#emily in paris season 2

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

Black and White October

Emily in Paris (s2e9, "Scents and Sensibility") / Lily Collins as Emily Cooper

According to "Shop Your TV," this off-the-shoulder minidress is made by Balmain. I really love the bold black buttons on the white half of the dress and the curved line where the white fits over the black. I'm less of a fan of the very visible zipper in back, though; it seems like they could have done a better job of hiding that.

We only get a very quick look at Emily's white ankle boots, but they complement the dress nicely.

[lunedits]

[multiverseofseries]

Emily in Paris 2: torna la comedy al femminile da cartolina

Emily in Paris 2, la seconda stagione della serie di Darren Star con Lily Collins che perde alcune peculiarità del ciclo inaugurale.

Emily in Paris 2: una foto di scena

Lo diciamo subito all'inizio Emily in Paris 2, la seconda stagione della serie di Darren Star con Lily Collins: la comedy al femminile da cartolina torna con meno riflessioni tra le righe, pur proponendo altri spunti interessanti, e finisce quindi per essere un intrattenimento leggero e senza pretese ma poco di più.

Avremo sempre… Emily

Sono sempre state due le anime che hanno caratterizzato Emily Cooper, la Emily in Paris interpretata da Lily Collins nel serial: non solo quella americana di Chicago da dove proviene e quella francese a cui sta cercando di abituarsi e adattarsi per il proprio anno lavorativo all'estero, ma anche quella romantica in preda alle vibrazioni della "città dell'amore" e quella lavorativa vittima dello stacanovismo e dell'essere ligia al dovere. Un equilibrio delicato non sempre riuscito nella comedy Netflix, soprattutto in questa seconda stagione, che riparte da dove si era interrotta la storia: il cuore di Emily è diviso tra lo chef del piano di sotto Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) e Camille (Camille Razat), ex di Gabriel e amica di Emily a Parigi, dopo una notte appassionata di sesso perché erano convinti che lui stesse per partire. Ma poi il suo ristorante ha trovato un finanziamento e ora è pronto per realizzare il proprio sogno professionale a Parigi, proprio come Emily. Questo secondo ciclo di episodi parla proprio di realizzazione professionale tanto quanto di quella sentimentale e tra plot twist, baguette, porri e l'immancabile social life della protagonista, segue maggiormente i personaggi femminili rispetto a quelli maschili.

Emily in Paris 2: Lily Collins in una scena della serie

Se la prima stagione si concentrava sull'approccio da millennial di Emily che si scontrava con quello "vecchio stampo" di Sylvie e colleghi nella comunicazione dei propri brand e clienti, ora si perde un po' questa riflessione generazionale tra le righe per seguire più storyline, forse troppe, in modo un po' dispersivo. Si dimentica l'importanza della comunicazione social che rimane ma è meno incisiva, e avrebbe potuto raccontare ad esempio il mantenimento di uno status da influencer dopo averne mostrato la creazione nel ciclo inaugurale. Ciò che emerge dai nuovi episodi è una Emily quasi detestabile per il suo comportamento amoroso rispetto alla prima stagione. Racchiude la contraddizione statunitense per eccellenza: gli europei vengono visti come scansafatiche e libertini in amore, mentre gli americani sono fin troppo dediti al lavoro e puritani, ma poi è proprio la protagonista a combinarne di cotte e di crude! In mezzo ai soliti cliché e stereotipi franco-americani, tra le tante (troppe) storyline dispersive dei personaggi più o meno secondari, spesso improbabili, citiamo le (dis)avventure canore di Mindy (Ashley Park), unica altra amica e ora coinquilina di Emily a Parigi, che cerca di sfondare come cantante dopo la debacle che la rese virale e famosa in Cina. Partirà letteralmente "dal basso", come dame pipì ovvero la donna che prende la mancia nei locali fuori dalla toilette, senza rivelare le proprie "nobili" origini.

