Only Murders in the Building

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Season 2
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 26, 2021
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 42
  3. Negative: 7 out of 42

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  1. Pinto1000
    Aug 15, 2022
    2
    Loved the first season- But what seemed so effortless the first time around is now laboured and unfunny. The amusing ‘Dips for dinner’ joke from season 1 is sledgehammered into the ground here. Everything feels self-conscious - from the writing to the lead performances, it’s at the same time overthought and half-baked. Also I feel the characters are too INVOLVED in the mystery… It doesn’tLoved the first season- But what seemed so effortless the first time around is now laboured and unfunny. The amusing ‘Dips for dinner’ joke from season 1 is sledgehammered into the ground here. Everything feels self-conscious - from the writing to the lead performances, it’s at the same time overthought and half-baked. Also I feel the characters are too INVOLVED in the mystery… It doesn’t have the lightness of ‘pals getting together to solve a crime’ touch that (the beginning) of the first season had. A better idea for season two of the podcast would have been them investigating an old unsolved murder in the Arconia building from 30, 40 odd years ago - that they (seemingly) have no personal link to, but slowly over the season ties in to modern day and our leads in some way. Bunny was a comic relief character. The ‘victim’ has to be a serious character that you would buy in the real world, like Tim (season 1.) Try as they might in this season to flesh her out and provide depth- when you know the character was created purely for minor yuks in the first season, there aren’t really any stakes there. Puzzled by the love for season 2… I think I laughed maybe three times in 10 hours of television. That’s a particularly depressing hit rate given the presence of Martin and Short, two of the funniest comics ever.… Expand
  2. giomax
    Dec 11, 2022
    1
    A primeira temporada é impecável mas eles conseguiram estragar todo o seu trabalho entregando uma segunda temporada que é impossível de se passar na metade do segundo episódio. Piadas óbvias e sem graça. Elenco péssimo. Muito triste ver uma das minhas séries favoritas decair tanto.

Awards & Rankings

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#62 Best TV Season of 2022
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#45 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jul 1, 2022
    90
    A show to die for. [4 - 24 Jul 2022, p.4]
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Nina Metz
    Jun 30, 2022
    75
    “Only Murders in the Building” mashes up high comedy and carefully observed human moments and Season 2 is a continuation, and deepening, of that. All three leads are aces at this, and the show is directed with a particular appreciation for Short’s symphony of facial expressions.
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  3. i
    Reviewed by: Emily Baker
    Jun 29, 2022
    80
    The characters are more lived-in, their quirks more fleshed out, and the concept of the show feels more assured – we start to find out more about Oliver’s background through flashbacks, and Mabel’s chance at finding love gives a new dimension to her moroseness. But this character-building doesn’t distract from the show’s main plot and fortunately, season two dives straight into the whodunnit.
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