Why many French have come to like “Emily in Paris”

Four years on there has been a volte-face. After Netflix released five episodes of season four in August, “Emily in Paris” shot to the top of its most-watched list in France. It could happen again when the remaining episodes are released on September 12th. Many French seem to have put aside their disdain and are embracing the fluff. Season four offers “a nice dose of irony for a sparkling guilty pleasure”, wrote Le Point, a magazine. Le Parisien also conceded that it “sparkles”.