Here's Looking at You

An out-of-the-context opening throws you off a bit at first in episode 4 of Only Murders in The Building Season 2. A younger Charles is seen singing a song with Lucy, a small girl. Subsequently, we see the grown-up Lucy in a decrypt place recording herself. In the present, Charles "chats" with her on mobile. Lucy says Charles' ex-wife is getting married - again - and that Lucy might come to visit him sometime soon. Charles starts the Brazos shooting in a jolly spirit that does not long. The director lets him know of certain changes the studio has made to his character in light of his delicate situation with law enforcement. For safety and promptly writing him out of the show if things go awry, they have made him a little "demented" and put him in a "wheelchair". This is one of the most quotable episodes in the entire two seasons of the show. I couldn't find a single one-liner better than the other to put in here. They're all great. 'Here's Looking at You' is the perfect representation of the mix of drama and comedy that we expect. The balance is pristine. You laugh and tear up at different occasions in the same tenor of the storytelling. We also get important clues about the murderer in the form of Charles' daughter, Lucy, from his ex-wife. She was present in the building that night and heard voices of the act taking place in the secret passage. First, the murderer is a man. And secondly, he is allergic to dust (it seems). It is also insinuated that it is somebody from the building and it is quite likely that assertion is true. So, this would eliminate a lot of people in one go. The ladies, I mean. The father-child trope was recurring throughout. It was refreshing to see some part of Charles' past, probably the only protagonist whom the creators have kept a little secretive all this while. In Oliver's wonderful creative flair, the "Arcatacombs" is a stunning revelation and discovery for the show. It really opens doors for endless possibilities and if used correctly, will keep us guessing until the very end. This episode should be front and center whenever one wants to test out the show as a whole. If anyone asks why, 'Here's Looking at You' is the answer.

Wow, i really didn't expect that much from this episode. It starts with a cool theme and i enjoyed this vibe throughout the episode and i liked our new character; Lucy. She is one of the characters which written well, (unlike Amy Schumer) and the actress who gives live to character seems like enjoying her job and loving the character. Things went really well and at the end of the episode i was really hyped. They made such a good episode, can't wait to learn what happens next.

FINALLY.

After an intriguing S2E1, I was hesitant about the myriad of storyline additions they were introducing out of fear they would take focus away from what made this show so good in season one - our three main characters on screen together. S2E2 proved these fears correct and we got the worst episode of the series yet. Bad writing, terrible acting from the newcomers & messy, half-baked plot lines I just don't care about. S2E3 was a step in the right direction, but still wasn't scratching the itch I had after season one ended...

In comes S2E4 to save the day.

I mean wow, everything about this episode was head and shoulders above what we've gotten in this new installment so far. The writing was clever and genuinely funny, the editing was perfectly timed, the acting was obviously fantastic and never once took me out of it & that reveal of Lucy's intro video actually taking place where it did was the cherry on top to seal it up as one of the strongest showings we've gotten yet. It's genuinely mind boggling how much the writing quality has fluctuated this season - 2 & 3 were filled with corny cliche lines, characters saying witty quips to no one but the camera & genuinely bad acting from every new character outside of Lucy.

Less is more with this show and hopefully they realize that sooner than later. THIS is what makes the show great, and I pray the show's creative staff sees that too.

This is easily one of my favorite episodes so far. Zoe Colletti really brought a lot to her role, and her connection with Charles was very sweet. This episode contained several heartfelt character moments that were acted remarkably by every cast member. Only Murders in the Building has always been a very charming series, but this episode cranks it up to 11 without forgetting its wonderful sense of humor. Also, the surprise ending was great to see. Can't wait for next week's episode!

Once again a Hollywood production decided to completely dramatize and demonize pregnancy and labor. If these crappy writers can't manage to even research what pregnancy and labor actually look like then they shouldn't be writing about it. Making jokes about a pregnant woman being hormonal are low bar and disrespectful to women. The first contraction a woman has is not a sudden emergency situation. Most women are in labor for hours and for a first child labor can go for 24 to 72 hours. Calling an ambulance is not necessary and neither is going to a hospital at all. Also most women's "waters" do not break at the start of labor and are often a slow trickle not a dramatic gush. If a woman's first response to going into labor is to panic and ask men what she's supposed to do then she's an idiot and shouldn't be having a child. This show was obviously written by idiots.