emily in Paris (not my bag, personally) but as someone who wears and loves bold, borderline tacky clothes, Emily's wardrobe is something I would not only wear, but CHERISH. Please Note: I do NOT work in Fashion. 😆
My experience of watching Emily in Paris ended within seconds of hearing Lily Collins' first line. I was so annoyed that I turned the show off and never looked back. This was exactly the video I needed to affirm my reaction and satisfy any lingering curiosity. Thank you for being hilarious while also making excellent points. 10/10 need more movie-critic-Chelsea videos
The au pair story hit me hard because that happened to me in London (not exactly but yet the same with abuse and emotional torment). I had to escape to my friend who in the end helped me get back home to SA. It was the most life-changing but cold time of my life within and out. I learnt a lot about myself in that time and finally learnt how to put myself first.
Can we please mention the stereotype of men in this show? All of them are tall, but not huge, trained but wether skinny nor muscled. Not smaller or fat. Every single one of them got great looking hair, perfekt manicured hands etc... Then all the guys are having affairs, but none of the women? No woman cheating? Please... And they are all dressed as if they could visit a wedding right now!
I've noticed something about Darren Star's movies- he always casts attractive people. The environment and lives of the characters are always flashy. I can't blames the producers though, coz this is the ideal that sells. In as much as it's an unpopular opinion, this fantasy appeals to many people.
THOSE OUTFITS ARE A SOURCE OF NIGHTMARES BTW THE SET PHOTOS OF LILY'S COSTUMES IN THE UPCOMING SEASON 2 ( WAIT HOW THE FUCK IS THAT POSSIBLE ?) IS ABSOLUTE TOTAL RINGARDE. 🤬🤬🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@niksterkai4303 exactly! The show acts as if the real world doesn’t exist.. that’s why I didn’t like it. AND all the terrible biases against the French
Thank you SO MUCH for putting into words everything I was feeling when I watched this show. The only reason I finished it was the views of France - I'm normally there over the holidays to visit family, but couldn't go last year and now...COVID...so yeah, desperate times! Excellent dissection of the show!
Chelsea: you are a smart woman with substance. Of course this superficial show shocks you. Thank you for being critical and helping young women be more discerning.
When Chelsea is describing Carrie Bradshaw's ridiculous outfits, she says "See here...here...and here" and pops up some examples on the screen. I like to imaging that she filmed this part before even finding those pictures because she was so confident there would be plenty of them.
That statement really applies to everyone. I was looking at my clothes the other day and thinking: everything looks so bad on me. What am I doing wrong? and realized that if I looked skinnier, everything would probably just magically look good.
@@morganpyre6689 I thought so to for most of my life. Then I bought a used sewing machine. I learned to fit the clothes I wear to my body, and all of a sudden, I look amazing (even though I am still a little chunky). My grandma visited during Corona and thought I lost weight and congratulated me, even though I actually gained weight during the pandemic. Now that my clothes fit well, and not hang loose around my waist and tight around my shoulders etc. my body looks healthy and pretty, not flabby and chubby like before.
btw I am 70kg/ 170cm, so I am still a healthy weight, but more on the bigger side :) I think clothes do so much to change your appearance! I went from overweight-looking to normal-looking.
@@morganpyre6689 I agree with those below who mentioned the power of tailoring, but also lost 12 kg this year so I could wear my own clothes again, and I must admit, that single benefit was huge and indeed makes everything look better. But that's because I was trying to fit into stuff 2-3 sizes too small. I think.
I never had high expactations for that show, but I really enjoy it after a long day of work before bed, cause it calmes my mind down with a carefree sweet buttercup like world. I like it.
Can we talk how Emily is supposed to be social media specialist and puts spaces in her hashtags? As someone who works in social media (for the French company, funny enough) I had a feeling similar to what doctors must experience watching medical dramas, laughing at complexly phrased bs character was saying. Also no, that kind of job definitely does not get you Chanel bags - you'll need backpack anyway ;)
If you have daughters or know of young girls, seriously, tune them into this channel. Growing up, I was heavily influenced by pop culture. Dreamed of going away to my out of state dream school and thinking everything will just fall into place. Well, it would if you're rich. But I paid for everything on my own. I was in a constant state of burn out. Going to school and working full-time, but I stuck with it because this was my "dream". I could have stayed in state and gone to a state school. 1 year of living the "dream" could have paid for at least 4 years of being grounded in reality.
I couldn’t agree with you more. I am a resident here, and the kind of life and expectations that I have from the USA portrait in this kind of shows are so far from my reality.
Totally know what you mean. I’ve been running a small business for 6 years working my a** off and taking very little money all because it was my ‘dream’ - also heavily influenced by pop culture. It’s like sticking with a cheating boyfriend because you think he’s going to change! Sometimes, it just isn’t meant to be.
If I want "escapism" I watch science fiction. Baby Yoda beats Emily in Paris every single time. Shows like Emily in Paris annoy me greatly, since in the real world, Emily would be heavily in debt, and she would have been sent back to Chicago immediately, and the agency in Paris would likely question why would the agency in the US send someone so obviously unqualified.
@@mondaynightballroom20 Now I can imagine a video called "Life & Money Lessons I learned from "The Mandalorian". Which would include things like 1. Have a dedicated savings account for when you inevitably need repairs and maintenance on your car/spaceship 2. No matter how desperate you are for cash, breaking the law will have its consequences. Though it is also true that good and brave actions also have consequences 3. Always choose to do the right thing over what is easy (even when it involves risking your career because you chose to save a little green baby) 4. You can't buy friends, but money is good to tell people you value their time, skills and expertise 5. Don't be so career-focused that you forget about the joys of life (or the joys of a magical toddler)....and so on!
The variety of flavours of escapism are so interesting to me lol, like, the way some people escape into idealised, perfected 'faux-reality', where you have a job but it's cute or creative, and your outfits are always instagram-worthy etc, and money doesn't exist, etc, vs like, sci-fi escapism where you don't even have to be human if you don't want to, and you get to completely abandon the drudgery/trappings of modern life. That's not even going into historical escapism, or alternate timeline escapism! 😅
I see the title thinking: "What? There is actually something good to learn about Emily in Paris?" And then I see the video and realize this is basically a Don't-Do-This tutorial. Good. The hell hasn't frozen over yet.
UGH Emily and her work. I nearly collapsed dead when she instragramed about a lipgloss that is smudgeproof even when you are (as she eats as strawberry) "Berry hungry" the owner of the company sees it and says "She's very clever!" NO SHE'S NOT.
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q at least that would be funny though!! Her making a dumb pun to sell lipgloss is just cringey and probably would not work in the real world...
