One of my biggest regrets is not getting to watch Dead Line live (one of my favourite no 9s) so getting the 3 by 3 surprised on broadcast was an amazing experience
I was the same - I always wished I'd seen Dead Line on broadcast and regretted that I'd missed the biggest stunt Inside No 9 could ever pull. Then, one night, as I was waiting for a bus, the strangest thing happened ... 🤣
@@WeeLin Can’t wait to see what the guys are cooking up for us next! I’m so sad it’s the last series though, hopefully they come back for one offs in the future
Happy to finally be seeing this, and since there's no real opportune moment to share this in the future, consider the follow theory: The "devil" in How Do You Plead? is a physical manifestation of the hare, or as I call him, Nine. Not only does his his hair color match the statuette, but he knew where Webster was hiding, which was in plain view of the wardrobe Bedford left open, which is exactly where the episode's hare is. Not to mention the line "I can't be everywhere at once, but I try." Which feels almost too fitting for the hare to be a coincidence. When you combine this with things like the hare appearing in a glitch at the end of 3 by 3, you can't help but wonder just how many supernatural happenings in the show he's behind. I could easily see the "church" that Michelle and the Molochs are a part of in The Harrowing, as well as the village cult in Mr. King, being forms of some 'Cult of Nine', it would explain why the statuette is mass produced and how he ended up on the shampoo bottle's label.
I love this - I keep wondering about the hare in every episode and what it might "mean". Did someone make a wish, who was it and how did it go wrong? That *might* be the plan for a future video, and I may want to visit this (which is really well thought out, thanks for sharing!) along with other fan theories on the hare.
@@WeeLin The more I think about it, the more Nine seems to be an eldritch being, which I'm always up for in my dark media. Also, as an aside, does the end of no.9 mean we'll be seeing a return to Local Histories? Because if so, I'd like to suggest Vinnie and Reenie, or as my friend has nicknamed them, the bag hags,
Thank you for all you’ve done for this series. I’ve been working with BBC as a freelance radio creator, and I’ll tell you, the BBC staff are well aware of the impact this series has and I’ve followed you for over a year now. It’s people like you that make new dramas and ideas in the writing rooms!!
That's amazing! Seriously, how did you get into freelancing with the Beeb? I'm looking for work at the moment (being, as Pauline from The League of Gentlemen would put it "worthless dole scum") and I've applied there a few times. No joy so far though. But thanks for telling me that, you made my day!
@@WeeLin honestly I fell right into it! I’m 21, I’m still in uni, I write and create my own audio dramas and the beeb here in Glasgow happened to hear one of my shows, liked it, and asked me to come in for some writing advice. If you’re up for it, I’d love to chat to you more about it. Would love having you on board if I can make it happen!!
I'm so happy to see you're video pop up on my feed. I can't wait to see your review of series 9. I'm sad to hear it's coming to an end but I'm so grateful to have 8 amazing seasons so far. I'm also glad I subscribed to you a few years ago, I always love hearing your opinions on Inside No.9 and other classics!
Thanks so much! Yeah, I'm sorry it's ending, but I'm happy they managed to run the show for as long as they wanted. There's the stage version coming up too, so it's not quite over yet!
@@WeeLin Yes far too many shows are cancelled before their time so I'll always be grateful that they are able to end things on their terms with 9 fantastic seasons. I wasn't aware the stage show was coming so that's a pleasant surprise!
@@ambers4075 It just got announced between me recording and editing this video - lovely surprise! I'm glad they managed to end the show on their own terms too.
I always look forward to new Inside No9 because it means WeeLin starts uploading again. Can’t wait for more videos and look forward to any non No9 you may do. Your reviews and breakdowns of shows are so relaxing to watch. Yes even the Ghostwatch one!
She’s back! Excited to go on the bittersweet journey of the final series with you, Lin - and excited to see anything else you want to make videos on in the future!
Thanks - I can see this channel becoming a support group for those dealing with the end of Inside No 9 (I should know, because I'm the one who'll need the support!)
