I only finished ep 2 and started ep 3 but dang you're telling me the suspect looks like Xiao Beiming (Wang Xingyue) to me? Wth is happening here... a double or what? 😭 (No spoilers pls btw hehe)
Edit: Some theories: Beiming is Yesha but another personality takes over him where he's unaware, someone pretends to be Beiming by wearing his face mask over his face (highly doubt it tho), evil twin / doppelganger... LMAO I'm just...
Dang are many ppl just Julia Xiang haters or what? This is sad like she's just getting popular after LOTDT... Have you seen her as Mu Qingge? She was so iconic as her. Anyways I hope ppl don't get influenced by all the negative comments and give it a try themselves. Plus, only 6 eps are out. Can't fully judge a drama based on just that many eps.
The fact that Julia Xiang and Wang Xingyue are both the same age tho makes me believe these two will have great chemistry! Excited to watch this~ Imma start now!
totally agree with you! it was hard to form an emotional connection to the characters for the reasons you listed.…
It's nice to know I'm not the only one feeling this way! I did like the characters but ig I wished I connected with them a bit more emotionally. As for the revenge, I would've just liked a nice balance of it as they go thru the cases~ It would've been sm more interesting!
Her revenge is to bring justice to her father and up hold what he want to doAlso, the title is coroner diary....so…
Lol I did ofc expect it to be mainly about cases due to the title but I also felt the word diary could also indicate about the leads' parents who also had their own diaries in a way (sorry my mind is just random ig lol) tho ofc it prob means the cases is like a diary haha... so anyways I just felt it would've been nice to balance both out evenly if yk what I mean ~ Just my opinion :) And thru choice of words, ig it depends if someone defends or not, and I totally get not everyone does :) I'd like to say that I still had some enjoyment watching this too~ there are just those iffy moments yk that can't be ignored, whether big or small :)
In the first scene of the drama, we were introduced to Shen Wan's parents, as well as Qin Wan's father, murdered as they try to escape from those people, while Qin Wan (Shen Wan) survives alone. And then we are introduced to her wanting revenge. It can make us viewers think this is what we will be focusing on for the enitre drama: Shen Wan's revenge for her family as well as Qin Wan and her family.
But as we get into the drama, we barely see the FL seeking for revenge at all but instead mostly solving cases which tbh did get kinda tiring. I definitely wanted to see more of her revenge being touched throughout the drama, kind of like The Double. It would've also been nice to see the real Qin Wan, yk... I find it super weird that they never showed us to her considering Shen Wan takes on her identity. Not even a case about her death, which was actually in the novel. The way they cut that important case out tho? Dang... That might've easily been one of the most important cases to cover on as it's about Qin Wan, the identity Shen Wan takes on for the entire drama.
And the leads. I do like them and how healthy they are as a couple, but I felt like they were too perfect, where we didn't get to see or watch them go thru hardships. I know they lost their families and stuff, which ofc they struggle in, but I wanted to see more raw emotions in this kind of conflict. I also felt that the drama made it seem like with their portrayal that they could solve the cases fast... I would've rather see maybe some struggles as they go thru the cases, and more suspense. I did find it refreshing tho watching the FL as a coroner. It was interesting. I also wouldn't even mind if the FL, for instance, failed at saving someone with her medical skills so we could maybe see a reaction from her for what it's like to not be able to save someone, but every time, she never fails in that aspect... But isn't part of medical also learning that you have to accept it when you can't save someone and not to blame yourself, for instance? I wanted to see a bit more raw emotions from the FL, that's all. Even for the revenge for her family as well. I guess I just wanted to feel more for the leads but didn't have that emotional connection due to the way their characters were portrayed?
Last but not least, I really enjoyed watching the second leads and the leads' disciple and maid. They were quite a fun squad. But then the drama sidelines them as we delve more into the drama (I don't rmr when but somewhere starting around the second half or last thirds of the drama). It was a bummer.
Special mentions The Moonlight Mystique reunion was such a highlight and a delight to see as I watched the drama. Did not know we needed a Fan Yue and Mu Jiu reunion as master and subordinate here (Yan Chi and Bai Feng). Who would've thought we'd get a reunion with Ling Long (Qin Shuang) as well? It was a bummer to not see her and Bai Feng interact at all however since they played as mother and son in MM. Then there's a lot more but I won't mention them all as it'll be long LOL
Note: Even if someone wants to defend this drama to me, my opinions still stand. I mean, I still enjoyed it in general, there were just some things that I couldn't really ignore as I watched. I am the type to read people's positive opinions as I often do read comments. So a positive opinion won't change my overall mind of the drama. After all, we are all different, right? There's no right in judging others' opinions on dramas, right?
Wow this drama is actually coming on iQIYI?? Man this is gonna be so much more convenient as there's also Calming Waves / The Wanted Detective that I'm really looking forward to watching as well! LET'S GOOOOO!!!!
When I watched the trailer I thought right away it sounded like her voice actress from WoH and BftB. I think it might be the same? That's the vibe I got. Or else she's just got a very similar voice.
Can't believe it if Li Qing actually plays in this. Just watched him as Duan Shanhu in ADWAD and I adored hin there. Didn't know I'd be watching him again soon after. Not to mention I've literally been anticipating for this drama... Now I'm even more excited! Really can't wait for this drama!
Okay the way some of us thought Yan Li would get a sad ending but yay they gave him a happy ending! I am so happy and relieved! I would've hated it if they stuck with the SE! I was literally scared for him in the last ep bc I didn't know what to expect LOL
Ur so right haha when FL provoked the emperor the first time around ep32/33 so i was actually screaming like girl…
Hahaha right I was getting a bit annoyed there 😅😂😭 But glad they got their HE as deserved!
Also yeah about the Hao Yue thing... Since she and the FL relate tho, they should've made her more useful by getting these two to be friends or smth (idk just think it wouldn't be as unneccessary with that addition oof) so her de4th made it feel even worse and a waste idk lol but the rest of the drama was really good, just not this arc so much.
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Edit: Some theories: Beiming is Yesha but another personality takes over him where he's unaware, someone pretends to be Beiming by wearing his face mask over his face (highly doubt it tho), evil twin / doppelganger... LMAO I'm just...
But as we get into the drama, we barely see the FL seeking for revenge at all but instead mostly solving cases which tbh did get kinda tiring. I definitely wanted to see more of her revenge being touched throughout the drama, kind of like The Double. It would've also been nice to see the real Qin Wan, yk... I find it super weird that they never showed us to her considering Shen Wan takes on her identity. Not even a case about her death, which was actually in the novel. The way they cut that important case out tho? Dang... That might've easily been one of the most important cases to cover on as it's about Qin Wan, the identity Shen Wan takes on for the entire drama.
And the leads. I do like them and how healthy they are as a couple, but I felt like they were too perfect, where we didn't get to see or watch them go thru hardships. I know they lost their families and stuff, which ofc they struggle in, but I wanted to see more raw emotions in this kind of conflict.
I also felt that the drama made it seem like with their portrayal that they could solve the cases fast... I would've rather see maybe some struggles as they go thru the cases, and more suspense. I did find it refreshing tho watching the FL as a coroner. It was interesting.
I also wouldn't even mind if the FL, for instance, failed at saving someone with her medical skills so we could maybe see a reaction from her for what it's like to not be able to save someone, but every time, she never fails in that aspect... But isn't part of medical also learning that you have to accept it when you can't save someone and not to blame yourself, for instance? I wanted to see a bit more raw emotions from the FL, that's all. Even for the revenge for her family as well. I guess I just wanted to feel more for the leads but didn't have that emotional connection due to the way their characters were portrayed?
Last but not least, I really enjoyed watching the second leads and the leads' disciple and maid. They were quite a fun squad. But then the drama sidelines them as we delve more into the drama (I don't rmr when but somewhere starting around the second half or last thirds of the drama). It was a bummer.
Special mentions
The Moonlight Mystique reunion was such a highlight and a delight to see as I watched the drama. Did not know we needed a Fan Yue and Mu Jiu reunion as master and subordinate here (Yan Chi and Bai Feng). Who would've thought we'd get a reunion with Ling Long (Qin Shuang) as well? It was a bummer to not see her and Bai Feng interact at all however since they played as mother and son in MM. Then there's a lot more but I won't mention them all as it'll be long LOL
Note: Even if someone wants to defend this drama to me, my opinions still stand. I mean, I still enjoyed it in general, there were just some things that I couldn't really ignore as I watched. I am the type to read people's positive opinions as I often do read comments. So a positive opinion won't change my overall mind of the drama. After all, we are all different, right? There's no right in judging others' opinions on dramas, right?
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Also yeah about the Hao Yue thing... Since she and the FL relate tho, they should've made her more useful by getting these two to be friends or smth (idk just think it wouldn't be as unneccessary with that addition oof) so her de4th made it feel even worse and a waste idk lol but the rest of the drama was really good, just not this arc so much.