What I’m Watching: Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building: Season 1, Episode 9 “Double Time” (B+)

I had a feeling early on that Jan might be the murderer, and while that’s still not confirmed, it’s very likely that she was the perpetrator. This show has been known to give us false indicators of guilt in the past, and its characters certainly do jump to conclusions very often. She was rightfully upset that she hadn’t been welcomed onto the investigative team in the way others were and that their ideas were being easily accepted the moment they showed up, and her solo story and the musical instruments connection may just be too damning to exonerate her. The building meeting to discuss the “podcast nonsense” showed that Oliver wasn’t the only one at risk of being evicted, and them all bunking up together seemed like it was going to drive them to insanity sooner than expected. While it was quite random to have Charles’ stunt double show up, the casting of Jane Lynch as Sazz was absolutely fantastic, and I’m sure it was a lot of fun to have her mimic all of Steve Martin’s movements, especially in the subtle way that only the camera noticed. It was sweet to hear Sazz encourage Charles to go after Jan because she was the one, but it’s also possible that she’s somehow in cahoots with Jan given the intimacy we saw when everyone else got home. Charles’ nosebleed at the end of the episode was foreboding, and I’m eager to see what the finale brings and how the season is going to end.