Sometimes indecisive niceness can be just as mean as abject cruelty.

Take Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), the titular focus of Emily in Paris, for example. Forever trying to spare feelings, particularly where her love for the chronically unavailable Chef Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) is concerned, has led her to commit countless faux pas. This has often produced hurt feelings & confusion for those around her. Even worse, perhaps, this wishy-washiness has resulted in the breaking of many a kind soul’s heart.

As of the first episodes of the show’s fourth season, the character that has been most shattered by Emily’s unintended recklessness is the gorgeous (and totally available) financial guru Alfie (Lucien Laviscount). Treated to an on and off again courtship due to the emotional craziness in Emily’s world, Laviscount truly nailed his character’s core deep ache upon realizing that Emily’s promises of total commitment were shattered after Gabriel decided he was finally able to pursue her once again. 

As charming & fun (and over-the-top glamourous) as Emily is, these behaviors definitely make her an occasional villainess in my book.

Agreed?

P.S.: Having just started watching the show a week ago, the fact that I am already so far into the mix, episode-wise, proves what a fan of Emily (and crew) that I really am. 

But still…poor Alfie!