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Double Helix chinese drama review
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Double Helix
3 people found this review helpful
by Nobodyimportant
10 days ago
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 2.5
Story 3.0
Acting/Cast 4.0
Music 5.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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Mid Acting, Toxic Tropes, and Highly Ironic Karma for Homophobic Parents

I started watching this drama out of pure curiosity. The beginning was actually quite nice...just a cute college couple navigating life together. However, things took a sharp, bizarre turn after the breakup arc and the screwed up kidnapping plot line. From that point on, the bottom was abused in every possible way and nothing made sense ( I don't even get why he got married to that girl to begin with). Honestly, the only ending that would have made any sense was for them to separate. Instead, the top's toxic, unstable behavior was romanticized, which completely put me off.

Don't even get me started on the second leads...they were entirely unnecessary and deeply infuriating. While the second top wasn't quite as bad, the second bottom was easily one of the worst characters I've ever seen in a BL. Together, they lacked chemistry, and their scenes were just weird and cringey. The only saving grace was the accidental comedy of seeing highly homophobic parents end up with the most aggressively bottom children in history.

This show missed a great opportunity. It could have been a wholesome story about a gay couple finding their way despite a homophobic society and unsupportive parents. Instead, it devolved into a messy "dark romance" that wasn't even compelling. It was just uncomfortable to watch. Combined with highly mediocre acting, I genuinely don't understand the point of writing plots like this.
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