I’m SO glad you made this video! I’m a social media marketer and made one from the perspective of an actual social media marketer because TRUST me nothing checks out lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain how Mindy's jeune fille au pair experience was extremely offensive. I have yet to meet one jeune fille au pair who wasn't exploited, in a toxic family environment or their salary so low (often families owing money) that they felt they were in "indentured servitude".
I think what bothered me most about the show besides the flagrant wealth that was supposed to just be normal, was that she really acted offended that people treated her badly for not knowing french. Like, duh! Of course they do. How dare she move to another country and then just expect everyone to speak her language. 😆 So entitled in my opinion.
For me it was like she didn't even try! Sure they showed her taking classes but how hard is it to learn to say "Sorry I don't speak French" instead of loudly proclaiming it in English?
@@maggiebookworm This! I spent a lot of time in France when I was younger and I think "je ne parle pas francais" was probably the first sentence I ever learned in another language (probably at the age of like.... 8?). It's a very English speaker type attitude to just assume everyone should understand you no matter where you are.
I was the most annoyed that she didn’t learn ANYTHING in her French classes she’s attended. Bonjour with possibly the correct accent would’ve been a start??
I don't think it is very welcoming to treat people who don't speak your language so rudely. Probably because I live in a small country where 95% of people speak English too. Yes she could have tried a bit harder, but they could have also been more patient with her.
I thought the trailer was so clingy. Then I found myself binging the show after a few glasses of wine. It’s not a terrible show. It’s not great. But perfect for holing up in the house this 2020.
I enjoyed a lot this series, it was what I call "popcornish", you eat a tub of popcorn while watching it and get nothing from it but pretty scenarios and soap operas plotlines (hence the Gabriel and Camille situation) with very poor writing and not even an inch of reality. I know that you speak from the financial point of view, but as a designer that knows how hard is to do marketing and to grow on social media, it's absurd to think about the way that Emily gets to be an "influencer" for cheesy pictures and not at all thought out hashtag strategy. Besides, she's supposed to work on marketing, let's face it: someone who works on marketing that has that sense of style and is, honestly, that pretty, does not have 200 followers on social media as stated at the beginning of the show, they make it look like everything that happens to her is out of pure luck. And let's not mention the posts that she makes without any planning or showing to the client before posting it. Also, the way that the relationships evolve in the series is insane: suddenly everyone that she meets becomes her best friend or lover. I'm sure the au pair girl and Camille had a life and better friends before her. It's not realistic in any way. It's basically portrayed in a parallel universe, that's my idea for it.
I love your channel, I came to US in July 2021, and before that I've known US through TV. And your channel is now keepinge sane, which talks truth about every small financial detail which is just absurd if taken by normal people. Cheers
When comparing the first to the last episode, I definitely see a difference in Lily Collins weight. She's been very vocal about having eating disorders, and I feel like being on this show made her relapse, because she just gets thinner every episode but they're trying to hide it by layering more ridiculous clothes on her.
emily in paris is only bearable for people who have not learnt french so france , uk, and a lot of european countries find the drama cringy - from her accent to her confidence (not sure where its from because it is not skills)
It is so cringy!! I barely finished the first episode. She is so obnoxious, like someone tried to write everyone stereotype Europeans have about Americans in one character. (I am from Europe aswell)
The “Emily” character type totally was the lower socialite class of Manhattan and the “American girl” dream of the early 2000’s... totally outdated for sure... even SATC was so unreal. I studied abroad and every other non New Yorker American would reference SATC and hip hop to me 😂 like ok, TV cultural appreciation/appropriation pre Instagram was hilarious... I’m a native New Yorker, all the other students were from other states and towns with money 🙄😂 and that was how they fashioned their young identities 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I totally agree re: early 2000's!! I just found this video today but agree and said similar things above...it's just so DATED! But a good reminder that some Americans still have these outdated views, I guess... :-(
I’m so glad the writers included a little note about the boss wanting to be a mom and not wanting to miss “her chance”, because durning the first episode I was like, is Chicago into forced birth now? Like there are options to pregnancy that don’t end in giving up your job to become a mom. There’s a whole spectrum of possibilities, and to just write this super conservative family values plot into the first 10min of a show without exploring any other possibilities sets a pretty terrible precedent for young people watching.
My brother and his wife spent 6 months in Paris--for his work. Wife hated every minute of it. She had two small children and found that it's not, in her words, 'kid friendly.' They really could only ever eat out at one bistro...because so many aspects of French life are less geared toward being 'kid friendly' in the way that the States bends over backwards to make all commercial establishments reflect this ethos. Even the built environment made it hard to navigate with children.
Maybe she wants her child to be president? Or her grandchildren to have automatic American citizenship? I think it’s more reasonable than you think to stay home once pregnant.
Excellent analysis as usual. The "chambre de bonne" that Chelsea describes is exactly the same as the one I lived in while in Paris. I was born and raised in France so no difference for the locals if you have no money.
Love the Movie Critic moment, Chelsea!!! Bravo!!! And if I can be honest, yes I enjoyed the show! It was escapism and that's that. But I guess Emily also represented a generation of women that dress, act, spend and live way beyond their means and status. Frankly, I viewed her as one of those women that is all about the "social media status". Like when she posts different variation of what was actually happening to her. it's proof that social media does not and never will show the entire truth.
Thank you for making this. The show was basically “this is how far you can get if you’re skinny and pretty.” And it’s depressing because it is partially true. That skinny, pretty women can get really far in life and have wild, romantic adventures and everything falls in their lap and hahahaha. That’s what this show is, in a nutshell.
This is how out of it I am: I thought Emily in Paris was a TH-camr lol not a show..Anyway Chelsea, I always appreciate how diverse your discussions about money are
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Agree on all of these points. I found myself asking over and over, "Emily, what IS your role in this company?" I THINK she was supposed to be like second in charge to her boss who we know was the head of marketing at the parent company (and for some reason just decides not to pursue her dream of moving to Paris when she gets pregnant as a single woman), but they write her interactions as somewhere between a mid-upper tier employee (she was promised a senior position after she comes back) and a very entitled intern. I think they caught on to some of this halfway through because we get two sudden mentions that she has a masters degree in communications implying she's very qualified. BUT if she was mid-upper tiered and second to the head of marketing at a huge PR firm, shouldn't she be on more equal standing in her new office? Sure she's a terrible employee and everyone else is made to seem awful, but why does she then act like she's an intern in terms of office seniority? Surely she'd at least out rank Luc. Another thing that bugs me is how she and her initial boyfriend's relationship is depicted. It was clear it wouldn't last, and that he was just an obstacle for the hot Parisian men, but if you've been dating someone for two years, I would think you'd at least talk to them more privately about taking a job in Paris rather than just announcing it in a sports bar and expecting them to be down for long distance.
