The first half of Bodyguard is a really well told story. An intimate thriller about corruption in politics from the point of view of the home secretary's bodyguard. Some of the intrigue is played out without audible dialogue, as seen from the main characters eyes through glass windows as he's trying to figure out what's going on. This is where the show is at it's best, it's an original vantage point and the plot is exciting. There's also some gray area romance thrown in for good measure to make the whole thing feel like a Polanski movie. The quality drops once a major event occurs and the show completely drops the 'bodyguard premise'. The story devolves into a more formulaic police investigation with the main character chasing leads while ignoring his mental health. It's still a good show, but the run-up is much more suspenseful than the finale.