Polilinguismo comunicativo

Emily in Paris 2: un'immagine della serie

A dispetto della mancanza dell'evoluzione della comunicazione social, nella nuova stagione è presente - anche se sempre tra le righe - una riflessione sul polilinguismo che abbraccia molti dei personaggi. Da Emily che prende lezioni di francese e lì incontrerà un inglese, Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), new entry che proprio non riesce ad accettare la visione romantica di Emily su Parigi e sui francesi, colpa anche del proprio "monotono" lavoro di banchiere che si scontra con la professione di Emily, all'apparenza frivola e fatta di eventi, foto e colori. Fino al personaggio di Sylvie - interpretata da Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, attrice francese nata a Roma e vissuta in Italia per un lungo periodo, che molti conosceranno da Chiami il mio agente! - che ad un certo punto dirà (in perfetto italiano): "È strano come una lingua diversa dia un'impressione diversa di una persona. In italiano io ad esempio sono molto più dolce e meno pungente". Sono proprio questi spunti narrativi ad arrivare in modo un po' troppo confuso e raffazzonato, così come alcuni outfit "bomboniera" della protagonista. La Parigi mostrata nello show è ancora una volta da cartolina, ma in modo quasi esasperato, pur nel racconto meta-narrativo dello scontro di idee con Alfie: troppo colorata, luccicante e sognante da risultare irreale piuttosto che magica come quella di Midnight in Paris. Nemmeno l'omaggio a François Truffaut in un episodio riesce a fare il miracolo. L'altro principale difetto della stagione è l'aver proposto troppo tardi alcune storyline potenzialmente interessanti, tra cui quella dedicata a Sylvie di cui nelle prime puntate gli autori sembrano dimenticarsi relegandola alla versione francese di Miranda Priestley, e quella incentrata su Madeline, il personaggio di Kate Walsh che torna in grande spolvero regalando alcuni plot twist interessanti per una potenziale terza stagione… se riusciremo ad arrivarci.

Conclusioni

In conclusione Emily in Paris 2 sono dispiaciuta che, nonostante l’intrattenimento leggero che caratterizza la serie, la prima stagione aveva mostrato delle potenzialità di riflessione che vengono a mancare nella seconda, lasciando spazio ad altri possibili spunti narrativi sfruttati non fino in fondo e spesso in modo confuso per i personaggi e le loro storyline, a partire dalla protagonista e dalla sua vita amorosa che diventa quasi detestabile, rendendo la sua “scalata” lavorativa fin troppo semplicistica, in una Parigi fin troppo da cartolina. Nella seconda metà di stagione appaiono però delle possibili svolte interessanti per un’eventuale terzo ciclo di episodi.

👍🏻

Le anime della protagonista, americana e francese, sentimentale e lavorativa.

L’essersi ricordati di avere nel cast Kate Walsh.

La new entry Alfie che evidenzia lo scontro culturale e il punto di vista diverso con Emily.

Alcune storyline potenzialmente interessanti…

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… che arrivano forse troppo tardi nella seconda metà di stagione, a discapito di altre inserite in modo spesso confuso e improbabile, come quelle di Sylvie e Madeline.

L’aver perso attenzione per il “mantenimento” della parte social e comunicativa.

La Parigi quasi esasperata da cartolina, così come alcuni outfit della protagonista.

Emily rischia di diventare detestabile agli occhi del pubblico a causa del suo comportamento in ambito sentimentale che è anche una contraddizione in termini.

[a-aexotic]

i can see you, 𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔.

