Lip Service, for me, was easily the best. Brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, brilliantly produced. A genuinely shocking twist in which the Easter eggs were laid out for all to (not) see.
Honestly this series of No. 9 well always be special to me, it was the first one I got to watch weekly as it aired and it sort of softened the blow to what was a pretty stressful and occasionally rough time for me, not my favourite season but definitely the most special.
That's exactly how I felt about series five (yes, I was late to the party), which was my first series watched live and also came around at a difficult time. Talking about each episode with other people every week who loved the show as much as I did helped keep me going when things were rough IRL. I'll always be grateful for that. Speaking of gratitude, thanks for your video on The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse - I rewatched the movie last year, and while it's still a very weird film, I think it deserves better. Always nice to hear a measured take, so thanks for that.
in discussions with friends and family who are also 9 fans, we all have widely varying from this season, which i think shows the strength of the series as it is capable of great variety and not afraid to try different things
Have you been to the Inside no 9 subreddit? They are all doing tier lists of the whole show. Not a single one is the same! One person had Last Night at the Proms as their only one in the bad tier while another had it among others in their Excellent tier.
I want to thank WeeLin for honouring How Do You Plead as your favourite episode so glad to be apart of this video and show...Overall I think the credit goes to both Steve and Reece there brilliant rapport allows such horrific and creative ideologies to bleed through the series...I have to also thank you for the award to most disturbing moment credits to Gulliem Morales his direction and visceral attention to detail is just masterly done in this series, this also coincided with the eerie atmosphere that Laurence Thripp and his team did during post production...To my co stars Reece Shearsmith, Derek Jacobi, Steve Pemberton and Aaron Niel all brought incredible performances it was amazing to see Derek's astute skills in play on set such a wonderful actor, Reece is so welcoming always working hard and inspiring as an actor. 🍊S (Carl Jackson)
My ranking is as follows (watched all 6 today for the first time) 1. Lip Service (best twist and fantastic performances) 2. Simon Says (great meta in this and another fantastic twist) 3. Wuthering Heist (the fourth wall breaks I always enjoy and liked that the good guy wins) 4. Hurry Up And Wait (creepy finish, not bad episode) 5. How Do You Plead? (unremarkable twist, too dull) 6. Last Night Of The Proms (just poor, possibly my least favourite episode ever)
"How Do You Plead" seemed like the least impactful episode for me at the time - will watch again and see if my perception changes - great video again, Scottish person
My awards for the other five series Best guest actor: Series One: Tim Key as Ian in Sardines Series Two: Sheridan Smith as Christine in The 12 Days of Christine Series Three: Fiona Shaw as Jean in Private View Series Four: Nicola Walker as Harriet in To Have and To Hold Series Five: Bobby Schofield as Patrick in Love's Great Adventure Series Six: Agree with you, Sian Clifford in Lip Service Best Killing: Series One: The ending of Sardines Series Two: Christine in The 12 Days of Christine Series Three: Nina in The Riddle of the Sphinx Series Four: The ending of Tempting Fate Series Five: Bill in Thinking Out Loud Series Six: Felix in Lip Service Most Disturbing Moment: Series One: The ending of The Harrowing Series Two: Chloe's phone call Series Three: The ending of The Riddle of the Sphinx Series Four: The twist in To Have and To Hold Series Five: All of Death Be Not Proud (but not in a good way, I hated that episode) Series Six: The final reveal of Hurry Up and Wait Best Steve Performance: Series One: A Quiet Night In Series Two: Cold Comfort Series Three: The Riddle of the Sphinx Series Four: To Have and To Hold Series Five: Love's Great Adventure Series Six: Lip Service Best Reece Performance: Series One: A Quiet Night In Series Two: Nana's Party Series Three: Diddle Diddle Dumpling Series Four: Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room Series Five: Death Be Not Proud Series Six: How Do You Plead?
Wow, there's plenty of thought gone in there! And I must say, I agree with many of your choices. I won't say which ones, just in case I end up making videos on the earlier series in the future!
Great video! I agreed with most of your picks. I haven’t settled on my favorite yet. I found Last Night of the Proms the most disturbing with the molestation and murder of Jesus. I was in tears at the end and it disturbed me for days.
When you put it like that, it's pretty damn disturbing! I think it had less of an impact on me, just because I was feeling more confusion than anything else.
@@WeeLin Oh me too! It was the least straightforward story they’ve done so far imo. #9 is often odd, dark, funny and sometimes savage, but never confusing like that one. I couldn’t quite grasp what they were going for. I think it hit me more on a gut level and maybe that was the point.
I'm really excited to see your takes on series 7 after I watch it myself. Its so fascinating to see how the anthology evolves yet still maintains tone and cohesion that can be traced back to series 1. Even though Steve and Reece always pretty much play to their natural archetypes, the innovation they bring to the table is so fresh these days. They're not afraid to mix bleak and campy, and every episode seals in this uneasy feeling with being cozy/claustrophobic, a perfect example being Stakeout. Most shows often forget the nuance, so its good to see the Number 9 guys will always work their magic. Anyways, happy viewing on the 20th!
Love all the different awards and concur with pretty much all of them! Especially appreciate the hare award - what you say about it being a symbol of how Steve and Reece and all involved in the show managed to make such a wonderful series under such difficult conditions and indeed how we have gotten through the last 18 months makes it quite moving. A wonderful overview of a great series
Thanks very much! Yes, this series would be one hell of an achievement in any ordinary time, so the fact they managed this during a pandemic is remarkable. Indeed, we've all been through a lot the past year and a half. Here's to you, masked hare statue!
@@WeeLin hi - thought you would be interested to know that Guillem Morales responsed to a comment on Instagram that the masked harw was Adam Tandy's idea !
Awesome video and great presentation. Here’s my ranking: 1. Simon Says 2. How Do You Plead 3. Wuthering Heist 4. Hurry Up And Wait 5. Last Night At The Proms 6. Lip Service As for other things I’ve watched, I’ve been watching a hell of a lot of the James Bond films, and plenty of other random films.
Thanks for sharing! You know, I don't think I've properly sat down to a Bond film in its entirety, but I'll happily watch some if one of the films is on the telly. As far as random films go, that 90s one I watched with the robot T-rex felt pretty random to me!
As a drama student I have major bias this season. 6. Hurry up and Wait 5. Last Night of the Proms 4. Simon Says 3. Lip Service 2. How do you Plead (this and Lip Service are so interchangeable. They are both so brilliant) 1. Wuthering Heist I love genre-subversion and the two number-9 lads blew it out of the water with their season pilot. I can't tell you how much I adore the 4th wall breaking and general idiocy on screen. Organised chaos is something very difficult to do well and they knocked it out of the park with it's absurdity and comedy.
After watching this, I went and binged the entirety of Hug the Sun in one sitting. I loved it. Great video, great recommendation, and praise be to Oxtos
Inside No 9 is definitely my favourite anthology series but another really good dark comedy anthology series is ‘Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories’. If you like the weirdness of TLoG and really twisted stories then Bedtime Stories is a great little series. There are only 15 episodes and most of them are only 10 minutes but it’s a good mix of horror and comedy. Amazing video too, just like usual!
Thanks so much for letting me know this exists! I was a fan of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show and I love their general weirdness (along with most things in the horror/comedy genre), so that's something I'm going to have to look at. Thanks again!
@@WeeLin I hope you enjoy it, it’s definitely more ‘Tim & Eric’ style weird, and some of the episodes aren’t as strong, but to fit a full story into 10 minutes and for it to work well makes the show really good. It’s also quite fun seeing them play quite dark characters after all their weirdness in Awesome Show.
I absolutely loved Lip Service as it provided so many unpredictable twists and turns, I would class it as my favourite of the series. Coming in at a close second is How Do you Plead due to it’s subtle but very well done elements of horror which I loved. I wasn’t that fond of Last Night of the Proms but it had some funny parts to be fair. Overall I think series 6 was so strong and I can’t wait to see what series 7 has in store for us! And this video came out just in time of me completing a collage of my favourite episodes on my wall, it has really brightened up the place! 😂 I have been watching a lot of telly recently and have fallen in love with ‘Spaced’ which has cameos from both Reece and Mark Gatiss, I binged it all in one sitting and love Edgar Wrights directive take 👍🏻
Some great insights into series 6 there, thanks for sharing! I also love Spaced. I found it especially comforting to watch at times where I've been out of work and ended up relying on freelance writing (or, in my own words, "going full Daisy") and to this day, I still channel that moment where Reece's character angrily goes "Oh, ah hadn't though of that!" every time I hear someone stating the obvious! I'm a big Edgar Wright fan too, and I love that you can see his style is already so strong with this early work. That No 9 collage sounds awesome - let us know if you ever put a picture of it on Twitter or anything. Always like seeing fellow No 9 fans getting creative!
