Inside No 9: Series 7 awards and my episode rankings 

Its good to see Jessica Hynes get some recognition. I think shes a massively underrated actress

Best wigs is a great catagory.

This came up in my notifications as important and it certainly is!!! This series was very special to me as it had a league reunion, and Bob having OCD had a profound effect on me given I was diagnosed with OCD this year and seeing his character not be someone washing his hands every 2 minutes like most media it really spoke to me. Wise owl was definitely number one for me though as the blend of public information films and the overall story was really captivating. The animation was really accurate for the time and was very eerie to help those disturbing themes of the story come to life. I’ve always found the public information ads of the 70’s fascinating as someone who grew up 20 years later so when the episode first aired I was very much hooked. Another great video I hope you have a happy Christmas hope you enjoy the Christmas special!

My disturbing moment has to be the Wickerman part of Mr King. Because it gave me PTSD flashbacks of The Harrowing. And a Christmas special? If that ends in another revelation that it’s a Snuff film, I’m calling the BBC Police on Dennis Fulcher. Hopefully in either season eight or nine, they’ll do another Live one but it doesn’t go wrong this time and it doesn’t end in Pemberton and Shearsmith being “killed.”

Would absolutely love to have you review 'Don't hug me I'm scared ' the TV series. It really did justice to and continues the spirit of the RU-vid series and truly one of the most original and 'creatibe' TV shows of recent yras

Really glad you shed light on the Wise Owl score. The music in the final minute is always enough to move me.

If there was a word to summarise series 7 of inside number 9 it would be trauma. From Laurice losing his wife to Zack and the hole bob ordeal and to Rony and trauma of losing his sister to a fire and being the unfortunate victim to his abusive father who cause the fire

Glad to see you back, the series 6 awards and ranking is my favourite video of yours so I was looking forward to this. My favourite guest actor this season was Ron Cook who gave one of the shows most horrifying performance, my favourite recce performance was his character in Nine lives Kat, my favourite Steve character was Darren in Merrily Merrily and my favourite episode was Kid/ napped.

Glad Inside No. 9 will be able to fill in for my Doctor Who Christmas special fix

So glad you did this! Agree with all your awards and agree that in another strong season 'Wise Owl' takes the crown. Such an astonishing episode on so many levels (and indeed love Christian Henson 's score especially for the PSAs)

It was a great series, and I agree with your ranking! I would love to hear more from you about the Don't Hug me I'm Scared show in the future!! It's been a while since I watched that, but I can't get the image of that family eating fried chicken out of my head 😵

Great video as usual! My rankings were a little different but your reasonings were really well-explained. Need to rewatch some of these again before the new series comes out!

I don’t envy you having to rank these episodes because I feel series 7 has been the strongest collection of episodes ever for number 9, I think depending on the day you ask me my ranking would change, although Mr King is probably gonna be first often due to my love of the Wicker man and general creepy folk tales. Loved the videos this year, need to rewatch the Dark Place video as I was quite drunk watching it the first time, I hope you have a great Christmas :)

I remember spotting the Hare in A Random Act Of Kindness on first broadcast, the only time I've done it first try. Speaking of Hair, Mr Edwards's hair in Mr King is eerily similar to a wig that I have that I've used for comedy sketches and what not XD. The main thing about Series 7 is, the reason I love Series 3 and 5 as much (those are my top 3 of the show), they push the boat out as far as possible (in Merrily Merrily's case, quite literally). Very unique locations, unique presentation styles, unique ideas, and even for those odd times where it didn't hit the mark (still not a massive fan of Nine Lives Kat), I admire the experimentation, and it's what I come to No.9 for. Here's my current ranking of the season: 1. Wise Owl 10/10 2. A Random Act Of Kindness 10/10 3. Kid/nap 9/10 4. Merrily Merrily 9/10 5. Mr King 8/10 6. Nine Lives Kat 6/10

2:33 is how I've felt after getting no notifications from you. So glad to "suddenly Seymour" (you must know the reference) content from your channel! Keep on keeping on!

I was actually kinda surprised when i sore there was a Christmas special this year deffnetly wasn’t expecting that to happen but I’m soo looking forward to watching it :)

this might be the strongest series of number 9, I loved every episode I don't think I could rank them

Ranking this series as being ‘not at all kind to animals’… I see what you did there ;) Anyway, I’ve recently discovered your channel and am thoroughly enjoying your content! I love the local histories and all your Inside No. 9 videos. The only thing I can’t agree with here is your ranking of Merrily Merrily at no. 5, because I just cannot find fault with it. I think it is absolutely fantastic, from the beautiful and slightly eerie music to the firework scene and the characters’ personal stories. Putting Wise Owl at no. 1 though was an absolute no brainer, as you said it’s an astonishing piece of television!

Hey great to see you back again. I absolutely loved series 7 and I'm really looking forward to the Christmas special and series 8. Oh and as for Reece's hair in Wise Owl - check out Dave from The Lovely Eggs!!

I absolutely love your videos. You are such a fan!

Always good when wee lin uploads

you're very committed, well done

Oh my god how did I not know they were making a Christmas special! Can’t wait!! Also as a side note you mentioned possibly making a video on Don’t hug me I’m scared, that would be so cool and I’d love to see it as it was my favourite show this year

I really liked the soundtrack for Random Act of Kindness

Always great to see you upload and here your thoughts. I'm really looking forward to the Christmas special no doubts it'll be another great No. 9 :)

it's here! So happy to watch this and great vid! love your channel!

Thanks Lin. Another very enjoyable video. I hope you and the new dog hit it off well.

Worth the wait-great video!

Wise Owl deserves an award for Least Appropriate Teeth.

