This isn't a new phenomenon. Hate-watching, which we'll generously call ironic viewing, has been documented since the 1990s, though it's probably always been around and has reached its peak thanks to social media and to streaming, which lets you binge-watch episodes. There's no longer time to wonder whether you really want to keep wasting your time on a show you only watch so you can mock it.
Emily in Paris fan Sam Geiger did the hard work of investigating the show's complicated timeline. Posting a detailed video breakdown on Dec. 1, he examined all four seasons to date, laying out time references to establish when different episodes are supposed to take place. What he found was a mess of inconsistencies and the occasional "spring reset" bringing Emily (Lily Collins) and crew back to late spring or early summer, regardless of proper chronology.