Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

I didn't know what to expect with this show. I'm a huge fan of From on MGM+, so decided to give this show a try since it's from the same network. I was worried it was just going to be a cringe knock-off of Lost, but thankfully it's not. The production quality and sets could be better, the acting from the lead characters are good, but the secondary characters could use some better directing. I agree with the other review that there should be more Spanish in the show given where it takes place, and I agree with the other review that bringing in stereotypical politics randomly like that is unnecessary, but we'll see what they do with all the characters to fully judge that. I do find the pacing of the show (at least the first episode) kinda rushed as well. I love the mystery aspect of the show, it's sort of a whodunnit thriller, with there being 10 people who crashed, but there's only 9 are in the morgue. So, I'm guessing throughout the season we have to try to find out who the 10th actually is? Excited to see where this story goes.

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.

I had never heard of this series, nor seen any trailers for it. I didn't even read the synopsis, the name was intriguing enough to get me to watch the first episode and I'm glad I gave it a chance.

Can't really make critical judgements after just 1 episode, but it does a good enough job of making me want to watch the next one.

The camera work is good, beautiful vistas, and the actors all seem to give off the intended vibe for their respective characters, although the writers get a little too cliche with the "fat American couple". I mean c'mon, would that "type" really be visiting Guatemala? Unlikely. The tension between the survivors seems to be just enough to be believable without anyone going off the rails or doing something incredibly stupid (yet). You don't need unnecessary over-the-top drama to make something intriguing. A slow build up can be more satisfying.

I'm glad they don't give away too much of the story up front, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

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.

"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.