Inside No. 9 | Series 7 (2022) HONEST REVIEW 

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For me Wise Owl was by far my favourite of the series, the mixing of the animated sections into the story were so creepy and brilliant, exactly what I wanted going into the episode. The ending was really powerful and cathartic, I even found myself getting emotional. It might be my favourite no 9

Agree this has probably been the darkest series of the show (even series 3 had Empty Orchestra) but what an amazing series. My favourite was definitely 'A Random Act of Kindness' (just a note Reece's character was not a rival scientist but Zach's partner in developing time travel who he betrayed in order to go back and save his mother). Such a haunting episode for the reasons you give . I did love 'Merrily merrily as a league of Gentlemen reunion and knowing that the three gents have been close friends for over 30 years since uni made the themes hit even harder for me personally .

I remember in the Inside no 9 podcast with Steve and Reece they said how initially Mr. Curtis was supposed to be Tom from Tom & Gerri which I think is a really cool idea that after his breakdown in the episode he changed his name and started working in a primary school thats would have been awesome

With wise owl, I love the almost childlike innocence of the cartoon aspect. Really adds to the feel of Ronnie not growing up and being stuck in a phase of his life

I am pretty sure that in Kid/Nap she wasn't having two affairs simultaneously but rather just convinced Daniel Mays' character to split the money when he was about to cut her ears off. At the end they drive off and she alludes to the idea that they're flying somewhere remote, but as mentioned earlier Daniel Mays' character doesn't have a passport, so she probably wasn't expecting to actually leave with him.

Admittedly I wasn’t the biggest fan of Mr King. It wasn’t a fault of the episode but I just hate the Wicker Man story as I hate cults and rituals and sacrifices etc Nine Lives Kat was also kinda mixed However, I loved the other four episodes. Merrily Merrily was one of my favourite character studies and Kid/Nap was a ton of fun and had a great presentation with the split screen. A Random Act of Kindness was engaging throughout with a twist which I didn’t think would work but it was pulled off incredibly well The best episode by far though is Wise Owl. It was horrifically dark but so well done and I loved the hopeful note it ended on. The animation was incredible and the episode had one of Reece’s best performances Overall, Series 7 was fantastic for me

For what I think happened in Kid/Nap is that The Wife actually manage to convince Daniel May’s character to work with her and there was a time jump between when he’s about to cut her ear and the police getting the recording of her scream.

My ranking ✨ 1) wise owl 2) kid/nap 3) a random act of kindness 4) mr king 5) merrily merrily 6) nine lives kat

My favourite series since series 4. Loved every single episode, first time in no.9 history a season has kept getting better

Wise owls ending with the animation of Ronnie growing with the music in the background hit me hard

My series rankings: 1. Wise Owl 2. Random Act of Kindness 3. Kid/Nap 4. Mr. King 5. Nine Lives Kat 6. Merrily Merrily I do think I need to rewatch Merrily Merrily, at first I really didn't like Nine Lives Kat at all, but on a second watch knowing what happened it really aided my viewing expierence, so I feel the same will happen with the first episode. And I do agree that Wise Owl will go down as an all time classic, along with Random Acts of Kindness. Arguably the best end of the series, with two amazing back to back episodes(Series 5 rivals this though).

I’m gonna be putting my own video of this series up later, so won’t go too in depth here, but overall, I adored this series, my 2nd favourite only behind Series 3. And even if you like or dislike this series, you can’t deny how experimental this series was. Here’s my ranking: 1. Wise Owl 10/10 2. Kid/Nap 10/10 3. A Random Act Of Kindness 10/10 4. Merrily Merrily 9/10 5. Mr King 8/10 6. Nine Lives Kat 6.5/10

nine lives Kat and wise owl are my two favourite episodes

I thought series 7 was a mixed bag - like all previous series! I didn't care for Kid/nap and Nine Lives Kat is pretty much the only episode they've done that I actively dislike. But I thought the other four episodes were some of the best they've done and Wise Owl in particular was absolutely fantastic - not just bleakest Possum influenced horror combined laugh out loud black humour but also an uplifting ending and IMO a real tear jerker.