@@WeeLin I also really identify with Daisy, she is a great character! Thanks so much for consistently posting IN9 and League videos, I went on a full binge of your channel during lockdown and I think the following you’ve gathered is one of the nicest communities I’ve seen! ❤️
@@edie7409 I feel incredibly lucky to have the following that I do. I think the IN9 fan community is a really nice, non-toxic place in general, so it probably stems from that. Steve and Reece even said in their podcast for "Simon Says" that it wasn't based on the No 9 fan community, which seems to attract very few Simons!
@@WeeLin I noticed that they said that in the podcast, which was a relief as I was concerned that there were some Simon-esque areas of the fandom that I didn’t know about! 😂 I think it’s so rare these days to find such a supportive and kind online community, everyone seems to offer their thoughts and theories in such a well thought out way and it has sort of restored my faith in the internet 🤣
@@WeeLin its available to pre-order on HMV etc on both Blu-Ray and DVD, out in October, if anyones interested. I didn't catch it at the cinema, so will see it then.
@@islascott5578 Very interested, thanks! Sadly, I didn't catch it at the cinema - I'm actually just back from my first cinema visit in over a year and a half and was gutted to see it had already gone. I'll be pre-ordering that Blu-Ray though.
@@WeeLin it only had a short run at the cinema - they showed it for about 2-3 weeks I think in late June, so not long at all really. I'd post the link to pre-order on HMV only I think YT take down comments with URLs. Did you enjoy the film you saw? I haven't been to the cinema in well over a year, maybe 2 or so.
Love your work as always! I’d love to watch a whole-show ranking video too if you ever felt inclined. Have you seen Ready or Not? It’s probably my favourite comedy horror that manages to be genuinely disturbing
A whole show ranking would be intense - I guess I'll see after the final series airs. Also, I LOVE Ready or Not! I've lost count of how many times I've watched it now. I might talk about it on the channel sometime, because it's one I like to recommend to people and I don't think it gets the recognition it deserves.
@@WeeLin I've never heard of "Ready or Not", but so far, your recommendations have been spot-on. I watched (and very much liked) Psychoville, after seeing your videos about it. I still haven't warmed up to "League of Gentlemen", but to be honest, I'm basing my impression on having seen an episode years ago and I haven't quite decided whether to give it a proper watch or not. From my memory of the episode, it seemed like very unsophisticated, juvenile humour, which is in sharp contrast to both "Inside No. 9" and "Psychoville". I don't mean to be insulting a show that I know you love, but that was my impression at the time.
@@cScottD That's okay - the League is a much older show and some of the humour is very much of its time. It was the weirdness of the characters, their arcs and the combination of comedy and horror that made it so unique, and it does build on itself quite a bit over time if you warm up to it. But I've always known it isn't to everyone's taste - nothing is, really. No need to feel bad if it didn't vibe with you.
Absolutely love your reviews & analysis. I wish you could do more of this for earlier seasons starting with season 1. like you did for 12 days of Christine.
Thanks! I am planning on (eventually!) covering some more episodes in depth like I did with 12 Days of Christine, Tom & Gerri etc, and I have a few in mind for that. I might also do so more comprehensive coverage of the earlier series if I get around to it.
When I first read the title for "How do you plead?" I instantly thought of the Judge character in the League Of Gentlemen's Legz Akimbo, when he shouts "How do you plead?!"
"All rise for his honour, Judge Society." And now in my head, I'm seeing Reece dressed as a judge on top of Steve dressed as a skeleton with the word "AIDS" on front of the costume while a group of school children look unimpressed. Sometimes I'd love to go back in time and see the look on people's faces at the Beeb when the League started turning in their scripts!
Honestly, any one of the top three would deserve to be number one. I think Lip Service has the highest overall rating, and I can see why because it's pretty much a perfect half hour of TV. So many great episodes this year!
Loved the video! Always happy to see one of your videos in my notifications! Even though I did love this series, I thought it was quite weak. However I really enjoyed 'How do you plead?' and think it is probably it my top episodes - I hope they do more fantastical, horror episodes in series 7.
Me too! We usually get one decent horror episode in each series, so I can't wait to see where they go next. Devil Steve might be a hard act to follow though!
Given what little I know about the difficulties of filming this series (due to COVID), and especially the fact that there was apparently a 1-year 'gap' while they were doing "Last Night at the Proms", I can't help but wonder if that's why that particular episode was so uneven. It honestly felt sort of unfinished to me, as if the ending was kind of tacked on. I don't know, but it's definitely at the bottom of my list for this series, and honestly, I think it's the bottom for the show in general, so far. I cannot think of an episode I liked less or even one that I disliked at all, but I disliked "Last Night at the Proms". It had a couple of promising ideas, but nothing really paid off and then that 'twist' (I guess?) was just underwhelming. To me anyway.
Excellent video as always! (Thanks for taking up my awards ceremony idea😉) very funny and good award choices. I’d give a special nom to Donna Preston for her performance in HUAW especially knowing it was one of her first big shows and that she’s such a big fan! While I’m an adamant last night of the proms fan I can understand how hard a choice you had to make with ranking this series. Can’t wait for more videos from you in future.
Thanks for the suggestion - it was a great idea for this video! Yes, I really should have mentioned Donna Preston, as her performance was one of my favourite parts of HUAW. Guess I'll just blame Adrian Dunbar for stealing the show again!
@@WeeLin Adrian and his hair being to the left or to the right? that was so specific - do actors really think about such things and assume it makes a difference to their appearances on different shows, i.e. which way their hair points or whatever? weird lol.
I finally finished watching Series 6 so I will now give my awards and ranking: Best ‘Nine’ - Simon Says Best soundtrack - How do you Plead Best guest actor - Derek Jacobi Best Kill - Both of the Simon Says ones Best Kiss - Scaramoosh and Mario doing the ‘fandango’ Most disturbing moment - The tangerine vision from How do you Plead Best hare - Simon Says Best hair - Steve in Simon Says Best Steve - Felix from Lip Service Best Reece - Urban from How do you Plead Character who got the worst deal - Webster from How do you Plead because he was literally sent to Hell Best doggo - Boris I guess 😂 Ranking: 6) Last Night of the Proms (6.5/10) - least favourite episode 5) Wuthering Heist (7/10) 4) Hurry up and Wait (8/10) 3) Lip Service (8/10) 2) How do you Plead (9/10) 1) Simon Says (10/10) Overall, Series 6 is probably my least favourite series but it’s not bad
Im so pleased you recommended Hug The Sun- just checked it out for myself for the first time following your suggestion and binged the entire short series in one sitting, fantastically well crafted and a must watch for any League fans. I would definitely second your recommendation of it if anyone is interested in checking it out!
Simon Says just edges top spot for me but I think that's because I can relate to it being a big Star Wars and Game of Thrones fan and having gone through some of those emotions and also seeing how passionate and extreme some fans can get
I think my favourite of this series was Lip Service. I so wanted it to be Hurry up and Wait but that WTAF ending didn’t wow me, I love truecrime but the ending was such a let down as a reveal, too cheesy. As for recommendations I’ve currently been enjoying the newest series of Fargo, Wellington Paranormal and a fair few true crime Netflix docs. But seeing this has reminded me I need to rewatch Darkplace as it’s been a while. I’d really watch any videos you posted reviewing…well anything really. Hopefully we won’t have to wait for new no9 for more content from you. 🤞🏻
love the video! my ranking would be: 1. simon says 2. how do you plead? 3. lip service 4. last night of the proms 5. hurry up and wait 6. wuthering heist very difficult to rank my top 3!!
I'm gonna sound pretty pedantic here, I don't mean anything by it, but technically Mephistopheles is a demon rather than the devil himself, most closely associated with the story of Faust. It's interesting because there are a lot of demons from folklore that are frequently associated with the devil but are actually demons, including Beelzebub, Baphomet, Asmodeus, Pazuzu (only really because of the Exorcist) sometimes even Lucifer is categorised as being separate from the Devil although I think generally speaking most scholars identify Lucifer and Satan as being the same thing.
