User Reviews

Without giving anything away this was a fun episode and the ending was shocking cause I thought "that person " was the murderer. Best of all they end with a Del Shannon song.

When the gang is threatened if they don't come up with a final podcast, they realize their lives are in danger, they work like crazy to put a lid on everything. Or face consequences. The episode ends with a startling discovery. Or couple of them. We are also introduced to a set of four groupies for the podcast.

This was such a good episode... honestly im in love with this show.

Not gonna lie. I am hooked on this show. Even the theme song is spot on. The writing, acting, setting and in the background the theme song gives it a great vibe. I like how this show shows it from different angles.

Hope it doesn't just stick with one season.

Get yourself some dip and pizza rolls, because we're deep-diving here, Arconiacs! It's fair to say this show has achieved self-awareness. Look at how the Arconiacs mirrors Charles, Oliver, and Mabel. As recently as Only Murders In The Building Season 1 Episode 4, they were fawning over Cinda Canning's podcast "All Is Not OK In Oklahoma." Fandom is a strange beast. If you're here reading this review, it's safe to say you're a fan of the show. Thanks to the internet and social media, it's easy to connect with other fans -- obsessing over little details, questioning motives, embracing red herrings. The title of the episode is "Fan Fiction." One of the most popular types of fan fiction is the "self-insert" genre, where a fan writes themselves into the story so they can interact with their favorite characters.

This is our self-insert episode. Let's face it, the Arconiacs are us. Not every show is audacious enough to poke fun at its fans while simultaneously paying tribute to them, but we love it, so we're here for it. By giving the episode's voiceover narration to Sam (Jaboukie Young-White), it's almost as though we're in the story. Our theories carry weight after all and our critiques are validated. The way Paulette (Ali Stroker) rolls her eyes at the Sting cameo -- let's face it, that was pretty real! It's a nice wink to the audience, letting us know you can still be a fan of something even if you're critical of it from time to time. Meta comedy isn't necessarily funny for its own sake, but this show has always leaned into it instead of shying away. It's a huge part of the appeal. Enough about us though, let's get to what actually happened in the episode! He's still wickedly funny, but the tone has changed. He's a monster. At least he loves his son. The inclusion of Jan in the investigation is clearly useful, but Oliver and Mabel are strangely at odds with her. Are they still on edge from their traumatic encounter with the Dimases? Are they jealous that she's going to take Charles away from them? The Dimases are guilty of grave-robbing and Zoe's death. They are no longer a danger to the trio. But there is still a murderer somewhere in the building -- and now Jan has been threatened and attacked. Winnie was poisoned. Tim was poisoned. In the final shot, Jan is bleeding from a wound, but the M. O. of the "warning" note and the unlocked apartment door suggests a similarity there. Tim's killer has to be someone who knows the ins and out of the Arconi -- someone IN THE BUILDING. If not a resident, perhaps a staff member?

Much better than the last few episodes, and the plot is re picking up. Many plot twists and cliff hangers!!

I like the bit where he punched him really hard in the stomach.