To ask who is the hottest "king of new dramas " in the past two months, the one with the most votes is the British drama "Personal Bodyguard" produced by the BBC , which not only created the highest ratings in the UK in the past 10 years, but also a reputation. It has also risen all the way, and it has truly achieved "the same fragrance inside and outside the wall".
Among them, the taboo relationship between the male and female protagonists who crossed the edge of danger is full of tension, which also laid the foundation for the popularity of "Personal Bodyguard".
Although many people think that the ending of the second half of the season is slightly "medium", after the second brush , the author further confirmed that the story of this season is reasonable and complete- "the masterpiece" is not enough, but the "predictable excellent work" is definitely Affordable, especially the decisive design like "Quanyou", is even more amazing.
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Let's take a look at the first three episodes that are relatively more exciting.
The relationship between David Budd and Julia Montagu is the main highlight of the show. A police officer's bodyguard and a minister of the interior should have no more intersections, and this is the point of shock.
Said that they two get along day and night, and they have a secret love by coincidence? That seems to be the case.
The two were not happy on the first day: David felt that Julia made him unable to carry out his work well, and Julia felt that David was too stubborn and confessed to death... Until she learned that David was preventing the "10.1 bombing terrorist attack." "The police officer's attitude became gentle.
The next day, Julia was wet by PR Chanel before she appeared on the scene. When she was at a loss, David offered her shirt to relieve her.
Although it was only an emergency effort, Julia would inevitably look at this resilient bodyguard secretly, and an ambiguity was also quietly born during the change of clothes.
After the terrorist attack intended to target the elementary school, David was suspended and retained according to the regulations. Julia took advantage of the furious reinstatement to reinstate David, and at the same time used the relationship to help him solve the "difficulty" of his son Charlie's transfer.
Out of the mentality of "compensation" and "coupling", Julia has been very helpful this time, and David is also very affectionate, and the relationship between the two people is getting closer.
Soon after Julia was attacked, the driver Terry was killed, and the police did not arrive at the first time. The isolated and helpless David and Julia became the targets of snipers, two "isolated islands with the same fear". "Have to support each other.
To be precise, it was David who supported Julia. In a hurry, he held Julia's hand for the first time to stabilize his emotions . This was his only consolation at the moment.
After the crisis was lifted, Julia, who was still in shock, summoned David to increase her sense of security. She was overwhelmed by the tremendous pressure of political tumult and terrorist threats. She was still far from being able to digest and resolve the shock of death and life. At this moment, two People approached "accidentally"...
No matter whether it is a minister who is in politics, rarely meets opponents, or is a shrewd and powerful bodyguard, no one can stand the panic of life and death and long-term loneliness.
This is a pair of bitter and hungry people, and now they are full of adrenaline and dopamine that are nowhere to be placed. Dry wood is the best way to relieve stress.
This taboo relationship with a large age span is really not a simple "dog blood". On the contrary, it has been difficult to see such a combination of "calls" in recent years. Of course, the actor's charm is also related, but it is more due to the environmental atmosphere. In place, the audience naturally sees it high.
Do you think this is the main story of "indecent love"? Let's take a look at another version that takes place simultaneously.
As early as the beginning of the first episode, when David tried to persuade Nadia to give up the suicide attack, he exchanged his own experience for empathy .
You and I have been brainwashed. Allah, jihad, freedom, and democracy are all the same. We are all victims. David’s words are true. He is troubled by PTSD. He really resents the politicians who sent them to the battlefield in the Middle East. NS.
David has long been separated from his wife Vicki. The two children are the biggest bond to maintain their marriage. Even if David sends the children home without danger, Vicki is still reluctant to get close to him.
When he was rejected, David immediately apologized, and then left in a hurry...The long-term solitary life can be imagined.
Julia is a typical hardliner. She has supported British military operations overseas. She is the type of politician David hates most. David didn’t look good when she learned that he was going to protect her, and Julia wanted to promote The more stringent "Investigation Rights Act" and the statement that "there is no remorse for the past war", David is full of indifference and resentment .
For personal bodyguards, this look is extremely dangerous.
Originally, by the opportunity of Julia to return the shirt and invite herself to have a drink, David's relationship with the other party was pulled in. He had to ask Julia about his ruling philosophy, questioning and dissatisfaction faintly. Julie Ya immediately changed back to a professional and cold attitude: I don't need you to vote for it, do your job well.
This kind of hard-line attitude of insisting on one's own opinions/unrepentant is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire for David .
With this anger, David came to meet his old comrade-in-arms Andrew Apzd. In contrast, Andrew’s thinking is more extreme and dangerous. He regards David’s current work as a “betrayal”, and that’s where he is. In this context, David uttered the joke that he said when he was a soldier, "Shoot politicians when you have a chance ."