Great video! I'm a long time fan of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith (and Mark Gatis in League), and I've really enjoyed your content! I'd recommend the british mini-series River for you if you haven't seen it, incredible performance by Nicola Walker as a main character with Stellan Skarsgård!
I love Alice Lowe - I really need to see Sightseers as well. She's just so damn talented - great writer, director and screen presence all rolled into one, not to mention how funny she is!
Do you think you’ll do another unpopular no 9 episodes and why you still like them? You could add the trial of Elizabeth gage and then unpopular episodes from seasons 5 and 6, although because of how good they are there’s not many.
Maybe - there's bound to be a few more in the next few series. I know Wuthering Heist was a bit divisive this time, but I adored it. I also think Elizabeth Gadge is a riot, and would probably have been better received if it hadn't run straight after 12 Days of Christine.
There have been some good episodes in this series, although, in my opinion, the best overall episodes featured in Series 3 & 4. I'm not sure whether my thought processes are becoming attuned to the dark side of the creators brains, but I've predicted several of the twists for the last two series; I think this has spoiled my enjoyment, albeit slightly. My ranking hasn't changed from a couple of weeks ago; I'm still one of the outsiders in my reckoning, but to each their own! 1) Hurry Up And Wait 2) Lip Service 3) How Do You Plead? 4) Last Night Of The Proms 5) Simon Says 6) Wuthering Heist (appreciated this more on a second viewing, but the humour, slapstick physicality & the multitide of meta references really wasn't for me.).
Since I’m guessing that it’s less time consuming to make the unscripted monologue based reviews that you’ve done for the last 2 seasons of Inside No. 9, have you thought about reviewing seasons 1 to 4 in the same way? I watch a lot of Doctor Who reviews by the whotuber Council Of Geeks, who you may have already heard of (they made reviews of the first 6 episodes of No. 9, before evidently losing interest in the show), and they did something very similar, initially reviewing new DW episodes from Season 8 onwards as they came out and then rewatching all the episodes from seasons 1-7 and talking about them one by one. Equally though, you did an excellent job of analysing The 12 Days Of Christine and Tom And Gerri, so if you’re more interested in making long form videos, I’d love to see some more in that vein.
I'm actually subscribed to Council of Geeks myself - they've done some great videos (although I'm miles behind on Doctor Who), and yes I did see their IN9 series 1 reviews. They actually had some interesting insights that never crossed my mind. The completionist part of my brain definitely wants to have a review for every episode of IN9 on my channel, all neatly divided into series playlists with a summary/awards for each one. I'm not sure if that's something other people would want, seeing as some of the reviews might be rehashing things I've already said in a deep dive analysis video, plus I'd be talking about old episodes I've watched over and over rather than giving my first impressions. I will keep it in mind though, and try to find a way to do it that isn't just content for content's sake. A few more episodes will be getting the deep dive treatment as well, whenever I get around to it.
I think I'd swap Lip Service and Simon Says around but other than that your rankings match my own. Not my favourite season as a whole but the top 3 episodes are top tier for the whole show; genuinely excellent.
I can see why a lot of people would swap those two, or have Lip Service in the top slot. It would certainly be well-deserved. But for me, Simon Says tapped into a lot of personal interest for me and I love how it all came together. As I say, these are my opinions, and everyone's bound to see it a little differently. Lip Service might well be the best quality episode, objectively speaking.
@@WeeLin Yeah everyone's going to see things a little bit differently. I loved Simon Says too but there's a few little nitpicks with the overall story that drag it down below Lip Service for me. Thanks for replying to me, I love your content!
yayy been yearning for in9 content since s6 ended and we're basically in drought lol,, besides the recommended nighty night ive recently got into the hilarious sitcom black books so im lovin those. also have yall seen the danish film the guilty? any in9 fans who hasn't seen that film defo should 😌 my ranking of s6: 6. hurry up and wait (mostly a whole lot of nothing which lead to a lacklustre reveal imo) 5. simon says (soz i just thought spencer's motivations were all over the place) 4. last night of the proms (i find insane immoral characters entertaining ok) 3. wuthering heist (just embrace the corny, a hilarious watch) 2. how do you plead (fundamentals were there but yea i thought it was way too complex to be contained in a half hour ep) 1. lip service (i was confused, laughing, shocked and disgusted. perfect)
Love your ranking - very well thought-out! I'm a huge fan of Black Books too - is the current heatwave reminding anyone else of the horrors of Dave's Syndrome? I haven't seen The Guilty, but I'll keep that in mind and hopefully check that out as well.
@@WeeLin oh yes it's so hot i could go on holiday in Spain perhaps to an island with golden sands called Saint Honoré i believe lol,,, also pls do see the guilty sometime you'll find it quite interesting and twisted im sure 😌
The Guilty is a great film. Its a bit reminiscent of Cold Comfort in that it focusses on a guy in a call centre, if I remember right? it was on TV recently I think...
@@islascott5578 emergency services and yeah it is reminiscent of cold comfort which happens to be my ultimate fav ep of the series so it makes sense i urge other fans to watch it as well lol
I could see a Chapter 9 episode being really amazing - perhaps we see the characters in the writer's head during a major edit? As a book geek, I want this to happen! I'd also love a video game as a setting, but I've never got the impression that the No 9 guys are into gaming. Guess we'll just have to settle for Charlie Brooker and Black Mirror for that.
For me worst to best of this season would be: Hurry up and Wait: Tough sit with a weak twist. Kind of wish they had gone route of a parody of ITV crime dramas instead Last Night of the Proms: Not sure what make of it. Lip Service/Simon's Says: Both Great, not a fan of the endings. How do you plead: A Horror story which gives the supernatural elements more time to breathe and allows the lead a chance to live. Wuthering Heist: Really funny, massive fan of Meta humour especially the more cynical approach of this episode.
Awesome - thanks for sharing your opinions! Wuthering Heist really killed it in the meta humour department, and I honestly might have ranked it higher in a different series.
Have you noticed that, when Mr Muller was looking at the shampoo bottle, the toilet is missing? Seriously. With only a funny screw in the wall in its place. Compare with Felix's first visit to the bathroom to make it clear. Very odd, but my guess is they had to remove the toilet to get certain shots and... forgot to replace it. PS. I don't think the skeleton hand was too fake-looking. The whole situation throws up a lot of questions that fester in your mind but I don't see that as a negative really. When the episode was nearing its end and Oona said, "There's no ending, nobody knows what happened to Baby Ryan" I thought they were going to leave it there, which would have been bold and anti-climatic... and possibly work in a real life versus TV fantasy sort of way. Anyway, babbling. Thanks for the videos! :)
I thought this season was great! The only one that i couldn’t get into was the ‘wuthering heist’ it was a bit too silly for me. I like the idea of it though.
It was an extremely silly episode, which was why I enjoyed it! Nice that you can appreciate the idea, even if the goofiness was a bit too much for you (and I can imagine it would be for a lot of people).
Another good video. I appreciate everyone likes different things but personally Fleabag didn't really appeal to me. I watched one episode and didn't really 'get' it but then some of the more popular shows just don't seem to appeal to me. I saw the new series of the Twilight Zone on Sky One a while back but it's not as good as Inside No9. I can't think of other similar shows I've seen recently, although I did notice the whole of 'Eerie Indiana' is available on DVD. I used to love that show as a kid of the 90s lol. I think, rankings wise, Lip Service is my favourite, followed by Simon Says. I need to re-watch Last Night of the Proms. I thought it was quite moving, the scene with the lady who 'found Jesus' comforting him. I used to be obsessed with angels when I was a teen though and relatives were involved with the church, so religion is somewhat meaningful to me.
Oh and btw, I forgot to add, I thought (/hoped) you'd give the award for best Reece character to Mueller, partly for the faux German (made a change from it being Steve doing German) but moreso for the fact his character adds such comedy to an otherwise sad (and shocking) episode.
That's a very good point - Mr Mueller gave us some much-needed levity, plus he also acted as a sort-of antagonist to the main characters (as he was really looking for a bust and would have chucked Iris out at the drop of a hat). Maybe I should give Last Night of the Proms another shot - I'm not anti-religious people, and I hope that's not how I come across, but I've probably read one too many Christ allegories to find those very interesting. I was raised Catholic and most of my family are still practising - I've no bitterness, as that way of life just wasn't for me, but I still have respect for them and their beliefs. I can also imagine them laughing if they saw these reviews and saying, "Of course, you would prefer the devil episode!"