When I was in Paris I stayed at a hostel. The only thing I have to say in this forum is...Paris is beautiful at night and to make sure to book and do everything in advance because that place is crazy expensive.
Thank you! I never understood why Carrie Bradshaw was a style icon. I'm not into fashion or anything but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing her outfits. And Emily?...same
You’re so right about Emily in Paris, you do kind of have to watch it under the assumption that it is just a fantasy, and then it’s quite enjoyable! I did like that she would turn a dire situation around!
I tried rewatching Sex and the City and just couldn’t. The consumerism of eating out and buying shoes every episode just frustrated me. I am not touching Emily in Paris. It sounds too ridiculous to even enjoy.
It’s interesting how we all watch it now and see the unrealistic and blatant consumerism in the context of our current socio-economic climate. I didn’t notice it when it first came out it just seemed aspirational. I’m pleased at the direction in which we are moving.
or the fact that she writes a tiny column and lives in a house that is really expensive and so are her clothes. Like I know it is fantasy but having her ride a dragon would be more realistic
I loved this show, I live anything Paris related and the fashion! This video was so fun to watch is all true! But not for a moment did I think this would be based in reality, it's fluff for a stressed out life.
in the case of carrie, it was at least part of her character. she was obsessed with fashion, and she was characterized in a way that it somewhat made sense that she dresses this extravagant way emily is decidedly not a fashion person, it’s a plotpoint for like a hot minute that she has no experience in these luxury brands, and it was never a part of her character that she was even interested in clothing. and she not only wears stuff that’s super out there, she has guccis and chanelsand loubutins
As to the Chambre du Bonne, I think movie “Ratatouille”portrays it very well, although with some alterations...The tiny space where Linguini lives has a toilet.
Love this video! One stipulation: I tallied up the numbers on how much the first episode would cost the main character and it was just under 10K at $9,937.50. Are there numbers missing from that total or was the 33k price tag a miscalculation? Still a crazy amount to spend in a day!
Omg Chealse I hoped so bad that you make a Review an this Show. I wachted the show too and was mad about it because I am from Germany an my family lives in France an d I now for sure that this lifestyle in the show has nothing to do with the real life in Europe. The rent is astronomical in big cites like Paris or Berlin and without the language in the country you cannot get a job in such a large city. It makes me angry that American shows make Europe seem as a magical place, where love and opportunities are every where. It is not like that at all. It is very hard and without the language- no chance. I hope some young Americans see your video and learn that Europe is a beautiful place to live, but you have to work your ass of to be here. Lots of love from Germany
I have gone through enough realistic things in 2020, I watched Emily in Paris for escaping reality and real money issues. Agree with you most part, but sometimes it's just the need to be out of the head for sometime feeling that makes romcoms sitcoms enjoyable no matter how far they are for reality.
OMG, the removal of the social media lady was so perfect that you would hardly notice that she was even there to begin with. It's ridiculous. Is it really true that people in paris don't mind their husbands having a mistress?
Dude this video was so spot on! After the me too movement, are there still male writers thinking every women's dream is to walk naked in front of pervy guys???
Dayuuuum that roast tho 🔥🔥🔥 I love that kind of energy calling out the BS in those shows. I'm always baffled about how people have the audacity to call them empowering or relatable at least 😂
I read an article on Snapchat in Cosmo (of all places) where a journalist reached out to Parisian Instagram influencers to ask what they thought of the show and Emily's character's posts. It was entertaining and highlighted some of the same ridiculousness of the show that you discussed.
Haven't seen Emily in Paris but Chelsea is one of the best parasocial relationships I have in these trying times, so yes I watched this entire thing without context.
I loved the fact that this was not a show done in the States, pretending to be in France, but filmed in Paris; the scenes of Paris are gorgeous. This is just another piece of fluff TV, and I was happy to take a break from the reality of poverty , CoVId, the revolting political, race, and health issues of the US. And when I don't like something I turn it off. I find it interesting to see how much disgust has been triggered by this show. As a professional female musician of 50 years in Canada and the US, virtually every film or TV show about musicians is full of mistakes, and unrealistic scenarios. So I assume that is the same for every profession in such a show. If I want reality I watch documentaries. But this dissection of the show was also entertaining to watch . Thanks for letting it all out :)
Just finished binge watching the show and was struck by a few things 1) Emily is Queen of dressing inappropriately in the workplace 2) EVERY man is seemingly hitting on her 3) other than posting on her blog she doesn't really seem to do any real marketing related tasks for her job 4) Kate Walsh doesn't get nearly enough screen time
When the boss got pregnant I thought: that's an even BIGGER reason to go to Paris. Great healthcare and maternity leave!
Now THAT is a show I would have watched! Missed opportunity here 🤣
Better schooling too! And more job opportunities. And better food. More vacations and paid leave...
Same as the rest of Europe. It's even better in mordic countries, Germany, Austria etc.
OMG yeeeeeeees!
Yup.
Emily spends *$310,703.25* just in season 1... while a digital strategist nets an average *$77,647* per year... so she just spent her FOUR year salary in a couple of weeks. 🤯😳
You forget digital strategists get HOOKED UP with tons of free things with brands, especially working in marketing. This makes total sense to me as long as the marketing company is big. I have a boutique marketing biz (nowhere near as big in the show's company) and get a ton of crazy expensive free stuff.😀
@@LaGiaGarcia Good point, but she has those bags even before her first client and paycheck + the show never show that. P.D. Good luck with your boutique :)
@@AmelieMews ok haha that’s just them being lazy with the character development. You’re totally right 😂
I do love doing the numbers. I've not watched the show so I could be missing something but the average for a digital strategist in France is €53,094. The French tax bracket for that salary is 30% so €37,165.80 after tax. Converted to Dollars at present 1.12 rate equals $41,625.70. So... seven and a half years “disposable” income?
Did you include the rent?
I would have loved to follow the woman who was originally suppose to go to Paris and watch how she balances work and family and relationships.
SAME
Exactly, that show would actually be groundbreaking and address a lot of issues, create some drama as well as happy moments (aka a Modern Classic). I don’t want kids, but even I’m fuming at the way Emily’s senior coworker, who was bound for Paris, was treated
i was JUST thinking that!!!
There's a great book called My Paris Dream by Kate Betts which is a memoir of a fashion journalist living her french fantasy in Paris in the 80s. She went on to be the editor or Harper's bazaar. It's a pretty lush read.
@@phoebexxlouise thanks for the recommendation. I'll look that up.
Emily in Paris reminds me of every time Rachel from Friends stumbled upon huge career opportunities despite being completely unqualified for them, including a job offer in Paris towards the end.
