JD Vance is deep-diving into "Emily in Paris," using it as an example to explain why the popular Netflix show is an apt "criticism of millennial decision-making."
In a new social media video, the vice president calls the Lily Collins-led show "the masterwork of American television" and offers his "meta-analysis" of it and why he considers it "genius."
Vance said,"'Emily in Paris' is about this sort of bubbly girl (Emily Cooper played by Collins) who goes to Paris and has a cool job and has great experiences and drinks fine wine, and does all things you would do in Paris."
"But what it actually is, it is a massive cultural criticism of millennial decision-making," he continued. "She goes to Paris, and it's obvious to everybody watching the show
that she should end up with the French chef (Gabriel played by Lucas Bravo). She should marry this guy. They should start a family. Whether in Paris or America, they should build a life together. That's what they should be doing."
Same goes for the "French chef," Vance explains, adding that Gabriel should "obviously end up with her, not the various craziest people that bump in and out of his life."
However, "what both of them do is they make a series of absurd, sometimes hilarious, sometimes not particularly believable, mistakes where she ends up with a bunch of random people or focus(es) on her job," the vice president continued, while stating that Gabriel does the same.
Vance says it's obvious the two were "made for each other," and that they should "fall in love, (and) get married."
"The fact that they keep on making atrocious decisions is kind of like the best bit of cultural commentary, I would say cultural criticism of my generation, the millennials," Vance added, encouraging everyone to watch "Emily in Paris".
"It is, at the risk of overstating it, the Shakespeare of our time," he concluded.
'Emily in Paris' to end with upcoming Season 6
Netflix announced in May that "Emily in Paris" is coming to an end and will wrap up with its sixth season. Collins said the upcoming season will "serve as the final chapter in Emily’s adventure of a lifetime," which took place not just in France, but throughout Europe as well.
In Season 5, the Darren Star-created show saw Emily try to recreate her Parisian magic in Rome, where Agence Grateau attempted to launch a new office.
However, as the marketing agency's French clients grew antsy and opportunities with Italian companies started falling through the cracks, boss Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) and coworkers Julien (Samuel Arnold) and Luc (Bruno Gouery) saw the writing on the wall. The same could be said about Emily and her Italian love interest, Marcello Muratori (Eugenio Franceschini).
Nonetheless, the crew — including Emily's fellow love-troubled confidante Mindy Chen (Ashley Park) — made the most of their time in Italy before tackling more personal and professional obstacles back in Paris.
Season 5 ended on a cliffhanger for Emily and Gabriel — adrift on a yacht off the shores of Greece — while Mindy finds herself in a love triangle with Nico (Park's real-life former beau Paul Forman) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount).
Collins, in an interview with USA TODAY ahead of Season 5's premiere, stayed mum on Emily's future romantic prospects.
"I just like thinking in terms of do we get to go to another season, to be honest," she said. "I just really appreciated how Emily got to make choices for herself, and you really see that she's OK with those choices."
"In terms of her romance," Collins said that Darren Star "keeps writing things that we're so shocked about. So, we have no idea."
Season 6 of "Emily in Paris" is set to drop on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, Netflix announced last month.
Contributing: KiMi Robinson, Erin Jensen / USA TODAY
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JD Vance explains why you need to watch 'Emily in Paris'