@@WeeLin The thought of Mueller's reaction to Iris makes me laugh!. No, I don't think you come across as completely anti-religion. I'm not really religious as such but I've always been interested in other peoples faiths and curious about what may exist 'out there' etc. which I think is fascinating. I think if they had directly linked 'How Do You Plead?' to 'The Devil of Christmas' episode then (some?) people would criticise that for being too obvious and perhaps accused them of not having anything original to offer. Each 9 is distinct in its own way, perhaps slightly less so with 'Death Be Not Proud' but otherwise they are and I don't think they'd want to stray from that, without there being a really good reason. On the other hand, as said in 'Wuthering Heist', their on series 6, so you could also argue they should be allowed some slack... this series has taught me some new terms too, like 'meta' and 'fourth wall', so their informative as well as entertaining!.
Question for Brit Fans: Why do you call each individual year of a series "series" rather than SEASON of A series? As a Canadian accustomed to the more common 'Season of a Series.' I find this odd.
I might be able to help with that actually - this is a slight difference in the official naming conventions that comes from the broadcast industry itself. In the UK, the hierarchy goes Programme/Series/Episode/Production, while in the US and other regions (including Canada) it goes Series/Season/Episode/Production. So, slightly different (and more than a little confusing, especially if you've ever worked for a TV network station in the UK that also had the rights to international imports!) Here's another thing that might be interesting - a UK season/series is normally quite short, with six half hour episodes being standard for many productions. The US/Canadian standard (from what I've seen) is more like 24 episodes, which would equate to roughly a "season" of the year if broadcast weekly. Maybe British shows aren't quite long enough to be considered full seasons, who knows?
@@WeeLin interesting - thanks! I have been writing for TV since the 80s. Doing 24 episodes is always a slog! Shorter runs are soon going o be universal given the standard 8-10 episodes for streaming networks. The extended seasons in the US are a throwback to the syndication market, which Is where the shows really turn a profit. That generally required at least 100 episodes. That’s why these US comedy hits like Friend and Seinfeld or a license to print money. I wonder what’s to become of the syndication market as streaming evolves.
@@WeeLin The US have their TV season start in September and end in May usually. So 9 months which is like 3 seasons of the year ;) but that's the American way.
Ayyyy!!! Inside, I loved inside, watched it when we had a builder in the house so I was cowering in my room desperately trying to avoid social interaction with him and getting slightly embarrassed and having to turn the noise down during the sexting song, watched it alongside a rewatch of simon says on iplayer which is a great double bill as simon says is an in depth exploration of fans and consumers of content and inside is an exploration of creators of it so they kinda fit together, although no leftist sock in Simon says (which is arguably it's only flaw as an episode).
I can just picture Simon talking to a sock - maybe they'd do a podcast, or Socko could be one of the new characters for The Ninth Circle? I agree, those two works both have a lot to say about fandoms, creation and parasocial relationships, both from completely different angles and both without painting those relationships in black and white. Inside really got to me in places, plus I can't help breaking into the Instagram song at random intervals now.
Have you seen the series Moral Orel? If not you totally should. It’s an animated dark comedy about a kid growing up in a deeply religious town. The first two seasons are standard black comedy fair but the third season is some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever seen. I’m sure you’ll love it.
Oh wow, I don't think I've ever spoken to anyone else who watched Moral Orel! That was some seriously messed up shit - the first one I watched was the one where he ends up on crack, which is probably still my favourite. Series 3 was all kinds of grim too, maybe overly so, but still had some great moments. Yeah, I loved that show - not seen it in years though.
@@oliverhayhoe Oh yeah, they've put a lot of the Adult Swim shows on there, haven't they? I was rewatching Metalocalypse last week - another old favourite of mine.
I strongly agree with the winner for best doggo How do you plead was definitely the best episode out of this series, just above lip service and hurry up and wait
I’m not sure if you’ve ever explained this in another video but what is this talk of a “hare” in episodes? I’ve heard you mentioning it in a few of your videos but I’m not sure what it’s referring to? Love your videos btw ❤️
Thanks! The hare statue is a sort of No 9 Easter Egg - it's hidden somewhere in every single episode. Sometimes it's very tricky to spot, like how it briefly appears printed on a shampoo bottle in episode 3! It also features as a plot point in the series 4 episode "Tempting Fate".
To be fair, they were working under some difficult circumstances, and from what I gather it wasn't the series they initially had in mind. I still loved it, but I think series 3 still holds the crown as far as I'm concerned.
If one stands out in a series, that could equally mean that the series had one great episode and five terrible ones. When none stand out, it could be because they were all great. I'm not necessarily disagreeing that series six is the poorest but I think that the logic you've used to come to that conclusion is flawed.
Ooooh rankings! Here's mine:
1. Simon says
2. Lip service
3. Last Night of the Proms
4. How Do You Plead?
5. Hurry up and wait
6. Wuthering Heights
Lip Service, for me, was easily the best. Brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, brilliantly produced. A genuinely shocking twist in which the Easter eggs were laid out for all to (not) see.
It was a tough call for me - Lip Service was brilliant!
My ranking would be
1. Simon says
2. Lip service
3. How do you plead
4. Wuthering Heist
5. Hurry up and wait
6. Last night at the proms
That's not too far off mine. Don't know about you, but ranking the top three was especially tough for me!
For me also ranking top 3 was tough
But being a huge fan of GOT Simon says just feel too real and I have to give it number 1 spot.
Honestly this series of No. 9 well always be special to me, it was the first one I got to watch weekly as it aired and it sort of softened the blow to what was a pretty stressful and occasionally rough time for me, not my favourite season but definitely the most special.
That's exactly how I felt about series five (yes, I was late to the party), which was my first series watched live and also came around at a difficult time. Talking about each episode with other people every week who loved the show as much as I did helped keep me going when things were rough IRL. I'll always be grateful for that. Speaking of gratitude, thanks for your video on The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse - I rewatched the movie last year, and while it's still a very weird film, I think it deserves better. Always nice to hear a measured take, so thanks for that.
My favourites are
1. How do you plead
2. Last night of the proms
3. Simon says
4. Lip service
5. Hurry up and wait
6. Wuthering Heist.
in discussions with friends and family who are also 9 fans, we all have widely varying from this season, which i think shows the strength of the series as it is capable of great variety and not afraid to try different things
It's one of the few shows where it's actually fun and interesting to disagree. You don't often get that level of variety.
Have you been to the Inside no 9 subreddit? They are all doing tier lists of the whole show. Not a single one is the same! One person had Last Night at the Proms as their only one in the bad tier while another had it among others in their Excellent tier.
I want to thank WeeLin for honouring How Do You Plead as your favourite episode so glad to be apart of this video and show...Overall I think the credit goes to both Steve and Reece there brilliant rapport allows such horrific and creative ideologies to bleed through the series...I have to also thank you for the award to most disturbing moment credits to Gulliem Morales his direction and visceral attention to detail is just masterly done in this series, this also coincided with the eerie atmosphere that Laurence Thripp and his team did during post production...To my co stars Reece Shearsmith, Derek Jacobi, Steve Pemberton and Aaron Niel all brought incredible performances it was amazing to see Derek's astute skills in play on set such a wonderful actor, Reece is so welcoming always working hard and inspiring as an actor. 🍊S (Carl Jackson)
My ranking is as follows (watched all 6 today for the first time)
1. Lip Service (best twist and fantastic performances)
2. Simon Says (great meta in this and another fantastic twist)
3. Wuthering Heist (the fourth wall breaks I always enjoy and liked that the good guy wins)
4. Hurry Up And Wait (creepy finish, not bad episode)
5. How Do You Plead? (unremarkable twist, too dull)
6. Last Night Of The Proms (just poor, possibly my least favourite episode ever)
"How Do You Plead" seemed like the least impactful episode for me at the time - will watch again and see if my perception changes - great video again, Scottish person
Thanks! It's totally subjective and down to my own personal taste, I know. But yeah, maybe give it another watch.
Nice little tidbit about the Wuthering Heist kiss - Mario licking Scaramouche's nose was adlibbed.
Oh, wow! Mario really went for it, didn't he?
