Only murders in the building episode 7 | LoadingReadyRun | Page 1

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 7:39 AM

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in which things become somewhat more obvious

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so the episode doesn't name a killer, buuuut

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Meryl streep is at least one of the killers, and Dickie is possibly the other, and is her son

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 7:41 AM

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MB!!!! And MB!!!!!!

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 7:41 AM

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she hasn't got a book full of photos and news articles of ben glenroy; she's got a book full of articles which have photos of her son next to ben glenroy

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and yes, MB and MB was excellent

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anyway, the above is supposition by me, but I think makes sense

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 7:41 AM

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oooh, nice theory!

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 7:42 AM

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during the production of the show she got the courage up to tell him; she discovered how shitty ben had been to him his whole life and just snapped

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and then when it didn't work one of them finished it

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Dickie could have got bens pill doctor to scrub the autopsy/stomach contents results. Could also plausibly have had a key to the stage managers office that night although that is one thing that admitedly doesn't seem to have an obvious link to anything yet

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anyway, that's my current theory

dense musk Sep 12, 2023, 3:41 PM

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Wait, did Loretta mention having to give a kid up for adoption?

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Or something suggesting that?

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That is otherwise an incredibly solid theory

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MB and MB were definitely great

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Also fun seeing Theo again (and that Mabel's been learning ASL)

dense musk Sep 12, 2023, 3:46 PM

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wheat obsidian she hasn't got a book full of photos and news articles of ben glenroy; she's got...

I'm not sure all of the photos had Dickie in them, though

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Ah, the ones the recap specifically highlighted did though

clever cypress Sep 12, 2023, 10:57 PM

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That Ferris Buehler post-credits reference was so good!

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"You're still here?"

dense musk Sep 12, 2023, 10:59 PM

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Oh yeah, when that clicked, I was in awe

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Like, an easy reference, but just so solidly delivered

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 11:00 PM

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"I should have been Ferris Buller" "You were 41!"

dense musk Sep 12, 2023, 11:03 PM

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fervent idol "I should have been Ferris Buller" "You were 41!"

Was Charles also established to have Steve Martin's same hair colour when he was younger?

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Because I don't think that would have helped either

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 11:06 PM

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dense musk Wait, did Loretta mention having to give a kid up for adoption?

no, but I'm trying to put together why she has that book; I don't think she's a stalker, although she could be

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Dickie mentions he's adopted, and there is no realistic way they throw that out without a reason; and a lost son fits with Loretta's life of missed opportunities and regrets

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 11:08 PM

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We still got 3 episodes left... how? This seasons feels like it should have been 6 episodes...

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 11:08 PM

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(or: I don't think she's a ben glenroy stalker, I think her hate for him is genuine)

clever cypress Sep 12, 2023, 11:08 PM

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Something I always wonder about these programs, if Matthew Broderick and Mel Brooks are who they are, is there a Steve Martin and Martin Short in this universe?

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 11:09 PM

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Oh I thought we were 1 episode left?

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 11:09 PM

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Season 1 and 2 were 10 episodes, so I assume...

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That is my sole basis for thinking 10, so if you heard elsewhere

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Still feels like it should have been over already

clever cypress Sep 12, 2023, 11:11 PM

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Wiki says 10

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wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 11:12 PM

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yea, ok

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that might be a crimp on my theory; I was trying to tie together everything in my head with one more episode to go 😛

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agree with @fervent idol the season has barely had enough material so far, it seems implausible it has 3 more episodes worth

misty whale Sep 12, 2023, 11:23 PM

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fervent idol MB!!!! And MB!!!!!!

Anyone else pick him just from the voice?

wheat obsidian Sep 12, 2023, 11:46 PM

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Which one?

fervent idol Sep 12, 2023, 11:47 PM

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I assume Matthew, who we get hints of audibly through the door before seeing him

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I didn't.

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 12:01 AM

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clearly I didn't either way, to be fair

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 12:02 AM

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wheat obsidian agree with <@270093356112019456> the season has barely had enough material so fa...

Supposedly they've got a 5-season arc planned, so this season should likely end with a big bang, but it has definitely been the weakest of the 3 so far

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 1:22 AM

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I hope their plan is not "one of the threesome did it" because that would be no fun

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but until further evidence comes in I like my Loretta/Dickie theory

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 1:33 AM

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I figure this one will end with Oliver having a second heart attack for the cliffhanger and there's a question on if it was attempted murder or not

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 1:47 AM

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oh, maybe. Or they all get kicked out of the building.

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 2:18 AM

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That's also plausible. Like an ending scene of Charles and Mabel being escorted off the property looking for Oliver, they go to his apartment and he's collapsed. Next season is figuring out who tried to knock him off and get them back into the building

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:03 AM

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I have to say though, this episode had all of what I loved in S1/2. Side characters, Arconia, Theo

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Also Matthew Broderick just randomly popping in as himself made me happy

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:11 AM

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Oh, yes, this episode was excellent

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:11 AM

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The Mel Brooks cameo also made me very happy.

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:11 AM

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showed the neuroses of our heroes well, advanced the plot, great stuff with all the Arcanonia weirdos

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:12 AM

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I really just want Theo in every episode

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:12 AM

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the great bit of background lore that Uma is a klepto

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Theo is indeed great

misty whale Sep 13, 2023, 3:19 AM

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Yeah, Broderick. When Charles is in the elevator and heard it, my mind immediately went to Bloom.

Speaking of, I feel like if they did it, I would absolutely loathe it, but since Nathan Lane was Teddy and they're explicitly talking The Producers, I kind of wanted them to do a Stallone as The Terminator bit and show who played Bialystock.

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:21 AM

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Agreed

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:27 AM

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Oh, is Teddy the other half of the producers? huh,

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:54 AM

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Yup. The musical version is Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick with Uma Thurman as the female lead

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and Will Ferrell as the Nazi

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:54 AM

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isn't that also at least one of the movie versions?

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At least, broderick and what my mind now identifies as Lane were in the one I saw (and hated)

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:56 AM

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That's what I meant, that's the musical movie version

wheat obsidian Sep 13, 2023, 3:58 AM

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oh, I thought you meant the musical as in theatrical version 🙂

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 3:58 AM

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The Gene Wilder/Zero Mostel film version is non-musical, but very funny because Gene Wilder is hilarious.

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But then yeah, they adapted it to a musical and then back in to a musical movie with Broderick/Lane

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Also the easy pull for Max Bialystock in-universe is probably just Gary Beach, who played Roger De Bris in the first musical and the 2005 film

clever cypress Sep 13, 2023, 4:04 AM

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I prefer the original film tbh

sturdy seal Sep 13, 2023, 4:04 AM

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They both have their charms

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But I'm the world's biggest sucker for a musical, and Nathan Lane is very very funny

misty whale Sep 13, 2023, 6:01 AM

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wheat obsidian oh, I thought you meant the musical as in theatrical version 🙂

He's in that too. Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane were the original Leopold Bloom and Max Bialystock on Broadway, left because it was exhausting doing eight shows a week, came back later, and then played the characters in the movie. Most of the movie cast were the original broadway cast, Ferrell, Thurman and Lovitz were the only cast changes

reef heron Sep 14, 2023, 10:43 AM

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I liked that Mabel's started to learn sign since last year

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I think the Loretta might have a kid theory works in ep 5 she has a significant pause when asked what she has done wrong and that feels like the kind of thing a character of her age might be guilty over

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Plus the Glenroy notebook doesn't make a lot of sense of its not that considering its obviously older than her involvement with the musical

wheat obsidian Sep 14, 2023, 11:28 AM

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yea, she could have been a stalker but that seems unlikely?

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