Rachel was not unqualified. Even if she did get that offer out of nowhere she did work in Ralph Lauren for years.
She was the pregnant boss who stayed home lol except she already had the baby - emma
@@user-ox3wr6uz1q The fashion industry is crazy competitive. It takes DECADES, contacts and academic degrees to work your way up. She could have hardly work for a few years in the business.
How was she unqualified? Fashion was her whole life, the only thing she was passionate about. And she worked hard for almost a decade before getting the opportunity to go to Paris
I love how much more casual and real Chelsea has been in these episodes. Unapologetic and just honest, kinda goofy and just sharing her real opinions. Feels a lot more like a conversation, really nice :)
I was also pissed that they hired an Asian actress who could not speak Chinese and made her memorize and then butcher all these lines. Why not just write her as a Korean singer or hire a Chinese speaking actress?
That bothered me too. When I heard her speak Mandarin I was like.... Is this a joke? Am I missing something?
Easy because 1+1 = nonsense to some casting directors
Chinese market is way bigger, so they were probably hoping to target them. That's not an excuse for not doing a good job when targeting an audience, though.
Also, that episode with all of Mindy’s friends “from China” where they were all clearly Filipina or Vietnamese?? The accent when speaking English is strikingly different...maybe no big deal for most viewers, but that totally took me out of the (terrible) story
@@bschmok27 idk what the writers were smoking fr
I'm a parisian in my 30's and I watched the show for what it is. For me, it is the same level of unrealistic as Sex & the city. The most offensive episode was the one in wich the client offer Emily underwear. It is sexual harassment in France too !
Truly.
TV isn't reality. It's fantasy. No one wishes to have a crappy life; we want to escape reality, and enjoy the fantasy.
@@d.e.b.b5788 We all know what a made up story is and this show makes a very bad job of basing a human story in a real place. It's "fantasy" all right, it's totally ludicrously fantastical.
It was a show that insulted people in so many ways.
I'm german and watched the show too. For me it was some kind of "fantasy show". :D Nice to watch but full of dumb cliches.
I haven't watched the show yet but when you said she moves to a country where she doesn't speak the language, I was right away reminded of all the Americans I have met here in Europe who live in a non-English speaking country but don't even bother to learn the language because "what's the use for me?" (quote). To us Europeans it's super arrogant when you come to live in a foreign country and expect everyone to speak English. My workmate in Rome was an American who regularly snapped at waiters for not speaking English. Please never be that type of person, guys!
It’s not that easy to learn languages it can take years for some ppl to retain it..
@@lindseyventura7625 pobres gringitos que no pueden aprender el idioma del lugar donde viven booooh booooh booooh.
@@lindseyventura7625 Sure, learning languages takes time, butThat does NOT mean you have the right to be rude to native speakers for not conforming to your non-native language (which is what Sarah was reffering to). Also the hypocrisy of this is that many Americans get super pissy when foreign-language speakers can't speak English in America. I'm from the US, and I witness this all the time. Hispanic and Asian immigrants have always been looked down upon for not knowing English when they move to America, yet Americans are allowed to move to other countries without knowing the language and look down on that country's citizens for not knowing English?
Many people get transferred to a foreign country for only a few years. Or maybe live for a few years in several different countries. They are right to say "what's the use for me". When someone has a full-time job and family or just wants to have a life... then they don't have the time to go to evening language classes after work or spend their time learning a foreign language. I don't think it's arrogant. I also live in a European country (in Sweden) as a foreigner and never anybody has thought that I am arrogant when I didn't speak Swedish. I think the arrogant is the one who judges a person without knowing anything about their life!
Oh, you mean like all the enclaves in America where immigrants live in their own little culture, and don't learn English? I get these folks in my e.r. every day. Happens in every country. Welcome to the shrinking world.
Haven’t watched the show, probably won’t, but I’m still gonna listen to Chelsea’s take on it bc we stan
same
Same here !
the show is terrible...
It’s actually a really good show.. I was pleasantly surprised
I lived in a chambre de bonne (dutch version) and my experience is exactly like yours, except I had a nice window. I always find fascinating the appartments in movies/tv shows and how unrealistic they are
Yeah I always wanted to have a room like Jesse in Free Willy as a kid 😂
Was fluent in French and my host family in France didn’t pay me for two months and often left me alone with the children for days on end with no money or food. I had to leave in the night too.
When I was 26, I packed up without pretty much any preparation, and moved to London (from Hungary in Eastern Europe). The only reason I didn't end up homeless was because a friend of a friend had a spare room to let. Said room was literally just a walk-in closet that had been stripped of the shelves and had a bed inserted, and a shoebox-sized window that was directly over the back window of a fish&chips shop. I paid £100 a week for the privilege of living there (this was 2011), and that was supposed to be a steal because, again, friend of a friend. So, I can definitely relate to your feelings about the chambres de bonne :)
The size thing has always bothered me--so many people are praised for being fashionable when they're not actually doing anything interesting or creative, they're just thin. Although Lily Collins has a well documented eating disorder so I don't think she should be shaded for being thin, but the continued celebration of it has to be a contributing factor.
I don't know if anyone else saw the show "Katy Keene" on the CW (I was forced for work reasons) but it had a lot of the same problems; the character kept finding loopholes and exceptions that applied only to her and she was just supposed to be so naturally outstanding that she didn't need to actually earn things or work her way up in the industry, but also had a rich friend to prop her up.
Nobody should be shaded for being thin.
does Lily Collin's have well documented eating disorder or did she just play a character in a movie with anorexia??
@@sadgyalsada both. A lot of people were worried and criticized the director for casting someone who used to have a eating disorder for a character with a eating disorder.
@@sadgyalsada she talks extensively about her battle with anorexia and eating disorders in her book actually :( it's really sad, but it is real and she has spoken on it a lot
Anorexic nervosa has the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. We need to not be placing these women or men on a pedestal of beauty. Period.
Might I suggest The Queens Gambit? It faces addiction and self destruction pretty head on and shows that romance doesn't have to be a main force for a female lead, her will and support from other, less perfect but still strong woman can both help or sabotage her. She still spends money on nice outfits and splurges for herself, but learns where she needs to focus and shows a lot more humanity in that way. It's a fantastic show
Amazing acting and every thing from set to music was super meaningful to plot and character development
Good acting and the chess thing is great, but I take issue with the depiction of addiction in this series: I feel it's very sanitized for the general public. Her rock bottom moment is just her missing an inconsequential chess competition and having weird eye makeup. She needs drugs to be a genius, which is a very dangerous message to convey, up until the point when she magically doesn't. Addiction doesn't work like that: you can't really shake it off, ever.
But her outfits are truly gorgeous (and she runs into financial problems because of them), as opposed to the outfits in Sex and the City and Emily in Paris which are eyesores.
