Season 1
Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the series 3/5 stars and wrote "The series from the very beginning leaves one with discomfort – not just about the situation, but also the way the story moves forward." She praised Ditipriya Roy's performance as Shinjini and Chandreyee Ghosh's performance as Shinjini's lawyer but criticised the lack of a solid backstory for most of the characters, the excessive backstory for Raka, lack of strong dialogues and the weak screenplay. [17] Vedant Karia of My Kolkata reviewed the series and highlighted "With eight episodes of sleek production, great performances and tight writing, Bodhon is definitely worth a watch." [18]
Agnivo Niyogi of The Telegraph reviewed the series and opined "The girl’s scarred face after the assault, her mother’s pain, discomfort and shame, and Raka’s stubbornness to carry on with the fight produce a fertile ground for the director to strike gold. But Roy falls back on stereotypes to tell the story." He praised Sandipta Sen and Chandreyee Ghosh's performances but bemoaned the melodramatic screenplay, episodes ending in cliffhanger, the non-impactful twist, weak dialogues, Ditipriya's not-so-well acting and the hastily etched characters. [19]
Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the series 2.5/5 stars and noted "Bodhon chooses a sensitive issue of rape, the post-rape socio-legal battle of the woman, the insensitivity across society, and post-traumatic stress disorder of the protagonist. But finally, it fails to present a wholesome drama because of its careless making." She praised Ditipriya's acting and the courtroom drama but criticised the one dimensional build-up of the characters, the cliched and dull character portrayals, the over simplified narration, the not intensifying crises and the shoddy dialogues. [20]
Archi Sengupta of Leisure Byte rated the series 2.5/5 stars and opined "Bodhon is a weirdly unfinished and rushed series that is a bit too similar to Sampurna is different ways. It doesn’t do anything new and repeats the same points that we have previously witnessed in other forms of media, just without a satisfying conclusion." She applauded the series for bringing up the issue of rape and its subsequent victim blaming in the society, Chandreyee and Sampurna and Ditipriya's performances but bemoaned Raka's character sketch, the comically bad painting of the rapists, the rushed flow in the story and the cliffhanger at the end. [21]
Biswadip Dey of Sangbad Pratidin reviewed the series and wrote "Bodhon progresses as a mega serial. If the goal is to complete and serve a project quickly, this is bound to happen. It doesn't touch the audience either in the story or in the acting department. Initially, the suspense was starting to get in, but as the story progresses, it becomes evident that it will follow the stereotypical path." He praised Sandipta Sen and Chandreyee Ghosh's performances but criticised multiple aspects including the absence of a twist towards the end, hurriedly written characters, weak storyline, the illogical death, Ditipriya Roy's weak portrayal of a rape victim and the negligible rape case coverage by media, as portrayed in the series. [22]
Season 2
Poorna Banerjee of The Times of India rated the series 3.5/5 and highlighted "Bodhon 2 grips one from the very beginning and keeps them involved, through all the doom and gloom, to the very end. The best part is, it can be watched independently, even if one hasn’t seen the first season, as it stands on its own." She praised Sandipta's performance, her exchange with Indrasish, Indrasish's ruthless portrayal of the villain, the music and background score, and the well shot chase sequences but bemoaned Sandipta's weak rapport with her husband and the lack of space for comedy. [23]
Shamayita Chakraborty of OTTplay rated the series 3/5 stars and worded it "Bodhon 2 is definitely a step up from the first season. While it is a cliched social drama that deals with the problems simplistically, the tight script, beautiful location, and Indrasish keep us hooked." She praised the grim and convincing storyline, interesting character sketches, focus on multiple issues, better storytelling than the first season, performance of the new cast in the second season and the picturesque locations but bemoaned the over-the-top dramatisation, the weak chemistry between Riju and Raka and the simplistic approach to address the concerns. [24]
