saving you the trouble: not recommended for logical crime solving

IMHO the only reason to watch a crime drama is for the crime solving; otherwise, I could watch a romance or any other genre. The characterization and interpersonal relationships matter somewhat. Insect detective did not deliver on the crime solving and I'm ambivalent about the three main characters. There are plotholes in every case and even on the hidden mystery on their backgrounds up to episode 13. Whenever Jingtian brings out an insect to "conclusively" solve a case or drop a big clue, it's never conclusive or else it's something you could arrive at conventionally without the use of the insect. In crime 2 (i think) the fly's corpse couldn't even have gotten there at the time that he claimed it did.

Even the prop person or whoever sets up the scene couldn't be counted on to do it right. [Minor spoiler] You can see in episode 12 that the chain bolt/lock on the door is not installed right and there's no reason for the criminal to go through the extra step and thus manufacturing incriminating evidence of a "special" chain lock. [End spoiler] Please do not install your lock like these smart folks.

They also re-use a lot of flashback scenes and don't always add extended flashbacks so I end up watching I don't know how many times Jingtian's mom falling to the ground before finally something new was revealed in ep 13. I've decided to drop this because the entertainment value is lower that the frustration of the poor logic. If the above isn't a big detractor to you, you can watch this since the characters aren't unbearable (at lease up to ep 13). I actually really like a couple of the detectives. Take my rating about acting with a grain of salt since I have no opinions unless someone is truly truly bad or truly truly great at acting.

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