A Fish's Day Off

I continue to feel this season of Only Murders in the Building is generally better written than the previous two. Often the show got a bit cringe when it diverged to focus on a supporting character but last night's brief focus on Uma (Jackie Hoffman) was pretty good. I liked the joke about Charles evidently believing he's younger than Uma.



Last night's episode also had a great guest performance from Matthew Broderick and an even better cameo from Mel Brooks. Broderick's performance seemed more like Ferris Bueller than I've seen him in any other performance outside of that film. He had that slightly toneless quality, that hint of psychopathy that's somehow both funny and endearing.



I'm not really wild about the subplot of Mabel doing the podcast by herself. I guess it was inevitable the show would go through the "team break up" plot. But it doesn't hold much suspense. Mabel's outfit was disappointing, too.

Only Murders in the Building is available on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ elsewhere.