My awards for the other five series
Best guest actor:
Series One: Tim Key as Ian in Sardines
Series Two: Sheridan Smith as Christine in The 12 Days of Christine
Series Three: Fiona Shaw as Jean in Private View
Series Four: Nicola Walker as Harriet in To Have and To Hold
Series Five: Bobby Schofield as Patrick in Love's Great Adventure
Series Six: Agree with you, Sian Clifford in Lip Service
Best Killing:
Series One: The ending of Sardines
Series Two: Christine in The 12 Days of Christine
Series Three: Nina in The Riddle of the Sphinx
Series Four: The ending of Tempting Fate
Series Five: Bill in Thinking Out Loud
Series Six: Felix in Lip Service
Most Disturbing Moment:
Series One: The ending of The Harrowing
Series Two: Chloe's phone call
Series Three: The ending of The Riddle of the Sphinx
Series Four: The twist in To Have and To Hold
Series Five: All of Death Be Not Proud (but not in a good way, I hated that episode)
Series Six: The final reveal of Hurry Up and Wait
Best Steve Performance:
Series One: A Quiet Night In
Series Two: Cold Comfort
Series Three: The Riddle of the Sphinx
Series Four: To Have and To Hold
Series Five: Love's Great Adventure
Series Six: Lip Service
Best Reece Performance:
Series One: A Quiet Night In
Series Two: Nana's Party
Series Three: Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Series Four: Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room
Series Five: Death Be Not Proud
Series Six: How Do You Plead?
Wow, there's plenty of thought gone in there! And I must say, I agree with many of your choices. I won't say which ones, just in case I end up making videos on the earlier series in the future!
Great video! I agreed with most of your picks. I haven’t settled on my favorite yet. I found Last Night of the Proms the most disturbing with the molestation and murder of Jesus. I was in tears at the end and it disturbed me for days.
When you put it like that, it's pretty damn disturbing! I think it had less of an impact on me, just because I was feeling more confusion than anything else.
@@WeeLin Oh me too! It was the least straightforward story they’ve done so far imo. #9 is often odd, dark, funny and sometimes savage, but never confusing like that one. I couldn’t quite grasp what they were going for. I think it hit me more on a gut level and maybe that was the point.
How I laughed
I'm really excited to see your takes on series 7 after I watch it myself. Its so fascinating to see how the anthology evolves yet still maintains tone and cohesion that can be traced back to series 1. Even though Steve and Reece always pretty much play to their natural archetypes, the innovation they bring to the table is so fresh these days. They're not afraid to mix bleak and campy, and every episode seals in this uneasy feeling with being cozy/claustrophobic, a perfect example being Stakeout. Most shows often forget the nuance, so its good to see the Number 9 guys will always work their magic. Anyways, happy viewing on the 20th!
Love all the different awards and concur with pretty much all of them! Especially appreciate the hare award - what you say about it being a symbol of how Steve and Reece and all involved in the show managed to make such a wonderful series under such difficult conditions and indeed how we have gotten through the last 18 months makes it quite moving. A wonderful overview of a great series
Thanks very much! Yes, this series would be one hell of an achievement in any ordinary time, so the fact they managed this during a pandemic is remarkable. Indeed, we've all been through a lot the past year and a half. Here's to you, masked hare statue!
@@WeeLin hi - thought you would be interested to know that Guillem Morales responsed to a comment on Instagram that the masked harw was Adam Tandy's idea !
@@soulfoodie1 And a great idea it was - nice one, Adam!
Awesome video and great presentation. Here’s my ranking:
1. Simon Says
2. How Do You Plead
3. Wuthering Heist
4. Hurry Up And Wait
5. Last Night At The Proms
6. Lip Service
As for other things I’ve watched, I’ve been watching a hell of a lot of the James Bond films, and plenty of other random films.
Thanks for sharing! You know, I don't think I've properly sat down to a Bond film in its entirety, but I'll happily watch some if one of the films is on the telly. As far as random films go, that 90s one I watched with the robot T-rex felt pretty random to me!
Damn It's only been 8 Months and Series 7 has been announced. They turn these things out fast.
I've no idea how they keep up the pace (but I'm glad that they do!)
As a drama student I have major bias this season.
6. Hurry up and Wait
5. Last Night of the Proms
4. Simon Says
3. Lip Service
2. How do you Plead (this and Lip Service are so interchangeable. They are both so brilliant)
1. Wuthering Heist
I love genre-subversion and the two number-9 lads blew it out of the water with their season pilot. I can't tell you how much I adore the 4th wall breaking and general idiocy on screen. Organised chaos is something very difficult to do well and they knocked it out of the park with it's absurdity and comedy.
When it comes to being a fan of a show or movie franchise after watching Simon says my motto is
‘Don’t be a Simon, be a Gavin’
Agree! They should do a PIF/PSA on that to share around fandoms.
After watching this, I went and binged the entirety of Hug the Sun in one sitting. I loved it. Great video, great recommendation, and praise be to Oxtos
Glad you liked it - praise Oxtos!
Inside No 9 is definitely my favourite anthology series but another really good dark comedy anthology series is ‘Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories’. If you like the weirdness of TLoG and really twisted stories then Bedtime Stories is a great little series. There are only 15 episodes and most of them are only 10 minutes but it’s a good mix of horror and comedy. Amazing video too, just like usual!
Thanks so much for letting me know this exists! I was a fan of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show and I love their general weirdness (along with most things in the horror/comedy genre), so that's something I'm going to have to look at. Thanks again!
@@WeeLin I hope you enjoy it, it’s definitely more ‘Tim & Eric’ style weird, and some of the episodes aren’t as strong, but to fit a full story into 10 minutes and for it to work well makes the show really good. It’s also quite fun seeing them play quite dark characters after all their weirdness in Awesome Show.
Very creative summary of this season’s work. Bravo WeeLin !!
Aw, thanks! Glad you liked it - I might do this again for series 7 if it catches on.
I absolutely loved Lip Service as it provided so many unpredictable twists and turns, I would class it as my favourite of the series. Coming in at a close second is How Do you Plead due to it’s subtle but very well done elements of horror which I loved. I wasn’t that fond of Last Night of the Proms but it had some funny parts to be fair. Overall I think series 6 was so strong and I can’t wait to see what series 7 has in store for us! And this video came out just in time of me completing a collage of my favourite episodes on my wall, it has really brightened up the place! 😂 I have been watching a lot of telly recently and have fallen in love with ‘Spaced’ which has cameos from both Reece and Mark Gatiss, I binged it all in one sitting and love Edgar Wrights directive take 👍🏻
Some great insights into series 6 there, thanks for sharing! I also love Spaced. I found it especially comforting to watch at times where I've been out of work and ended up relying on freelance writing (or, in my own words, "going full Daisy") and to this day, I still channel that moment where Reece's character angrily goes "Oh, ah hadn't though of that!" every time I hear someone stating the obvious! I'm a big Edgar Wright fan too, and I love that you can see his style is already so strong with this early work. That No 9 collage sounds awesome - let us know if you ever put a picture of it on Twitter or anything. Always like seeing fellow No 9 fans getting creative!
@@WeeLin I also really identify with Daisy, she is a great character! Thanks so much for consistently posting IN9 and League videos, I went on a full binge of your channel during lockdown and I think the following you’ve gathered is one of the nicest communities I’ve seen! ❤️
@@edie7409 I feel incredibly lucky to have the following that I do. I think the IN9 fan community is a really nice, non-toxic place in general, so it probably stems from that. Steve and Reece even said in their podcast for "Simon Says" that it wasn't based on the No 9 fan community, which seems to attract very few Simons!
@@WeeLin I noticed that they said that in the podcast, which was a relief as I was concerned that there were some Simon-esque areas of the fandom that I didn’t know about! 😂 I think it’s so rare these days to find such a supportive and kind online community, everyone seems to offer their thoughts and theories in such a well thought out way and it has sort of restored my faith in the internet 🤣
Have you seen the new film "in the earth"? It's got Reece playing yet another psycho and he's great as always
Not yet, but I definitely will do! I hear it's very good, and I'll watch just about anything Reece is in.
He's fantastic in it!!! I highly recommend it.
@@WeeLin its available to pre-order on HMV etc on both Blu-Ray and DVD, out in October, if anyones interested. I didn't catch it at the cinema, so will see it then.
