The Prestige TV Podcast

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 3, Episodes 1 and 2

Aug 8, 2023
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INSIGHT

Cozy Tone Over Broad Comedy

  • Only Murders season premieres are cozy and character-driven rather than laugh-out-loud comedies.
  • Joanna and Mallory note the show leans on warmth and nostalgia more than broad jokes.
INSIGHT

Backstage Musical Stakes

  • Season 3 shifts the murder setting from the Arconia to the theater backstage world.
  • The backstage musical angle creates parallel opportunities to mirror play themes with real-life motives.
ANECDOTE

Shared Fandom Bridges Grief

  • Joanna describes Selena Gomez's character finding solace in Girl Cop while her mother laughed again after grief.
  • That shared fandom moment bridged family distance and underscored the show's emotional core.
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