Another enjoyable fantasy show.
I loved the Queen's Gambit! ❤❤❤
Those weird apartment roofs are called 'Mansard Roofs' ! They were popularized in Paris by the architect Louis Mansard - thus their name. Zoning restrictions in Paris at the time (early 1600s I think?) prohibited a building taller than 20m, but the height was measured to the cornice, so the Chambre de Bonne could be wedged into the roof to save on space. Source: I'm an architect, I love little stories like this about how our built environment evolved!
Thank you, that was interesting :)
So interesting!!!
Number 4 got me good. That happened to me: except I moved to US for a while!
That's the temptation. When we dream about another country we can basically forget car insurance, dentist appointment, and other boring costly stuff for a while. Nobody sees themself
moving to Paris to buy toilet paper.
I kind of liked the show, but to be honest, I felt it a little outdated, like something made in the 2000´s. It was stupid fun.
I know what you mean. But even "trash" like Sex and the City and Dawson's Creek were way more clever.
At least sex and the city didn't make fun of other cultures as their main plot point, you know.
@@dianas7429 HA! are you sure? I clearly remember my very Colombian self at 13 or 14 years looking at the Latin American Samantha's girlfriend, (I do not remember the name on the show but it was played by Sonia Braga's daughter) thinking: man, this is such a cliche, now I do understand why my mom used to say that she never watched series or movies from the US. Casual racism was everywhere in the 2000's, it was an integral part of almost any show or movie. It wouldn't be a show from this era without it. That's one of the reasons this show looks very outdated for me.
Honestly I binged it without thinking much about that and it was an enjoyable experience. As long as you don’t try to think any deeper than surface level it can be fun, but all the points you made are totally correct and make the show very ridiculous looking back lol
I thought the same way. I do not agree with Chelsea on several points. I think Chelsea went too deep on some issues.
It’s media junk food. Not intellectually filling, but pretty enjoyable.
Yes. I watched the show so I didn't have to think. I focused more on her use of social media and how creative her ideas on that were.
Agreed
@@safetypinforkeeps media junk food doesn't need to be offensive to the French people like Emily in Paris is. Think about what you're saying.
I haven't watched Emily in Paris (not my bag, personally) but as someone who wears and loves bold, borderline tacky clothes, Emily's wardrobe is something I would not only wear, but CHERISH.
Please Note: I do NOT work in Fashion. 😆
I also like it. Not my cup of tea but it’s definitely not BAD. She looks good and creative and funny. Ppl are just haters for no reason
My experience of watching Emily in Paris ended within seconds of hearing Lily Collins' first line. I was so annoyed that I turned the show off and never looked back. This was exactly the video I needed to affirm my reaction and satisfy any lingering curiosity. Thank you for being hilarious while also making excellent points. 10/10 need more movie-critic-Chelsea videos
The au pair story hit me hard because that happened to me in London (not exactly but yet the same with abuse and emotional torment). I had to escape to my friend who in the end helped me get back home to SA. It was the most life-changing but cold time of my life within and out. I learnt a lot about myself in that time and finally learnt how to put myself first.
Can we please mention the stereotype of men in this show?
All of them are tall, but not huge, trained but wether skinny nor muscled. Not smaller or fat. Every single one of them got great looking hair, perfekt manicured hands etc...
Then all the guys are having affairs, but none of the women? No woman cheating? Please...
And they are all dressed as if they could visit a wedding right now!
I've noticed something about Darren Star's movies- he always casts attractive people. The environment and lives of the characters are always flashy.
I can't blames the producers though, coz this is the ideal that sells. In as much as it's an unpopular opinion, this fantasy appeals to many people.
Not to mention they are all white and speak English
“No one except Lilly Collins will be perceived as fashionable wearing these outfits” JAJJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJAJ
I think not even her
No, she looks horrible most of the time
Nope. No one would. They are atrocious.
Yeah the outfits were mostly hideous
THOSE OUTFITS ARE A SOURCE OF NIGHTMARES
BTW THE SET PHOTOS OF LILY'S COSTUMES IN THE UPCOMING SEASON 2 ( WAIT HOW THE FUCK IS THAT POSSIBLE ?) IS
ABSOLUTE
TOTAL
RINGARDE.
🤬🤬🤮🤮🤮🤮
OMG I’m cracking up over here... “when you move to Europe money doesn’t exist” jajaja
So all the homeless and poor people choose to be that way? Huh
@@niksterkai4303 exactly! The show acts as if the real world doesn’t exist.. that’s why I didn’t like it. AND all the terrible biases against the French
Thank you SO MUCH for putting into words everything I was feeling when I watched this show. The only reason I finished it was the views of France - I'm normally there over the holidays to visit family, but couldn't go last year and now...COVID...so yeah, desperate times! Excellent dissection of the show!
Chelsea: you are a smart woman with substance. Of course this superficial show shocks you. Thank you for being critical and helping young women be more discerning.
@PastExpiryDotCom why?
I’d love to see a series of a realistic depiction of women working in marketing. This show extremely dumbs down the process of marketing
When Chelsea is describing Carrie Bradshaw's ridiculous outfits, she says "See here...here...and here" and pops up some examples on the screen. I like to imaging that she filmed this part before even finding those pictures because she was so confident there would be plenty of them.
THIS. 100% ahahahahahahaahaha
Haha! So many outfits to choose from!
The belt on the naked stomach is probably my favourite. Probably. So many to choose from.
I was waiting for the one with the ballet skirt. 😂
I have to say I've watched SATC so many times that I could depict some outfits even if someone woke me up at 3AM 😂😂
Even as a guy "everything is fashion when you're a size 00" hit to close to home for me.
That statement really applies to everyone. I was looking at my clothes the other day and thinking: everything looks so bad on me. What am I doing wrong? and realized that if I looked skinnier, everything would probably just magically look good.
@@morganpyre6689 I thought so to for most of my life. Then I bought a used sewing machine. I learned to fit the clothes I wear to my body, and all of a sudden, I look amazing (even though I am still a little chunky). My grandma visited during Corona and thought I lost weight and congratulated me, even though I actually gained weight during the pandemic.
Now that my clothes fit well, and not hang loose around my waist and tight around my shoulders etc. my body looks healthy and pretty, not flabby and chubby like before.
btw I am 70kg/ 170cm, so I am still a healthy weight, but more on the bigger side :) I think clothes do so much to change your appearance! I went from overweight-looking to normal-looking.
@@morganpyre6689 I agree with those below who mentioned the power of tailoring, but also lost 12 kg this year so I could wear my own clothes again, and I must admit, that single benefit was huge and indeed makes everything look better. But that's because I was trying to fit into stuff 2-3 sizes too small. I think.
