Inside No. 9 has never failed to terrify viewers with its unsettling narratives and shocking twists, and the show’s final season appears to be no different.
The BBC series returned on Wednesday, 8 May with the episode Boo to a Goose, which follows a group of late-night passengers who become trapped in a tunnel when their train breaks down. Tensions run high in the enclosed environment as they wait for a replacement service, and the events of the episode were so surprising for some that they joked they’d never see trains the same again.
Several fans shared their thoughts on the latest episode on X, with a number of them remarking on how terrified they now were of being on a train when it breaks down.
One person wrote: “Next time I hear ‘See it, say it, sorted’ I’ll be making a rush to get off the train. #InsideNo9”. Another viewer felt similarly after watching Boo to a Goose as they posted a gif of a person forcing their way off a train and wrote: “me the next time i hear “see it, say it, sorted” on the train.”
A viewer said after watching the episode: “god, tube breaking down is gonna be a bit scary after the #InsideNo9”. And another viewer remarked: “I’m on a train and I’m on coach number nine help #InsideNo9”
Next time I hear ‘See it, say it, sorted’ I’ll be making a rush to get off the train. #InsideNo9
— Kate O’Donnell 🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@odo_kate) May 8, 2024
Utterly brilliant, very twisty with a terrifying finale! The devil is in the detail as always, this new (but sadly final) series of #InsideNo9 is off to a suitably scary start! Slightly scared to get on a tube or train, though…. 😱😱😱 https://t.co/hRdn0LAIJy
— Becca (@R_ViewMovies) May 8, 2024
The episode itself is set on a Merseyrail train to the Wirral, and there were several viewers who said they weren’t keen to take the service anytime soon after watching the episode.
One said: “How am I ever going to get onto a merseyrail train and think of it the same way ever again I just pray that I never hear the words ‘replacement service’”
While another viewer felt similarly, as they wrote: “Well that’s me never catching a train to the Wirral ever again.”
The general consensus amongst viewers was that the episode, which is the first of the show’s final season, is one of its best. One viewer heaped the show with praise by writing: “Utterly brilliant, very twisty with a terrifying finale!
“The devil is in the detail as always, this new (but sadly final) series of #InsideNo9 is off to a suitably scary start! Slightly scared to get on a tube or train, though….”
A viewer also commended the series by writing: “OK that is for sure top 5 episodes of #InsideNo9 for me. Fantastic cast as always.”
Watch the trailer for Inside No. 9 season 9:
One viewer said of Boo to a Goose: “What an incredible episode. Wow one of my favourites #InsideNo9”, while another fan said: “On the strength of this, they’re going out in style. #InsideNo9 is a gift and a rarity and I’m really going to miss it when it’s gone.”
A fan of the show also wrote: “Such a shame this is the last series of #InsideNo9 Every episode has been of every series has been amazing and last nights was no exception to this. I will miss it.”
Inside No. 9 is a dark comedy series created by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, it first began airing in 2014 and has been delighting and terrifying viewers in equal measure for nine series. The show is set to come to an end with its current season, which will have six standalone episodes.
Inside No. 9 series 9 continues on BBC Two on Wednesday, 15 May at 9pm, and new episodes will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer
