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Pilot Episode review

I always thought coroners worked within the confines of a municipal building and were old and tired civic employees who could not wait for their eight (8) hour shift to end. In the case of this very young and attractive coroner named Dr. Jenny Cooper (played by Serinda Swan) she works both day and night and acts more like an investigator/counsellor than a bored coroner.

Dr. Jenny Cooper's own husband died under suspicious circumstances while she and her husband were attending their sons swim meet. Mr. Cooper did not die without hiding some secrets from Jenny which leaves her alone, broke, to raise their teenage son.

In this first episode of season one (1) Dr. Jenny Cooper establishes herself as both a good investigator, quick thinking administrator, and loving mom. She also gets head butted, slapped in the face, and finds time to fornicate while on an impromptu first date so there is a lot packed int this pilot episode.

I would not say that this first episode was suspenseful, nor was it a really tough mystery to solve, but there was enough substance that I will want to watch a few more episodes to see how this crime/drama series unfolds.

I give this series a 7 out of 10 rating based on the pilot episode

Dr Jenny Cooper is having a tough time. Her husband died a few months earlier, leaving her with financial troubles and a teenage son to raise.

Dr Cooper also has a new job as a coroner. Her first case is to investigate the death of a teenager in a detention centre. It might be linked to another death and it might be drug related. The older coroner she has to work with is arrogant and places obstacles. His initial report is not good enough and she fires him wanting to do a post mortem again.

What is uncovered are not people overdosing on drugs or suicide because they were addicts but something more sinister.

The first episode packs a lot in. Dr Cooper gets slapped, she has impromptu sex with a date. She is also a tenacious investigator working with the police.

A fast moving episode but there is nothing here that sets it out of the ordinary. I think the case Dr Cooper investigates was concluded just a little too tidily.