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Of course not. Because that's what Asian authorities and news media, especially in dictatorial China, do after the suicide of a famous person. They know how he died, so why haven't they said so? Because it doesn't reflect well on them or their country, that's why.

I've seen this routine 100 times before, and I'm not in denial about the celebrity suicide problem in Asia, as you seem to be.

Go tell someone else to stfu.

I have spent zero time devastating the lives of deceased actors and their families, and I don't know what "conspiracy theories" or "fake news" you're referring to, so I'll ignore that part of your reply. The problem is not those who try to determine after the fact whether or not a celeb has died by their own hand; the problem is those who harass, demean, and spread unverified rumors about the celeb while they're alive.

The problem is Cnetz, Knetz, Jnetz, Tnetz, and whatever netz, who form parasocial relationships with celebs or simply enjoy destroying them out of sadistic impulses, and the cultures that encourage these behaviors.

Entertainment agencies that treat their idols/actors like slaves, a culture that demands perfection from well-known people, police, news media, courts, and good, old-fashioned, vicious gossip blown up by a factor of 1,000 by the Internet are the problems, not people seeking to ascertain whether or not someone has killed themselves when it's obvious that they have.

The death of a famous person is news. The death of a famous person by suicide is mega-news. That has been true since cultures first formed. Your impulse to silence people who ask questions and seek answers in response to that news is misplaced.

The now-typical agency statement I quoted above only feeds the fire. They are telling everyone to stfu, which fuels speculation, and laughably so.

The authorities and the agency already know how this actor died; they just don't want to admit it.

"...with his agency releasing a statement expressing grief over the actor's passing and urging the public not to spread unverified rumors regarding the circumstances surrounding his death."

Sure sign of a suicide.

And here you are, a vigilante on social media, telling everyone to stfu.
How many suicides do you have to see to know all the signs, and here's a big one:

"...with his agency releasing a statement expressing grief over the actor's passing and urging the public not to spread unverified rumors regarding the circumstances surrounding his death."

I have a custom list of nearly 40 verified entertainment celeb suicides, and that's just in Korea. But sure, there's no problem with suicides among Asian entertainers cause you're here to tell us to stfu. You're part of the problem.

"...with his agency releasing a statement expressing grief over the actor's passing and urging the public not to spread unverified rumors regarding the circumstances surrounding his death."

This verbiage is a sure sign of a suicide.

I do have something positive to say about Double Helix:
The male vocalist who performs what seems to be LuFeng/Yi cheng's love theme, "Forever Stay With You," is just fantastic. That voice is like silk running over my skin. The song itself is beyond gorgeous. When he goes into the up-swelling chorus, I get goose-bumpy.

Episodes 9 & 10:
WOW

I just looked up the definition of "over the top," and the name of this series was in the text.
A lot of things that should be extremely sad or happy or shocking just aren't because they are written and acted in such a melodramatic fashion that I can only laugh.

When YC's "wife" pulled out that you-know-what and did you-know-what with it, I LOL'd.
She'd been standing there for ten minutes watching LF manhandle YC and refuse to let him leave, yet she never thinks to call 911. Oh no, that would make too much sense. Instead, she thinks, "I'll take this lovely silver you-know-what out and commit murder with it instead." lol

And then, she and LF stand/sit there for ten minutes pretending to be distraught (badly), instead of, you know, dialing 911 or whatever they dial in China. Of course, no one is ever investigated about the little incident, let alone charged with attempted murder.

I was unaware that such a wound to the torso could put a person in a coma. Nor did I know that part of the treatment plan for a you-know-what wound is performing a lobotomy on the patient. I could go on and on about the unintentionally hilarious things in this episode/show, but why bother? You know what I mean.

Now, about the acting... omg, where to start? I've been thinking what a good actor Ayden Sng is, but then I realized it is impossible to know because some anonymous voice actor is dubbing (and overacting) his lines. Without hearing an actor's voice at the same time I'm seeing their body/face, it's impossible to evaluate their performance.

Back to that lobotomy: Lu Si Teng as YiChen is god-awful. He has spent the last two episodes and most of the others moving about like a zombie with its mouth hanging open. I'm surprised he doesn't drool. His affect is never-ending blankness. Of course, this is also, and perhaps mainly the fault of the director, who is apparently watching LST doing this shit, then yelling "Cut! It's a wrap, great job, LST!"