Thank you for all those times you endanger yourself by doing an episode ranking (and in doing so, drawing the true it’s and wrath of Reece closer to you)
Thanks! They're usually just my interpretations, so I never know how well those actually hold up, but often I've found myself watching the same episode a few times to better make sense of it. Good thing they hold up so well on rewatch!
I would absolutely love a video on Possum! It's one of my favourite films of all time, I absolutely love the atmosphere of it and the puppet is so uncanny and disturbing its incredible.
Yeah, admittedly I did take my time in getting this one out. Then it got delayed even further with not one but TWO botched recordings, so the whole thing had to be redone. I was starting to think this video was cursed!
Fantastic to see this! Much better late than never, and I'd already come to terms with not hearing from you til you got the urge to rave about another horror, so this was a wonderful surprise. Talking of surprises, I didn't expect 3 by 3 to be a controversial favourite at all - sure, we lose the bus episode, but what a replacement. Just the right amount of misdirection - even watching it past the fact on iPlayer I was half convinced I'd got the wrong program at first, and even when I was sure it's Steve and Reece at work I was eying Quiztopher Bigwins much more suspiciously than the Oakwoods. It's such a cliché, but it really does work on so many levels - completely agree on that ranking! I'm so excited to see what the mad geniuses are pulling out for the final season. Here's to one last wild ride! And hopefully there's at least one more bone themed episode - I'm sure Zorro would love the treat.
Oh, and I got the chance to see a cinema screening of Ghostwatch, went at your recommendation - what a show. Thanks for the advice, and I hope you're having a better time of it than you have been!
Sorry that "better late than never" has become a thing with my videos! Things are getting better for me, and I'm sure the new series will inspire me. I've got a bunch of ideas, notes and half written scripts that aren't No 9 related, so we'll see where we go beyond that. That must have been so cool seeing Ghostwatch in a cinema screening - colour me jealous!
@@WeeLin Thanks a lot!!!! I won't re-upload all the copyrighted videos, so my channel won't (hopefully) be closed down again, but I'll share all the content I can! :D
Great to have you back, your reviews are always welcome. Being a big M.R.James fan St. Nicholas was my fave, Looking forward to Series 9 with you and Zorro. Cheers.
Thanks so much for getting your Series 8 Awards in under the wire! I always enjoy your IN9 vids. 👏 The big question for me is...Will they prank us one last time??? 😅
@catbhoy That's always a possibility! I feel like I'm ok with the show having 9 series even though I will miss it. It's apropos. If Reece and Steve feel they are running out of steam with IN9, I'm sure other projects will follow. But also, they could pick it back up at any time since there's no plotlines to explain or actors who need to come back!
They've had some pretty dark ones lately - I made a list of the most disturbing episodes back when there were only 4 series. That list would look quite different now!
Great to see a new video from you! As for content suggestions I would love to see you do in-depth videos on every League of Gentlemen episode especially those from series 3
Thanks! I'm planning to do more Local Histories, which would be in-depth but each focused on a character/group. The Pauline one had a lot of series 3 in it - we won't be forgetting THAT in a hurry!
@@WeeLin Awesome! I really like those videos and look forward to more of them ...cough cough Geoff Tipps cough cough. And yes that Pauline scene will forever stay etched in my brain unfortunately 😂
@@WeeLin "you always knew I had this gun didnt ya!!" one of my favourite Reece characters. Also on the subject of Geoff it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on The League of Gentlemens Apocalypse film at some point too!
