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** "Flipping the Pieces" has Oliver and Detective Williams talk about ''Theater/AChorusLine''. Oliver sings "One" to help Williams's son with gases.
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* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Zoe's death turns out to be an accident when she gets pushed off the rooftop by Theo during a quarrel she initiated.]]
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** [[spoiler:Sting initially blames himself for Tim Kono's death, thinking that his firing of Tim drove him to suicide. He is relieved to learn that Tim was actually murdered.]]
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** [[spoiler:Sting Sting initially blames himself for Tim Kono's death, thinking that his firing of Tim drove him to suicide. He is relieved to learn that Tim was actually murdered.]]
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** In season 1, the guard at the apartment building attempts to communicate with Theo via ASL but gets it wrong. "I hate these fucking people." becomes "The cheese is always right."
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** In season 1, the guard at the apartment building Lester attempts to communicate with Theo via ASL but gets it wrong. "I hate these fucking people." becomes "The cheese is always right."
** Averted by Creator/NathanLane in Season 1. [[spoiler:He does have a bigger role than is first suggested, but he is not the killer. Even though his son Theo - played by James Caverly - killed ''Zoe'' (but not Tim) prior to the events of the series, he did not. Though he does have multiple secrets that the trio deduces and plays a large antagonistic role.]]
** Averted by Creator/TinaFey in Season 2. [[spoiler:She is suspected of being the killer, but she is not. Possibly played straight by Creator/MichaelRappaport, who is a recognisable actor who shows up only briefly.]]
** Averted by Creator/TinaFey in Season 2. [[spoiler:She is suspected of being the killer, but she is not. Possibly played straight by Creator/MichaelRappaport, who is a recognisable actor who shows up only briefly.]]
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** A producer called Donna says that her favorite thing she's ever made was ''Theatre/MammaMia''. Creator/MerylStreep played Donna in the film adaptation of ''Film/MammaMia''.
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** A producer called Donna says that her favorite thing she's ever made was ''Theatre/MammaMia''. Creator/MerylStreep played Donna in the film adaptation of ''Film/MammaMia''.
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* TroubledProduction: ''Death Rattle (Dazzle)'' is an InUniverse example. Ben Glenroy dying on stage was just one of the problems in addition to Loretta struggling with her acting, Charles struggling with singing, Loretta falsely confessing to Ben's murder, and Oliver having ''two'' heart attacks.
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** Averted with Season 4's victim, Sazz Pataki, who is sassy but generally well-liked. This may be because her killer most likely [[MurderByMistake mistook her for Charles]], who genuinely is very disliked by most people (excluding Mabel and Oliver, of course).
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** Averted with Season 4's victim, Sazz [[spoiler:Sazz Pataki, who is sassy but but]] generally well-liked. This may be because her killer most likely [[MurderByMistake mistook her for Charles]], who genuinely is very disliked by most people (excluding Mabel and Oliver, of course).
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** Inverted with Creator/PaulRudd in season 3 who plays the victim.
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* AgeGapRomance: [[spoiler:Jan Bellows notes that she has this dynamic with both Charles (who is roughly 20 years older than her) and Tim Kono (who is roughly 20 years younger than her).]]
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** The design and fonts of the titles reference fellow New York-based media ''Magazine/TheNewYorker''. Fittingly, the series feels like something from their old web video spinoff, or even a genre fiction short in one of their magazines.
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Zoe Cassidy death shows the realistic consequences when a [[AssholeVictim bad person is murdered]]. Her death isn’t cathartic AT ALL, toxic friend or not seeing the mangled, crushed body of someone who was close to you is still a traumatizing sight, and while, yes, she was a thief and a RichBitch that didn’t mean she deserved to die, not to mention the fallout destroyed the friendship of two of her friends and ruined the lives of another friend and even her [[AccidentalMurder guilt stricken murderer]].
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* {{Deconstruction}}: Zoe Cassidy Cassidy's death shows the realistic consequences when a [[AssholeVictim bad person is murdered]]. Her death isn’t cathartic AT ALL, toxic friend or not seeing the mangled, crushed body of someone who was close to you is still a traumatizing sight, and while, yes, she was a thief and a RichBitch that didn’t mean she deserved to die, not to mention the fallout destroyed the friendship of two of her friends and ruined the lives of another friend and even her [[AccidentalMurder guilt stricken murderer]].murderer]].
* DetectiveMole: In an in-universe example, the killer in ''Death Rattle Dazzle'' turns out to have been the main detective character, as revealed when the musical is shown in the final episode.
* DetectiveMole: In an in-universe example, the killer in ''Death Rattle Dazzle'' turns out to have been the main detective character, as revealed when the musical is shown in the final episode.
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** [[spoiler: Cliff refers to his murder of Ben as an accident. While it isn't as clear-cut as the case above, it is certainly an act of panic and desperation.]]
* DisproportionateRetribution: Why was Ben Glenroy poisoned? [[spoiler: Because his performance got a scathing review from ''one'' critic. Even if Donna's claim that she didn't intend to kill him was true, that's still an extreme thing to do to someone for simply not being a great actor, especially since there were presumably easier ways of removing him from the show.]]
