42/25
Steve Martin is actually playing the accordion in several scenes
Tale
Three strangers – who live in the same New York City apartment building and share an obsession with true crime – suddenly find themselves involved in a murder. He is, in fact, a very talented and gifted musician. The viewer learned in the first episode that CHS lived above Oliver, who lived above Mabel, with that elevator scene.
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BUT the opening has CHS in an apartment on the 7th floor, Oliver on the 8th, Mabel on the 9th – the reverse order and much lower than the actual floor of CHS’s apartment within the series. When the initial episodes of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ started to garner 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, I have to admit I was skeptical that Steve Martin and company could maintain the fun and quirky nature of this comedy-thriller series until the very last episode. But Martin Short, Selena Gomez and he make an unlikely but turbulent trio that keeps us hooked and entertained until the very last episode of this brilliantly written and infectiously funny series.
How this ragtag trio comes together to solve a strange murder that takes place in their apartment forms the rest of this story
Steve Martin and a fantastic Martin Short star as a pair of fading geriatric artists who meet a young girl (Gomez) who also happens to be a fellow murder podcast fanatic. While some investigative comedy series have had huge fan bases like Monk (2002-09) and Psych (2006-14) this genre has always been a tightrope walk that most creators avoid. Finding humor in the most unlikely places and filled with unexpected twists and turns and a host of delightful supporting characters, it’s no surprise that Steve Martin was also one of the creative geniuses behind writing this opus.
An immensely binge-able, suspenseful, laugh-out-loud affair!
Leaving us on a tantalizing cliffhanger with a cliffhanger climax, I can’t wait for season 2. It’s worthy of its 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Highly recommended!