1. Wise owl 2. Nine lives Kat 3. Mr King 4. A random act of kindness 5. Kid/nap 6. Merrily Merrily The top 4 for me are all S tier and Kid/nap is still great as of the editing and i feel like the midway twist made up for the mid ending. Wise owl is the best (no need to even explain) But idk i just like Nine lives kat. just love twists and how they used clichés here for effect and there was so many twists all over it so yeh i loved it.

wise owl really got me. i kinda know midway what it's about but it still feels good to see that ending

I've been looking forward to your review of this series. By far it is the darkest series overall. My fav episodes were Mr King and Wise Owl, both directed by the same woman. I would love to see her back to direct if they get another series. Mr King and Wise Owl I think are exceptional plus I have a soft spot for Mr King since I love Wickerman 😆

I’ve been waiting for this one!!!! This is by far my favourite show (perhaps bias because of pemberton and shear smith) and while I appreciate that the show is going to get worse with each series, presumably, the show has continued through 7 seasons and still finds ways to twist each episodes in a way that amazes me each time. I have nothing but respect for the writers and how much longevity the show has. Truly a masterpiece. (Ps keep up the good work with these analysis videos, they are so eloquently spoken and thought out even in a short time, I can’t wait to watch more

Personally loved every episode, Wise Owl, is my favourite followed by A random act of kindness. Wise Owl is very shocking and representative of Inside no 9s best. I found Merrily merrily quite emotional , the music was perfect for this. Mr King was strange but great too. Such a fantastic series, and so glad that its at least continuing to series 9.

Episode 1 with Mark Gatiss playing a Scotsman had me reminiscing about 'Glen Bulb' 😆😆

My ranking would be 1 A random act of kindness 2 Kid|nap 3 Mr King 4 Wise Owl 5 Merrily Merrily 6 Nine Lives Kat Really interesting to see Kid|nap so low on peoples lists as I thought it was an instant classic and just assumed everyone else would love it. Wasn’t a fan of Nine Lives Kat for the reasons you said and also think the final twist in merrily merrily really weakened the episode which was a shame because I was liking it up to that point. But I loved a random act of kindness, Kidnap and Mr King, 3 top quality episodes and on a rewatch I think I’ll probably appreciate wise owl a bit more because I seem to have missed some of the plot threads that I usually catch in a second viewing

Love this series, a return to form, so dark but also very poingnant stories. Probably most consistent series overall in a long time. Surprised Nine Lives Kat isn’t getting as much love - as someone who writes it clicked for me My Ranking: 1) Wise Owl 2)A Random Act of Kindness 3) Nine Lives Cat 4) Mr King 5) Merrily Merrily 6) Kid/Nap

This episode makes me think of David and Maureen of Psychoville. When David was a child, he think he killed his father by an accident, and he became crazy. But the true killer is his mother Maureen.

Absolutely loved this series ! Think in terms of consistency, it's their best series yet My rankings are 1. A random act of kindness 2. Wise owl 3. Merrily merrily 4. Kid/nap 5. Mr king 6. Nine lives kat

i very much liked every series of show especilly (sorry for my engrish) 4x1:Bernie Clifton's dressing room it was one of most peacefull (no death in front of our eyes) and yet emotional

Wow, this video was put together quickly! Generally liked this series (certainly more than the rather weak series 6 that preceded it) but agree that Nine Lives Kat didn't quite work, and I also wasn't a huge fan of Kid/Nap which felt like wasted potential to me and just seemed to be retreading old ground. So in essence I agree with your opinion! You can't accuse Steve and Reece of not being ambitious though, trying to fit a whole time travel narrative into 30 minutes and doing some meta commentary on the writing process. Mr King was a very creepy highlight of the series, as was Wise Owl. I thought A Random Act of Kindness was a really strong episode too, and very emotionally engaging. And all of the acting across the series was great. I think Pemberton has slightly more range than Shearsmith but as you say, they're both fantastic performers and writers. My episode ranking for this series would be: 1. A Random Act of Kindness 2. Wise Owl 3. Mr King 4. Merrily Merrily 5. Nine Lives Kat 6. Kid/Nap

