Only Murders in the Building: The Adaptation

September 26, 2024 5:53 AM - Season 4, Episode 5

After spending most of our time lately among the New Yorkers, the Hollywood folks take center stage this week, as our sleuths get down to the nitty gritty of investigating, and uncover a potential big clue.

CBR recap by Madeline Matsumoto-Duyan.
AV Club recap by Saloni Gajjar.
AIPT recap by Gary Catig.

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‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4: Who Killed Jane Lynch? A Midpoint Update by Josh Wigler.
Danger Done Safely by Elizabeth Alsop

posted by Kattullus (9 comments total)

I’d just like to note that my “taping” conjecture just got another thing to stick to, namely Eva Longoria’s adhesives business.

I’m calling it, the murderer is a celebrity this time, and none other than… Sting!
posted by Kattullus at 5:55 AM on September 26 [8 favorites]

This episode was probably my favorite so far of the season. The random decision to have John McEnroe and start threatening Oliver left me smothering myself so I wouldn't wake up anyone else in the house laughing.

The Brothers Sisters are entirely a red salmon, but kind of a mean one, since they had to throw in that special long rectangular case earlier in the episode. you know the case that could easily hold a rifle. It's just too early to discover the murderer, unless....there's a second murder! That'd be a proper British crime procedural way to handle a murder mystery.

MORE PAUL RUDD.

Speaking of second murders, I'm putting money on the idea that yet another stand in for Charles will take the hit.

And well, I have to admit, there is no evidence so far that excludes Sting from the possibilities of being the murderer.
posted by Atreides at 6:47 AM on September 26 [5 favorites]

Who is Charles' (Eugene Levy's) stunt double in the movie?

The long hard case that the Brothers sisters were wheeling into the elevator sure looked suspicious!
posted by Acari at 6:48 AM on September 26 [4 favorites]

So many mirrors in the building this week!
posted by nobody at 6:58 AM on September 26 [1 favorite]

Oh, I forgot to add a (mild spoilers) parenthical after Elizabeth Alsop’s review. I don’t agree with her conclusions, but I thought her analysis was interesting.
posted by Kattullus at 7:03 AM on September 26 [1 favorite]

Loved the Charlie Kaufman references!
posted by Blue Jello Elf at 11:54 AM on September 26 [2 favorites]

Utterly bonkers episode, and easily the best yet.
posted by Thorzdad at 5:42 AM on September 29 [1 favorite]

When they were talking about somebody needing to be a person at peak physical fitness to commit the murder in in the short timeline, I know that was meant to set up a contrast of Oliver compared to Jack Jonk, but it did have me wondering if Jonk may be the killer.
posted by willnot at 10:28 PM on September 29 [2 favorites]

I had the same thought, willnot, which I immediately dismissed at the time, but now I'm not so sure. They did spend a lot of time in this episode setting up Jack Jonk. However, the actor playing him, Stephen Jack, is unknown enough not to have an IMDB page, and it seems like a big risk to cast someone so untested as the murderer. He's not even really an actor, but an Instagram fitness influencer. So on balance probably not, and yet…
posted by Kattullus at 11:40 PM on September 29 [2 favorites]