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Emily In Paris

Chloe Gordon

Everyone on the internet has been talking about the show Emily in Paris that recently came out on Netflix. Usually, I’m not one for cheesy rom-com shows. They typically annoy me and I always find myself grabbing my phone, and then, before I know it, the show is over and I’m deep in the Instagram black hole that I know you’ve all been in at some point too.

BUT!

I not so secretly have been loving Emily In Paris. I don’t know if it’s because it’s so cheesy it’s good. Or because I used to intern in an advertising agency and can kind of relate to what’s going on in her office space. Or if it’s because I like to see the French culture and scenes. Or if it’s because it’s 2020 and I need something light hearted and easy to watch. Whatever the reason, I’ve been watching it non-stop. Cheesy? Yes. Good? Also yes. Oscar worthy? Absolutely not.

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I started wondering why this show brought me so much joy last night, and I think it has something to do with the fact that I’ve been living my days on repeat lately. I don’t know about you, but I wake up every single morning at the exact same time. I eat the same breakfast. I watch the same news program that always has the same headlines. I go to work and do the same thing every day. I go home and do the same workout. And then eat dinner and go to bed at almost the same time every night.

It’s only repetitive because of Covid, because I know that if times were normal I’d have more of a social life and I’d be able to travel more and feel less nervous doing more adventurous things. So I think this show is giving me what I’m missing in the real world without reminding me that we’re living through a pandemic. For whatever reason, I don’t watch it and think about what I’m missing, instead I think about what’s after this whole pandemic mess.

So yeah, we’re living life pretty repetitively lately, but one day this whole mess will be over and it’ll be a thing of the past that we, hopefully, look back and laugh about. But, in the meantime, I’ll watch all the cheesy shows and movies I can find. Emily in Paris included.