This is the first time David has clearly expressed his hatred and "killing intent" towards Julia.
During his suspension and the protection of his family, David came to Andrew to drink sullen wine again-in this case, he and the other party have the most common language-in Andrew's words, Julia is a selfish and selfish slut who does not care about the life and death of others. , David's dissatisfaction continued to grow.
Unlike before, this time his family was also threatened, and Andrew's words aggravated David's gloom.
Later, when Julia was attacked, the sniper David encountered on the roof was his old friend Andrew. Due to his duties and situation, he could not let the opponent escape privately, and Andrew did not intend to flee or catch him, staying behind. After a few words, he raised his gun and committed suicide.
Afterwards, David completely concealed the relationship between the two for "avoidance of suspicion" .
On the other hand, Anne Sampson, the head of the London Police Department and David’s immediate boss, was squeezed out by Julia, and more power was in the hands of the National Security Bureau. She asked David to monitor Julia and the Director of the National Security Bureau Stephen. Good to know the other party's plan- Annie's bargaining chip to impress David's illegal monitoring is that Julia "knowingly did not report" the terrorist attack on the elementary school.
In fact, David has always wondered why Julia knew that her child's school was nearly attacked so quickly, and several inquiries were unsuccessful. Anne's "revelation" made David's impression of Julia drop to a historical freezing point .
So, when the two stayed in the hotel and got together again , did David have a love for Julia, or did he have another plan? Of course it is more likely to have both.
David can be a docile little milk dog, or a sinister big hungry wolf, Julia can be a fierce mother, or a kitten in heat... The beginning of "Personal Bodyguard" is full of possibilities. Open story.
The third episode continues this quirky "fuzziness". David was not "disloyal" to Julia. He overheard that the National Security Bureau secretly provided Julia with a tablet.
In order to obtain as much information as possible, David just asked the other party "Richard Longclos"'s name.
However, on the other hand, David really couldn’t resist the temptation of a superb mature woman. Julia noticed that David had a bit of resentment towards herself. After returning to the house, she began to unscrupulously and nakedly seduce him, “changing status” and handing over the initiative. Guardian.
The lively scenes are mixed with desire, power, and debauchery, making the complex relationship between the two more viscous and inseparable.
Julia understood David’s "knot" and finally explained frankly why she knew about the school. She wanted David to understand herself and eliminate the hidden grudges: "I hope you are not by my side because of your duties. It’s because of the direction of the heart."
Regardless of whether Julia's words and deeds were words from the bottom of his heart or buying people's hearts, most of the doubts and dissatisfaction in David's heart should have gone away.
Despite this, the show still hugs the Pipa halfway, preventing the audience from seeing David inspecting the front of Tahir's suitcase... Then, when Tahir was about to go on stage to look for Julia, an explosion occurred.
Previously, on the one hand, David was "instructed" to monitor Julia, and on the other hand, he concealed information from his superiors Anne and Lorraine. What thoughts did he hold? Did David know about the bombing? How much does he know about the truth? These suspense has been retained until the finale is truly announced.
"Personal Bodyguard" skillfully manipulates and juggles the rhythm of the story, wandering among the thematic elements such as counter-terrorism, horror, politics, love, police and robbery, how to look at it, how to play...
This is like a propositional composition material with rich content and broad themes. The audience can "find their own angles and make their own headlines", as long as the words are reasonable, they can be made into an essay.
However, with Julia’s real death, the show also suffered a wave of "confidence crisis". Some people said that the quality of the last three episodes had fallen, and some people said it was unfinished... The reason is that I personally think that "Personal Bodyguard" mainly depends on The "three legs" are supported, one is the poor, suspicious and respectable David played by Richard Madden, and the other is Julia, played by Kelly Howe, who fully demonstrates the charm of mature women. One is the truth about the struggles and events of all parties hidden behind them.
Starting from the fourth episode, Julia’s leg "chicks" broke, and she will naturally be questioned about her "unstable standing".
But as long as you pay attention to the various clues in the play, you won’t think like that-the dark line under the water has been slowly unwinding, and finally tell you with facts that it is the strongest and most powerful one. The thigh, Julia and David, are just victims.
On the "official level" alone, there are four "disharmonious forces" , and Julia has offended them all: the London police who was marginalized by her, the National Security Bureau, which provided the Prime Minister's illicit materials but was used by her without authorization, frightened her. The unfavorable ex-husband Roger, the Minister of State for Counter-Terrorism Mike, and the British Prime Minister who was forced by her to go to the palace.