Well this was a pleasant surprise but a welcome one to be sure. Coincidentally I was actually rewatching a lot of your old No. 9 videos recently so the fact that you uploaded this now was quite funny Either way, I thought that Series 7 was one of the strongest seasons overall and I enjoyed every episode (although I enjoy every episode of this show besides Last Night of the Proms) Here’s my ranking: 6) Nine Lives Kat: Interesting concepts but the execution wasn’t to my liking (7/10) 5) Mr King: Well made but I just don’t like the Wicker Man story. Sorry (8/10) 4) Kid/Nap: Really overhated I feel. I found it really creative and interesting and would be higher if the other episodes weren’t so good (9/10) 3) Merrily Merrily: Fantastic opener and surprisingly emotional (9/10) 2) A Random Act of Kindness: Perfectly blends a brilliant human drama with an intriguing time travel story. Also, I’m a sucker for Sci-Fi (10/10) 1) Wise Owl: Really really dark but was incredibly emotional and hard hitting as a result. It also appealed a lot to me personally as an avid viewer of PSAs and a big fan of animation especially the darker and more mature animated movies like Coraline, When the Wind Blows and (recently) Padak (if you haven’t checked it out then I recommend it) Anyway, this was a fantastic video and I’m excited to see what else is coming Also, great to see another DHMIS fan

spiritfarer is such a beautiful and wonderful game, so glad you enjoyed it. I don't know if you've heard about them but 'To the Moon' and 'Finding Paradise' are some other wonderful indie games about dying with brilliant writing.

Of course we enjoy the Episode Ranking section. We sit here at the other end of the Internet screaming "Kill, kill!"

Aye moving house that’s RU-vid money for you 😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant to hear your take on inside number 9 again, I can almost hear Reece dishing up the f**ks as he sees you ranking the episodes. Best season to-date with the best episode Wise Owl. Will watch & listen to your recommendations I will recommend in turn Vampire Survivors on the (indie) video game front. Merry Christmas to you ( and the community) and FFS get more videos made 🤣.

Yes WeeLin! Been waiting 6 months for this video 🥳

It is finally here. Looking forward to the Christmas Special too!

For me: Kid/nap- Creative but the ending was a bit confusing Mr King- It's great but it goes alongside side Riddle of the Sphinx and Harrowing as episodes which are good but are so disturbing I never want to watch it again A Random act of kindness/Merrily Merrily- Both great, only issue is I am not a fan of the endings. Nine Lives Cat- As someone who wants to write, I love this one. Wise Owl- Phenomenal story.

My favorite is Wise Owl.

9:45 i really want to go through each episode and theorise as to what the wishes might've been!

Can there be a Kind to Animals category for the next season? Categories being: Very Kind, Kind, Fairly Kind, or Not at All Kind to Animals.

I enjoyed series 7 a lot. Wise owl, a random act of kindness, and kid/nap were probably my favourite episodes of the series. Have you seen the recent Xmas episode 'The bones of St Nicholas'? and if so, any plans on doing a video about your thoughts on it, or will you wait until series 8 is finished (as is usually the case)? I really enjoyed it personally, and can't wait to see the rest of the new series. Only one more series to go then....doing more than 9 series of Inside Number 9 would be silly, obviously....

Series 8 episode was good, though I did predict the ending which I won't spoil here. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🕯️

Are you planning to go another Local Histories? A Herr Lipp one would be quite gud

As someone who is about to embark on a Masters in Library Science, and knowing WeeLin is a librarian, will we be getting a TerrorTome book review?

Inside number 9 is the best show on television by far!!

Someone PLEASE Tell me some shows like this... or other UK SHOWS..I love this one so much. Already seen L.O.G. and pshcoville a bunch..lol

What are your favourite movies, Wee Lin? Is that something you’d cover in a video?

Could you if you script for the ghostwatch sequel 31/10 please

Terrortome is wonderful

My ranking for season 7: 6. Nine Lives Kat. Aside from the second episode of season 5 (the Psychoville one, which I really, really didn't like at all) this is the only episode of the show which I considered to be genuinely underwhelming. A great idea poorly executed and it fell completely flat on-screen. 5. Kid/Nap. Beautifully shot but predictable and unimaginative. It also features a very predictable plot twist and wastes Jason Isaacs. 4. Mr. King. It might not be as good as some of the others in this season, but Mr King is still a very smart, funny and disturbing comedy horror which borrows heavily and intelligently from the folk horror genre. 3. Merrily, Merrily. It didn't use the boat setting as well as it should've done, but Merrily, Merrily is still an incredibly moving gem filled with smashing performances. 2. A Random Act of Kindness. By far one of the show's most moving episodes, featuring Jessica Hynes on incredible form. 1. Wise Owl. Perhaps the one episode of this season which feels like an all-timer Number 9 episode for me, Wise Owl is a hauntingly powerful and truly chilling story that, believe it or not, manages to be very uplifting at the very end.

I really want to fill my need for dark twisted tv shows... but cabinet of curiosities is just so over the top, predictable and american.. I struggled hahah So rewatch of inside no9, psychoville, Gareth's dark place and black mirror it is lol

Bit late to the party but my rankings are from bad to good 3 5 6 4 2 1

I think this series was fairly weak. From Worst to best here's my thoughts! Mr King Nine Lives Kat Merrily Merrily Wise Owl Random Act of Kindness Kid/Nap

This was the weakest series of No9 yet for me. I loved Mr King and the first half of Kid/Nap, but the rest....ugh. And Nine Lives Kat was about the worst episode to date. I was getting a little worried till I saw Bones of St Nicholas and everything was redeemed.

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