Ugh! Why We Love to Hate (and/or Secretly Love) Emily in Paris

The Emily in Paris Butter Series

“I actually love Emily in Paris,” another writer recently told me at a retreat—in the same hushed tones television Catholics use to confess their sins to priests. “I started watching it during the pandemic, and I binge every season in, like, a day.”

“Me too!” I enthusiastically replied. “I’ve been saving Season 3 as a reward for finishing my book*, and I…