Emily in Paris was one of the most highly-anticipated premieres of the fall that fell flatter than a flat white.
No amount of neck scarves, baguettes, and wine could save the show from being completely torn apart and trolled by critics and social media users.
It’s a polarizing show that’s further divided an already split nation.
The reaction isn’t surprising considering how high the bar (not barre) was set. Darren Star, the show-runner, has given us pop culture staples like Younger and Sex and the City and yet, Emily in Paris is flawed with an unbelievable premise, bad social media marketing skills, and filled with American cliches.
While that may not necessarily be a good thing if you’re measuring the success of a show, the social media buzz it’s drawn up — and the memes and hilarious tweets that followed — has been nothing short of 2020’s silver lining.
The show may be bad, but it’s so bad, we’re all addicted and craving. It’s light, fluffy, and a visual representation of everyone’s Parisian fantasy.
And let’s be honest, Emily’s life is plus chic in a way our quarantine life could never!
There’s also a few silver linings: the fashion, Ashley Park as the witty Mindy Chen, and Gabriel’s eyes.
You can read our review of the series here and check out the funniest tweets and memes below:
Emily posts this pic on her Instagram and gets 20,000 new followers. #EmilyInParis pic.twitter.com/T5gKjA54BI
— Danny Pellegrino (@DannyPellegrino) October 4, 2020
Emily in Paris got 5k IG followers in a week by posting bread, statues and selfies?
— Lawtrepreneur (@LegendofBaba) October 3, 2020
The most unrealistic thing about Emily in Paris is the way that Emily, a Chicago native, pronounces the word Chicago.
— liz ply (@ElizabethPly) October 2, 2020
Emily in Paris is honestly very fun if you just want to turn off your brain and immerse yourself in the same unchallenging non-jokes and slightly embarrassing earnestness of like, a cosmogirl! magazine from 2005
— Dana Schwartz (@DanaSchwartzzz) October 5, 2020
Me criticizing #EmilyInParis: No plot, flat characters, feels outdated even though it’s set in 2020.
Also me: pic.twitter.com/59guNZnKVZ
— MagicalReads (@MagicalReads) October 4, 2020
#EmilyInParis is vapid, cliché, sterotypically annoying, unrealistic and predictable.
Can’t wait for season 2! pic.twitter.com/ieiWedjUk4— Melody_unchained (@Mel_unchained) October 6, 2020
Me after watching #EmilyInParis: pic.twitter.com/CBRN9VzLQM
— Radhika H. ☀️ (@radicalxrad) October 7, 2020
me after binge watching emily in paris. pic.twitter.com/BXSF0GecyK
— 𝓷, (@madeofsilk) October 7, 2020
Can’t you see it? #EmilyInParis pic.twitter.com/YtJA1KSlme
— Hanoof AlMutairi (@swan_h1) October 8, 2020
pic.twitter.com/riOAbLWl83
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) October 4, 2020
Did #EmilyInParis just diss @LouMalnatis within the first 15 minutes? Oh no they didn’t! #Chicago
— Dana (@dfelix08) October 2, 2020
me: i’m watching #EmilyInParis for the plot
the plot: pic.twitter.com/TNoZG14Dtk
— ♡ (@icyskylines) October 4, 2020
-Emily: Any tips on what to wear?
– Sylvie: *Not that*. #EmilyInParis pic.twitter.com/XcFTTQegTc— Spooky Daddy (@thatsnotesteban) October 8, 2020
Several things can be true at once:
1)Emily In Paris is one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen.
2) I finished it in one sitting.
3) I hate that I have to wait for season 2
— Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) October 6, 2020
To say “merci” for keeping us #ChicagoStrong we’re giving you $5 off a Tastes of Chicago shipped 4 or 6 pizza pack! Place your order by Wednesday, October 14th and use code TCXCHISTRONG at checkout. P.S. #emilyinparis doesn’t get any. #shippizza #lous https://t.co/VPUL30SpBI pic.twitter.com/CcaINpf9V3
— Lou Malnati’s Pizza (@LouMalnatis) October 7, 2020
Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Passport to Paris > Emily in Paris
— safy (@SafyHallanFarah) October 7, 2020
Imagine thinking Emily aspired to be Serena and not Blair. Make it make sense #EmilyInParis pic.twitter.com/XKvLcZHXBq
— carolina ☃️ (@CarolinaGalvaoM) October 4, 2020