A Rom-Communist

The Love Actually vibes from the Ted Lasso Season 2 episode “Carol of the Bells” continued into the latest episode and the introduction of the term rom-communism was just perfection.

I believe in communism… rom-communism, that is… rom-communism is all about believing everything’s gonna work out in the end.

Ted Lasso

I loved the nods to Jerry Maguire, When Harry Met Sally, A Princess Bride, Bridget Jones, and Notting Hill. Some articles online picked up even more rom-com references but I didn’t catch those on first viewing.

Roy Kent saying "You had me at Coach" to Ted Lasso
Brett Goldstein in Ted Lasso, Apple TV+

You had me at Coach

Roy Kent

When I heard that term, I was immediately, damn, that’s exactly how I’ve been living my life. It has definitely brought about a fair bit of shit raining down on me, but thank goodness I do live this way actually.

There are so many reasons to be negative and cynical (see Malaysian political situation). Without clinging to some rom-communism, the depression would be real.

Even the title of the episode “Rainbow” ties in with my Chinese name “丽虹”.



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