Spoilers

“Right Up the Wazoo”

“We Are One Another’s Ghost”

The fourth and fifth episodes of the new Netflix limited series, Bodies, are fantastic. This show has been doing a spectacular job of laying out this complex story through four timelines and multiple characters. I have found the plotting of this series to be tremendous work.

There are some heartbreaking surprises in these two episode, things that I did not see coming.

The timelines begin to bleed across as fingerprints from 1890 are matched in 2023. An older Shahara turns up in 2053 while investigating in 2023. We get an explanation on the importance of Elias and who he is connected to.

The death of Ester was tough to stomach and you could feel the pain that Charles was going through. Maybe the show should have given us a few more scenes with the two of them together to make their connection feel a little more realistic, but, in the end, I did feel for the loss of the girl and understood the suffering of Charles. I was so rooting for him to get his justice, but I had that sinking feeling that it wasn’t going to happen.

The time travel aspect of the show has started to come into focus and we are starting to see out antagonist in a clearer light. The conspiracy seems to be blankets over a lot of people over several timelines.

My guess is that the eventual wildcard involved here is Iris Maplewood from 2053. She seems to be with Mannix at this point, but one has to feel as if she is going to make the difference in the story.

Three more episodes to go. Things are going to be explosive soon.