In episode 3 of Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, we see the defeat, from a fan’s eyes, of Rapido. His opponent, the Governor, says Adiós. A moment that Carlos, aka; Rapido, re-lives constantly. He watches the footing of the fight on his mobile phone till the battery runs dry.
the cast
Peter Gadiot is Carlos. He is Rapido.
Eric McCormack is Kevin, the former doctor.
Ángel López-Silva is Capitan Gabriel Vega.
Sebastián Capitán Viveros is Subteniente Ignacio López.
Jan Le is Amy Maclean.
Adam Long is Dan Maclean.
Siobhán McSweeney is Lisa Davies.
David Ajala is Zack Ellis.
Lydia Wilson is Sonja.
Day Four
We learn a lot about our little band of survivors in this episode. Lisa misses Travis, a lot. She still distrusts everyone left in the group. *It is interesting to note that whoever cast this show loves their American “trailer trash” folks to be quite heavily built and prone to be MAGA supporters.*
Lisa sews the seeds of distrust into Amy, who already has a few screws short of a full complement. The heiress has mental issues of her own. The lone figure she sees in the jungle is apparently imaginary.
Amy is the wild card here. She is a delusional mess. Amy takes a lot of medication, it is never mentioned apart from this episode, and she may be running low.
Carlos, Dr Jack and Sonja are going up the mountain top to place the emergency beacon. Sonja realises that, on this short journey, that Carlos is the one who has been stealing food.
On their trip, the beacon is almost lost. Teamwork, however, saves the day and the beacon. The trio become closer after this life or death experience amongst their small group.
Meanwhile back at the camp
Lisa points a gun at Zack after killing a coatimundi for dinner. She tells Zack that Amy believes they are not alone.
Amy braces Dan about his past and who he really is. As one can imagine, this does not go down well. Dan grabs his new wife so hard he hurts her during their exchange. Later Amy learns the truth about Dan and her worst fears are realized.
This discovery, by the lizard, provides a vital piece of the puzzle and explains why nine bodies lay dead in a Mexican morgue.
Getting together
The beacon group return to find that Dan has been at the bourbon. Also, Carlos; aka Rapido, is missing. He has been taken out a’la the Governor but with a knife. The remaining group search for Carlos while Zack and Sonja search for the reale cargo on the plane. Later, a lizard stumbles upon what the couple were looking for.
The two decide the beacon needs checking. Sonja and Dr Kevin go back to the mountain. Taking a break, they spy buzzards in distance. Kevin warns Sonja not to trust Zack.
Amy’s personal demons call to her. Taking a sharpened stick from the fire she walks into the jungle.
Rapido
As the name implies, Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is speeding up. It has to. There are five more episodes remaining. We have yet to see how everyone becomes a victim laying on slabs in a mortuary.
The Verdict
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is sitting solid on a 5 star ranking. It is interesting, poignant, and still full of possibility. We may think we know the outcome of this series. Sure, there will be nine bodies in a morgue.
But whose?
The series is streaming on MGM and MGM+ with new episodes each Sunday.
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