Coroner Review: No Justice, No Peace (Season 3 Episode 6)
Ross’s party plans go haywire when he gets arrested for murder on Coroner Season 3 Episode 6, “No Justice, No Peace.”
The disaster is not as intense as Coroner wants it to be because we all know instantly that he is not a murderer and this will all be sorted out by the end of the episode.
Ross’s race has also never been brought up on the series until this episode. He is so light-skinned he is almost white-passing, so it also feels a little surprising when he mentions his race as the reason he was arrested and detained for so long.
That doesn’t make the experiences of bi-racial people within the justice system invalid, but it is one of the reasons that “No Justice, No Peace” is not as effective as it could have been.
This has nothing to do with what Ehren Kassam looks like and everything to do with the fact that Coroner has not explored Ross’s experiences with his racial identity often enough.
Ross’s storyline is trying to convey an important message, but it’s just boring.
In fact, the most intriguing element of “No Justice, No Peace” is not a storyline at all. It is the fact that Jenny calls Clark Coleman to advise her son while he is in crisis and she has no power to do anything about it.
My instinct that there is romantic chemistry between those two keeps being validated and now that Liam is history, I am not mad about it at all.
Jenny distracting herself by helping Clark and Oshay Bennett makes complete sense, but it’s definitely not exciting to watch her discover that he is innocent because of undiagnosed Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) over Zoom calls. It’s plain boring.
No episode of Coroner is bad, but it is definitely capable of handling important social justice issues better than it does on “No Justice, No Peace.”
No matter that Ross’s arrest storyline is largely ineffective, it does make sense that grief over his father’s death would hit him so hard after such a hard day.
Coroner has rarely faltered where representing grief and other emotional issues. Even though this episode barely captures my attention, I appreciate that at the end of the day Coroner returns to a familiar core.
Autopsy Notes
- Donovan is getting on my nerves completely ignoring his cancer. Who completely sidesteps a doctor’s appointment when they have cancer?
- The flashbacks of the party Ross attends are done well, but two episodes in a row have been flashback-heavy. Is Coroner relying on flashbacks too much?
- Alfonse is annoying and the less we see him the better. Alison will never be replaced.
- I know Canada and the U.S. have different legal systems, but why doesn’t Ross shut his mouth and call a lawyer right away?
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Coroner airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.
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Esme Mazzeo
Esme Mazzeo is a lifestyle and entertainment journalist from Long Island. When she's not writing for work, she's writing for fun, or searching for something to satisfy her sweet tooth. She thinks rainy days are the best kind of days. Certified night owl.