I never had high expactations for that show, but I really enjoy it after a long day of work before bed, cause it calmes my mind down with a carefree sweet buttercup like world. I like it.
Same here. I loved seeing the gorgeous views of Paris and the French countryside.
Can we talk how Emily is supposed to be social media specialist and puts spaces in her hashtags?
As someone who works in social media (for the French company, funny enough) I had a feeling similar to what doctors must experience watching medical dramas, laughing at complexly phrased bs character was saying.
Also no, that kind of job definitely does not get you Chanel bags - you'll need backpack anyway ;)
This show came out the week I moved to Germany to start my master's degree and it was everything I needed in my soft emotional state.
My first question was, how does she afford so much Chanel? Does she have savings? Does she not cook? So many questions.
I just assumed she has rich parents and grew up in Lake Forest or Glenco haha
Mafia.
She does not eat that's the reason why she is so thin 😂
Soooo many chanel! Lol
It’s fake, that’s not the point of the show, just watch the show and don’t think. Accept and enjoy
All I can think of now from this series is that meme of Emily from The Devil Wears Prada captioned "The only Emily who deserves to be in Paris"
That meme speaks the truth 😂
This show was not realistic at all but I was so so into it
Exactly. I wasn't there for the realism by any means, I just wanted a cute story 😂
Same here. That’s why it is TV show after all lol
Same
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If you have daughters or know of young girls, seriously, tune them into this channel. Growing up, I was heavily influenced by pop culture. Dreamed of going away to my out of state dream school and thinking everything will just fall into place. Well, it would if you're rich. But I paid for everything on my own. I was in a constant state of burn out. Going to school and working full-time, but I stuck with it because this was my "dream". I could have stayed in state and gone to a state school. 1 year of living the "dream" could have paid for at least 4 years of being grounded in reality.
I couldn’t agree with you more. I am a resident here, and the kind of life and expectations that I have from the USA portrait in this kind of shows are so far from my reality.
Totally know what you mean. I’ve been running a small business for 6 years working my a** off and taking very little money all because it was my ‘dream’ - also heavily influenced by pop culture.
It’s like sticking with a cheating boyfriend because you think he’s going to change! Sometimes, it just isn’t meant to be.
"Did Emily kill her? What happened there?"
If I want "escapism" I watch science fiction. Baby Yoda beats Emily in Paris every single time. Shows like Emily in Paris annoy me greatly, since in the real world, Emily would be heavily in debt, and she would have been sent back to Chicago immediately, and the agency in Paris would likely question why would the agency in the US send someone so obviously unqualified.
exactly, there's nothing more annoying than stupid people doing stupid shit
I stopped reading at "baby yoda beats emily" cause I was too busy delightedly imagining that little raccoon thing chewing on her
@@mondaynightballroom20 Now I can imagine a video called "Life & Money Lessons I learned from "The Mandalorian". Which would include things like 1. Have a dedicated savings account for when you inevitably need repairs and maintenance on your car/spaceship 2. No matter how desperate you are for cash, breaking the law will have its consequences. Though it is also true that good and brave actions also have consequences 3. Always choose to do the right thing over what is easy (even when it involves risking your career because you chose to save a little green baby) 4. You can't buy friends, but money is good to tell people you value their time, skills and expertise 5. Don't be so career-focused that you forget about the joys of life (or the joys of a magical toddler)....and so on!
@MondayNightBallroom omg yeeeessss. What a mood 😂😍👍🏼
The variety of flavours of escapism are so interesting to me lol, like, the way some people escape into idealised, perfected 'faux-reality', where you have a job but it's cute or creative, and your outfits are always instagram-worthy etc, and money doesn't exist, etc, vs like, sci-fi escapism where you don't even have to be human if you don't want to, and you get to completely abandon the drudgery/trappings of modern life. That's not even going into historical escapism, or alternate timeline escapism! 😅
I see the title thinking: "What? There is actually something good to learn about Emily in Paris?"
And then I see the video and realize this is basically a Don't-Do-This tutorial. Good. The hell hasn't frozen over yet.
Hahaa, exactly :))) I saw the title and was like - what did I miss 🤔
Than watched the video and - oh, so nothing :))
UGH Emily and her work. I nearly collapsed dead when she instragramed about a lipgloss that is smudgeproof even when you are (as she eats as strawberry) "Berry hungry" the owner of the company sees it and says "She's very clever!" NO SHE'S NOT.
I just picture a chubby bearded dude in construction attire like myself... Not as clever or cute 🤣🤦
Never watch the show, but how can lipgloss be smudgeproof? liquid lipstick for sure but lipgloss?
@@user-xg6zz8qs3q at least that would be funny though!! Her making a dumb pun to sell lipgloss is just cringey and probably would not work in the real world...
@@yothiga it can’t be, it’s a lie :D
Her bizarre outfits made me weirdly nostalgic for Disney channel like the Lizzie McGuire movie
I’m SO glad you made this video! I’m a social media marketer and made one from the perspective of an actual social media marketer because TRUST me nothing checks out lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain how Mindy's jeune fille au pair experience was extremely offensive. I have yet to meet one jeune fille au pair who wasn't exploited, in a toxic family environment or their salary so low (often families owing money) that they felt they were in "indentured servitude".
I think what bothered me most about the show besides the flagrant wealth that was supposed to just be normal, was that she really acted offended that people treated her badly for not knowing french. Like, duh! Of course they do. How dare she move to another country and then just expect everyone to speak her language. 😆 So entitled in my opinion.
For me it was like she didn't even try! Sure they showed her taking classes but how hard is it to learn to say "Sorry I don't speak French" instead of loudly proclaiming it in English?
@@maggiebookworm This! I spent a lot of time in France when I was younger and I think "je ne parle pas francais" was probably the first sentence I ever learned in another language (probably at the age of like.... 8?). It's a very English speaker type attitude to just assume everyone should understand you no matter where you are.
@@livinglifeindocs she couldn’t see past her privilege I guess
I was the most annoyed that she didn’t learn ANYTHING in her French classes she’s attended. Bonjour with possibly the correct accent would’ve been a start??
I don't think it is very welcoming to treat people who don't speak your language so rudely. Probably because I live in a small country where 95% of people speak English too. Yes she could have tried a bit harder, but they could have also been more patient with her.
I thought the trailer was so clingy. Then I found myself binging the show after a few glasses of wine. It’s not a terrible show. It’s not great. But perfect for holing up in the house this 2020.
