If you're anything like us, you've already binge watched Netflix's new sci-fi and crime drama, Bodies. So, here's a detailed explainer of the ending.
The series follows four detectives in different time periods who discover the exact same body, and begin to unravel a mystery spanning decades as they try to catch the killer.
Now, the ending left us with so many questions (seriously, did you see that?!) so Cosmopolitan UK chatted with series creator, Paul Tomalin, all about the final scene of Netflix's Bodies. Thank us later!
Before that, we need to explain exactly what happened at the end of the the series. So, buckle up and prepare for some major spoilers.
Netflix's Bodies ending explained
In the final episode, Iris Maplewood has managed to travel back to 1890 where she warns Alfred Hillinghead of Julius marrying Alfred's daughter, Polly, and his plan to kill hundreds of thousands of people.
So, on his way to prison, Alfred confronts Julian about marrying Polly, his bleak future and calls him by his real name, Elias Mannix. Alfred is still killed, but their conversation disturbs Elias and sparks a chain of events.
Elias and Polly still marry, but she grows to resent him when she learns of his involvement in her father's murder and they live an unhappy life together.
Then, when we come to 1940 and Charles Whiteman arrives to kill an elderly Elias, we learn that Elias has made a secret record which he asks Charles to hide, where he warns his younger self to not detonate the bomb.
Charles ends up dying when Polly and Elias' son, Hayden, and his fellow police officers shoot him at The Silk pub. But, before he is killed, he left the record in a frame in the pub, which the older version of Shahara finds when she travels back to 2023.
Then, Shahara goes to Elias' mum's Sarah's house, where the younger version of Shahara and Elias soon arrive. So, the older Shahara calls her younger self and plays the record she found to Elias, which causes him to rip up the number he was going to use to detonate the bomb.
Then, Sarah comes outside to embrace Elias, and the young and old versions of Shahara hug. With the bomb not going off, both Elias and the older version of Shahara disappear.
We then go all the way back to the day in the first episode, with Shahara going about her policing duties. We also flash back to see Whiteman and Hillinghead, too.
In the final scene, Shahara is in a taxi to her dad's birthday party where she speaks to the driver about her worries for the future, to which we see that her driver is, in fact, Iris Maplewood.
Then, in the London city skyline in the background, 'KYAL', which stands for 'Know You Are Loved', pops up on a building. So, what the hell does that mean?
"The characters were brought to an end," says series creator Paul Tomalin. "But that being said, if it's a ridiculous hit and people are storming Netflix [for more], we left that ellipsis just in case, with a very exciting idea that does justice to the set up and develops it further.'
He continued, "What we knew was it would be a disservice to our audience, if they were going to invest eight hours of their time, not to solve this," he continued.
So, the ending of Bodies was left intentionally open while tying together the storylines and giving audiences a satisfying close.
Um, can we get a second season for us to explore what happens next for Shahara and the rest of our detectives? Come on, Netflix!
Bodies is streaming on Netflix now.
Furvah Shah is Cosmopolitan UK’s junior entertainment and lifestyle writer. She covers everything from TV and films to music and books, plus lots of celebrity news. Furvah has previously written for , BBC, and and she is super passionate about highlighting diverse talent and projects, having interviewed the likes of Halle Bailey, India Amarteifio, Iman Vellani and more. She's been interviewed for Times Radio and BBC Asian Network, graduated with a First in BA Media and Communications from Goldsmiths University and is an NCTJ-qualified journalist. In her free time, you can find her at an arts or culture event, eating Middle Eastern or Asian food, searching for modest fashion inspiration on Pinterest, binge-watching a Netflix series or cuddling with her cat. You can follow Furvah on , , and .
