{"id":354206,"date":"2025-12-17T16:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354206\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:08:10","slug":"emily-in-paris-fans-slam-potential-alfie-and-mindy-romance-as-lazy-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/354206\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily in Paris fans slam potential Alfie and Mindy romance as &#8216;lazy writing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emily in Paris season five returns to Netflix on December 18, but fans are already criticizing previews showing a potential romance between Alfie and Mindy, calling the storyline &#8220;lazy&#8221; and saying it &#8220;makes zero sense&#8221;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_BESTPIX-Emily-In-Paris-French-Consulate-Red-Carpet.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Bruno Gouery, Lucas Bravo, William Abadie, Kate Walsh, Camille Razat, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Samuel Arnold, Lily Collins, Ashley Park, Paul Forman, Lucien Laviscount, and Jeremy O. Harris attend the Emily In Paris French Consulate Red Carpet at French Consulate\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Emily in Paris fans have made a prediction about Lily Collins&#8217; character&#8217;s future(Image: Getty Images for Netflix)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans of the popular Netflix series Emily in Paris are speculating about the fate of several characters as they eagerly await the release of season five. The romantic comedy-drama is set to return to the streaming platform on December 18, and sneak peeks from Netflix have left viewers buzzing with anticipation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The series follows the adventures of Emily, portrayed by Lily Collins, who lands <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/tv\/netflix-emily-paris-season-5-1341793\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">a job at a marketing firm in Paris <\/a>and navigates new friendships, career challenges, and romantic entanglements. The upcoming season will continue where season four left off, with Emily encountering her latest love interest, Marcello, in Rome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Netflix&#8217;s <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/netflix\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">previews have sparked fan theories<\/a> about Emily&#8217;s romantic future and potential betrayal from her best friend, who appears uncomfortably close to Emily&#8217;s ex-boyfriend, Alfie, in one of the clips. A <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/entertainment\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">TikTok user known for discussing global pop culture moments<\/a>, Brit, expressed confusion over the plot hinted at in the trailer and shared her predictions for the characters&#8217; storylines.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/tv\/netflix-explosive-new-thriller-masterpiece-1566587\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1566587\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix viewers hail &#8216;explosive&#8217; new thriller an &#8216;instant masterpiece&#8217;<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/sport\/boxing\/jake-paul-terence-crawford-fight-1565919\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1565919\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Paul has plans derailed by Terence Crawford following stunning announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She stated: &#8220;Um, so my prediction for Alfie and Emily getting back together in season five was clearly wrong, because what&#8217;s this? If you haven&#8217;t seen it, when last season ended, I did a prediction that instead of Emily getting back together with Gabriel, she would get back together with Alfie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Screenshot-2025-12-10-211835.jpg\" alt=\"Emily in Paris season 5 release date, trailer and cast as series heads to Rome\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Upcoming season 5 is already causing a stir(Image: Netflix)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That is if her and Marcello don&#8217;t stay together, which they probably won&#8217;t. I do love Marcello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I really would love for him to be endgame. I think Emily is her most comfortable and natural and herself than [she&#8217;s been] in multiple seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If there was going to be a runner-up, I wanted it to be Alfie, and now they&#8217;re doing Alfie and Mindy, and it makes zero sense to me genuinely what is happening in this show?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Brit suggested the show&#8217;s writers were attempting to create a &#8220;Friends vibe&#8221; by keeping storylines within the existing cast rather than bringing in fresh faces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She explained: &#8220;That way it makes more sense instead of introducing new characters to be their partners, especially now that Camille is gone. But it just seems like a lazy plot point to me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Mindy and Emily are such strong friends. It makes zero sense for Mindy to go and then date one of her very serious ex-boyfriends that also happens to be around all the time. Then you&#8217;re putting her in the same shoes of Camille.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Now she&#8217;s kind of the other woman in the friend group who has a friend dating an ex. I see what they&#8217;re doing. It doesn&#8217;t mean I like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Really hoping this is just a fleeting boring plot point and it&#8217;s just a filler episode because I don&#8217;t see this working out in the long term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Gabriel was so toxic. Last season I&#8217;m genuinely just done with him. It&#8217;s Alfie or Marcello or nothing. I know what they&#8217;re gonna do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I know they&#8217;re going to have her and Marcello seemingly not work because Rome doesn&#8217;t like her and she feels most at home when she&#8217;s in Paris, thus making her break up with Marcello.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Then Gabriel I&#8217;m sure will crawl his way back in towards the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll probably get season six endgame with Gabriel and Emily, but I don&#8217;t like this.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emily in Paris season five returns to Netflix on December 18, but fans are already criticizing previews showing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,435,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-354206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-netflix","12":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}