"Break Point" is the first episode of season 4 of Emily in Paris, and the 31st episode overall.
Synopsis[]
"One wedding disaster and a viral video later, Emily scrambles to get both her personal and professional affairs in order before the French Open."
— Official Netflix Synopsis
Plot[]
News of Emily's involvement in Camille and Gabriel's breakup spreads across social media after a viral video from Timothée (aka champange-timmy) calls her out for ruining his family. Timothée reveals her relationship with Alfie and her messy history with the family.
Luc and Sylvie watch the viral video from Paris.
Mindy watches the video in front of Emily, who insists she did nothing wrong. It has more to do with Camille and Sofia's relationship. Emily wants to talk with Alfie, but he won't text her back. She's not interested in being with Gabriel because of all the drama, but Mindy thinks Camille gave her blessing at the wedding. Emily sees her speech as more of a curse. She's going to focus on work from now on. She leaves while Mindy watches part two of Timothée's video.
Emily is heading to her apartment as Gabriel is entering his with groceries. He burned his hand at the restaurant, so she helps him carry the groceries inside and puts them away for him. He hasn't heard from Camille since the château incident. She hasn't heard from Alfie either. He thought marrying Camille was doing the right thing. Emily cooks him breakfast while trying to help him realize they need to stay out of each other's problems. He critiques her omelet making skills while she gets angry texts from Sylvie.
Emily runs into work and Sylvie gives her the schedule for the day. Ami wants Emily in the meeting and Sylvie insists she stay quiet during it. Her presence in the office surprises Luc, who expects her to leave the country. She doesn't want to be in the Ami meeting since it's Julien's client, but Julien insists she has to be there because it's about her.
They watch Ami's "Love Is In The Air" campaign which stars Emily and Alfie as a happy couple in love, much to her shock. Georges tested all the couples in the campaign, but Emily and Alfie scored the highest by far. The campaign launched in Paris, New York, and Seoul, with it projecting on the big screen at Roland-Garrows tomorrow. Julien plans to host the happy couple in the Ami courtside box. Georges wants it to be interactive so Emily and Alife have to be there - in love. Emily suggests letting the camera find couples in love in the audience, instead. Ultimately, the campaign is about the love story between her and Alfie.
After the meeting, Emily and Luc show Julien the TikTok that Timothée made. It appalls Julien who is upset she didn't tell him. Sylvie checks on them and Julien catches her up on the scandal. Sylvie reminds Emily of her warning about broadcasting her entire life and now it's affecting Sylvie's business. Emily can try and get the video taken down, but can't get in touch with Alfie. Sylvie has a meeting with Maison Lavaux, sternly telling Emily to fix the situation with Ami.
Antoine shows Sylvie his new collaboration between Maison Lavaux and Baccarat. She loves the new scent but disapproves of the English name they chose, "Crystal Heart." She compares it to an inexpensive tacky American stripper. She mentions Catherine and Antoine reveals she's asking for a divorce, which doesn't surprise Sylvie. He needs Crystal Heart to be a success because Catherine's family are heavy investors in Maison Lavaux. If Agence Grateau can't sell it, he will find someone else who can. Alfie walks in so Sylvie brings up the Ami campaign and the companies request to heavily feature the company. Alfie doesn't think it's his problem, and they bicker over personal relationships in the workforce. It could be catastrophic for Emily if Alfie doesn't do this. She's sure he'll do the right thing and struts off as he makes a mocking face after her.
Benoît, Mindy, and Étienne have a meeting with the French delegation of Eurovision. The trio has to record a song, develop a staging concept, hire a choreographer, dancers, and a pyrotechnic expert before they go. They learn Eurovision isn't paying for their performances either because of budget cuts.
Outside, the trio comes up with a busking schedule to raise the funds for their performance. Étienne wants Mindy to ask Nicolas for the money, but she won't use her boyfriend as an ATM. She'll think of something to help them.
Alfie sees a poster for the Ami campaign in the city. He calls Emily, who is at work. He's upset she didn't tell him about the posters of them all over town, as it's a constant reminder she ruined his life. He tells her to get them taken down, but she can't. He's mad it's outside his gym because that's the one place he can forget about her. He wants it taken down and hangs up.
Emily visits Alfie at his gym, distracting him from the fight which gets him punched. They sit ringside as she holds ice against his cheek. He accuses her of not wanting him to be puffy on camera for Roland-Garros. She's not there because of Ami, but for him, because he's more important to her. He needs more time before he can talk about what happened. She understands, hopes he won't disappear, and apologizes for hurting him before leaving.
Sylvie and Laurent walk to his new Paris location. It's more of a yacht club than a beach club, but he has great vision for it. She's worried about Louis de Leon financing the club because he's currently mad at her and may want revenge. Laurent thinks she's overreacting - Louis de Leon is a billionaire who doesn't care about the small venture. They're both invited to the JVMA suite at Roland-Garros tomorrow. He knows she's busy but hopes she'll give them ten minutes of her time. They hug on the side of the street.
Emily and Mindy brainstorm ideas for her to make money before Eurovision. She can't ask Nico because it's awkward, and he already gave her an expensive couture outfit to wear in the JVMA suite at Roland-Garros. Emily's mind isn't on fashion for a change, but making Julien happy because he's threatening to leave the company. Mindy worries for Emily's corporate codependency. Emily uses ZEPETO to create an animation of her and Alfie kissing in case he doesn't show up. Mindy offers to kiss her if Alfie doesn't show up.
