The Stunt Man

Well Top O the Morning to you. Maybe Paul Rudd should had done an English accent, where his parents are from.

He makes a surprise return, this time as Glen Stubbins, the Irish stunt double for Ben Glenroy. Now out of a job and drunk.

All because Charles, Oliver and Mabel go to a bar called Concussions. The place for stuntmen and women. The patrons of the bar are upset that they could not give Shazz a good send off. There was no body to have a wake for her.

Charles has some clues from his dreams about Shazz. It is something to do with Paradise.

Mabel talks to the residents from the West Tower. She makes some headway on Dudenoff. It also explains how some of them can afford to live there.

It was an enjoyable episode, in an holding the fort kind of way. I did like Charles stepping in for Shazz at Concussions. Only to get a huge headache as a result.

So far this season, we've moved slowly into the investigation of Sazz's murder. Slowly. This episode advances the investigation, but not by much, and there were other problems. For instance, writing on this episode went downhill into a slurry of absurdity and slapstick mixed with a silly unbelievable accent, courtesy of Paul Rudd. We don't want to say we've jumped the shark yet, but this episode came close.

Also, dialog wasn't so hot in various spots. Compared with the episodes of the past few seasons, this one needed to cook a little longer. Hopefully, the next outing with our three sleuths improves on overall quality.

I like this show. I dodged it for a while as I tend to with most shows or movies subject to a heavy handed advertising campaign - but it's decent, it's funny.

This episode, though - I mean, it was fine but as someone hailing from the British isles, Paul Rudd's attempt at an 'oirish' accent was so abominably poor it spoilt the entire 30+ minutes irretrievably.

Americans can't do most non-American accents, so please stop letting them try. There are so many world class actors from Ireland and Britain in Hollywood. Stop letting people without the ability 'have a stab', because it doesn't just alienate the audiences in 4 entire countries - it also massively undermines the suspension of disbelief.

I do like this show, but it's not one I'm itching from week to week for the next episode. Just drop them in bulk like The Bear and stop pretending you're at the same level as Succession.

This episode should start with the standard:

"This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These stereotypes are always wrong and only God knows the true reason this was not vetted properly before being released."

Paul Rudd's completely unnecessary and racist Irish accent entirely ruins this episode. My Irish wife and I watched the episode with our mouth agog wishing and hoping Paul Rudd would just go away.

Why he and the series producers felt the need to use this accent (it adds nothing) and why they allowed it to go ahead I do not know.

The only possible explanation is that Paul Rudd's original character is not actually dead and he's trying to fake being dead, but is terrible at accents.

The actual episode itself, I agree with other commentators, did not move the story along much and this series is moving quite slowly.

I am still enjoying series overall but the pace needs to pick up and please - no more racist accents.

In the fourth episode of Only Murders in the Building season 4, "The Stunt Man," the group struggles to find answers after a cliffhanger in episode 3. Charles, who had been following Sazz through the woods, dreams of her heading to "Paradise" before gunfire. He spends the night creating a second murder board, which he shows to Oliver Mabel the next morning. The board reveals that they are looking for both the killer and the victim. As the conversation shifts to Mabel being iced out by the Westies, Charles notices a mystery man appearing in several photos on Loretta's Instagram. As Mabel discovers Sazz was also on Instagram, she heads to Concussions to get some answers. However, the bartender refuses to tell them anything and puts the group on fire for only looking into Sazz's death for their podcast. As Charles tries to reason with the group, Paul Rudd returns as Glen Stubbins, the stunt double of Ben Glenroy from season 3. They notice a mysterious woman entering the backroom, giving Mabel a glimpse of the purple lighting where Sazz's final Instagram photo was taken. Glen asks Charles to help him out by allowing him to take over as his new stunt double. They end up striking a deal with Glen, offering him a job in the Only Murders movie if they get them into the backroom to meet with the mystery lady Mabel, who turns out to be a chiropractor who helps treat the stunt doubles. Glen takes Charles to Dr. Maggie, who only agrees to speak with him if she treats him. She reveals that Sazz is preparing to retire and struggling with a difficult relationship. When she unlocks his tightened back, Charles returns to his dream state where he sees Sazz trying to make her way to Paradise. Mabel enlists Howard's help in staying in the Dudenoff apartment, knowing someone must be in the apartment at all times for her squatter plan to work. Howard is lured away by a flyer for opening casting calls for the Only Murders movie and races off without thinking. Oliver and Mabel meet at Olvier's apartment, where Oliver opens up about his relationship with Loretta. They create a burner account to spy on Loretta, which Mabel convinces him to shut down. Oliver reveals that he almost proposed to Loretta in LA but chose not to due to fear of failed marriages. Howard storms in, and Mabel realizes no one is in the apartment, putting her plan at risk. She races to the Dudenoff apartment and confronts the Westies, who reveal their involvement in a rent control scheme connected to Dudenoff. They illegally sublet the rent-controlled apartments they have been renting for years and pay Dudenoff's rent. The voice on the ham radio is Rudy's ex-girlfriend Helga, originally from Finland, who the group claims isn't all there. Vince assures Mabel they never met Sazz and o.