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.
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.