Bodyguard

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Season 1
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

Critic Reviews

  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Oct 24, 2018
    60
    Like Homeland, Bodyguard expands its horizons to cast a big, knotty, conspiracy-theorist net over the police forces, the intelligence community, and the upper echelons of the British government. Unfortunately, another similarity it has with Homeland is a propensity to lean on stereotype, adding to the woefully limited characterization of Muslims on mainstream television shows. ... To watch Bodyguard’s six episodes is to suspend disbelief and submit to its surprises. It helps not to expect too much more than that.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Oct 23, 2018
    50
    Madden doesn’t do enough to distract us when Mercurio’s plot twists veer from reality or his characters refuse to act like rational humans. In Bodyguard, Mercurio’s breakneck story feels, at every moment, both carefully constructed and made up on the spot. ... It can also be a blast, if you’re all about the mystery and the forward momentum and your requirements for plausibility and psychological realism aren’t high.

Awards & Rankings

29
#29 Best TV Season of 2018
54
#54 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018
8
#8 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

User Reviews

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 153 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 153
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 153
  3. Negative: 16 out of 153
  1. portmanteau
    Oct 25, 2018
    2
    As a Brit, utterly confused by this show and its popularity. It's not a patch on Mercurio's Earlier work with Line Of Duty being uniformlyAs a Brit, utterly confused by this show and its popularity. It's not a patch on Mercurio's Earlier work with Line Of Duty being uniformly excellent. It goes from po-faced to farcical, with frustratingly stupid character arcs and daft situations. It's like Homeland season one, without any genuine drama.… Full Review »
  2. shoulderoforion
    Oct 24, 2018
    6
    This show should have been so much better, it started off really strong & interesting, but by the 3rd episode you start getting the feelingThis show should have been so much better, it started off really strong & interesting, but by the 3rd episode you start getting the feeling that the awesome buildup is kinda petering off, that the protagonists motivations start becoming muddled, and purposefully made difficult to determine, the narrative begins hanging on red herrings, and from there it breaks down into just another cop/terrorist/government procedural you've seen before. So much promise, squandered.… Full Review »
  3. jaimecorveno
    Nov 21, 2018
    3
    The final episode was the most ridiculous, which managed both to be highly far-fetched and nonsensical.
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