Emily in Paris — Season 4 Episode 8 “Back on the Crazy Horse” Recap & Review

“Back on the Crazy Horse”

Episode 8 of Emily in Paris Season 4 titled “Back on the Crazy Horse” starts with Mindy and Emily watching Nico play at a Polo event. The two discuss how Mindy was going to lip-sync her performance at the topless club, hoping that no one would notice. Emily explains how she was caught off guard by Genevieve’s sudden bond with Gabriel.

There, Emily spots Marcello, the man who saved her during the skiing incident. Mindy mentions that Marcello was a friend of Nicolas who was in Paris for a while. Nicolas talks Mindy away and Marcello ends up talking to Emily. He states that he was from Rome and was Italian. Emily is shocked to learn that Marcello is a goatherd whose family takes care of goats. Marcello asks Emily out on a date before he can go back to Rome.

At her apartment complex, Emily learns from the landlady that Emily has moved out. Gabriel tells Emily that Camille wanted a fresh start and had moved out without informing anyone. At work, Emily, Julien and Luc discuss their favourite coffee brands for an upcoming client meeting. Emily meets Genevieve and asks her about her interaction with Gabriel after the end of the interview.

She asks Genevieve to keep a safe distance from Gabriel as he is their client. Sylvie is curt towards Genevieve and the latter claims that it was because she was living with Sylvie. She asks Emily if she knows about an apartment she could move into but Emily does not tell her about the apartment next to Gabriel’s.

At the Eurovision photo shoot, the photographer forces Mindy and Benoît to pose as a romantic couple. The two end up getting very close to each other during the photo shoot which makes things confusing for Mindy. At Agence Grateau, the team meets the owners of the Italian coffee brand – Bavazza. Emily suggests making espresso martinis for the guests at the launch party.

Genevieve mentions Gabriel and pitches him to be a part of the campaign to draw more attention towards their brand. The brand owners agree to having Gabriel join the campaign which upsets Emily. She asks Genevieve to refrain from pitching their other clients without informing the brand first. However, Julien compliments Genevieve for her thoughtfulness.

At the office, Emily gets a luxurious gift from Marcello and is shocked to learn that Marcello’s family were the owners of a luxury cashmere brand. Sylvie is appalled by Emily’s connection to Marcello. Meanwhile, Emily and Nicholas show up at the topless club – Crazy Horse to support her. Emily goes backstage to check up on Mindy.

Mindy tells Emily that the audio file of her recording was not working and that she had to perform live. Mindy gets an idea and asks Emily to help her. Mindy gets on stage and uses Emily’s help to hide her naked upper body as she performs for the audience. The performance is a hit and Mindy manages to get through the performance without getting nude.

Nicholas praises Mindy for her performance but is shocked to see Benoît there. He tells Mindy how he does not appreciate the fact that Benoît is always around her. On their way out, Benoît tells Emily how he regrets letting Mindy walk away from him. This comment prompts Emily to text Marcello and the two get together for a date.

During their date, Emily takes Marcello on a tour of Paris. He talks fondly about his home and asks her to visit Rome. to Marcello about Rome. The two spend the night touring Paris and Emily invites Marcello to the coffee brand’s launch party that evening. Marcello tells Emily that he is going back to Rome that evening and the two decide to meet each other soon.

At the apartment, Mindy discusses her conversation with Nicholas about Benoît. Mindy reveals how she has made it clear to Nicholas that she cannot keep Benoît away as they were in a band together. Emily also thinks about her convoluted personal and professional relationship with Gabriel.

At the Bavazza launch party, Gabriel tells Emily that it would be best if they stayed apart from each other. Just then, Marcello shows up there and tells Emily that he does not want to miss the launch party. Gabriel watches Marcello flirting with Emily. Marcello brings up the story of his first meeting with Emily about how she was abandoned by her boyfriend (i.e. Gabriel).

Gabriel is embarrassed when Marcello calls Emily’s ex a jerk for abandoning Emily. He excuses himself and leaves the party with Emily running behind him.

Sylvie meets Marcello at the party and the two chat. Marcello bids Emily goodbye and asks her to visit Rome that weekend. He offers to buy her plane tickets and kisses her. Emily tells Marcello that she will think about the offer as the episode ends.

The Episode Review

As sad as I am that Emily is moving on with a different person, I can see that she needs a fresh start. However, she still has feelings for Gabriel who seems to have moved on from her. Seeing how Genevieve was not to be seen at the launch party, one can assume that Gabriel was hanging out with her. This means that the two would possibly get together which would prompt Emily to take up Marcello’s offer and go to Rome.

While Mindy was a rockstar for finding a loophole to avoid going topless at the club, it is still possible that the trustees of JVMA hold this against Nicholas. We have 2 more episodes in this season and I am hoping to see some progress in Mindy’s romantic life now that we know how Benoît still has feelings for her.

We are seeing a lot less of Laurent in this half of the season and I wonder what will happen when he returns to Paris to find out what Sylvie has been up to in his absence. Knowing that Emily is Paris is going to turn into Emily in Rome for the next two episodes, I am keen to see what happens between Emily and Marcello in the two final episodes of this season.