Life Lessons from ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 3:
What can be seen as running away from the POV of one person can be the escape to fulfill another’s true desires
This is the biggest takeaway from the penultimate season of this series of culture, romance, and discovery.
Emily in Paris season 3 brought back the characters with whom any viewers would have developed bonds. The season picked up right at the cliffhanger where Emily Cooper was about to make a decision, i.e., Sylvie’s new agency or the Gilbert Group. Her decision was somewhat influenced by Mindy’s advice and Sylvie’s line in passing. These went against Emily’s natural instinct to please people and keep working.
Apart from the above one, there were many observations from the show that can serve as ways to change one’s outlook toward everything.
Take a step back and think about what’s best for yourself
This piece of advice helped Emily navigate between all that she had worked for and what would be best for her at that moment. Although it took some time to materialize (partly due to the events at the end of episode 1) things eventually came to fruition when putting it off any longer wasn’t an option. After the Gilbert Group recalled Madeline and Emily to Chicago, the latter summoned the courage and handed in her notice to put her thriving social life ahead of professional pursuits that would geographically restrict her.
This philosophy even emerged when Emily kept quiet about Camille and Sofia making out on Alfie’s building terrace. Cooper did speak about it to Mindy and Camille, but she did not breathe a word to Gabriel. She did so as it was best for her not to sabotage her friendship with either party, i.e., what’s best for her> her moral code.
Taking a step back and thinking about one’s own self over the needs of others is crucial to personal well-being.
Be dull when you are elsewhere, but make the most of your adventures
Emily had lived her entire life in Chicago and developed her personality as per what she knew. Hence, her trip to France seemed to be an adventure- One in a new city demanded that she unlearn the old and assimilate the new. Emily understood that arriving early at work wasn’t the norm and also learned that the French didn’t do work at their parties. That changed in France.
Emily began arriving at work just on time. She also opened an Instagram account, earned influential followers, and became a tourist in the true sense. Shedding her ‘dull’ habits helped her understand the French audience – something that is crucial if one was to serve as a marketing executive in France.
By being adventurous, one can make the most out of any situation. The ‘what ifs’ that would emerge get solved and don’t remain merely questions or, worse, regrets.
People pleasing is exhausting
Emily was a typical people pleaser as she went out of her way and committed to multiple things at a time. This led to her being unable to fulfill even one task properly. Episode 1 was an example of this as she couldn’t bring herself to tell Madeline that she wanted to quit and ended up working with Savior and Agence Grateau. She burned herself out on the professional front and even struggled to live up to her word to her boyfriend. As Emily missed Alfie’s farewell dinner, she positioned herself as the person who couldn’t keep up her word. It all stemmed from her inability to say no and disappoint someone at the start, rather than saying yes and building up their hopes only to dash them later with a no-show.
Being a yes man is complicated, and sometimes it’s better to prioritize something over the other. It ensures one’s mind is on one task only and doesn’t set false expectations for a second or third party.
Not choosing is a choice in itself
Emily began taking French 1.01 to help converse in the country’s national language. This class formed a core part of Season 2, but Season 3 saw it featured just once. The students engaged in a recitation activity, and then the instructor had Emily translate a sentence from French to English. After doing so, Emily asked for the meaning of the statement. It was a take on existentialism, with a quote from Sartre coming to the fore.
The idea behind this quote was even when someone opts not to choose, they choose to sit on the fence, i.e., they make a choice that has consequences. Emily experienced this in Season 3. She worked for Madeline and Sylvie as she couldn’t express her choice. She also chose a work dinner over Alfie’s farewell dinner. The problem here was that she didn’t intimate either party, that they wouldn’t be the sole priority. In Alfie’s case, it led to him believing he wasn’t a choice, and he used Sartre’s lesson to tell Emily that she had made a choice.
Indecisiveness and sitting on the fence when confronted with two choices is a choice in itself. It means that neither option is appealing enough, which could lead to one missing out on both.
Generation doesn’t have a shred of mystery
Ever eager to help, Emily shared her deck with her former colleagues. Sylvie picked up on this and decided to track Emily down to offer her a position at Agence Grateau. The former French President of Savoir easily located Emily at an amusement park, which led to questions. Sylvie replied that it was a common problem with this generation, as there is no mystery about them whatsoever.
Emily kept doing Instagram lives about her daily activities around Paris, providing Sylvie the opportunity to track her down with ease.
One’s whereabouts aren’t really hidden in the present day, as we live in a society where check-ins and updates are the norm. A visit to a new place must be announced with a story and location tag. Any new accomplishment must be shared with the world. Food for thought? Right? Why must one share so much?
Anything can be a source of inspiration
Work is just ingrained in the fiber of certain individuals, and they are unable to stop themselves from contributing. This is helpful in fields like marketing, where inspiration can strike at any time. When discussing the Lavender McLaren, Emily picks up on a cue to help Maison Lavaux rescue their profits with a creative perfume rebrand. It helped the founder escape disaster due to a faulty batch.
This inability to disconnect may be a good or a bad thing, but we will look at it as a good thing in this article. It ensures that people are always keeping themselves sharp and drawing connections with what they see and what would strike a chord with the audience. One word is all it takes to sell an idea, get steered onto the path of inspiration, or even form the crux of something one wishes to write.
Not everything happens because you make it happen
Pierre Cadault met with an accident while on his way to meet Agence Grateau and Nicholas. When the team visited him at his hospice, Emily, as usual, blamed herself for inviting the fashion designer to the meeting. Sylvie spotted this pattern and urged her employee not to take everything on herself, as everything didn’t happen just because Emily made it happen.
This could be something to help individuals from feeling every single event centers around them. How often have superstitious sports fans admonished themselves or a near and dear one for moving a remote, not wearing a lucky shirt, or just getting up from a lucky spot.
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