Henry on the show summed up the social network very well: Social platforms are like giant nails that constantly go around people's itch for attention. Now, people look at their mobile phones about every ten minutes, as if there are endless things on the phone, and endless itchiness. Eliza in the play is also such a person who is addicted to social networks. She indulges in those who are called "friends" but are actually just the flattery of strangers, the instinctual satisfaction they bring. And Eliza is like this because she was excluded from childhood, and no one talked to her or played with her. So, when she was at the party, she picked up her mobile phone and didn't seem so lonely. She also has a very special habit: she likes to eat while standing in front of the trash can. She said that standing can help you lose weight, and that directly facing the trash can prevent your body from getting dirty. But after being exposed by Henry, she confessed that it was because no one ate with her at school, so she came up with such a way to make herself look less pitiful. Thinking of a little boy I saw in the pool before, he probably didn't dare to play with other children, so he pretended to play crazy with his father, as if to say, look, I can be very happy like this. Suddenly, I saw the childhood of many people, as well as their life. Today, that trash can, that dad, is now the phone that hosts the social network. Before you know it, everyone becomes less lonely looking.
In the first episode, when Eliza finds out that her boyfriend is actually a married man, and that she has made a fool of herself in front of all her colleagues, she tries to find comfort online. Eliza posted a status saying, "Can anyone bring me a bottle of ginger juice?" However, no one of her 263,000 instagram followers sent her a bottle of ginger soda other than likes and comments for her. In the end she could only turn to Siri. So Eliza realized: "Mutual fans are not equal to real friends". The Internet has lowered the threshold for people to affirm or deny each other. Everyone does not need to meet or know each other. It is a kind of affirmation that they only need to move their hands and click likes. But in this case, "sure" also becomes a lot cheaper. Maybe it's more convincing to point 100 likes and not say a word in person: "You are amazing". Eliza went to Maureen and Terrance's wedding when she burst into tears, saying: "Hearing Maureen recite this crazy oath, I suddenly realized that although there may be thousands of people who retweet me and like me , but no one will look at me the way Terrance looked at her."
Eliza is very bad at connecting with people in real life, so when she is sick, no one friend will call to greet her. In order to help her change her image, Henry asked Eliza to greet others every day, starting with Charmonique, who greets everyone at the front desk every day (Charmonique is my favorite character in the entire play, perfectly interpreting the various expressions of black people, her son Kevin is her copy , also super funny). Henry asked Eliza to ask Charmonique: "Did you sleep well last night?" Charmonique replied, "Not at all because the son I slept with has sleep apnea. Henry asked Eliza to comfort Charmonique and Eliza said, "I It's great to have no kids. "lol.
This new drama has only aired to the fourth episode, I am very curious and looking forward to how Henry will make Eliza a popular lady step by step. Personally, I really hate playing with my phone while eating or talking. People who have always felt that silence is better than playing with a mobile phone even if they have nothing to say. Finally, I present a poem by Gu Cheng: The grass is knotting its seeds / The wind is shaking its leaves / We stand without speaking / It is very beautiful.
PS: Later the show was cut. . . sad. . .
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