The Harrowing

The first season sadly ends rather weekly.

Just another of the generic horror movies I like to compare this favourably to. There's plenty of great horror (this show is only one example) but still...I am yet to see any remotely good scary movie that has a gerund for a title.

The action is enlivened by the parodic characters and its funny tone but the plot is stolen from a thousand bland haunted house pictures without any kind of freshness and parody just turns to derivation.

The Harrowing was without a doubt my favourite episode from the first series, it's sensationally dark, witty, and totally bonkers. You just know that as they were writing it they decided to go for all out horror, knowing no bounds, and it's plain to see that all involved enjoyed making it.

I wonder if the duo had the same appreciation for Helen McCrory as I have, she is one of the best actresses around, she gets a great part, and delivers in her own inimitable style. All involved are great. It's visually brilliant too, the camera work and special effects are terrific.

One of the most memorable, and one of the best. 10/10

The budget was probably exceeded so this episode ended in a hurry. In fact, nothing remarkable happened in 30 minutes, except for a few sparks of humor, far from what we saw in the first 5 episodes. Nothing original, nothing to catch your eye, seems to have been made just for the pleasure of Pemberton & Shearsmith. It's a shame...

The Harrowing comes from a love and appreciation of the gothic horror genre. It is campy and silly in places, but with a creeping sinister edge, delving into demonic territory. Tabitha is a wonderful character and Helen McCrory played her perfectly. The same can be said for Katy, played by Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

There are some brilliantly absurd moments and classic misunderstanding humour, especially when thrusting a gothic horror into the modern day. The grotesque, horror elements are faithfully done, without taking away from the comedy. The twist isn't as stark as previous episodes, it does foreshadow and sow seeds, but not always very well done and some jokes fall a bit flat for me. Nonetheless, it was a fun episode and shift towards more supernatural elements.

i am really starting to like inside no.9 . from the first episode itself i was hooked to this series. and there were ups and downs as i went through this series.And coming to this episode i sincerely thought this one had a good atmosphere. but having watched it fully, i saw some wasted potential. other episodes , except last gasp, had cool twist but this one had a real potential for a jaw dropping twist but sadly they have wasted that potential and created an usual twist ending that we have all seen before

Overall this episode is good and has its moments but twist? no. is it good? yes of course my rating 6/10