Bodkin Episode 1 Recap and Explained: Netflix presents a mystery investigation thriller show called ‘Bodkin’. The series is created by British director Jez Schacf. The plot revolves around three podcasters who travel to a small town, Bodkin in Ireland to make a podcast about the mysterious disappearance of multiple residents twenty-five years ago.
Episode 1 begins with a voiceover from Gilbert Power. He explains about Dove and his podcast in a few words. The next scene shows Dove walking into an apartment to meet someone named Krtek. She kept calling his name inside the apartment, but no one replied to her voice. Shockingly, she finds him hanging on the ceiling. Suddenly, she tries to escape from the apartment, but a masked man confronts her and asks about a Halloween party.
‘Bodkin’ Episode 1 Recap
She tells him the way to the party and leaves the place. Dove working as an investigation journalist on Editorial. Krtek is an secret informant who tried to leak information on a crime investigation, which is investigated by Dove. Her chief editor couldn’t manage the board members after hearing the death news, he assigned Dove to a new case, which happened in Ireland. A famous podcaster Gilbert Power will join with her for the investigation at Ireland. The next day, Dove meets Gilbert Power and researcher Emmy at the airport and greets them for the new journey.
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The three of them reached Ireland and Emmy arranged a taxi for their travel. The driver named Sean starts explaining everything about the place to them. On their journey, Sean asks Dove about her birthplace and she answers Dublin. Gilbert Power explains to Sean that they came there to make a podcast about the Samhain mystery. 25 years ago three random people went missing from Bodkin during the Samhain festival period. Now the town once again celebrating the Samhain festival, which makes it a good time for Gilbert Power to cover the podcast.
On the way to the homestay, they meet a few locals and they give some hints about the fairies of Bodkin. After reaching the homestay, Dove explores something off at the place, she meets a dog at the house, which is not owned by the house owner. The dog goes out through the window suddenly.
Later that day, the three of them go to the stones where the Samhain festival happened years ago. The people disappeared from the same place. Dove calls her chief to explain her complaints against Gilbert Power. Chief warns her that, if she rejects this assignment, she will lose her job at the company. Gilbert Power later took everyone to a pub to discuss about the podcast. At the pub, they try to mingle with the locals. Meanwhile, Dove slowly looks at everyone’s eyes and tries to find out the bad ones in the town. The identify an old man who’s dealing with some cash from local thugs.
Gilbert Power goes to the same person and gets drunk completely. Dove feels uninterested in the team and once again calls her chief. He once threatened Dove by telling her to quit the job if she didn’t move on with the new case. The next day morning, Gilbert Power wakes up in his bed pretty devasted from last night’s hangover. Emmy is having breakfast and she starts discussing about today’s plan with Gilbert Power.
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Dove looks at the map and finds herself an address to investigate the case, she leaves the house alone. Car driver Sean was absent and it made others worry. They called him multiple times but he never answered. Gilbert Power and Emmy start walking through the streets to gather information about the case. Everyone closes their doors when they meet them. No one wants to be part of the podcast. Gilbert Power meets a sergeant on the street, he takes them to his home. At the same time, Dove searches Sean’s apartment and see’s the aged man from the pub. Gilbert Power starts drinking again along with the Sergeant. Dove hides inside the house when the man searches for Sean.
The Ending
Later, Dove starts following him through the street. He goes to the top of a cliff and throws a bunch of flowers into the beach. He finds out that Dove has been following him for some time. He explains to her that, there are no serial killers or criminals in the place, everyone is living with good behaviour only. He also tells her his home address for more details. While returning to the homestay, a car starts following Dove and she runs for her life. At the end of the run, she gets hit by the car. 2 masked men threaten her to stop doing podcasts.
At the same time, Gilbert Power left the sergeant’s house and reached his home stay, he witnessed cops gathered at his place. Sean’s car got burned in a fire by anonymous people. Dove wakes up in the middle of the road and starts walking to the home. She once again witnesses the dog in the middle of the road.
The ‘Bodkin’ Episode 1 was very average and nothing discussed much about the story. The characters are underdeveloped and plot looks very decent. Let’s see how it goes in the next episodes.
Watch On – Netflix
