Bodyguard viewers struggled with the twists, turns, kompromats, Death Stars and dodgy e-fits of episode 5
There were also a lot of dashed hopes of a shocking return from the dead...
The penultimate episode of Bodyguard was an intense and plot-heavy affair – one that had many viewers re-thinking their theories, and struggling to keep up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM-hpdYvJbQ&t=1s
- BBC journalists are already bidding for cameos in Bodyguard series two
- Jed Mercurio would “absolutely” do Bodyguard series 2 – but there’s one big problem
- Bodyguard’s Jed Mercurio confirms death of THAT key character
Taking place two episodes after the sensational death of Keeley Hawes's Home Secretary Julia Montague, expectations were high for a surprise return.
https://twitter.com/janemerrick23/status/1041382435076931586
https://twitter.com/scouserachel/status/1041395081922707457
https://twitter.com/MMS_ethics/status/1041418668868071424
But then doubt started to creep in...
https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1041419262781546498
https://twitter.com/RichJLaverty/status/1041420364826464261
https://twitter.com/elliot_gonzalez/status/1041425857452154880
https://twitter.com/heidistephens/status/1041434556824469504
Meanwhile, people had artistic critiques of the e-fit of the mysterious Richard Longcross...
https://twitter.com/NJJohno/status/1041419055796826112
https://twitter.com/SophLouiseHall/status/1041421322973274112
And there was a lot of talk of the show's continuing use of 'kompromat', the Russian term for 'compromising materials' which has been made famous by the allegations that swirl around US president Donald Trump.
https://twitter.com/Sophia7470/status/1041424212613836805
https://twitter.com/JonesyFay/status/1041422557730234374
https://twitter.com/jessbrammar/status/1041422677901279235
https://twitter.com/TV_Mark2015/status/1041422772113747968
But mostly, viewers were simply enthralled, bored, or just confused. This was, after all, an episode mostly concerned with moving various pieces into place so they're ready for a thrilling finale – but that meant having to have paid serious attention to the show so far to understand what was going on.
https://twitter.com/xxLucylooxx/status/1041424882758610944
https://twitter.com/mmdotcox/status/1041421797730791425
https://twitter.com/AlanCarr/status/1041426139540008965
https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1041420761536323585
And the theories and confusion only intensified once the fired (and very suspicious) PR Advisor Chanel Dyson stepped back onto the scene...
https://twitter.com/STJ_95/status/1041429136722604037
https://twitter.com/Tweet_Dec/status/1041429731508477954
And then, to make things even more confusing, the whole thing landed on a reference Montague once made to the 'Death Star' – one that was heavily referenced in the 'Previously' trailer, but was still a tricky one to remember.
https://twitter.com/guestofseth/status/1041417369271382016
https://twitter.com/emkate__/status/1041432939375087618
https://twitter.com/scaredycait/status/1041428791296315392
Thankfully however, some viewers were paying attention:
https://twitter.com/dajerbal/status/1041431599760506880
Bodyguard concludes on BBC1 this Sunday (23rd September) at 9pm