Sumith Prasad
The third season of Netflix’s romantic series ‘Emily in Paris’ begins with Emily Cooper deciding to leave Savoir and her mentor, Madeline Wheeler, to join Sylvie’s new company. Although she starts to help Sylvie land new clients, she fails to break the news of her change of heart to Madeline, especially since she is alone in Savoir and dealing with several personal and professional crises. While Emily tries to help her in whatever way she can, Sylvie wages a war against the American executive, which threatens the operation of the marketing company she developed. Emily’s career choice severely affects the future of Kate Walsh’s Madeline in the series! SPOILERS AHEAD.
Madeline Returns to Chicago After Emily Joins Agence Grateau
Madeline Wheeler arrives in Paris to inspect Savoir on behalf of the Gilbert Group in the second season of the show. She finds out that Sylvie has been prioritizing the needs of her personal acquaintances over the growth of the company upon discovering that the latter hasn’t increased the fee received from Antoine Lambert and his company, Maison Lavaux. Madeline introduces several changes in the company, only to infuriate Sylvie, Julien, and Luc. The trio forms a new company and forces Madeline and Savoir to go nearly out of business. Gilbert Group asks Madeline for an explanation, but she fails to give the parent company any hope regarding reviving Savoir.
Sylvie teams up with Henri to force Madeline and Savoir out of the building complex. Henri turns on the heater and releases a pigeon inside Madeline’s office, which infuriates her. With no clients to serve and an office to operate, Gilbert Group decides to shut down Savoir and asks Madeline to return to Chicago. She also learns that her company’s acquisition of Savoir is motivated by several shady affairs, which also play a part in the closing down of the company. Before Madeline leaves, Emily makes it clear that she wants to stay in Paris and work for Sylvie. Madeline understands Emily’s intentions and wishes her luck before leaving for Chicago. The second half of the third season of the show doesn’t feature Madeline. Since Emily has found a home in Sylvie’s company, Agence Grateau, it is unlikely that she will leave for Chicago to join Madeline.
Kate Walsh Left Emily in Paris
Kate Walsh exited ‘Emily in Paris’ after the third season of the show. Her character, Madeline, is not featured or mentioned in any of the episodes of the fourth installment’s first part. The actress’ departure is not surprising since Emily cuts her professional ties with Madeline after joining Agence Grateau and finds a new mentor in Sylvie. Therefore, she doesn’t have any reason to re-enter Madeline’s life, which indicates that the latter’s story arc is concluded for good.
Since the show only revolves around Emily and the people associated with her in the city of Paris, Madeline doesn’t have any scope to be a pivotal part of her life or the narrative of the show. If Madeline decides to leave Chicago to work in Paris, following her dreams, we may see her again in the romantic drama in the future. However, the unlikeliness of the same leads us to the conclusion that we have seen the last of Walsh in the show. Since Sylvie’s actions result in the closure of Savoir, Madeline is not expected to join Agence Grateau. After her pregnancy, she is also not expected to leave a stable job in Chicago to end up in Paris. Therefore, even if Walsh appears in the show again, it can be a guest appearance rather than in a main or recurring capacity.
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