No Place Like Home, Especially When A Cat Is Trapped In The Piano (Harper's Locket, The Goes Wrong Show)

 No animals were harmed during the making of this episode; instead, a stuffy was used, but my sides were hurting from how much I laughed.  I have mentioned a time or two how much I love "The Goes Wrong Show", a BBC comedy show about a drama society putting on a different play every week, and what can go wrong, will. Whether it be something happening from the outside world, forgotten lines, slapstick, or errors in the set, and so much more. I love this show. I wanted to highlight a specific episode, "Harper's Locket", so the actors are prepared, the stage is set, and let's dive in. 

Before I begin, I highly recommend watching this episode. At the time of this post, it is free on multiple platforms. I would say this is best viewed by older audiences for a moment or two.

This episode is a period drama with romance, secrets, a horse, and a cat, which ends up inside a piano. This episode has entered my top three. When I rewatch it or show it to friends, I grow to appreciate it more. Some of the jokes, whether they be spoken or visual, make me laugh the fifth time just as much as they do the first. 

Some of the running jokes keep building, some recurring when least expected, and even when I know they are coming, are still hilarious. Two of the running gags, one involving a cat combines with another and lead to an absolutely hilarious note to end on. 

Some of the jokes spoken are delivered so well, and some of the visual gags work wonders. The slapstick in this episode leads to some great laughs, two stunts during the dinner scene left my friends and me laughing well into the jokes after, and then we laughed at the ones after as well. One joke involving taking items from a character's pocket has lead to a set of line readings with such great delivery that I find myself snickering just thinking about them. One of the items pulled instead of the intended prop, which is a script for Dr. Frog, leaves me in stitches every single time. 

In this show, with the actors playing characters who are actors in a drama society, you see the characters shine through in so many moments, whether it is Max having way to much fun with the audience, which always leads to a laugh, to Dennis never really knowing what to do, leads to character moments that shine in more then just this outing. Sometimes mini storylines, callbacks to other gags from past episodes, or inside jokes lie hidden within each play this crew produces, leading to even more joy in multiple viewings aside from the near-perfect comedy. 

The comedic timing of the actors in this show, combined with the physical comedy, leaves such a strong impression on me. Aside from Dr. WHO and some clips from The I.T Crowd, I am very unfamiliar with comedy or even movies from outside America, aside from anime. Even when I do expand my horizons, I'm sure that I will still not only consider this a favorite, but still be laughing at so many of the jokes.

Truly, this episode feels like home, even when that home is falling apart left and right, and even when a crew member comes crashing through the ceiling. But with this show, that fits right in, and I love it for that.