‘Emily In Paris’ Season 4’s Me Too storyline is a huge step forward [Video]

Netflix’s Emily in Paris is back for another whirlwind of a fourth instalment. And Season 4’s first half tells an important story alongside the much-loved plotlines of love triangles, fabulous Parisian parties, and social media campaigns. 

We’re faced with a character, Louis de Leon (Pierre Deny), who is sexually harassing women at his luxury goods company JVMA. The CEO regularly directs female employees into a “brand closet” and forces them to try on clothes for him without their consent – a total abuse of his power as a male business leader. If they don’t comply, their job is at risk. An open company secret, Louis’ behaviour becomes so ingrained in JVMA’s culture that employees ordered to the closet take a “buddy” as a rule, to protect themselves.

We see Emily’s (Lily Collins) best friend Mindy (Ashley Park) grapple with her discovery of this behaviour when visiting the company in episode 2, as well as her own connection to it — she’s dating Louis’ …