✫ 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬 . . . y/n cromwell was nothing if not a sophisticated, pampered, and ambitious socialite. she had lived in manhattan for about five years with her workaholic mother since her divorce with from her father. in the five years she had lived in the upper-east side, she had conquered the elites and made them her minions. she was living her best life until she heard the worst news she could ever fathom...

tristan dugray was nothing like y/n, in any sense other than maybe the fact they were both rich, spoiled and rather confident - okay, maybe they had more in common than what meets the eye. they hadn't seen each other since she had moved away with her mother five years ago and they were happy that way.

until of course, her mother decided it would be best for y/n to spend the next few months with her father back in connecticut after y/n got in trouble with her friend group. what y/n didn't know until she eventually got to connecticut was that her father was engaged to none other than tristan dugray's mother. how could her year get any worse?

✫ 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 ;; tristan dugray x fem!reader, platonic!paris geller x reader, platonic!rory gilmore x reader

✫ 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ;; not canon gilmore girls timeline (for the most part), rom-com energy, adult humor, asshole!tristan, family issues, the rest is to be determined...

✫ 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 ;; i am rewatching gilmore girls and of course, i've been inspired to write a fanfic because there are not enough tristan fanfics on tumblr. i hope y'all enjoy, this is very self-indulgent lmao. i love tristan sm and i think a rom-com esk fanfic would bring me (and everyone) so much joy. thank you so much for reading! let me know if i should make a taglist for this series.

dedicated to my beautiful best friend, @autumntales 🩷

main masterlist. gilmore girls masterlist. playlist.

0 of 15 chapters published. started: july 31, 2023 deadline: october 1, 2023

prologue

chapter one

chapter two

chapter three

chapter four

chapter five

. . .

[i-live-in-my-bookshelf]

You have no idea how much i HATE that netflix decided to make another unwanted season for Umbrella Academy which was in my opinion (and many others) was finished. The third season wasn't even that good for sucks sake!!! And they like "Sure, lets make another one, with no plot and not even many fans who wants it. Also if we're at it, lets murder the best characters personality for good measure, while paying a shit load of money for the production. Why not?" OH MY GODDD

And also making Bridgerton and Emily in paris and whatnot the main event, and making unnecessary seasons, WHILE the BEST FUCKING SERIES NETFLIX EVER BIRTHED is getting sacked for god knows why?? LOCKWOOD AND CO HELLO??!!

Didn't it had THE BEST MAIN CHARACTER TRIO?? THE BEST EVER STORY LINE?? WITH IMPECCABLE VIBES AND SETTINGS???

oH, OR SHOULD i MENTION THE FRICKING SLOWBURN THAT MADE ME PULL OUT MY HAIR IN ANTICIPATION??

Lockwood and co already has 5 books they can use. The miraculously managed to find amazing actors, who did their job FUCKING PERFECTLY. It has a huge fandom, we couldn't get enough of them, and would totally get the money that netflix strive for.

Fuck Umbrella academy (one of my fave series btw, so you can have an idea of how mad I am), fuck stranger things (same here, but I don't want to see another season), suck it emily in paris, and all the series that only needed 3 seasons. Give Shadow and bone and Lockwood and co another chance, and I KNOW that it will not disappoint. The fans will not disappoint. This is what I want for christmas.

[coolcatkerr]

Emily + Gabriel || Exile (Season 4)

TURN ON CC FOR ENGLISH SUBS ON FRENCH DIALOGUE

I knew it. I was prepared and….I kinda don't want them to get back together….

I want to see her on a new journey, in Rome, with Marcello. He got her to stop putting work first, to relax and also was outside of all that drama that has been on cycle.

She always doubted the possibility of her and Gabriel, and in the end it could be argued due to that held belief, they were doomed to fail. He rightly brought that up in the argument however he is not without fault.

[wah-pah]

The release of the trailer for the new season of 'Emily in Paris' is a good time for me to yell again into the void about how the re-awakening of the Emily x Gabriel situation is twenty unnecessary and inorganic steps back both for the characters and the story.

And convoluted to boot, even by this show's history.

[redcarpet-streetstyle]

[ladysophiebeckett]

darren star and the rest of the emily in paris production thought this would drop in december not knowing ted sarandos had other nefarious summer dates set in motion. a real shame.