@@islascott5578 Very interested, thanks! Sadly, I didn't catch it at the cinema - I'm actually just back from my first cinema visit in over a year and a half and was gutted to see it had already gone. I'll be pre-ordering that Blu-Ray though.
@@WeeLin it only had a short run at the cinema - they showed it for about 2-3 weeks I think in late June, so not long at all really. I'd post the link to pre-order on HMV only I think YT take down comments with URLs. Did you enjoy the film you saw? I haven't been to the cinema in well over a year, maybe 2 or so.
Great video. I especially agree about Sian Clifford. She was phenomenal in that episode!
Love your work as always!
I’d love to watch a whole-show ranking video too if you ever felt inclined.
Have you seen Ready or Not? It’s probably my favourite comedy horror that manages to be genuinely disturbing
A whole show ranking would be intense - I guess I'll see after the final series airs. Also, I LOVE Ready or Not! I've lost count of how many times I've watched it now. I might talk about it on the channel sometime, because it's one I like to recommend to people and I don't think it gets the recognition it deserves.
Oh I really hope you do talk about it sometime! :) (So much to analyse!)
@@WeeLin I've never heard of "Ready or Not", but so far, your recommendations have been spot-on. I watched (and very much liked) Psychoville, after seeing your videos about it. I still haven't warmed up to "League of Gentlemen", but to be honest, I'm basing my impression on having seen an episode years ago and I haven't quite decided whether to give it a proper watch or not. From my memory of the episode, it seemed like very unsophisticated, juvenile humour, which is in sharp contrast to both "Inside No. 9" and "Psychoville". I don't mean to be insulting a show that I know you love, but that was my impression at the time.
@@cScottD That's okay - the League is a much older show and some of the humour is very much of its time. It was the weirdness of the characters, their arcs and the combination of comedy and horror that made it so unique, and it does build on itself quite a bit over time if you warm up to it. But I've always known it isn't to everyone's taste - nothing is, really. No need to feel bad if it didn't vibe with you.
Absolutely love your reviews & analysis. I wish you could do more of this for earlier seasons starting with season 1. like you did for 12 days of Christine.
Thanks! I am planning on (eventually!) covering some more episodes in depth like I did with 12 Days of Christine, Tom & Gerri etc, and I have a few in mind for that. I might also do so more comprehensive coverage of the earlier series if I get around to it.
i have been waiting for this one!
Awesome - hope it was worth it!
When I first read the title for "How do you plead?" I instantly thought of the Judge character in the League Of Gentlemen's Legz Akimbo, when he shouts "How do you plead?!"
"All rise for his honour, Judge Society." And now in my head, I'm seeing Reece dressed as a judge on top of Steve dressed as a skeleton with the word "AIDS" on front of the costume while a group of school children look unimpressed. Sometimes I'd love to go back in time and see the look on people's faces at the Beeb when the League started turning in their scripts!
Would love to see you do a video on garth marenghi's darkplace 💜
You won't believe what I've just been working on... watch this space!
@@WeeLin OMG I can’t wait I’ve just re-watched it all 😊
My ranking would be a little different, I loved all of them. My favourite would be Lip Service.
Honestly, any one of the top three would deserve to be number one. I think Lip Service has the highest overall rating, and I can see why because it's pretty much a perfect half hour of TV. So many great episodes this year!
I think my ranking would be
1. Lip Service
2. How Do You Plead?
3. Wuthering Heist
4. Simon Says
5. Hurry Up and Wait
6. Last Night at the Peoms
Loved the video! Always happy to see one of your videos in my notifications!
Even though I did love this series, I thought it was quite weak. However I really enjoyed 'How do you plead?' and think it is probably it my top episodes - I hope they do more fantastical, horror episodes in series 7.
Me too! We usually get one decent horror episode in each series, so I can't wait to see where they go next. Devil Steve might be a hard act to follow though!
Given what little I know about the difficulties of filming this series (due to COVID), and especially the fact that there was apparently a 1-year 'gap' while they were doing "Last Night at the Proms", I can't help but wonder if that's why that particular episode was so uneven. It honestly felt sort of unfinished to me, as if the ending was kind of tacked on. I don't know, but it's definitely at the bottom of my list for this series, and honestly, I think it's the bottom for the show in general, so far. I cannot think of an episode I liked less or even one that I disliked at all, but I disliked "Last Night at the Proms". It had a couple of promising ideas, but nothing really paid off and then that 'twist' (I guess?) was just underwhelming. To me anyway.
Thanks for this video, I appreciate walking back through these episodes.
Thanks - it's always the same with me when I finish a series. Right away, I'll want to see the whole thing over again from the start.
I’ve been waiting for this video for so long!
Thanks - sorry to keep you waiting!
My series ranking would be
1. Lip Service
2. How do you plead
3. Wuthering heist
4. Simon says
5. Last night at the proms
6. Hurry up and wait
Season 7 is coming…
20/04/2022
It is indeed! Looks like I'm going to be busy on here very soon.
Excellent video as always! (Thanks for taking up my awards ceremony idea😉) very funny and good award choices. I’d give a special nom to Donna Preston for her performance in HUAW especially knowing it was one of her first big shows and that she’s such a big fan! While I’m an adamant last night of the proms fan I can understand how hard a choice you had to make with ranking this series. Can’t wait for more videos from you in future.
Thanks for the suggestion - it was a great idea for this video! Yes, I really should have mentioned Donna Preston, as her performance was one of my favourite parts of HUAW. Guess I'll just blame Adrian Dunbar for stealing the show again!
@@WeeLin Adrian and his hair being to the left or to the right? that was so specific - do actors really think about such things and assume it makes a difference to their appearances on different shows, i.e. which way their hair points or whatever? weird lol.
should the 9th season of 9 have 9 episodes?
Absolutely - the more, the merrier!
Should be police related too 😉😂 (999)
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I finally finished watching Series 6 so I will now give my awards and ranking:
Best ‘Nine’ - Simon Says
Best soundtrack - How do you Plead
Best guest actor - Derek Jacobi
Best Kill - Both of the Simon Says ones
Best Kiss - Scaramoosh and Mario doing the ‘fandango’
Most disturbing moment - The tangerine vision from How do you Plead
Best hare - Simon Says
Best hair - Steve in Simon Says
Best Steve - Felix from Lip Service
Best Reece - Urban from How do you Plead
Character who got the worst deal - Webster from How do you Plead because he was literally sent to Hell
Best doggo - Boris I guess 😂
Ranking:
6) Last Night of the Proms (6.5/10) - least favourite episode
5) Wuthering Heist (7/10)
4) Hurry up and Wait (8/10)
3) Lip Service (8/10)
2) How do you Plead (9/10)
1) Simon Says (10/10)
Overall, Series 6 is probably my least favourite series but it’s not bad
Love your videos and input ❤️
Thanks so much - really means a lot to hear that
Looking forward too the season 7 videos :)
Thanks - looking forward to making them!
Im so pleased you recommended Hug The Sun- just checked it out for myself for the first time following your suggestion and binged the entire short series in one sitting, fantastically well crafted and a must watch for any League fans. I would definitely second your recommendation of it if anyone is interested in checking it out!
Simon Says just edges top spot for me but I think that's because I can relate to it being a big Star Wars and Game of Thrones fan and having gone through some of those emotions and also seeing how passionate and extreme some fans can get
I think my favourite of this series was Lip Service. I so wanted it to be Hurry up and Wait but that WTAF ending didn’t wow me, I love truecrime but the ending was such a let down as a reveal, too cheesy.
As for recommendations I’ve currently been enjoying the newest series of Fargo, Wellington Paranormal and a fair few true crime Netflix docs. But seeing this has reminded me I need to rewatch Darkplace as it’s been a while. I’d really watch any videos you posted reviewing…well anything really. Hopefully we won’t have to wait for new no9 for more content from you. 🤞🏻
Sian Clifford was so amazing in the role ❤️
She was incredible - loved her in Fleabag as well.
@@WeeLin me too!! Claire in Fleabag is so relatable (besides being super rich and successful). Her car breakdown is me once a week 😂😂
love the video! my ranking would be:
1. simon says
2. how do you plead?
3. lip service
4. last night of the proms
5. hurry up and wait
6. wuthering heist
very difficult to rank my top 3!!
