Bodyguard

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Season 1
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

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  1. jaimecorveno
    Nov 21, 2018
    3
    The final episode was the most ridiculous, which managed both to be highly far-fetched and nonsensical.
  2. 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 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.
  3. OlivierPiel
    Jan 13, 2019
    3
    Episode 1 and 2 are really well built. But then it goes downhill very fast. The plot becomes nonsensical as it tries to make us believe Secret Service and Police would consider each other enemies of the state, the lead character motivations and back stories are cliched at best or simply ludicrous (e.g. estranged from his wife, wallowing in self pity yet a steely James Bond figureEpisode 1 and 2 are really well built. But then it goes downhill very fast. The plot becomes nonsensical as it tries to make us believe Secret Service and Police would consider each other enemies of the state, the lead character motivations and back stories are cliched at best or simply ludicrous (e.g. estranged from his wife, wallowing in self pity yet a steely James Bond figure otherwise, etc...). Acting is wooden and stiff like a British upper lip. The pace becomes so slow after episode 2, you wish you were watching Homeland or 24 (much better shows in every regard).… Expand

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

Critic Reviews

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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
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Karen Han
    Oct 25, 2018
    80
    It boasts terrific performances, unpredictable twists, and a stack of fanfic-favorite tropes (if the series’ title has you thinking of Whitney Houston, you’re frankly on the right track) executed with polish and flair. Though the thread of tension crackling at the show’s center doesn’t quite make it all the way through to the end, the journey is still enough of a roller coaster to make it well worth the ride.
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Robert Rorke
    Oct 24, 2018
    75
    American viewers may not grasp all the subtleties of British government bureaucracy, but the cast of well-drawn characters--Anjli Mohindra is a standout as Nadia, the would-be suicide bomber--make Bodyguard compulsively watchable.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Hanh Nguyen
    Oct 24, 2018
    83
    Bodyguard remains a gripping and thoroughly entertaining adventure that’s emotionally deft, but that clumsy ending dims its overall excellence.
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