Finally, this is one of the most twisted/codependent/dangerous relationships I have ever seen. hahaha If the acting and direction were up to the wild storyline, a crew might be able to pull it off successfully, but as is, it's a hot mess. Even Ayden was chewing the scenery this episode, especially early on when the wife showed up and he did his evil, threatening villain impersonation. That was time for another good chortle. Again, it's the fault of the director.

This show is a good example of why I rarely watch Chinese dramas. The melodramatic dubbing, complete with distant sound effects and reverb/echo effects, is enough to take me out of most of them. It's like watching through a thick glass wall.

I see I've touched a nerve with you, "honey."
Good, I'm glad.

Generally, I don't bother blocking people, even douche bags like you.
You know where the block button is.
Use it or stfu.

He just looks so freaking young, like he's in high school. That and his slight frame make the idea that he's a cop pretty funny. Do you intend to keep watching TLWLI?

Exactly!

The delicious toxicity, hatred, and rage should have all come together for a magnificent climax of terrible but tasty, vile, despicable acts in episode 9. Instead, after Lufeng gave the OJ to Yichen, the director chickened out. Apparently, giving someone you are furious with a warm, soapy bath is a hostile act to Lufeng. It may have been teased that Lufeng gave Yichen another taste of what he gave him back in the office several episodes ago, but the camera cut away so quickly that I wasn't sure, which is another cop-out.

This is where the MDL Church Ladies swarm me and say, "Whyyyyyyyy do you always want sex, sex, sex, dirty/nasty sex in shows? Go to a porn site for that!!!" To which I always reply that there are innumerable ways to indicate that something drastic has occurred without showing the entire act.

Anyway, when Lufeng was raging at Yichen on the bed, holding him up and throwing him around, I laughed at how he was a complete, limp rag, flopping about without a discernible spine, as you mentioned. :)

Ayden Sng was doing a great job of acting, his eyes angry and wet with desire, and we're to believe that the floppy, skinny kid on the bed, staring back at him like an intellectually challenged dunce, is the object of that fierce desire. Just...no.

In TLWLI, that little boy is supposed to be a police detective. Does he look like someone with the life experience and training of a police detective? No.

I guess it doesn't bother me here because Yi Chen is not being presented as a police detective, fireman, boxer, or politician.

Regarding your comment above, you claim that Yichen "...literally looks like a child." No, he does not look like a "child." At worst, he looks like a teenager. A child is a pre-pubescent human. I think we can safely assume that Yichen has been through puberty.

I suspect you're aiming for a pedophilia angle here. That's absurd.

If Yichen's youthful appearance is "too much" for you, why have you watched through nine episodes, assuming that you have? That's 405 minutes watching something that's "too much" for you, which seems like a lot.

His youthful appearance doesn't bother me, but his lousy acting sure does.

Episode #9:
What a letdown, anticlimactic bunch of nothing.
The younger of the two leads is a terrible actor.
The other one is doing all the heavy lifting, trying to keep this show afloat all by himself, while what's-his-name stands around with his mouth hanging open, glassy-eyed, staring blankly. And he was doing that LONG before anyone had the good sense to drug him.
There is nothing about his character that the other would be attracted to.

I tried to explain that such things do not need entire scenes or significant dialogue to make their point. I'm a BL fan, and I care. A lot of other viewers do too. Anything that lends realism is a plus.

Both excuses are lame.

Screaming would end up working just fine. Do you not remember that while the two of them were sitting, eating at the table, they heard the dude in the basement scraping his spoon across the wire cage? If that could be heard, shouting would be heard even more readily.

I have seen plenty of kidnap/hostage situations in movies in which the victim pleaded to go to the bathroom and was allowed to do so after being threatened with death if they tried anything funny. It doesn't have to be a long scene, just enough to indicate that it happened, for the sake of realism. It could even be a couple of lines of dialogue.

lame, Church Lady.

Ahhh...thanks.

Oh, pull that five-foot-long broomstick out of your uptight ass, Church Lady.
No one cares what you declare to be not "adorable and cute."

I like him. So does the professor. :)