Whoa!! What the hell did I just watched???!!
There are quite a few series/ movies which make you ask such questions as their story and/or execution is so much dumbfounding. Bodies is one series which lefts you with more questions than answers. It’s a screen adaptation of DC Vertigo graphic novel of the same name, brought to the screen by Netflix. As expected, the production quality is top notch and they have managed to recreate the different timelines with realistic details.
Three bodies are discovered by three police personnel across timelines separated by decades in the same street of London. Detective Sergeant Shahara Hasan discovers an unknown body in 2023, Detective Sergeant Charles Whiteman discovers an identical body in 1941 while Detective Inspector Alfred Hillinghead has already found and investigated an identical body in 1890. Three bodies of the same man being investigated by three police officers- is this really happening? And how is this possible?
To get answers to these questions, the viewers are taken forward in time to London circa 2053. Surprisingly, it looks more digitized than robotic but still sleek and smooth on the surface while hiding secrets underneath it. Detective Constable Iris Maplewood comes face to face that secret underground world when she finds the identical body in the same spot and somehow manages to track down the hereto unknown John Doe.
Thus, the plot starts to unravel and event start to override each other with eerie coincidences. Eventually it becomes clear that Commander Elias Mannix is the central figure in these events ranging across two centuries and several decades. It’s wonderful to see how all of these seemingly distant elements come together to tie up a near-perfect climax.
Having said that, the last two episodes or rather 1.5 episodes feel quite hurried. It seems that we are hurtling towards the end as the story has to tie up all the loose ends to make a smooth landing in the finale. Then again, there is an open ending that keeps the viewers guessing whether there will be second season of this time-traveling saga.
Still, I would recommend this series especially if you are a fan of sci-fi thrillers like Dark or waiting for the final season of Stranger Thing. In that case, this mini-series can be a perfect pick for the weekend binge watching party. The eight episodes run out like a clockwork and wrap up the story in perfect timings (or so you think).