Sorry for the late response but I missed the notification for this video. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed this and I definitely missed your content (although I totally understand why you took a break). Here’s my choice for each award (I do need to rewatch a fair chunk of Series 8 though to be fair) Best Nine: 3x3 Best Soundtrack: Bones of St Nicholas Best Guest Actor: I’m gonna go with Lee Mack in 3x3 because he’s the only one where I didn’t realise he was playing a character and I just respect how well he kept the facade up Best Killing: Margaret in 3x3 Best couple: Pierce and Posie in Bones. I would have gone with Joe and Chazz if it wasn’t for the twist 😅 Most disturbing moment: Chazz’s fate in Last Weekend Best Hare: 3x3 Best Hair: Reece in Last Weekend (no hair can top Steve’s in Simon Says though) Best Steve: Last Weekend Best Reece: Paraskevidekatriaphobia Worst deal: Chazz in Last Weekend… obviously Best doggo: DEFINITELY ZORO!!!! ❤️ And bonus, best scene: The mirror breaking scene from Paraskevidekatriaphobia Personal episode ranking: 6) Mother’s Ruin 5) Love is a Stranger 4) 3x3 3) The Last Weekend 2) Paraskevidekatriaphobia 1) The Bones of St Nicholas
Welcome back!!! Just the other day, I was checking your channel to see if there was anything new before the start of series 9 this week :-D perfect timing 2:22 A Ghost Story and (OF COURSE) IN9 Stage/Fright both sound so cool!! As one of Steve and Reece's US fans, I'm so sad the fun live events are UK only but I get it 💔and I tell myself that even if they did come to the US, they'd probably just do shows in New York. I'm all the way in California, which definitely doesn't have the same theater scene as NY or UK. Reece can't stop us from ranking stuff, but I did heed his warning to avoid spoilers with the series 9 trailer. I know they're probably just doing a standard 6-episode series but how amazing would it be to get 9 episodes for series 9 ?!! Unfortunately, the show is ending... Fortunately, we can all complete our collection of the script books :p
I've always thought that a nine episode final series would be the perfect send-off - hopefully the BBC felt the same! Sorry you're so far from the live events, but it's nice to know that they have any kind of following in the US - their humour feels very British, so I never know how much it translates. Unfortunately the show is ending, fortunately it happened and we can rewatch it as much as we want!
Delighted to see you back on RU-vid. I've missed your keen analyses, and especially the juxtaposition of your gentle lilt and the dark topics. Does this mean I'm some kind of weirdo. If so, I hope I'm a benign one!
Wahey! She's back! Personally I loved 'Love is a Stranger' and 'The Last Weekend'. While the first on was a bit predictable, the performances were great. The Last Weekend had a wonderful ending, not to mention the awesome 'Blue Jeans Baby' - what an earworm!!!
It’s a joy to see you back making videos. 3x3 is absolutely an episode that is informed by the subjective experience of the viewer. I had a few tech issues, and therefore the deceit frustrated me, but I fully get why so many enjoyed the experience, and I don’t wish to take that away from you. Also, I’d love an Atlantic 5 cover of I’m Just Ken. Steve, Reece, make it happen XD Here are my rankings for this series: 1. The Bones Of St Nicholas 2. Paraskevidekatriaphobia 3. The Last Weekend 4. Mother’s Ruin 5. Love Is A Stranger 6. 3x3
I would love to see a full inside no. 9 series ranking from you when the show wraps up if you’d be up for it! I’m dying to know what your favorites are once everything is said and done, because outside of the handful of episodes that make EVERYONES top list (mine included), it’s a lot of fun to see what episodes people like and why because they’re often so different. All of that being said, I absolutely love your videos and I hope the year is looking better for you. Cheers from America 🫶
Cheers from Scotland! I've had a few requests for my all time favourite vids for when the show wraps up, so I'm definitely giving that some thought. Ranking everything would be exhausting, but I haven't ruled it out!
It was a very welcome surprise to see this video come up in my subscriptions. Looking forward to the new series, but very sad it will all be over in 6 short weeks. I got the Inside Inside No 9 book for my birthday a couple of months ago
Hi WeeLin, I hope you are keeping well. I thoroughly enjoyed series 8 and your videos and I'm really looking forward to series 9, although sad it's the last one. Please give Zorro a big hug from me and by the way - I love Spice World The Movie!!!
Great vid as always, am pretty sure 2:22s coming to my city, cos I keep see posters for on the bus into town (or I've just missed in which case I'll kick myself) and I love a theatre visit so will definitely be checking that out (as well as IN9 stage fright which I'm VERY excited for). As fas as my recommendations for number 9 like media goes I'd recommend Robert Shearmans short story collection "We All Hear Stories in the Dark" its pretty dense (3 whole volumes and 101 stories dense, but all the stories are generally short enough to be finished in 1 sitting) but some of the stories feel very number 9 in their dark humour, horror and occasional left turns into outright weirdness, all very interesting though (although one or two have lost me) I've been slowly working my through them between other books for just over a year and a half and am just about halfway through (like I said dense) and can highly recommend, even if you only read a couple.
