Double Helix—eps 9 & 10
So this show is finally delivering on the dark romance it promised. Is anyone else watching Double Helix and liking it? I’m so invested right now. Lu Feng has definitely climbed the ranks of most toxic BL characters, but who knew I loved toxic characters so much?! (No, I don’t want to see or experience toxic behavior in real life. But I like imaginary stories about it.) The show meandered a bit up to this point, but it’s still been worth it.
I feel like Yichen, while acting like he hated what was going on, still had strong feelings for Lu Feng all along. Well, obviously if he took a bullet for him, but even before that, I don’t think Yichen knew what he wanted. And since his mom got sick he’d just been going through the motions of life, so maybe he couldn’t really muster the energy to resist. I’d like to see a happy ending with a redemption arc for Lu Feng, but I’m not holding my breath.
I’m wondering what will happen next. Yichen is definitely still going to be mad about his brother, but Yichen needs to take some responsibility there too since he blocked him. I still feel for Lu Feng. I guess that’s the point of dark and appealing characters, though. You still feel for them even when they don’t deserve it.
RX, are you going to weigh in, or are you waiting for the show to end to review it?