Review of Coroner

Coroner (2019–2022)
6/10
eh it's alright
4 March 2021
It's a show about an emotionally fragile woman who's supposed to be a coroner but is more like an assistant detective. the premise is good, the cast is amazing, but the writing is abysmal. in an unfortunate attempt to appeal to Americans, the writers stuck in a number of bizarre references that are out of place in Canada - some kid is in Antifa ("the good guys"???); the white people on the show all have some kind of defining bad character trait unless they're women, then they're dealing with mental issues; everyone (including security personnel) freak out around firearms and it's implied that guns are some rare object in Canada (best one lol); lots of references to feminism; etc

I know that this stuff is the norm in US movies/shows but it's so strange and out of place in Canadian television. they should have just gone for it and had the main characters attend a US political rally at this point, it's so weird

If it weren't for the terrible writing, this show could have been a hit but unfortunately in its present form it's just an ok daytime drama, the kind of thing you would put on in the background while you're cleaning or when you're napping
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