Thanks for that - I've been meaning to get into more short stories, so that's going on my reading list. See 2:22 if you can - it feels very much like a No 9!
Woooo! You're back!!!! You have been missed! Super excited for series 9. And the first episode was brilliant! ... Possum? Disturbing and gut-wrenching movie!
I understand they have limited budgets and time but the noticable CGI on the mothers head exploding reduced the impact for me as I was thinking about the CGI rather than what I thought was a great ending to a great episode that was funny and intriguing. If that was done better which unfortunately was out of anyone's hands, well except for the producers, production company and BBC it would be top for the season for me as well.
I wasn't too bothered by it myself - it was the surprise of it that made me laugh/scream out loud on the night, plus I think I'm just used to low budget beeb effects after so many decades of watching!
So glad you're back!! Can't wait for your reviews of the new series. When the whole show is over I would love to see a video of your all time favourite episodes across all 9 series 😊 also sorry to hear you've had a rough time, i wish you all the best and hope things get better for you moving forward x
Great to have you back! Here's a fun question: if you could see Shearsmith and Pemberton given a blank cheque to make any new project, what would you like to see them make?
Ooh, that's a good question. Maybe let them make another movie? I know the League movie was a bit divisive/weird, but I enjoyed it, I'm glad they got to make it and I'd love to see what they'd do now. Part of me would love for them to make a video game, probably some kind of narrative driven horror, but I don't think that's their bag!
I've seen you use pictures from the show Daria when speaking about shows you like and I've been re watching some episodes recently and would like to hear you speak about it.
Now that's a show very close to my heart! It originally aired when I was about the same age as Daria and Jane and, me being a complete social misfit with a love of sarcasm and doc martins, I really connected with it. Looking back, it was actually way ahead of its time with some of the social commentary and was one of the few animated shows that let its characters mature over time. I still think it's underrated, and that makes me want to talk about it. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@bennichol1510 I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there that remember Daria, not that it would stop me if there weren't (I remember thinking there might not be much of an audience for Inside No 9 content, but I made it anyway and then RU-vid proved me wrong!) I did see some videos about Daria recently by a RU-vidr called Alissa Jadyn - those were really well written and worth checking out.
Sorry to hear you've had a hard year. I certainly know what that's like. Take care. My friend who got me into LOG & IN9 will hopefully go see the stage show but I probably wont. Not as big a fan of this show as I once was. I feel like LOG/IN9 etc. was very much a lockdown coping, um, thing. I'll still watch S9 though, starts in 2 days! an interesting choice of winners indeed. Thanks for reminding me of some of the content of last series. When I see Lee Mack on 1% Club, it does make me think 3x3 a bit!
Thanks for your kind words, and I hope you enjoy series 9 even if you're not as big of a fan anymore. I get it, I've been into so many different things over the years - some stick, some don't. You take care of yourself too x
@@WeeLin Your welcome :) its always good to watch your videos and get a chance to re-analyse the shows, your good at picking up on small details and questioning things I may not initially notice. I'll look forward to your analysis of the upcoming final series. I'm limiting the amount of very dark comedy I watch nowadays - sadly, needs must! have you seen the TV show 'Evil'? shown on Alibi channel. I still watch that, its only on now & again. Good premise though and the Dutch actress made a pretty decent dark comedy called The Columnist a few years back. Thats well worth a watch if you havent seen it. I saw 'Poor Things' on Disney+ a couple of months back. That was more bonkers than creepy/scary I'd say though! anyway, yeah... take care (apologies if this comment appears twice - looks like YT didn't post it the first time I pressed reply? it disappeared?! thank God for copying to clipboard just in case! technology, smh *shuts up*)
I might consider it - I did a review a few years back of the whole show, mostly because I thought it had been forgotten about. That was before No 9 brought back David and Maureen!
