These annoying Emily in Paris season four plot holes are enough to drive anyone crazy

If, like me, you binged the entirety of Emily in Paris season four in one sitting and are now waiting impatiently for season five, you’re probably considering rewatching it to fill the Parisian void in your life. But it doesn’t take a genius to notice that there are some pretty big inconsistencies in the newest season. And as a French and Italian student, I noticed A LOT of things that didn’t add up.

So, whether you’re rewatching or you are holding out ’till season five, these are all the Emily in Paris season four plot holes.

Emily’s Italian is already better than her French after one visit to Rome

It turns out Emily only needed a weekend in Rome to catch her Italian up to her French level. Although given how limited Emily’s French is, I suppose that wouldn’t be very difficult. And that leads onto another plot hole…

Emily still can’t string a sentence together in French?!

How long has she been living in Paris for again? Answer: Long enough to be able to communicate in basic French, or at least attempt to. And whatever happened to those French language classes she was attending in season two? Did she just decide to give up trying to learn? Evidently so.

Let’s remember it’s also where she met Alfie, her second love interest of the series. Sorry Emily, pursuing a romantic connection is not a good enough excuse for not continuing with your French.

Where did all the tourists go at the Trevi Fountain?

In episode nine, Emily joins her new Italian stallion, Marcello, in Rome. They spend the day together wandering around the city and visiting all of the famous landmarks, including the Trevi Fountain. Although one question anyone who has visited the Trevi Fountain will have had is “But where are all of the tourists?!”

The city is otherwise bustling with tourists enjoying their holidays, but as soon as they stumble across the Trevi Fountain, it’s surprisingly tranquil compared to reality. The Trevi Fountain is very much NOT a hidden gem of Rome, and no doubt there would have been hundreds of tourists here in peak tourist season.

That Christmas episode

Ok, so technically this isn’t a plot hole but it is definitely worth bringing up. Why was the first episode of season four part two an entire Christmas episode? The producers must have known there was no way we would be saving that episode for the festive period, so it definitely felt like a strange choice to include that one.

The fourth season kicks off with Emily and friends attending the French Open, a two week event that always takes place from late May to early June. So this jump to Christmas is rather large when we look at the full timeline of events whilst Emily’s been in Paris.

That being said, if it hadn’t been for Emily’s little Christmas get away in Megève, we would never have been introduced to Marcello, Emily’s new Italian love interest.

Emily’s wardrobe space

Emily might be famous for her eccentric and seemingly endless wardrobe, but Paris on the other hand is notorious for its limited accommodation options and small living spaces. So where is she keeping all of those crazy outfits? Because there’s no way that any Parisian apartment would fit that amount of clothes.

The tension between Alfie and Gabriel just disappeared?

At the end of season three, tensions were at an all time high when Camille declared at the altar that Gabriel and Emily are still in love. Alfie and Emily then broke up, and let’s just say Alfie was not very happy with Gabriel.

In season four episode two, Alfie confronts Gabriel in his restaurant, asking Gabriel why he lied to him about his feelings for Emily. They leave things on a bad note, and we are left believing that this unresolved tension will be a running theme throughout the rest of the series.

But despite this confrontation, in the final episode of season four, Alfie and Gabriel appear to be best buds again, when we see them chatting over coffee and wine with Antoine. Maybe they settled their differences off camera, but we certainly didn’t hear anything about it.

Emily moving from Paris to Rome so quickly

When Sylvie tells Emily she is going to be staying in Rome and that there is no time for her to go back to Paris, the transition is seemingly easy and very problem-free. In reality, there is no way this could have happened. As an American, Emily would definitely need to apply for a new working visa to go to Italy, since contrary to popular American belief, Europe isn’t one big country! And let me tell you now, applying for a visa is not the kind of thing that can be sorted in a weekend. In reality this probably would have taken several months.

Ok, so there might be a few plot holes in Emily in Paris, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still absolutely love it and won’t be re-watching it whilst we are waiting for season 5 to come out!