** They do it again at the end of season 3. [[spoiler: It's fair less elaborate, as Donna is a dying woman who didn't even intend to kill Ben when she poisoned him. Subverted since she also falsely confesses to pushing Ben, once the trio show evidence that makes her realise it was Cliff.]]
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** [[spoiler: Also Cliff]] for Ben. [[spoiler: Both are the beloved children of their families who are arguably coasting on a relative's talent (Cliff relies on Donna to produce, Ben stole CoBro from Dickie) and show deep insecurity about their identities. The difference is that Ben is implied to have lost his parents and is unmoored without them, whereas Cliff remains in Donna's pocket.]]
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** Ben Glenroy is an arrogant movie star who is disliked by many of his costars in Oliver's play. [[spoiler:We then find out that Charles had Ben fired from his first job when he was 8-years-old and his arrogant attitude since then is him compensating to cover up the insecurities that moment left him with. It's also mentioned that watching Ben on ''Girl Cop'' got Mabel and her mom through a hard time after her father died.]]
** Averted with Season 4's victim, Sazz Pataki, who is sassy but generally well-liked. This may be because her killer most likely [[MurderByMistake mistook her for Charles]].
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** Ben Glenroy is an arrogant movie star who is disliked by many of his costars in Oliver's play. [[spoiler:We then find out that Charles had Ben fired from his first job when he was 8-years-old and his arrogant attitude since then is him compensating to cover up the insecurities that moment left him with. It's also mentioned that watching Ben on ''Girl Cop'' got Mabel and her mom Silvia through a hard time after her father died.died. As Ben is a diva, a spoiled brat, and a bully, he's still the clearest example of the trope the show has provided so far, but he's shown to be a deeply troubled and unhappy person.]]
** Averted with Season 4's victim, Sazz Pataki, who is sassy but generally well-liked. This may be because her killer most likely [[MurderByMistake mistook her forCharles]].Charles]], who genuinely is very disliked by most people (excluding Mabel and Oliver, of course).
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** Oliver had been a highly successful Broadway producer who defied odds for hit after hit. Then his 2005 production of ''Splash: The Musical'' turned into a disaster thanks to multiple actors diving into an empty pool set. Combined with his already huge ego and overspending and he's now PersonaNonGrata on Broadway and can't afford to actually stay in his apartmentbuilding.building.
** This turns out to have been the motive for Season 3's murder. [[spoiler:Maxine pinpointed Ben as the weak link in ''Death Rattle''. When Donna read this, she became concerned that this trope would come for her precious son Cliff for his solo producing credit, and poisoned Ben's cookie.]]
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** This turns out to have been the motive for Season 3's murder. [[spoiler:Maxine pinpointed Ben as the weak link in ''Death Rattle''. When Donna read this, she became concerned that this trope would come for her precious son Cliff for his solo producing credit, and poisoned Ben's cookie.]]
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* MayDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Jan Bellows notes that she has this dynamic with both Charles (who is roughly 20 years older than her) and Tim Kono (who is roughly 20 years younger than her).]]
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''Only Murders in the Building'' is a Creator/{{Hulu}} [[MysteryFiction murder mystery]][=/=][[{{Dramedy}} dramedy]] created by Creator/SteveMartin and John Hoffman, starring Creator/SteveMartin, Martin, Creator/MartinShort, and Creator/SelenaGomez that debuted in 2021.
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A second season was ordered mid-way through the first's airing and started airing on June 28, 2022 through to September 2022. Likewise, [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/only-murders-in-the-building-renewed-season-3-hulu-1235312131/ a third season]] was announced midway through the second. It started airing on August 8, 2023 (see the teaser [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx9-y-U29OI here]]). The show airs on the [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star]] hub outside the United States.
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A second season was ordered mid-way through the first's airing and started airing on June 28, 2022 through to September 2022. Likewise, [[https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/only-murders-in-the-building-renewed-season-3-hulu-1235312131/ a third season]] was announced midway through the second. It started airing on August 8, 2023 (see the teaser [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx9-y-U29OI here]]). The show airs on the [[Creator/StarDisneyPlus Star]] hub outside the United States.
States. [[https://x.com/onlymurdershulu/status/1709225551683047887?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A A fourth season has been ordered]].
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** Season 3: Who killed Ben Glenroy and why? [[labelnote: Answer]] Cliff [=DeMeo=]. His mother Donna poisoned Ben to prevent him from ruining her son's first Broadway show. Ben found out about this and threatened to have her arrested so Cliff pushed him down an elevator shaft.[[/labelnote]]
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** Season 4: Who killed Sazz Pataki and why?
** Season 4: Who killed Sazz Pataki and why?
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* CastingCough: Implied in season 3 to be [[spoiler: how Dickie was conceived. Loretta describes in a flashback how when she was in high school, a visiting theater director from New York praised her acting skills, while the camera shows him leering at her at a rehearsal. The next scene shows her at the [=OB/GYN's=] office.]]
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* CastingCough: CastingCouch: Implied in season 3 to be [[spoiler: how Dickie was conceived. Loretta describes in a flashback how when she was in high school, a visiting theater director from New York praised her acting skills, while the camera shows him leering at her at a rehearsal. The next scene shows her at the [=OB/GYN's=] office.]]
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