Emily in Paris season 5 isn't home sweet Rome, but an Italian holiday from hell — and Marcello is the biggest disappointment of all

With my cynical hat on, I'd say that Emily in Paris season 5 is the series' weakest entry yet. The location change doesn't work as it should and it's never been harder to invest in romantic drama that now means nothing.

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  More light-hearted fun

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  Emily's personal fashion is at its best yet

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  Undoes last season's ending

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  Ridiculous relationships

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  Drama increasingly difficult to invest in

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  Not enough Gabriel

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  Marcello is godawful

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  Emily's move to Italy badly handled

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  Side characters underutilised or strangely developed

Spoilers follow for Emily in Paris season 5.

The minute I heard Emily in Paris season 5 was actually going to be Emily in Rome season 1, I breathed a sigh of relief. After four seasons of Emily (Lily Collins) relentlessly chasing after Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), getting into relationships she shouldn't and making chaotic decisions at work that accidentally made her ...