"French Ending" is the seventh episode of Season 1, and the seventh episode overall.
Synopsis[]
" After agreeing to watch over an American actress at a chic red-carpet event, Emily finds her night — and her famous charge — spinning out of control."
— Official Netflix Synopsis
Plot[]
Emily is walking to work when she sees Sylvie through a shop window and taps on the glass to wave hello. They walk to work together, with Sylvie letting it slip that she's going away next week on a romantic getaway with Antoine. Emily offers to help lessen her load by organizing the Fourtier account party, but Sylvie isn't a fan of the idea and instead, agrees to let her babysit the American actress wearing the watch - Brooklyn Clark.
While Emily is excited to meet an iconic actress, Julien is a little too happy to hand over Brooklyn's itinerary. He and Luc inform Emily that Brooklyn's films aren't well-received in France as they all have happy endings. They prefer a "french ending" - a realistic end to a relationship or film. An ending where someone dies, loses a limb, or comes out as gay. Emily is an idealist and prefers happy endings.
She goes to the hotel to meet Brooklyn, but the hotel clerk feigns that no one with her name is reserved there. Brooklyn appears from behind Emily and informs her that she is under an alias to help keep her safe. They go upstairs where Brooklyn's partying antics and careless nature becomes evident. Brooklyn isn't excited about the Fourtier party and doesn't want to wear another jumper or dumb dress, so Emily offers to use her connection with Pierre Cadault to get her a dress.
That night, Emily joins Mindy and Camille for dinner at Les Deux Compères, and invites them to the Fourtier launch party the next night. The women can't make it but Gabriel is available so he agrees to attend. Camille lets it slip that Gabriel's boss has finally agreed to sell him the restaurant, but Gabriel reminds her that the down payment is too expensive. The tension between them rises when she brings up her parents being willing to float him the money to purchase the restaurant. He leaves under the pretenses that he has to get back to work. Camille looks to the women for advice and they try to give her decent advice, but the tension is still evident.
The following day, Emily takes Brooklyn to Pierre Cadault's to pick out a dress. While she is looking through the rack, Mathieu Cadault arrives and mistakes Emily for Brooklyn and she exposes his bluff about knowing Brooklyn. They are properly introduced, with Mathieu being the head of business affairs at Pierre Cadault, as well as, his nephew. Mathieu didn't sign off on the deal between Pierre Cadault and Savoir, as he is reluctant about the deal and his Uncle's brand. Emily sways him into giving the company a one-month trial on the contingency that she can snap an inspired photo of Brooklyn in Pierre's dress. Emily accepts the terms and hurries off to help Brooklyn with the perfect dress.
At the party, Emily signs the insurance papers for the two-million euro watch that Brooklyn is wearing. Julien ensures her that she's signing the right thing and wishes her luck when she notices Antoine arrive with his wife, Catherine. Emily tries to warn Sylvie who brushes off the discretion feigning that she knew they were coming together. Emily leaves her alone and finds Gabriel, who Brooklyn finds attractive. When Antoine begins walking over, Emily asks that Gabriel put his arm around her and he obliges when he notices the urgency.
Sylvie and Catherine join them a few moments later, with Catherine thinking they should have dinner at Les Deux Compères. Everyone chimes in on the amazing food which is news to Catherine, who didn't know Antoine went there with Sylvie even though it was for a business dinner. Catherine wants to go as soon as they get back from St. Barts, revealing that Antoine’s assistant copied her in on a confirmation email, and Catherine believes the trip is for her and Antoine. Sylvie is upset when Antoine goes along with rouse and excuses herself, with Emily following her but Sylvie leaves before they can speak.
Gabriel joins Emily outside and they see Brooklyn drive off in a limo and she begins to panic or losing her client and a two-million euro watch. Under Gabriel's advice, she calls Brooklyn's driver and Gabriel translates. They find her at a club where Brooklyn convinces them to drink with her. The night spirals out of control when Emily kisses Gabriel again, Brooklyn evades them once more, and Fourtier needs the two-million watch back now.
Since Brooklyn disappeared with the limo, Emily and Gabriel ride a Vespa back to the hotel. They can't get into Brooklyn's room as they don't have the correct alias that she's under, so they sulk in the bar. As they talk about their respective lives, Sylvie arrives haven received calls from the Fourtier people demanding the watch be returned.
Sylvie strongarms the hotel clerk into letting them into Brooklyn's hotel room, and she takes the moment to let some of her frustration out on both the clerk and Brooklyn. Sylvie retrieves the watch while Emily sees Pierre's dress on the floor surrounded by alcohol bottles and other articles of clothing. She takes a photo of the dress and leaves with Sylvie. In the elevator, Emily remarks on how much of a badass Sylvie was in handling the situation. They bond when they discuss how they view relationships.
Once outside, the women go their separate ways while Emily finds Gabriel. She likens his suggestion to find a crepe to relationships, admitting that she needs the whole crepe and not just part of it. She doesn't think they should see each other again or hang out together anymore.
In the morning, Emily's photo of the Pierre Cadault dress has over two-hundred thousand likes on Instagram. Mathieu messages Emily with the encouraging words that she made Pierre Cadault sexy again.
Cast[]
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Quotes[]
- Emily: No. No! I just lost that crazy movie star that I’m in charge of and two million euro watch! And I’m gonna lose my job. And I wish I was wearing a bucket hat that I could just throw up in.
- Gabriel: Why don’t you just call her driver?
- Gabriel: Well, you don’t come to Paris to be good.
- Emily: But I’m not this person. I’m the girl who shows up, not the girl who makes bad decisions.
- Gabriel: You’re not the only one making decisions here.
- Sylvie: A girl could be dead in that room, and not just any girl, an American girl. A very famous American girl with 14 million Instagram followers. So how do you think that would make you look?
- Hotel Clerk: That is quite a leap.
- Sylvie: Yeah, but if it’s correct you’ll have a PR nightmare on your hands. Not just the hotel’s hands, your hands. Is this job really that important to you? Are you willing to be destroyed over this?
- Sylvie: I… I don’t want 100% of anyone, and I don’t want anyone to have 100% of me. Even if you’re committed or married, that never happens anyway. It’s a… it’s a fairytale.
- Emily: If I want? Of course, I want. But I also want more than that. I’m not somebody who can share a crepe. I need the whole crepe. I don’t think we should see each other anymore, it’s not good for anyone.
Soundtrack[]
| Song | Artist | Scene Description | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loin de Toi | Cyril Giroux feat. Chloé Lacan | Emily walks through Paris | |
| Goodnight Little Empire | Madonnatron | Emily arrives at Brooklyn Clark’s hotel | |
| Mister Syncope | Bikini Machine | Brooklyn Clark picks out clothes | |
| Hit Sale | Therapie TAXI feat. Roméo Elvis | Emily and Gabriel ride on a motorcycle through Paris | |
| La route | Juniore | Episode ends |
Trivia[]
- As explained by Julien and Luc, a "french ending" is a tragic or realistic ending to a film or series. Though it can be applied to anything that has a naturally occurring ending.
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