Mr King was top tier

Here is my ranking from best to least favourite: 1: Kid/nap 2: Wise owl 3: Merrily Merrily 4: Mr king 5: Nine lives Kat 6: A random act of kindness Kid/Nap is by far my favourite episode of season 7 and is in my top 10 favourite episodes of the entire show. I really enjoyed the split screen gimmick, especially in the introduction, I thought both the comedic and tense moments worked and the acting from everyone was top tier, especially Daniel Mays. I enjoyed every episode in this season however, even a random act of kindness which is my least favourite, I’d say it’s my 3rd favourite, just below seasons 5 and 3.

I didn't realise I'd missed a series because I stopped watching mainstream TV. What a treat. Favourite episodes of all series were : '12 Days of Christine' 'Once Removed' Brilliant

1. Mr King (10/10) God Tier 2. A Random Act of Kindness (10/10) Legendary Tier 3. Wise Owl (8/10) Brilliant Tier 4. Merrily Merrily (6/10) Good Tier 5. Nine Lives Kat (5/10) Okay Tier 6. Kid/Nap (5/10) Okay Tier

I must be the odd ball because my favorite episode of series 7 was Nine Lives Kat.

Wise Owl is the best No.9 episode and even features Hatman briefly 😮

Dennis Potter did the voice of the character thing decades earlier. Karaoke for example.

Episode 2 is a masterpiece, its amazing work to basically took an American horror to a British country, without making the viewer felt any out of context. Watch it 3 times straight, still getting the chill from the Corn King and Human beans... On a separate note, whats with the ongoing implication of child abuse throughout the whole series? Feels like its all building up to the final episode or maybe there's something more to it?

Great commentary video. thank you for your hard work. I basically agreed with everything you said. 😉

To me this series and series 5 are the best the show have made

i feel some of the more recent episodes would benefit greatly from being even 5 mins longer as the time constraints mean they have to gloss over 1 or 2 things

I don't agree about Bonnie. She is definitely mentioned early on and it's obvious she's Lawrence's partner

So basically RS and SP wrote a better remake of The Wickerman than that awful Nic Cage film? I’m all for it.

I love the wicker man

The series is very uneven I liked the first 2 episodes and some of Kid/Nap other 2 were ok and Wise Owl was very dark.

Very disappointed in the last 3 seasons ... Wise Owl was the best episode in ages

i absolutely HATED a random act of kindness. i rlly hope they don’t do any more sci-fi episodes. idk, it just made me angry

To me the ending of Mr King was extremely predictable. I've never even seen the wickerman, but I know media usually doesn't portray small towns in a positive light. From the beginning I was thinking it would head two ways. Either showing the dangers of teaching terrifying things like Climate Change to small impressionable children (Which is probably one of the big reasons why so many teens nowadays are very depressed) Or your typical "small town scary" plot, which it sadly turned out to be. Like oh wow, they were a cult all along? Never saw that one coming. Not like I saw Hot Fuzz or like the creators of this series literally made another series about a scary small town. The way you hyped it up I was pretty damn disappointed to be honest. Oh well.

I feel like series 7 is the weakest of the show. There seemed to be a lot of references to childhood trauma or children being hurt or in peril. In terms of twists most were fairly apparent, to be fair by series 7 you are expecting a twist so surprise is difficult. Something just seemed off this series run

Sadly I think Inside Number 9 has been on a big decline since season 5. Seasons 1-4 were some of the very best TV I have seen, but in 2023 Season 8 is with us and it's just all a bit meh, as it has been for a few years now... I also found the "extra darkeness" of Season 7 with the 2 stories with child abuse themes to be a bit desperate

Wise Owl was superb. Merrily, Merrily and Nine Lives Kat desperately weak

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Steve is way more versatile