It seems that everyone has the motive to be unfavorable to Julia, and David travels through these true and false clues, and the series enters a deeper mystery.
"Personal Bodyguard" put a lot of smoke bombs in the process of solving the case, which made David and the audience "biased".
For example, Rob, who was suspected of committing a crime, was rejected by Julia and held a grudge. In addition, he was instructed by Mike and Roger to try to make Julia embarrassed by making mistakes in her speech. Behind the card is a political trap. Rather than seeking power and killing.
Another example is the prime suspect of the National Security Bureau, and Stephen "Franck los" has been sneaking obstruct the investigation, in fact, just scared they provide to Julia tablet exposure, to make ourselves into private rights abuse, delinquency passive position - cards What is hidden behind the face is the destruction material evidence, not the murder.
In this level of struggle, David is really an insignificant little person...
In fact, David committed suicide once after learning of Julia’s death, only to find that the bullets he shot personally had been replaced with blank bullets. This opened a new investigation while "live to death".
David slowly approached the truth amid constant corrections, and found a breakthrough in his comrade Andrew, whom he had always deliberately ignored: Luke Aikens, a senior figure in a criminal organization who provided him with a sniper rifle and assassination conditions.
The key person who discovered Luke was Julia’s former PR Chanel, who had left everyone’s sight earlier.
However, when David was calculating others, he was already calculated by others. He paid the price for his arrogance-it was too late when he learned that the other party had fired his gun, and it was probably related to the bombing. David After being stunned, he woke up with the familiar bomb vest on his body, and he could carry all the truth out in smoke at any time.
At the finale, the drama played a thrilling "bomb disposal game". It must be said that it was a cunning/smart idea: on the eve of the smoke gradually dissipating and the truth is about to become clear, use such a drama to pass to the end. It not only ensures sufficient sensory stimulation, but also can cleverly cover up the negative effects produced by several other branches. I really admire it.
David fled after the bomb disposal was successful, forcing Chanel to cooperate, and finally caught the perpetrator Luke and the police rape Lorraine. The "Investigation Rights Act" advocated by Julia is intended to counter terrorism, but the bill is aimed at criminals. It is also a threat, and this is their motivation for the killer.
David was almost killed Luke, because for Julia justice is the greatest force him to run around so far (this also proves that he does have the truth of Julia) ...... Fortunately, Chen Yuan redressed intellect than of the moment Refreshing impulse .
The rest is the final stage of explaining all the ins and outs. Lorraine admitted that he was Luke's insider, and named David to be Julia's bodyguard, because David was the best person to hold back .
But there is another suspicious point in the chain of "Lorraine Luke Andrew". Who leaked information about David's children's school? If it weren't for Lorraine and there were no other rapes in the police force, then who would it be?
The answer is David himself.
The last missing link in the mystery was made up by the "meat bomb" Nadia who was rescued by David in the first scene. Although her "good deed" of bombing the train was interrupted by David, she He deceived everyone through the disguise on the "personal design", and secretly cooperated with Luke, causing even greater damage.
At this point, all questions have been solved... But this story that has stirred up the city is far from over.
The tainted material on the Prime Minister in the tablet was still exposed. The Prime Minister was forced to resign, Stephen of the National Security Bureau was also insecure, and Mike, the acting Secretary of the Interior, was scorched... Only Annie, who was about to be emptied at first, became the biggest winner. As for who released the black material, Annie said, "Don't tell."
After the suspense, the story of the play still has an aftertaste, and the clues of the cause and effect in the play are traceable-therefore, "Personal Bodyguard" is by no means unfinished, at best, the ending can be said to be "smooth landing" (no way, The heroine's personal charm is too strong).
Julia died and David Gou survived. The screenwriter did not continue to abuse the male lead, but used the phrase "I am David, I need help" to help him start a new life.
In fact, "love with family" has always been the life-saving yardstick for hanging David's role not to collapse , especially after he attempted suicide, even Vicki couldn't recall David's anger for a while. It all depends on two things. It's a child that gradually made him feel human again.
The marriage life of David and Vicki is full of bitterness, but no matter how difficult it is, David always sticks to the bottom line of "safeguarding the family". After living and dying together, the relationship between the two is also clear and bright.
The starting point of "Personal Bodyguard" is very big, but the final point is very small. It is not satisfied with the fog of power and tricks. It cares more about the involuntary living people.
Therefore, friends who have already watched it may wish to have time to recollect it again, and those who have not watched it, please experience it. This is definitely a great drama that ranks top this year.
This article was first published in " Man Yu Zhi ", you can click on the original text to read the condensed version. Read the original
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