[annoyingvoidzombie]

Everything is perfect and bubbly this August till you take my favourite ships to Paris which is absolutely phenomenal considering it's LoVe CiTy and all ❤️❤️❤️but out of nowhere BOOOOOM 🔥

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

April: Yellow Redux

Emily in Paris (s2e9, "Scents and Sensibility") / Ashley Park as Mindy Chen

To be honest, I'm not sure I personally like this heavily ruched and ruffled minidress from Blumarine--the trailing bits of fabric just strike me as weird--but it definitely is a Look. The strappy sandals are by Giuseppe Zanotti.

[lajeunefilleenfeu]

Emily! Stop kissing him!

[itsvmars]

Emily in Paris Season 4 Part 2 ✨

[a-aexotic]

❜ 𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

to be added!

[phoenixtsukino]

Rotten Tomatoes told us the 100 best shows on @netflix to watch.

Guess what @netflix original placed at #50:

Guess what @netflix originals it beat:

#54 - Stranger Things 91% *renewed for 5th and final season*

#60 - The Fall of the House of Usher 90% *limited series*

#64 - All of Us Are Dead 89% *renewed for 2 more seasons*

#65 - The Sandman 88% *renewed for a 2nd season*

#68 - The Haunting of Bly Manor 88% *limited series*

#70 - Midnight Mass 87% *limited series*

#76 - The Midnight Club 86% *canceled after 1 season*

#79 - One Piece 85% *renewed for a 2nd season*

#81 - Bridgerton 84% *renewed for 4th season*

#88 - Black Mirror 83% *renewed for 7th season*

#93 - Bodies 82% *limited series*

#95 - The Crown 81% *complete*

#99 - The Witcher 80% *getting 2 more seasons than ending*

Some non-original shows it beat: House, The Flash, How to Get Away With Murder, Monk, A Discovery of Witches, Grey's Anatomy, and Into the Badlands.

You know what shows aren't even on the list but were renewed for another season: Emily in Paris and Wednesday(and I love Wednesday).

Emily in Paris has 3 seasons and is getting a 4th but it got 62% from critics and 48% from audiences.

@netflix Dead Boy Detectives deserves to be renewed!

I want to make it clear that I am in no way shitting on any of these shows or saying that none of them deserved to be renewed. What I am saying is that Netflix are being hypocrites.

[trashart00]

Less than 12 hours until the release of “The Tortured Poets Department”!

Hence, I present to you, “The Tortured Catboy Department”

Track List:

SIDE A: Deux Semaines (feat Ladybug) / The Tortured Catboy Department / My Lady Abandons Only Her Favourite Partners / Down Bad

SIDE B: So Long, London / But Daddy I Love Her / Fresh Out the Slammer / Akuma !!! (feat Monarch)

SIDE C: Guilty As Sin? / Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me / Even Ladybug Can’t Fix This / loml

SIDE D: I Can Do It With a Broken Heart / The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived / The Cataclysm / Adrien Agreste

Bonus Tracks: The Black Cat / Solitude / Doppelgänger / Tell-Tail Heart

(Love how so many of the original track names still work)

My takes of what each song is about/inspired by under cut (but, if you feel like it, tell me yours :D)

I’m picturing all of these to be from Adrien’s perspective so they reflect mostly his version of the situations rather than the objective reality (especially the Laybug centered ones)

Deux Semaines (feat Ladybug): This one would focus on the sequence in Multiplication where Monarch doesn’t attack and how LadyNoir’s relationship recovers from the events of Season 4.

TTCD: Kept the “Catboy” singular because while there are multiple Catboy identities, there is only one boy underneath them all. Hence while I think it would be about him just stating his issues with everything, it would also focus on loneliness and how his department is understaffed :(

MLAOHFP: All of the Season 4 LadyNoir separation arc angst, with the “Favourite” being a callback to Risk (and kinda a jab at Rena because he thinks that she’s really her favourite, but y’ know, she didn’t abandon her so Rena can’t be her actual favourite)

Down Bad: Mainly about how Chat’s love for LB makes him excuse her behaviors, but also makes him act out (maybe a reference to Elation).

