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A Surprisingly Gruesome But Watchable Detective Mystery Drama
Coroner's Diary is what I thought and wanted In Blossom to be, about a brilliant female coroner and a calculating strategist for a male lead. Apart from the fact that it stars one of my favorite Chinese actors, I'm also into detective mysteries, so this is definitely my cup of tea.
I immediately became attached to the characters. The main characters are just so adorably wholesome, I can't help but like them. I didn't become as invested in the main couple's love story, though. Although I liked both actors just fine and I appreciated the natural development of their slow burn romance, I didn't quite feel the chemistry between them. They looked great together, I'm not gonna lie, but I felt that the chemistry was lacking. I don't quite know how to explain it. Maybe I'm just slightly biased because I did ship Ao Ruipeng with Bai Lu in another drama, and to me, that was the still best pairing Ruipeng ever had.
I bear no hate for Li Landi, though. I thought she did her role justice and she's definitely one of the better love interests for Ruipeng. This drama also made me pay more attention to her. I would definitely check out her other dramas after this. Speaking of Ruipeng, he surprisingly did well in this. I never thought that the boy who played the rambunctious Lei Wujie would be able to effectively play a dashing, righteous, and cunning military mind.
But as much as I liked the main couple, I thought the second couple carried more charm. I'm such a sucker for the friends-to-lovers trope so it's no wonder that I found them to be more engaging. I wish they got more screen time.
The cases they take on are strange to downright disturbing. But it's the uniqueness of these cases that kept me watching. Sure, some of them were so farfetched and predictable that I'm convinced they were merely done for shock value, but it's not like they weren't engrossing enough to hold my attention. The plot twist in the end was pretty good although I also figured that out about halfway through. I'm pretty sure others did too. Chinese writers tend to give away these twists midway so I hope they could improve on that.
This was a good watch as a whole. I was entertained for the most part despite getting marginally bored midway. In my opinion, this is one of the better historical detective mystery dramas in C-drama land.
I immediately became attached to the characters. The main characters are just so adorably wholesome, I can't help but like them. I didn't become as invested in the main couple's love story, though. Although I liked both actors just fine and I appreciated the natural development of their slow burn romance, I didn't quite feel the chemistry between them. They looked great together, I'm not gonna lie, but I felt that the chemistry was lacking. I don't quite know how to explain it. Maybe I'm just slightly biased because I did ship Ao Ruipeng with Bai Lu in another drama, and to me, that was the still best pairing Ruipeng ever had.
I bear no hate for Li Landi, though. I thought she did her role justice and she's definitely one of the better love interests for Ruipeng. This drama also made me pay more attention to her. I would definitely check out her other dramas after this. Speaking of Ruipeng, he surprisingly did well in this. I never thought that the boy who played the rambunctious Lei Wujie would be able to effectively play a dashing, righteous, and cunning military mind.
But as much as I liked the main couple, I thought the second couple carried more charm. I'm such a sucker for the friends-to-lovers trope so it's no wonder that I found them to be more engaging. I wish they got more screen time.
The cases they take on are strange to downright disturbing. But it's the uniqueness of these cases that kept me watching. Sure, some of them were so farfetched and predictable that I'm convinced they were merely done for shock value, but it's not like they weren't engrossing enough to hold my attention. The plot twist in the end was pretty good although I also figured that out about halfway through. I'm pretty sure others did too. Chinese writers tend to give away these twists midway so I hope they could improve on that.
This was a good watch as a whole. I was entertained for the most part despite getting marginally bored midway. In my opinion, this is one of the better historical detective mystery dramas in C-drama land.
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