@@WeeLin Well if I happen to come by it, I'll be sure to send it to you in a box marked do not open. Btw, I have a rec if you've not come across it before. Seems the sort of thing that might interest you. There's a podcast called Assume Nothing, and the episode is called The Secrets of St Brides. It's about a strange female cult that created the first X rated video game called Jack the Ripper. The game aspect isn't the main thrust of the investigation, it's more the mystery behind the people who lead the cult and the sordid things they got up to. The video game dev element is just a bizarre quirk given their apparent beliefs. There it is anyway. Check it out if you're bored one night and want something to listen to before bed. p.s. I typed my original comment as you were wrapping up. Really sorry to hear you've been having a hard time. I would have said that to begin with.
@@simonsimon325 That sounds so dark and so weird that I'm going to HAVE to check that out! I used to go down a lot of internet rabbit holes on gaming urban myths and controversial/banned titles, plus I'm always up for a good cult story. Even better if it combines gaming and cults - the Final Fantasy House springs to mind! Thanks for that, will give it a look.
Well I'm sad the next is the last especially since i can't watch Psychoville despite your recommendations, but I'm excited to hear your thoughts. I bet I'll miss the stage show too.
I'm sure they'll do something interesting after this - that's always been their way. If I can get myself to the stage show then I'll make a video about it - I know that's hardly the same, but maybe it's better than nothing!
Is it next month that series 9 airs? Well, thanks once again for the reminder lol. I shall be watching every episode. Sad to think that it will be the last series, but it is appropriate after all. Any idea what you'll fill the empty space this show will leave on your channel with after series 9 ends?
It starts in two days actually - I recorded the script in April and didn't have time to edit the video until the weekend! I'm looking for ideas for when the show ends (got a few things in mind already), so I'm always happy to hear suggestions.
@@WeeLin shite! Well that's what I'll be watching in two days lol. I Don't really have any suggestions myself. You've probably covered League Of Gentlemen & Psychoville plenty enough. There's probably other dark comedy shows you could talk about...though nothing contemporary that I can think of. One such show (dark comedy, though pretty old) I saw for the first time in recent years is Jam. Now that's pretty messed up....
I speak on behalf of everyone when I say we'll done zoro on that well deserved win Also I would recommend watching "late night with the devil" has hints of deadline and I think it's a really good movie
Would you believe, I started watching Late Night with the Devil the other night? I was extremely tired and had to go to sleep about halfway through, but I'm very excited to go back. Got a very IN9 (Dead Line, Devil of Christmas)/Ghostwatch/Exorcist feel to it - basically all of my favourite stuff!
I was sold on Hazbin Hotel by the very first song, and then they just kept getting better! I'd have a really rough time ranking the characters, because I love them all so much, and I'm not sure if it's my favourite but Loser Baby does get sung a lot around my house (I'm always Angel Dust!)
13:04 Given the umbrella incident happened on the 14th; why would this restore his fear of Friday the 13th? Also, if his sociapathic, manipulative, uncaring wife, is dead... Double Win!
Yaaaaaay Lin! I.m not actually going to watch your show yet as i'm going to revisit number S8, keep all nice things happening tho, stay watching folk-horror, and did you see Censor?
Yep, that's me! Last one was Morbius paired with a metric shit tonne of rum. It was every bit as bad as I'd hoped (the film that is, not the rum, which went down just fine!)
Great to hear you back. For me series 8 ranks like this: 6. Love is a Stranger: Not only did I fall into the camp of fans who saw the twist coming, In general I found this episode difficult to watch due to it's pacing and some odd creative decisions. 5. Fear of Friday the 13th: The final shot was hilarious, the rest tone wise wasn't for me otherwise. 4. The Last Weekend: It's a episode that's definitely good and the twist is well foreshadowed, however I feel that the plan of Steve's character is too convoluted and contradictory, Reece is apparently so terrible that he deserves such a horrible fate, but kind and selfless enough to waste nine years looking after someone, so sadly loses me. 3/2. Bones of Saint Nick and Mother's Ruin: Solid No.9 episodes, nothing we haven't seen before but twisted fun none the less. 1. 3 by 3: love this one though I regret completely missing the whole Hold on Tight prank, so I can understand why others may dislike this one.