I enjoyed a lot this series, it was what I call "popcornish", you eat a tub of popcorn while watching it and get nothing from it but pretty scenarios and soap operas plotlines (hence the Gabriel and Camille situation) with very poor writing and not even an inch of reality. I know that you speak from the financial point of view, but as a designer that knows how hard is to do marketing and to grow on social media, it's absurd to think about the way that Emily gets to be an "influencer" for cheesy pictures and not at all thought out hashtag strategy. Besides, she's supposed to work on marketing, let's face it: someone who works on marketing that has that sense of style and is, honestly, that pretty, does not have 200 followers on social media as stated at the beginning of the show, they make it look like everything that happens to her is out of pure luck. And let's not mention the posts that she makes without any planning or showing to the client before posting it. Also, the way that the relationships evolve in the series is insane: suddenly everyone that she meets becomes her best friend or lover. I'm sure the au pair girl and Camille had a life and better friends before her. It's not realistic in any way.
It's basically portrayed in a parallel universe, that's my idea for it.
I love your channel, I came to US in July 2021, and before that I've known US through TV. And your channel is now keepinge sane, which talks truth about every small financial detail which is just absurd if taken by normal people. Cheers
So.. when will Chelsea's netflix show come out???? I'll binge watch that one!
Chelsea in Paris
I couldn’t stop picturing your dining room as a watercolor painting throughout the video, the colors are just 💕💕💕 also this analysis is spot on
When comparing the first to the last episode, I definitely see a difference in Lily Collins weight. She's been very vocal about having eating disorders, and I feel like being on this show made her relapse, because she just gets thinner every episode but they're trying to hide it by layering more ridiculous clothes on her.
emily in paris is only bearable for people who have not learnt french so france , uk, and a lot of european countries find the drama cringy - from her accent to her confidence (not sure where its from because it is not skills)
YESSSS!! EXACTLY My thoughts! /p.s: i am an European :D /
It is so cringy!! I barely finished the first episode. She is so obnoxious, like someone tried to write everyone stereotype Europeans have about Americans in one character. (I am from Europe aswell)
Honestly I think it's only bearable for monolingual English speakers. I grew up with three languages, I could only handle one episode.
A lot of french people love it honestly
@@nouchka1299 It really depends.
The “Emily” character type totally was the lower socialite class of Manhattan and the “American girl” dream of the early 2000’s... totally outdated for sure... even SATC was so unreal. I studied abroad and every other non New Yorker American would reference SATC and hip hop to me 😂 like ok, TV cultural appreciation/appropriation pre Instagram was hilarious... I’m a native New Yorker, all the other students were from other states and towns with money 🙄😂 and that was how they fashioned their young identities 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I totally agree re: early 2000's!! I just found this video today but agree and said similar things above...it's just so DATED! But a good reminder that some Americans still have these outdated views, I guess... :-(
@@abbyabroad I think the script was shelved 20 years & then dust, which would make perfect sense.
So spot on. My first question for the show was "Is it illegal to be pregnant in Paris?"
I’m so glad the writers included a little note about the boss wanting to be a mom and not wanting to miss “her chance”, because durning the first episode I was like, is Chicago into forced birth now? Like there are options to pregnancy that don’t end in giving up your job to become a mom. There’s a whole spectrum of possibilities, and to just write this super conservative family values plot into the first 10min of a show without exploring any other possibilities sets a pretty terrible precedent for young people watching.
It's not safe to fly on a plane if you are more than six months pregnant.
@@lemsip207 yeah... But emily immediately went to Paris and the boss who wasn't even showing at the point
My brother and his wife spent 6 months in Paris--for his work. Wife hated every minute of it. She had two small children and found that it's not, in her words, 'kid friendly.' They really could only ever eat out at one bistro...because so many aspects of French life are less geared toward being 'kid friendly' in the way that the States bends over backwards to make all commercial establishments reflect this ethos. Even the built environment made it hard to navigate with children.
Maybe she wants her child to be president? Or her grandchildren to have automatic American citizenship? I think it’s more reasonable than you think to stay home once pregnant.
Emily In Paris : *exist*
Chelsea : HOLD MY MONA 😂
Excellent analysis as usual. The "chambre de bonne" that Chelsea describes is exactly the same as the one I lived in while in Paris. I was born and raised in France so no difference for the locals if you have no money.
Love the Movie Critic moment, Chelsea!!! Bravo!!!
And if I can be honest, yes I enjoyed the show! It was escapism and that's that.
But I guess Emily also represented a generation of women that dress, act, spend and live way beyond their means and status. Frankly, I viewed her as one of those women that is all about the "social media status". Like when she posts different variation of what was actually happening to her. it's proof that social media does not and never will show the entire truth.
Thank you for making this. The show was basically “this is how far you can get if you’re skinny and pretty.” And it’s depressing because it is partially true. That skinny, pretty women can get really far in life and have wild, romantic adventures and everything falls in their lap and hahahaha. That’s what this show is, in a nutshell.
That show made me cringe, Especially if you realize that Emily is supposed to be in her 30s or is 30. 😬😬😬
Yeah I thought she was like 25. 27 at most.
I think it was said she was 22-ish
Same i couldn't get past episode 1 silliness all around
The actor is 30. The actor said the character is 22. I think the character is 27ish.
The writers of the show clarified it a couple weeks ago that she was 30/in her 30s
This is how out of it I am: I thought Emily in Paris was a TH-camr lol not a show..Anyway Chelsea, I always appreciate how diverse your discussions about money are
"Billionaire Rumspringa"!!! 🤣🤣🤣
That was just ... **chef's kiss**
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*What! Money doesn't exist in Europe?! Packing my bags now!* 😂
Agree on all of these points. I found myself asking over and over, "Emily, what IS your role in this company?"
I THINK she was supposed to be like second in charge to her boss who we know was the head of marketing at the parent company (and for some reason just decides not to pursue her dream of moving to Paris when she gets pregnant as a single woman), but they write her interactions as somewhere between a mid-upper tier employee (she was promised a senior position after she comes back) and a very entitled intern. I think they caught on to some of this halfway through because we get two sudden mentions that she has a masters degree in communications implying she's very qualified. BUT if she was mid-upper tiered and second to the head of marketing at a huge PR firm, shouldn't she be on more equal standing in her new office? Sure she's a terrible employee and everyone else is made to seem awful, but why does she then act like she's an intern in terms of office seniority? Surely she'd at least out rank Luc.
Another thing that bugs me is how she and her initial boyfriend's relationship is depicted. It was clear it wouldn't last, and that he was just an obstacle for the hot Parisian men, but if you've been dating someone for two years, I would think you'd at least talk to them more privately about taking a job in Paris rather than just announcing it in a sports bar and expecting them to be down for long distance.
Why do you think she'd be above Luc? He's like, 3 times her age.
When I was in Paris I stayed at a hostel. The only thing I have to say in this forum is...Paris is beautiful at night and to make sure to book and do everything in advance because that place is crazy expensive.
