Inside No. 9
- Thread starter Inland Empire
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"Tell Him Luigi!"
They already had their own mini-story in The League Of Gentleman Christmas Special, which is more a precursor to Inside No9 than anything else.
Yeah I’ve not enjoyed this series much. It’s definitely hit a wall.
I think the "guess what, I'm a vampire" twist was a bit... lazy? I mean they could have tacked that onto the end of loads of stories.
I’m now into the final season, and Love’s Great Adventure was so, so good. They seem to be able to turn their hand to any style and just get it.
I’m shook that it took about 6 minutes for me to care so much about all the characters and understand the dynamic at play. Honestly masterful.
I’m shook that it took about 6 minutes for me to care so much about all the characters and understand the dynamic at play. Honestly masterful.
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Inland Empire
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I thought it was a really solid start. The plot wasn't one of their best but I can forgive that in a much more humour-based episode. The fourth wall breaks and self-awareness were utilised really well, and...
I thought it was some really smart lampshading that the character delivering most of them was a double agent in-universe too.
I loved the episode too, despite not knowing much about it. The tropes were familiar enough to follow. The beef 'rap was so cringe but I'm still laughing at it.
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2 for 2. It's always risky saying this but I feel like the way they have taken critiques of previous episodes and at once been willing to embrace them, troll them, and subvert them makes for a very exciting and promising series.
Inland Empire
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Yeah that was another very solid episode. It's a well-trodden formula for both the show and fiction in general, but the meta-commentary puts a really fresh twist on it. I also thought Lindsay Duncan did a fantastic job with the small role she was given. Now can we get a rewrite of Death Be Not Proud where Jenna Coleman actually gets to do something?
Also, it was really smart how they made it pretty damn obvious Simon killing Gavin was just a performance, meaning I was busy patting myself on the back for figuring out the twist and totally let my guard down for the scene that followed. It's really smart writing that doesn't underestimate the viewer while it's trying to pull one over on them.
Inland Empire
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Got to catch tonight’s episode live for once. It was...pretty good, but after two episodes that really pushed the envelope for the show, it’s a little unexciting to return to straight (literally) mystery-drama. I think I’d have enjoyed it way more if it was in series 1-4.
The twist also felt totally unearned. It’s not the worst one they’ve ever done, but it totally comes out of nowhere and I don't remember anything that foreshadowed it. Maybe I'd enjoy it better on a rewatch, but as of now it just left me cold.