A Random Act of Kindness

The past couple of seasons I've been a little worried about Inside No9. Not that it would ever become a bad show, but that it's slowly declining from excellent to 'just' very good.

And then this episode comes along and hits some of the highest highs the series has ever reached.

The hits keep on coming, season after season from the genius of Steve Pemberton and Reese Shearsmith. An excellent follow up to the terrific Kid/Nap. This episode was bloody good, double O, double O.

Inside No. 9 - S7E5 - A Random Act of Kindness (double s)

The mother has a rather bad relationship with her teenage (double e) son, but their negative and tense everyday life changes with the arrival (double r) of a strange visitor.

A family drama that turns into a somewhat intriguing mystery doesn't bring us anything spectacular. Still, the story and acting are good (double o) enough to keep (double e) our attention (double t) and expectations quite high. The first twist is totally (double l) unexpected and I really (double l) liked it, but after that, they overdid it and killed (double l) believability and realism for the sake of a failed parody.

7/10.

Once again, they have written an astonishing piece of fiction that hits many bases and somehow only takes thirty minutes.

As always, darkly funny and both moving and thought-provoking with an ending that slams into the viewer unexpectedly.

Pemberton and. Shearsmith are national treasures, up there with Shakespeare and. Pinter.

This was the best of the series so far. A great premise, wonderfully written, with superb acting. The twist wasn't that much of a surprise this time, but that didn't matter. A great episode, and this excellent show is back to near its very best.