Inside No 9......
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purenarcotic
Conveniently Pocket Sized
I love Inside No 9 but I think this series has been the weakest overall. I’m still really enjoying it but it feels a little bit tired. I can’t think of episodes I would go back to again and again in the way I have done with other series.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I think that’s what I would expect, tbh.
I think they were going for a tonal misdirection. Hinting at a more comedy (rom com?) direction that it seemed to be going in. I actually thought Sheersmith brightened it up a bit. I liked the Hurry Up and Wait episode as well depsite it's flaws for similar reasons. Over egged characters.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Definitely. I found some of the Proms info surprisingly interesting and the Abigails Party aspects were sufficiently cringe inducing. But the main story and twist were weak.
The podcasts interesting. The episode was filmed before and during lockdown, with a ten month gap between the two. Some of the books are in a different order and Sarah Parish says her bum got bigger.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Just watched How Do You Plead and I loved it! Maybe I've lost any critical sense - I don't know. I love what they do and Derek Jacobi was marvellous. I thought it was great.
T & P
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I’ll be interested to know what you think of the final episode. I think it’s shaping up to be a Marmite episode even among fans of the series.
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Whilst not the greatest, I still liked it. It had a sweetness about it and a few good jokes.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
T & P
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The last two or three seasons have produced some good episodes, but I keep fearing it is becoming a case of diminishing returns with every passing season.
A bit unfair in a way, as they’re still original, thought-provoking and well written unique tales-something 98% of all recurring TV series could only dream of. But not as brilliant as the early stuff.
A bit unfair in a way, as they’re still original, thought-provoking and well written unique tales-something 98% of all recurring TV series could only dream of. But not as brilliant as the early stuff.
T & P
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No, this is a completely different beast. Basically a kind-of Black Mirror anthology series, but the episodes are shorter and most tend to have a good dose of dark humour built in- even though the themes are often dark.
Each season has six episodes and some of them are markedly better than others, but even the worst ones are perfectly watchable, and for the most part range from pretty good to actually bloody brilliant.
Do a search online for the best episodes and start with those if in doubt. As they’re unrelated individual stories it doesn’t matter what order you watch them. You won’t regret it. I can think of at least 6-8 that are really, really fucking good and a must-watch.
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
Yeah - I plan to do this at some stage.
One of my favourites is "The 12 Days of Christine" from series two.
Very sad and it still gets to me every time
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I've watched them all multiple times and still love them.
What I meant with that comment was that once you know the twist, at least a part of the initial magic is lost forever.
