Lily Collins has responded to criticism about her Emily in Paris character, the titular Emily, with critics calling the character "annoying." Emily in Paris follows the character as she moves to France to take on new job at a Parisian marketing firm, juggling new friends and love interests along the way. The show has attracted mixed reviews from critics and audiences, receiving two Golden Globe nominations, including Best Television Series Musical or Comedy, despite sitting at a modest 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
With Emily in Paris season 2 set to release in December 22, the new episodes are already shaping up to be more of the same. Collins will seemingly face little adversity in the show's rom-com fantasy setting. The show comes from Darren Star, creator of Sex and the City, and has been compared to the iconic HBO series in both a positive and negative light. Most of the show's criticism centers around its clichéd depiction of Paris and French people, the little-to-no difficulty Emily faces in achieving her goals, and the surface-level exploration of its characters, including Emily herself.
Collins spoke with ET Canada about the character, addressing the criticisms that Emily is "annoying" and lives in a fantasy world. She agreed that, on paper, Emily could come off as irritating. She also said it was "sad" that Emily's positive outlook and "bubbly" personality can be dismissed as frustrating, and that the fantasy comes from the heightened reality the show exists in. Read Collins' comments below:
“To have someone be optimistic, bright and bubbly—it’s sad to think that people would look and go, ‘That’s a lot.’ They’re such beautiful qualities, and the fact that she can partner that with being vulnerable and asking for help and making mistakes—she’s not infallible.”
With its hit-and-miss approach to Gen-Z romantic fantasy, Emily in Paris has attracted a following of passionate fans, as well as equally-invested critics. The show's high viewership on Netflix has been partly attributed to the rise of "hate-watching," where viewers engage with a show simply because they want bask in their negative views about it. By all accounts, the release of Emily in Paris season 2 is sure to provoke just as many polarized responses as season 1 did.
It's no surprise at this point to say that Emily in Paris is a deeply flawed show. But as with all art forms, there must be television content that serves fans at a very surface level. Not everyone is looking to be moved or enriched by the media they consume, and audiences would sometimes rather let their brains go on vacation for a few hours. This light-hearted narrative style is precisely what Emily in Paris is designed to provide. "Escapism" is called such because that's what it offers, and very few people can afford to drop everything and move to a new country, making new friends and wearing a new expensive outfit every day, making Emily in Paris the ultimate romantic escape. So much like Emily herself, the series may be annoying on paper, but in practice, it offers something light, positive and beautiful to engage the senses — if not the brain.
Source: ET Canada
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