Hello, Darkness

If this season was not as good as the first one. Only Murders in the Building makes a joke about it.

Marv of the podcast fan group is keeping the faith while the others are getting restless. Turning their attention to other pastimes.

With New York in a blackout, Marv seems to know about the tunnels in the Arconia as Lucy is in the building and in danger.

The blackouts leads to some nice character moments for other people in the Arconia, all done with the song The Sound of Silence.

I did feel for poor Lester having to climb all those flights of steps.

This was a good holding episode, with Oliver concerned about his paternity test. It did end with a good potential reveal which could be misdirection.

Mable thinks she has the identity of the Glitter Guy.

This episode sucks. If you like this episode, sorry, I guess. There's nothing good about this episode. Nothing monumental happens, except for the reveal of glitter guy in the worst, most boring way possible. He/she get's bumped into and he moves his neck?! LAME!!! Also, (name) stalking them was SO CREEPY AND SAD. Like, why was (name) there? So unnecessary. I feel like the writers FLOPPED with this one. Thank god the episode after this one is so well made. 1/10, just for how disappointed I am.

After Episode 7 of the second series, 'Flipping the Pieces (2022)', I speculated the show was turning into a melodrama. I stand corrected: as of Episode 8, Only Murders in the Building (2021) is closer to pantomime - in the British meaning of the word.

The dwellers of the Arconia are plunged into the dark, as the Upper West Side suffers a power outage; hence the episode title 'Hello, Darkness'. Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) return to the building, having just learned that Charles's not-quite-adopted-daughter Lucy (Zoe Colletti) is inside, while the murderer remains on the loose.

One may expect a sense of urgency - after all, this is a literal matter of life and death. There's none. The episode meanders along, unconcerned with any questions previously posed by the show. (What was the meaning behind the painting of Charles's father? Is Oliver biologically related to Will? Somewhere within the Arconia, there are Amy Schumer and Cara Delevingne, with their plot-lines suspended. Not that I miss those characters, exactly; however, the great Shirley MacLaine - who briefly appeared as Bunny's mother - definitely does not deserve such neglect.)

The building stairs are revealed to be the true enemy. Martin Short bravely carries the bulk of the episode (and a bag of dips) on his shoulders, while the show continues to be largely well-acted and so, so poorly written.

... was the Sound of Silence song written by Simon and Garfunkle.

Now I have to keep writing something because I need to have at least 150 characters to have a review.

This is kind of useless. About as useless as the writing of Season 2.

Season 1 was so much better and i wish they would have stopped it there.

When the whole sector of New York fall into darkness, the characters have to treat it with kid gloves. The murderer is out there but the subdued nature of the environment throws roadblocks in the way. That cop reappears and is suspicious, but I doubt he is a candidate. Darkness makes for more threat in the shadows. There are some funny scenes where the elevator can't run without electricity. Also, that labyrinth in the building continues to make for some interesting confrontations.