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Emily In Paris Season 4 Recreated *That* Bridgerton Carriage Scene
Carriages are having a moment again.
Fans have noticed a striking similarity between Bridgerton and Emily in Paris. The first half of Emily in Paris Season 4 debuted on Aug. 15 and sees Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) continue to navigate her love triangle with Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo) in and around the French capital.
Emily in Paris Season 4, Part 1 spoilers ahead.
In Season 4, Episode 3, Emily and Gabriel attend a masquerade ball in Paris, where they rekindle their romance. The couple then leave the event together in a horse-drawn carriage, a move very familiar to fans of another Netflix hit.
In Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 4, friends-turned-lovers Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) declare their feelings for each other before getting intimate in the back of a carriage. The scene became one of the buzziest moments from Season 3. So much so, that it was even referenced in the aforementioned Emily in Paris episode, when Mindy (Ashley Park) quips, “Oh! Someone’s living out their horny Bridgerton fantasies,” after noticing a carriage outside the masquerade ball venue.
The scene similarities didn’t go unnoticed by fans online, with one joking on X (formerly Twitter), “I’m sorry. Are we watching Emily in Paris, or Bridgerton? Who stole what from whom?”
“If I had a nickel for every time I saw someone make out in a carriage on Netflix this summer, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice!” another fan joked.
“I find it so emotional and so amazing like it’s so unexpected - my favourite Emily in Paris couple (Em and Gabriel) paying homage to my favourite Bridgerton couple (Pen and Colin) in both the carriage scene and dancing alone together - focusing only on each other,” one viewer also commented.
An Intentional Nod To Bridgerton
The director of Emily in Paris Season 4’s first three episodes, Andy Fleming, recently discussed the show’s Bridgerton references with Forbes.
“There was a Bridgerton joke in there, like we referenced Bridgerton in that,” he said. “We’re not going to out, out Bridgerton,” Fleming added, noting that they “dipped our toe in that pond and then went in another direction.”
Emily in Paris star Lucas (Gabriel) recalled filming the show’s carriage scene with Access Hollywood, revealing that it “wasn’t fun to shoot.”
“It was so noisy and filming on the pavement you don’t hear the lines,” he said. “It was supposed to be the first time they kissed in a long time, so we were trying to be sexy and passionate while shaking all over the place, but I think it worked out.”