I'm gonna sound pretty pedantic here, I don't mean anything by it, but technically Mephistopheles is a demon rather than the devil himself, most closely associated with the story of Faust. It's interesting because there are a lot of demons from folklore that are frequently associated with the devil but are actually demons, including Beelzebub, Baphomet, Asmodeus, Pazuzu (only really because of the Exorcist) sometimes even Lucifer is categorised as being separate from the Devil although I think generally speaking most scholars identify Lucifer and Satan as being the same thing.
Great video! I'm a long time fan of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith (and Mark Gatis in League), and I've really enjoyed your content!
I'd recommend the british mini-series River for you if you haven't seen it, incredible performance by Nicola Walker as a main character with Stellan Skarsgård!
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@@milligan8838 omg, I'm so excited!!
And wonderful you finally got to see Prevenge- such a great film and terrffic script and performance by Alice Lowe
I love Alice Lowe - I really need to see Sightseers as well. She's just so damn talented - great writer, director and screen presence all rolled into one, not to mention how funny she is!
@@WeeLin SightSeers is my favourite Ben Wheatley film - its sooo good! I highly recommend it :)
Can’t watch the whole video, but definitely later tonight !! It’s been too long !!
Yeah, sorry about that! Just life got in the way this time, that's all.
Do you think you’ll do another unpopular no 9 episodes and why you still like them? You could add the trial of Elizabeth gage and then unpopular episodes from seasons 5 and 6, although because of how good they are there’s not many.
Maybe - there's bound to be a few more in the next few series. I know Wuthering Heist was a bit divisive this time, but I adored it. I also think Elizabeth Gadge is a riot, and would probably have been better received if it hadn't run straight after 12 Days of Christine.
There have been some good episodes in this series, although, in my opinion, the best overall episodes featured in Series 3 & 4. I'm not sure whether my thought processes are becoming attuned to the dark side of the creators brains, but I've predicted several of the twists for the last two series; I think this has spoiled my enjoyment, albeit slightly.
My ranking hasn't changed from a couple of weeks ago; I'm still one of the outsiders in my reckoning, but to each their own!
1) Hurry Up And Wait
2) Lip Service
3) How Do You Plead?
4) Last Night Of The Proms
5) Simon Says
6) Wuthering Heist (appreciated this more on a second viewing, but the humour, slapstick physicality & the multitide of meta references really wasn't for me.).
I love this channel
Since I’m guessing that it’s less time consuming to make the unscripted monologue based reviews that you’ve done for the last 2 seasons of Inside No. 9, have you thought about reviewing seasons 1 to 4 in the same way?
I watch a lot of Doctor Who reviews by the whotuber Council Of Geeks, who you may have already heard of (they made reviews of the first 6 episodes of No. 9, before evidently losing interest in the show), and they did something very similar, initially reviewing new DW episodes from Season 8 onwards as they came out and then rewatching all the episodes from seasons 1-7 and talking about them one by one.
Equally though, you did an excellent job of analysing The 12 Days Of Christine and Tom And Gerri, so if you’re more interested in making long form videos, I’d love to see some more in that vein.
I'm actually subscribed to Council of Geeks myself - they've done some great videos (although I'm miles behind on Doctor Who), and yes I did see their IN9 series 1 reviews. They actually had some interesting insights that never crossed my mind.
The completionist part of my brain definitely wants to have a review for every episode of IN9 on my channel, all neatly divided into series playlists with a summary/awards for each one. I'm not sure if that's something other people would want, seeing as some of the reviews might be rehashing things I've already said in a deep dive analysis video, plus I'd be talking about old episodes I've watched over and over rather than giving my first impressions. I will keep it in mind though, and try to find a way to do it that isn't just content for content's sake. A few more episodes will be getting the deep dive treatment as well, whenever I get around to it.
I think I'd swap Lip Service and Simon Says around but other than that your rankings match my own. Not my favourite season as a whole but the top 3 episodes are top tier for the whole show; genuinely excellent.
I can see why a lot of people would swap those two, or have Lip Service in the top slot. It would certainly be well-deserved. But for me, Simon Says tapped into a lot of personal interest for me and I love how it all came together. As I say, these are my opinions, and everyone's bound to see it a little differently. Lip Service might well be the best quality episode, objectively speaking.
@@WeeLin Yeah everyone's going to see things a little bit differently. I loved Simon Says too but there's a few little nitpicks with the overall story that drag it down below Lip Service for me.
Thanks for replying to me, I love your content!
yayy been yearning for in9 content since s6 ended and we're basically in drought lol,, besides the recommended nighty night ive recently got into the hilarious sitcom black books so im lovin those. also have yall seen the danish film the guilty? any in9 fans who hasn't seen that film defo should 😌
my ranking of s6:
6. hurry up and wait (mostly a whole lot of nothing which lead to a lacklustre reveal imo)
5. simon says (soz i just thought spencer's motivations were all over the place)
4. last night of the proms (i find insane immoral characters entertaining ok)
3. wuthering heist (just embrace the corny, a hilarious watch)
2. how do you plead (fundamentals were there but yea i thought it was way too complex to be contained in a half hour ep)
1. lip service (i was confused, laughing, shocked and disgusted. perfect)
Love your ranking - very well thought-out! I'm a huge fan of Black Books too - is the current heatwave reminding anyone else of the horrors of Dave's Syndrome? I haven't seen The Guilty, but I'll keep that in mind and hopefully check that out as well.
@@WeeLin oh yes it's so hot i could go on holiday in Spain perhaps to an island with golden sands called Saint Honoré i believe lol,,, also pls do see the guilty sometime you'll find it quite interesting and twisted im sure 😌
The Guilty is a great film. Its a bit reminiscent of Cold Comfort in that it focusses on a guy in a call centre, if I remember right? it was on TV recently I think...
@@islascott5578 emergency services and yeah it is reminiscent of cold comfort which happens to be my ultimate fav ep of the series so it makes sense i urge other fans to watch it as well lol
@@milfsfilms Cold Comfort is my favourite episode of Inside No.9 in general too :)
Could you please review king Gary on your show?
I haven't seen it yet, but I shall add it to my list and give it a watch. Thanks for the suggestion!
I kind of need you to go back across all the other series with those 'bests' now...
I think a great 'no 9 setting' would be a level 9 on a video game, or chapter 9 of a book. Could b tricky. But I reon they could pull it off :)
I could see a Chapter 9 episode being really amazing - perhaps we see the characters in the writer's head during a major edit? As a book geek, I want this to happen! I'd also love a video game as a setting, but I've never got the impression that the No 9 guys are into gaming. Guess we'll just have to settle for Charlie Brooker and Black Mirror for that.
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Great video! :)
Thanks - glad you like it!
For me worst to best of this season would be:
Hurry up and Wait: Tough sit with a weak twist. Kind of wish they had gone route of a parody of ITV crime dramas instead
Last Night of the Proms: Not sure what make of it.
Lip Service/Simon's Says: Both Great, not a fan of the endings.
How do you plead: A Horror story which gives the supernatural elements more time to breathe and allows the lead a chance to live.
Wuthering Heist: Really funny, massive fan of Meta humour especially the more cynical approach of this episode.
Awesome - thanks for sharing your opinions! Wuthering Heist really killed it in the meta humour department, and I honestly might have ranked it higher in a different series.
I'm enjoying Hug The Sun, reminds me a bit of Children of The Mirror.
I've never heard of Children of the Mirror, but I'm going to have to look that up now, cheers!
Off the topic a tad, but have you seen ratched on Netflix? I would enjoy to hear your thought on it :)
I haven't, but I did love the character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, so I might take a look at that, thanks!
Have you noticed that, when Mr Muller was looking at the shampoo bottle, the toilet is missing? Seriously. With only a funny screw in the wall in its place. Compare with Felix's first visit to the bathroom to make it clear. Very odd, but my guess is they had to remove the toilet to get certain shots and... forgot to replace it.
PS. I don't think the skeleton hand was too fake-looking. The whole situation throws up a lot of questions that fester in your mind but I don't see that as a negative really. When the episode was nearing its end and Oona said, "There's no ending, nobody knows what happened to Baby Ryan" I thought they were going to leave it there, which would have been bold and anti-climatic... and possibly work in a real life versus TV fantasy sort of way. Anyway, babbling. Thanks for the videos! :)
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Simon Says was enjoyable but the plot was similar to that of Deathtrap. And the presence of Jacobi was the callback to The Devil ...