Gabriel closes down the restaurant when Alfie arrives. He confronts Gabriel about lying and betrayal their supposed friendship. Gabriel insists nothing has happened between him and Emily for a long time, despite what Camille said. Gabriel wants them to be happy and for Alfie to be with her. Alfie wants to know if Gabriel has feelings for Emily. Gabriel insists his feelings don't matter and he won't get in the way.
The next day at Rolland-Garros, Mindy and Nicolas arrive in style to the JVMA suite. Louis greets them and compliments her outfit, which is one of his designs. The trio heads to get family pictures taken.
Antoine finds Emily in the stands, ultimately offering to get a drink when he sees he stressed state. Julien facilitates a greeting from Georges. Emily lies that Alfie is stuck in traffic. Georges points out the kiss cam, liking her idea. When he's gone, Emily fills Julien in on her contingency plan in case Alfie doesn't show. He tells her to stay away from his client. She's interfered with him for the last time.
Mindy overhears Louis and Nicolas discussing how excellent she is. Louis apologizes for not focusing the last time he met Mindy as she was "half naked" at the Cadault store. He's grateful Nicolas covered up Mindy this time, before excusing himself to speak with another client. She confronts Nicolas about giving her an outfit to make her more palatable to his father. Nicolas is trying to appease his father so he won't make rude comments about her clothing anymore. Mindy's upset by Nicolas deciding she was the problem instead of standing up to his father. In the future, she's going to wear whatever she wants. On her way out of the suite, she thanks Louis for an illuminating evening - in French.
Emily watches the match and texts Alfie to ask if he's coming or not.
Sylvie and Laurent enter the JVMA box where she sees Julien conversing with Nicolas. Julien is getting ready to leave Agence Grateau for JVMA, but feels bad because of his loyalty to Sylvie. Nicolas reminds him of Sylvie's selfishness and lack of return in that loyalty. Sylvie walks over looking angry, so Nicolas leaves. She confronts Julien and learns about the job offer from JVMA, which includes a big step up and more money. Sylvie takes this as proof that JVMA is punishing her for the Pierre incident, which offends Julien because she's making it seem as though punishing her is the only reason they would offer him a job. He quits the agency, wishing her luck with the disastrous Ami campaign that Emily is to blame for.
The Ami campaign begins projecting over the tournament as Georges watches. Seconds later, Alfie sits down and she thanks him. He's hoping they could talk before they kiss. He apologizes for how he handled things between them. He's been looking over his shoulder for the entire relationship, worrying he's losing her to Gabriel. Emily may have had feelings for Gabriel, but what they had was real. He watches the commercial in tears. He wanted to get past what happened, but doesn't think he can. He'll just be waiting for the other shoe to drop. They'll always by the Ami couple, as even he knows ami means friend. They share a final kiss captured on the kiss cam as the stands applaud.
Gabriel is working hard at the restaurant where he sees Ami's kiss cam footage.
Outside, Antoine congratulates Alfie on the romantic campaign. It wasn't romance for Alfie, it was just heartbreak.
Mindy brings her JVMA outfit to a pre-loved (used) clothing store Vestiaire Collective. The sales woman offers her €3,000 for the outfit. She happily texts Benoît and Étienne that she found money for Eurovision. She leaves the store as her payment of €3258,00 is on the way.
Antoine texts Sylvie in the middle of the night with a new name for Crystal Heart - Heartbreak. She listens to a new voicemail from Noëlle Regnier from Le Monde researching a story about Louis de Leon having a "complicated" history with female subordinates. She's hoping to talk with Sylvie about her experience with the man. Sylvie gazes out her window thoughtfully.
Gabriel is outside his restaurant on the phone with Camille's mother when Emily walks over. He tells her Camille's mother is freaking out because no one has seen Camille since the wedding. To Emily's shock, Camille is officially missing.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Lily Collins as Emily Cooper
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau
- Ashley Park as Mindy Chen
- Lucas Bravo as Gabriel
- Camille Razat as Camille
- Samuel Arnold as Julien
- Bruno Gouery as Luc
- William Abadie as Antoine Lambert
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
- Paul Forman as Nicolas de Leon
- Arnaud Binard as Laurent Grateau
- Kevin Dias as Benoît
- Jin Xuan Mao as Étienne
- Pierre Deny as Louis de Leon
- Victor Meutelet as Timothée
- Nicholas Berthery as Georges
- Jacqueling Corado as Angelique
- Emma Nicholas as Cashier
- Jarad Abourachid as Reporter Noelle Regnier
- Christopher Guybet as Gérard
- Camily Japy as Louise
- David Prat as Théo
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Trivia[]
- The plot line of Antoine having a partnership with Baccarat is based on the real-life brand deal between Emily in Paris and Baccarat to create a limited-edition, heart-shaped “Heartbreak” crystal from Baccarat. The crystal weights 12 ounces and was made to replicate the perfumes heart-shaped bottle and red painted crack down the center. The series title, Emily in Paris, is engraved along the edging of the crystal. It sold for $490 (410 €).[1]
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