THANK YOU! American woman who are smart, qualified, speak multiple languages and do research before going to a new country are real.
Would love to see a similar breakdown of Gilmore Girls!
Thank you! I never understood why Carrie Bradshaw was a style icon. I'm not into fashion or anything but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing her outfits. And Emily?...same
You’re so right about Emily in Paris, you do kind of have to watch it under the assumption that it is just a fantasy, and then it’s quite enjoyable!
I did like that she would turn a dire situation around!
on of the french reviews that i saw for this show stated that "its a love letter to american exceptionalism " no disrespect to any americans
omg id love to watch that, can you post the link?
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I tried rewatching Sex and the City and just couldn’t. The consumerism of eating out and buying shoes every episode just frustrated me. I am not touching Emily in Paris. It sounds too ridiculous to even enjoy.
Omg I rewatched it in my 30s and realized how terrible Carrie is ugh
Even Gilmore Girls felt consumerist and outdated to me, so i can't imagine rewatching SATC with my 2020 standards 😅
i love that this is our journey. i can't watch highly successful people wasting money anymore. resent it too much.
It’s interesting how we all watch it now and see the unrealistic and blatant consumerism in the context of our current socio-economic climate. I didn’t notice it when it first came out it just seemed aspirational. I’m pleased at the direction in which we are moving.
or the fact that she writes a tiny column and lives in a house that is really expensive and so are her clothes. Like I know it is fantasy but having her ride a dragon would be more realistic
Everything is fashion if you're a size 00 is literally the truest statement ever made.
Loved your calling out of the subtext in this show. This show definitely awakened some body dysmorphie within me lol
Applause for your host family. Can you tell us a bit more about your experience with them and also about your friend’s toxic situation (if possible)?
I’d love to hear your analysis of the treatment of money in Schitt’s Creek!
I loved this show, I live anything Paris related and the fashion! This video was so fun to watch is all true! But not for a moment did I think this would be based in reality, it's fluff for a stressed out life.
Yup it was fun to watch. This video is a bit too serious.
As far as the style goes, that is just very much Patricia Field's aesthetic, and she was the stylist for both Sex and the City and Emily in Paris.
I've been watching your videos the last few days but your "hon hon hon"s are ultimately what made me hit the subscribe button. Please never change.
in the case of carrie, it was at least part of her character. she was obsessed with fashion, and she was characterized in a way that it somewhat made sense that she dresses this extravagant way
emily is decidedly not a fashion person, it’s a plotpoint for like a hot minute that she has no experience in these luxury brands, and it was never a part of her character that she was even interested in clothing. and she not only wears stuff that’s super out there, she has guccis and chanelsand loubutins
I know this is a weird thing to say but... I am OBSESSED with the navy in your shot!
As to the Chambre du Bonne, I think movie “Ratatouille”portrays it very well, although with some alterations...The tiny space where Linguini lives has a toilet.
I'm from Paris and I haven't watch the show yet. Maybe will give it a try.
Merci Chelsea👍👍👍
Love this video! One stipulation: I tallied up the numbers on how much the first episode would cost the main character and it was just under 10K at $9,937.50. Are there numbers missing from that total or was the 33k price tag a miscalculation?
Still a crazy amount to spend in a day!
Omg Chealse I hoped so bad that you make a Review an this Show. I wachted the show too and was mad about it because I am from Germany an my family lives in France an d I now for sure that this lifestyle in the show has nothing to do with the real life in Europe. The rent is astronomical in big cites like Paris or Berlin and without the language in the country you cannot get a job in such a large city. It makes me angry that American shows make Europe seem as a magical place, where love and opportunities are every where. It is not like that at all. It is very hard and without the language- no chance. I hope some young Americans see your video and learn that Europe is a beautiful place to live, but you have to work your ass of to be here.
Lots of love from Germany
seperate elevator, you were lucky! The chambre de bonne I used had a seperate STAIRCASE, that's right eight floors of narrow stair
I feel a little guilty saying this, but I watched the show to stare at Gabriel.
Fair enough.
Same.....I feel that😅😂
That was the only reason 😂
Guilty pleasures, yep. I watched the show to stare at Emily... but I'm pretty sure I'm straight lmfao
Yup, only reason.
First off, thank you for watching this so I didn't have to 😂
Secondly, I Always enjoy your closing "bye" but this ending was so good too 👏
I have gone through enough realistic things in 2020, I watched Emily in Paris for escaping reality and real money issues. Agree with you most part, but sometimes it's just the need to be out of the head for sometime feeling that makes romcoms sitcoms enjoyable no matter how far they are for reality.
I agree. I worry about money enough haha, I don’t need to see that while watching a show too
OMG, the removal of the social media lady was so perfect that you would hardly notice that she was even there to begin with. It's ridiculous. Is it really true that people in paris don't mind their husbands having a mistress?
This is a show, is not suppose to be realistic. I love it❤️😍😍😍😍
Dude this video was so spot on! After the me too movement, are there still male writers thinking every women's dream is to walk naked in front of pervy guys???
Dayuuuum that roast tho 🔥🔥🔥
I love that kind of energy calling out the BS in those shows. I'm always baffled about how people have the audacity to call them empowering or relatable at least 😂
I read an article on Snapchat in Cosmo (of all places) where a journalist reached out to Parisian Instagram influencers to ask what they thought of the show and Emily's character's posts. It was entertaining and highlighted some of the same ridiculousness of the show that you discussed.
wow. your comment in the end is so on point! what an eye opener. thanks for your work ♥️
6:26 Also, good luck finding a Chambre de bonne with an elevator! more like, 6 flights of stairs to go...
6 flights and spending her annual income on her lifestyle must be why she's so thin 🤣
One of the most Chelsea video topics ever and I love it
RE: your BMI, to quote Francine Hanson from Mad Men: "It's not adorable to pretend you're not adorable"
Haven't seen Emily in Paris but Chelsea is one of the best parasocial relationships I have in these trying times, so yes I watched this entire thing without context.
Actual point of this video starts at 3:20
I loved the fact that this was not a show done in the States, pretending to be in France, but filmed in Paris; the scenes of Paris are gorgeous. This is just another piece of fluff TV, and I was happy to take a break from the reality of poverty , CoVId, the revolting political, race, and health issues of the US. And when I don't like something I turn it off. I find it interesting to see how much disgust has been triggered by this show. As a professional female musician of 50 years in Canada and the US, virtually every film or TV show about musicians is full of mistakes, and unrealistic scenarios. So I assume that is the same for every profession in such a show. If I want reality I watch documentaries. But this dissection of the show was also entertaining to watch . Thanks for letting it all out :)