I thought this season was great! The only one that i couldn’t get into was the ‘wuthering heist’ it was a bit too silly for me.
I like the idea of it though.
It was an extremely silly episode, which was why I enjoyed it! Nice that you can appreciate the idea, even if the goofiness was a bit too much for you (and I can imagine it would be for a lot of people).
Can you do a review on fleabag
I'd love to do that at some point - any excuse for a rewatch!
I always thought reece would if made a fantastic littlefinger in game of thrones. After the Simon says episode I stand by my argument even more :)
I think Reece could've done better with the suffication scene, but agree its the best killing scene this season
Well, he did go a bit method (as in Steve got very close to actually smothering him), so I think that was well earned!
Another good video. I appreciate everyone likes different things but personally Fleabag didn't really appeal to me. I watched one episode and didn't really 'get' it but then some of the more popular shows just don't seem to appeal to me. I saw the new series of the Twilight Zone on Sky One a while back but it's not as good as Inside No9. I can't think of other similar shows I've seen recently, although I did notice the whole of 'Eerie Indiana' is available on DVD. I used to love that show as a kid of the 90s lol. I think, rankings wise, Lip Service is my favourite, followed by Simon Says. I need to re-watch Last Night of the Proms. I thought it was quite moving, the scene with the lady who 'found Jesus' comforting him. I used to be obsessed with angels when I was a teen though and relatives were involved with the church, so religion is somewhat meaningful to me.
Oh and btw, I forgot to add, I thought (/hoped) you'd give the award for best Reece character to Mueller, partly for the faux German (made a change from it being Steve doing German) but moreso for the fact his character adds such comedy to an otherwise sad (and shocking) episode.
That's a very good point - Mr Mueller gave us some much-needed levity, plus he also acted as a sort-of antagonist to the main characters (as he was really looking for a bust and would have chucked Iris out at the drop of a hat).
Maybe I should give Last Night of the Proms another shot - I'm not anti-religious people, and I hope that's not how I come across, but I've probably read one too many Christ allegories to find those very interesting. I was raised Catholic and most of my family are still practising - I've no bitterness, as that way of life just wasn't for me, but I still have respect for them and their beliefs. I can also imagine them laughing if they saw these reviews and saying, "Of course, you would prefer the devil episode!"
@@WeeLin The thought of Mueller's reaction to Iris makes me laugh!. No, I don't think you come across as completely anti-religion. I'm not really religious as such but I've always been interested in other peoples faiths and curious about what may exist 'out there' etc. which I think is fascinating. I think if they had directly linked 'How Do You Plead?' to 'The Devil of Christmas' episode then (some?) people would criticise that for being too obvious and perhaps accused them of not having anything original to offer. Each 9 is distinct in its own way, perhaps slightly less so with 'Death Be Not Proud' but otherwise they are and I don't think they'd want to stray from that, without there being a really good reason. On the other hand, as said in 'Wuthering Heist', their on series 6, so you could also argue they should be allowed some slack... this series has taught me some new terms too, like 'meta' and 'fourth wall', so their informative as well as entertaining!.
Question for Brit Fans: Why do you call each individual year of a series "series" rather than SEASON of A series? As a Canadian accustomed to the more common 'Season of a Series.' I find this odd.
I might be able to help with that actually - this is a slight difference in the official naming conventions that comes from the broadcast industry itself. In the UK, the hierarchy goes Programme/Series/Episode/Production, while in the US and other regions (including Canada) it goes Series/Season/Episode/Production. So, slightly different (and more than a little confusing, especially if you've ever worked for a TV network station in the UK that also had the rights to international imports!)
Here's another thing that might be interesting - a UK season/series is normally quite short, with six half hour episodes being standard for many productions. The US/Canadian standard (from what I've seen) is more like 24 episodes, which would equate to roughly a "season" of the year if broadcast weekly. Maybe British shows aren't quite long enough to be considered full seasons, who knows?
@@WeeLin interesting - thanks! I have been writing for TV since the 80s. Doing 24 episodes is always a slog! Shorter runs are soon going o be universal given the standard 8-10 episodes for streaming networks. The extended seasons in the US are a throwback to the syndication market, which Is where the shows really turn a profit. That generally required at least 100 episodes. That’s why these US comedy hits like Friend and Seinfeld or a license to print money. I wonder what’s to become of the syndication market as streaming evolves.
It's our language
@@WeeLin The US have their TV season start in September and end in May usually. So 9 months which is like 3 seasons of the year ;) but that's the American way.
You know you're going to have to make one of these for each of the other series' now, right?
“Overenthusiastic Jesus stabbing” more entertainment in that sentence that he was in the entire episode.
I'm not certain what the appropriate level of enthusiasm is when it comes to Jesus stabbing, but I call it like I see it.
Ayyyy!!! Inside, I loved inside, watched it when we had a builder in the house so I was cowering in my room desperately trying to avoid social interaction with him and getting slightly embarrassed and having to turn the noise down during the sexting song, watched it alongside a rewatch of simon says on iplayer which is a great double bill as simon says is an in depth exploration of fans and consumers of content and inside is an exploration of creators of it so they kinda fit together, although no leftist sock in Simon says (which is arguably it's only flaw as an episode).
I can just picture Simon talking to a sock - maybe they'd do a podcast, or Socko could be one of the new characters for The Ninth Circle? I agree, those two works both have a lot to say about fandoms, creation and parasocial relationships, both from completely different angles and both without painting those relationships in black and white. Inside really got to me in places, plus I can't help breaking into the Instagram song at random intervals now.
Mark Gatiss, Daniel Mays, Jessica Hynes and Daisy Haggard for Inside No. 9 2022....Official
Jason Isaacs and Diane Morgan
Amazing cast, right? I was so excited to read that line-up!
Have you seen the series Moral Orel? If not you totally should. It’s an animated dark comedy about a kid growing up in a deeply religious town. The first two seasons are standard black comedy fair but the third season is some of the bleakest shit I’ve ever seen. I’m sure you’ll love it.
Oh wow, I don't think I've ever spoken to anyone else who watched Moral Orel! That was some seriously messed up shit - the first one I watched was the one where he ends up on crack, which is probably still my favourite. Series 3 was all kinds of grim too, maybe overly so, but still had some great moments. Yeah, I loved that show - not seen it in years though.
@@WeeLin It’s all on All4 now, just binged it again for the first time in ages and I absolutely love it
@@oliverhayhoe Oh yeah, they've put a lot of the Adult Swim shows on there, haven't they? I was rewatching Metalocalypse last week - another old favourite of mine.
I love Moral Orel!
I strongly agree with the winner for best doggo
How do you plead was definitely the best episode out of this series, just above lip service and hurry up and wait
Anyone else already know of Tammy and the t-Rex from the TH-cam channel dead meat?
I've been meaning to watch some reviews of Tammy and the T-Rex since I watched it - see what other reviewers thought of the chaos!
I’m not sure if you’ve ever explained this in another video but what is this talk of a “hare” in episodes? I’ve heard you mentioning it in a few of your videos but I’m not sure what it’s referring to? Love your videos btw ❤️
Thanks! The hare statue is a sort of No 9 Easter Egg - it's hidden somewhere in every single episode. Sometimes it's very tricky to spot, like how it briefly appears printed on a shampoo bottle in episode 3! It also features as a plot point in the series 4 episode "Tempting Fate".
@@WeeLin oh I see! I’ll have to keep my eye out for it from now on! Thanks so much for replying ❤️
I'll break the tie for you...best Steve is in Lip Service.
i was pretty disappointed with this season, its not bad but to me the weakest of the show
To be fair, they were working under some difficult circumstances, and from what I gather it wasn't the series they initially had in mind. I still loved it, but I think series 3 still holds the crown as far as I'm concerned.
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Cheers!
Honestly I didn't really like any of them that much except Simon says.
I did like how do you plead but it felt unfinished.
yus, more Weelin
Thanks!
Really loved this series defo better than five, but wuthering heist was so shite
Series 6 was by far the poorest season so far as their was no definitive stand out episode like in previous series
I liked all of them
@@killerqueen277 that’s what I mean you liked them all and not one particular episode stood out this series
If one stands out in a series, that could equally mean that the series had one great episode and five terrible ones. When none stand out, it could be because they were all great. I'm not necessarily disagreeing that series six is the poorest but I think that the logic you've used to come to that conclusion is flawed.