{"id":54060,"date":"2022-08-23T17:43:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/only-murders-in-the-building-recap-season-2-episode-10\/"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T17:43:38","slug":"only-murders-in-the-building-recap-season-2-episode-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/only-murders-in-the-building-recap-season-2-episode-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Only Murders In The Building recap: Season 2, episode 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Okay, Only Murders In The Building<\/em><\/span>, you kind of pulled it off. In an entertaining sophomore season, the writers mostly got away with the big twists in the showiest manner possible. Did you expect any different from a comedy in which Martin Short plays a diehard theater lover, Steve Martin plays an ex-procedural star, and several Arconia residents have Broadway-related skills? It’s not the most realistic way to let the mystery unfold, and the reveals demand you put aside some logical burning questions, but \u201cI Know Who Did It\u201d does justice to OMITB <\/em>and its characters’ biting tone while setting up what is sure to be a camper third season. Will that alienate viewers who don’t want another<\/em> big name cameo? TBD, but more on the closing moments in a minute because we have \u201ckiller reveal party\u201d shenanigans to unpack first.<\/p>\n

The dialogue we’re left to ponder over as Poppy revealed her identity to Mabel in last week’s penultimate episode was: \u201cYou don’t know what she’s capable of. You don’t know what she’d do to get what she wants.\u201d We’re led to believe she’s describing her ruthless boss. In reality, she’s speaking about herself because she’s the killer of this whodunit. Becky Butler has played a long con to be as famous as her idol, Cinda Canning, and she’s about to get much more than she bargained for. Once a shy Chickasha gal, Becky looked for an escape from her small town, verbally abusive dad, and crappy job in the mayor’s office. <\/p>\n

As she molded herself into Poppy White, the world was her podcasting oyster. Or was it? Poppy spent years as Cinda’s devoted assistant, hoping to be noticed and promoted. That didn’t happen even after she took Mabel’s advice in episode six and directly asked her boss if she could produce a podcast. I guess this time, it was n’t as simple as just walking into Cinda’s office and getting her dream job. (Side note: Why do TV shows and movies think it’s that easy to get a gig? How did Poppy magically enter Cinda’s office building and studio without anyone stopping her?) Despite all her contributions, including serving up catchy podcast titles like All Is Not OK In Oklahoma and Only Murderers In The Building, Poppy is left hanging.<\/p>\n