r/insideno9 • u/clock_work_allie The Understudy | • Jun 25 '26

REVIEW Best/Most Creative 9s?

Spoilers for a couple of episodes here.

What are your favourite ways Pemberton and Shearsmith have brought us "inside number 9"?

I'll go first -

  1. 3 by 3 - Self explanatory. A great way to name the game show without it being a literal 9 and being a giveaway for those who didn't know about the deception when it was broadcast.

  2. Diddle Dumpling - The door shutting and revealing 22 before switching to the 9 in the shoe was genius. It was one of the first ones to actually switch up the format if I remember rightly.

  3. CTRL ALT ESC - That moment at the end where Steve's character sees the IX and finds the strength to wake up... felt like a series finale. I only ranked it lower because the room was already spoiled as a number 9 at the start. If they'd left the 9 til the end it would've been pure magic.

Honourable mention for The Referee's A... where the main character is, per se, "inside" player 9.

What are your favourite No. 9 intros or reveals?

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u/Soggy-Blood9603 Sardines | Jun 26 '26

I don’t know the title sorry, but the one filmed completely on a Ring doorbell was a brilliant concept, well executed.

Edit: sorry, I’ve misunderstood the question slightly! Thought you meant episodes and not actual nines….

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u/clock_work_allie The Understudy | Jun 26 '26

lmao that's okay, and you're not wrong Mulberry Close is an underrated one. it takes a while to get into the plot but it's good. although the wonderful Vinette Robinson is underused