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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best dressed character on the show is actually her boss, Sylvie (played by the actress Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). [/quote]

100% agree.  Beautiful clothes with a slight edge.  Emily looks juvenile most of the time with her excessively matching clothes and bucket hats.  [/quote]

My issue with Emily's clothes is that they are supposed to be a couture version of street wear. But that look doesn't work when you're a narc and social media obsessed Basic white girl from the wealthy Chicago suburbs.

I still can't figure out if Darren Star wants Emily to be an object of emulation or scorn/ridicule. There are moments where we are clearly supposed to empathize with her and "take her side." But she's also just so horribly vapid and navel gazing.

I guess Carrie Bradshaw was the same way. That's why I view Emily in Paris as the true successor to SATC - it's moving through the same character arch. [/quote]

Have you... never seen a romantic comedy before?

This is standard rom-com fare. The plucky screw-up with the heart of gold. She's constantly getting into embarrassing scrapes, which is relatable to especially young women who feel like they are still trying to figure out how to act at work and who make dumb mistakes. But she's also a good friend and genuinely cares about other people, which is how most people like to see themselves. This is a very standard avatar for this kind of story.

The different thing about SATC is that Carrie & friends were a decade older, and also the focus in the show was on their relationship more than their romantic entanglements (for the most part, obviously with some exceptions). But EiP is much more standard in this respect.[/quote]

Except Emily isn’t a good friend. And neither was Carrie. 
Both very unlikeable people. 
I actually find Emily worse than Carrie. Carrie wouldn’t have slept with a friend’s boyfriend, and she’s far less full of herself.[/quote]

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