"Everyone Loves Me" As A Lighthearted Rom-Com For "Stress Relief"
It's no secret that I tend to watch shows for "the girl". I was engaged in some legal dramas, crazy Wuxia, and it's back to rom-coms. However, spoiler alert: there's no love triangle in Everyone Loves Me focuses on "Will they or won't they?" dynamics. In fact, it has some realistic, serious scenes such as parental conflicts (which happen later). It focuses on the romance that happens between two people who played online. Talk about Love O2O from 2016 but with a twist. In fact, the male character Gu Xun (acted by Lin Yi) doesn't realize that the avatar he's in love with is actually Yue Qianling (Zhou Ye). Watching this show made me think of my childhood. There was the retro arcade scene where games like Street Fighter II were featured. Is that arcade location in China real or not? Arcade games tend to swallow your quarters and challenge only the best of the best. Playing Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection made me think of the arcade games...