SL,L: About the whole arc of Gabriel sending Adrien to London and all of the memories he would have surrounding this ordeal - key point, not “So Long, Paris” because he didn’t want to leave, and in the end he comes back to a changed world.

BDILH: This one’s either about the Chat Blanc breakup or Gabriel’s dislike of Marinette in Season 5 (or both, with maybe a line about how he feels like this has happened before)

FOTS: Adrien realizing his father is a Bad Person.

Akuma !!! (feat Monarch): This one would be like a song about his daily life and then the chorus would start with a shout of “Akuma!!!” and it would switch to him as Chat Noir. I feel like it would start out with normal life being boring/hero life being fun but as it goes on he grows exhausted. Monarch has a rap verse.

Guilty As Sin?: Chat Blanc centeric - would ask who is to blame for the destruction of the world, like is it Chat because he lost control or Hawkmoth because he took advantage of his son’s emotion?

WAoLOM: Chat Blanc centric at first (like a villain song) but ends with Adrien reflecting on the events of Evolution-Destruction-Multiplication-PS night

ELCFT: I think it would be about his relaction ship with his father and how he wishes there was something he could do to go back to how they were when Emilie was alive but there’s no easy fix and his father keeps on getting worse and worse after any attempt.

loml: A song for Marinette with a bittersweet air - she’s the love of his life but he can’t tell her everything, and she can’t tell him everything either

ICDIWaBH: CatWalker centric - him going back to Ladybug in Kuroneko.

TSMWEL: I actually have three for this one - 1. About Gabriel and his need to domineer because he feels small and powerless. 2. About Adrien feeling small and insignificant. 3.About Plagg because he’s a smol boi (it would be like a lighthearted, cheeky song, like when you sing to your pet about how adorable they are)

The Cataclysm: Literally about how he cataclysmed Monarch, but also about how the event impacted his perception of self.

Adrien Agreste: Ending the album with a song that’s his own name :o.

Now for the variants:

The Black Cat: This one has Chat on the cover and the song is mostly about his bad luck. ‘I Love You It’s Ruining My Life” works both directed at Ladybug and his father.

Solitude: With Chat Blanc on the cover, this one’s about his mother. I think the “You Don’t Get To Tell Me About Sad” is pretty self-explanatory.

Doppelgänger: CatWalker is on this one, his song would be about how he may literally be the same person but he doesn’t fully feel like himself. He had to repress a lot of himself to be CatWalker hence I thought “Am I Allowed To Cry?” fit him really well (especially with Plagg not giving him the time to fully recover before he had to jump back in). Please note the crossed out name (unlike Chat Blanc) because he’s reinventing himself.

Tell-Tail Heart: This one has Ladybug on the cover - wait she’s not a Catboy?? The song is titled “Tell-Tail Heart” as a reference to Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tell Tale Heart” and would explore Chat’s perspective of Ladybug’s guilt for keeping secrets, how any excuse she makes is ultimately unimportant because she would do it either way. The fact that this is the only song title with a pun references how Chat tries to lighten the mood and avoid serious conversations, and the “Tail” is supposed to refer to Rena Rouge. The flowers she’s holding are meant to be foxgloves which symbolise secrets and insincerity (they’re also poisonous and damage the heart :)). I also really liked the “Old Habits Die Screaming” for her as it could mean both Chat Noir’s love for her being an old habit that he cannot get rid of, but also her habit of keeping things from him (especially with how she does it again at the end of season 5) being something she can’t stop. It is also him being able to see that, despite what she tells him, her “Heart” is tells him otherwise.

(also would like to point out that he wouldn’t mention Rena by name, he’s upset, not evil)