Sunny Lee - Reception

Reception

Sunny was negatively received during her time on Neighbours. Upon her arrival, the Western Mail said viewers were going to tire of Sunny "quite quickly" and that she was "downright irritating." Ruth Deller of entertainment website Lowculture called the character "annoying" and added that she has "no other layers to her personality". She also said "As for expecting us to believe that perma-mardy emo kid Zeke would fall for her? Don't be daft – he's the character most likely to push her from a tower. Let's hope her stay in Ramsay Street is short-lived." In November, Deller called the storyline between Sunny, Zeke and Robin "ludicrous" and she was placed at number one of the "soap characters we love to hate" list. Deller cited her "continued presence in general" as another reason for her being there.

During a feature on the best and worst soap characters of the decade, Sunny was placed at number eight on the worst soap characters list. Deller said "Neighbours doesn't have a great reputation for ethnic diversity, and when they finally decide to introduce a non-white main character for the first time in years, they have to make her the most wooden, annoying, drippy character since Ned. Let's hope Sunny's failure isn't an excuse for avoiding ethnic minority casting in the future…"

Jaci Stephen of British newspaper, The Daily Mail was also negative towards the character, calling her "dreadful" and "awful". Stephen also expressed her desire for the character's departure from the show and asked "When are they going to dispense with this hopeless character?" During the storyline involving Robin and Sunny, Stephen said "Is she about to disappear into the sunset with someone else? No such luck. Looks like we're still going to have to pay a dingo to carry her off." Following Sunny's departure, Stephen said "The relief at Erinsborough becoming a Sunny-free zone is enormous".