Spoiler alert: This post discusses the Emily in Paris Season 5 finale.<\/p>\n
Congratulations are in order for Mindy Chen<\/a> \u2014 or, are they? Emily\u2019s bestie stole the spotlight in the Emily in Paris Season 5 finale when she agreed to her on-off boyfriend Nico\u2019s surprise proposal. The engagement scene tapped into a lot of complicated feelings for Mindy, and Ashley Park<\/a> explains why her character may be feeling \u201cunsure of herself\u201d while making such a big decision.<\/p>\n In one of the season\u2019s final moments, Nico proposes to Mindy while they\u2019re on a gondola in Venice accompanied by Emily and Marcello. When Park initially read the script, she was more focused on what was going on with Emily. Before Marcello handed the ring over to his buddy, Emily assumed it was her boyfriend who was about to propose.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I first read that scene, I was like, \u2018Oh, poor Emily, no.\u2019 Because one of our favorite scenes to shoot was when Emily discovered the ring and came to Mindy. It felt very nostalgic of them on their park bench, where they used to have all these heart-to-hearts,\u201d Park says. \u201cSo I think that Mindy was concerned about her friend in that moment. She was really thrown off her feet; it was a true surprise to Mindy.\u201d<\/p>\n Netflix<\/p>\n In terms of saying yes to Nico\u2019s proposal, Park says it\u2019s a bit out of character for Mindy.<\/p>\n \u201cMindy’s never picked the easy path for herself. She could be at home being an heiress and have everything she wants, but she’s always had that gumption of going for broke, not really knowing what she’s doing, and going full throttle with it anyway,\u201d Park says. \u201cI think that this is the first time she\u2019s choosing the easier path. Maybe it\u2019s because she’s feeling a little shaky from the rift she had with Emily and she’s unsure of herself for the first time romantically. Someone shows you a big old ring on a gondola, you take it.\u201d<\/p>\n