By Rachel Boßmeyer, dpa
Paris
Olympia in front of the Eiffel Tower is over. But if you want to continue to indulge in romantic images of France, Emily’s fairytale Paris will be available from Thursday (15 August). That’s when Netflix will start again with kitschy backdrops, questionable outfits and all sorts of complicated love drama. Season four of “Emily in Paris” is starting, or at least the first part.
Lily Collins plays the ambitious and young marketing manager Emily, who comes to Paris from Chicago and, after an initial culture shock, falls in love with the city and the French way of life. Collins calls the new season “the season of vulnerability.” Fans can expect chaotic scenes and emotional breakdowns, she tells “InStyle.” So far, so dramatic.
Are love relationships becoming more complex?
Emily, who at the beginning of the series was still a prudish naive girl stumbling through France, seems more composed in the new season and even becomes a little daring. But don’t expect too much fire when Collins reveals: “Triangles, circles, squares – the geometry of love is stronger this year than ever before.” Because after Emily has sex outside the bedroom, possibly for the first time, it doesn’t take long before she has to make it clear, slightly panicked, that she needs clear boundaries – and a blanket over her bed.
Series creator Darren Star now wants to show more everyday life in the new episodes of the series, which has often been criticized as unrealistic and romanticizing. The first photos already reveal that Emily will experience winter in Paris for the first time – of course in outfits that are no less extravagant than in previous seasons. Why else would co-producer Collins and stylist Marylin Fitoussi have put together more than 80 looks?
Emily still caught between Gabriel and Alfie
The big question for many fans is how Emily’s love life will develop after the big bang that ended season three. Camille (Camille Razat) called off her spontaneous wedding with her long-time boyfriend Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) – partly because of the feelings she thinks he has for Emily. Since day one of the series, Emily and Gabriel, who are hopelessly in love, have been circling each other without a relationship really coming to fruition.
But there is no guarantee that the two will have a better chance after the wedding was called off. Gabriel tells Emily, who is actually already dating the smart Brit Alfie (Lucien Laviscount), that Camille is pregnant. Fans will have to find out for themselves how the complicated situation is resolved.
