Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

Okay. So maybe I am just good at guessing twists in mysteries but I figured this out and knew who the killer was by the fourth or fifth episode. I was just waiting for the finale for it to unveil the way I guessed. It did lead to quite a letdown. I'm not sure if other people guessed what was going on but it took away from the enjoyment for me. There were so many plot holes and unrealistic situations that it became quite ludicrous. The acting was hit or miss, the script not that great. I liked that it was only 6 episodes as any more it would have dragged. I liked the mystery aspect of it but again the reveal was disappointing since I figured it out earlier on.

A small plane flying to Houston crashes in the remote jungle of Mexico. Passengers and crew number ten. There are nine survivors and then they are killed one by one. Eight days later, the bodies are recovered by the Mexican army to a secured location and closely watched by a couple. There are only nine bodies recovered. Someone is missing.

This starts with a manufactured premise trying to manufacture a murder mystery. There is a problem. I don't care about any of these people and don't care about the murders. Maybe this should be done without the opening premise. It's all rather fake and that goes for the set. I do like some of these actors, mainly David Ajala and Eric McCormack. I want the best for them. This is not it.

"Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue" hooks you with the title - sharp, ominous, impossible to ignore - and if you're the kind who leans into a mystery, it promises more than it delivers. The opening plane crash sets the tone, not in suspense, but in budget. It looks patched together, more green screen than grit. And once the survivors stagger into view, the illusion doesn't hold. The jungle feels like a stage. The stakes feel staged, too.

The characters aren't written - they're sketched. Loud types, hollow arcs, the kind you meet once and forget twice. And still, you hang in, maybe because of Peter Gadiot and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson - two actors who know how to hold a scene, even when the writing gives them nothing but clichés to chew on. They show up. The script doesn't.

By the time the story wraps up and slides toward its twisty, slightly unhinged finish, you're not gripped - but you're not checking out either. There's enough absurdity, enough sudden turns, that you don't need to pay close attention to stay mildly entertained.

It's a mess, but a watchable one. And sometimes, that's enough.

I'm just good at figuring out who it is most of the time, and this was no exception. I pay attention to the build of the killer, body type. There were enough surprises though that I didn't see coming for me to enjoy this series. However, there are some "there is no way they did that" moments that were so unrealistic and impossible. Definitely worth watching though. Despite the unrealistic events, the writers did a good job and making viewers change who they thought was the killer several times. I maintained who I thought it was throughout, except for a twist that even had me second guess myself.

Good old-fashioned TV-show for those who love murder mysteries. Good characters that make you guess who has done it all the time. It feels like an Agatha Christie mystery where the characters sometimes have an intense vibe that makes them more endearing. Great and easy entertainment if you don't try to read too deeply into it and find issues.

As a murder mysteries fan I enjoyed not only the plot and the characters but the oppressive beauty of the Mexican jungle which makes the situation even more challenging. I am looking forward to the last episode and finally finding out what has really happened to them.