#OMITB season 4 finale

[icecoffee90]

The season 4 OMITB finale was SO GOOD! It had everything - it was emotional, it was suspensful, it was funny! Everything I love about the show tied into a perfect season finale.. 10/10!

I think it's only fair to begin with Sazz and her and Charles' friendship.

Just the opening scene, which doubled down on what we were shown in ep 4 already - Sazz keeping up a strong front and hiding her pain for Charles' benefit and it hit just as hard.

And of course, having been told throughout the season/series how much Sazz cared about Charles, her last words hit even harder!

Which brings me to Charles' reaction to the confession:

Man, oh man! How powerful was this scene!? I actually believe that (if Eva's device wasn't switched to the vibrator, lol) Charles would have killed him! I still have chills when rewatching the scene..

And I don't think anyone would blame him since Sazz (and Glen) basically died for nothing. Just so she wouldn't expose Rex for the fraud he is.

All this makes up for the killer being revealed in episode 9 already, too.

I loved that Jan turned out to have been staying in Charles' closet this whole time just waiting for them to solve the case! 😂

Of course, I can't leave out my beloved bromance, lol!

As always, Oliver was hilarious! (Wish I GIFed the dance on the ledge as well, but apparently I forgot, lol.)

Anyway, how great was it that Charles overcame his fear of heights to save Mabel!? 🥹 And he was about to go all the way from his apartment as well before Ollie suggested Vince's! Speaking of which, nice of the Westies to provide a ding-dong! 👍

Finally, the wedding! Like Oliver, I was worried something was about to happen to Loretta, but thankfully, everything went smoothly and it was just beautiful! 🙂

Mabel and Charles walking Oliver down the aisle? Perfection! Lol.

Also, when Howard was wheeling Winnie in, I thought it would have been great if Will was present, but I didn't think it was gonna happen.. And then I squeeled!

It was amazing to see both, Will and Dickie walking Loretta down the aisle! ☺️

Perhaps it's not ideal that Loretta will be in New Zealand, but I still count that as a happily ever after for them.

But what's most important, our trio is staying together!

Last but not least, poor Lester! 😔 Can't wait to find out what his death was about! Hopefully, unlike Sazz and Glen, he didn't didn't die for basically no reason! 🤞

Can't wait for what season 5 has in store! 👀

[theodimasbabygirl]

Thisss!! We already know Loretta's backstory so the common plot trend of the trio getting to know more about her past wouldn't make much sense. Also killing off Oliver's love interest after he's spent SEASONS thinking he's unlovable and cursed to have bad relationships feels...unessecarily cruel imo.

I don't think Oliver and Loretta having their wedding at the arconia is a good idea considering how everyone dies there but I don't think either of them would be in danger/I don't think they'd kill Loretta. From every death we learn more about the victim and we've already got to know Loretta. So I'd say she's safe. ..just in case any of you were worried.

[theodimasbabygirl]

Omitb COULD have ended the show in s4 with Oliver's wedding and having him, naturally, move away from his trio to be with Loretta. Instead they literally said fuck conventionality and let Oliver continue to be with his people while also having Meryl Streep as his wife. AND the show is going on for at least another season

Ultimate kudos.

[butchreg]

the category is niche regressor hcs ( i have more .. feel free 2 ask abt them ໒꒰ྀིᵔ ᵕ ᵔ ꒱ྀི১ )

in order : allison mcroberts ( kevin can f**k himself ) , alexis rose ( schitt's creek ) , fallon carrington ( dynasty ) , keeley jones ( ted lasso ) , dani clayton ( thobm ) , cindy berman ( fear street 1978 ) , bess marvin ( nancy drew ) , emily dickinson ( dickinson ) , love quinn ( you ) , rhiannon lewis ( sweetpea ) , guinevere beck ( you ) , mabel mora ( omitb )

been thinking a Lot about kcfh && dynasty again recently which inspired this... i NEED to rw && finish both ( i was super duper hyperfixed before s2 of kcfh && final season of dynasty came out && life got so hectic i haven't had time 2 watch when i realized it was out :C ) ... pattison toxic yuri forevrr .. they plague me so bad i tried 2 edit them in 2021.. i wrote anon regressor!allison fics on ao3 back in da day ... && one baby!fallon one ermm ... && some regressor!keeley i sigh.. shall i post them here ? lmk tehee >__< i used 2 watch dynasty as it was airing && omg the season finale where fallon nearly you know whatted ... waiting 4 that next episode made me insane... also i was ahead of my time with kamanda i was a shipper since the beginning && prophesized they would get together tehe.. also i was TERRIBLY firby brained && i miss them all so baddd waaahhhh /. i never finished ted lasso bc family cancelled apple tv ( also why i never got to finish dickinson aka my biggest loss ) but err...

also sorry 4 the long yap but i am Not normal about fear street ( autism so bad i got sent to the psych ward ermmm :C ) .. && i headcanon Most of them as regressors so htgjes hehe , unfortunately an abuser has made my love for it more complex but if you would like to hear about my headcanons for it i am open to trying to publically indulge in it again :33 ( i'm cindy && sam !!! )

enough yapping 4 now.. eye have MANY thoughts sorry

[lunadove]

Since OMITB has enjoyed having famous guest stars on I want Josh Groban to guest star in Season 4 as an exaggerated version of himself living in the Arconia, who might have gotten a little TOO method in preparing for Sweeney Todd.

The ep. consists of Josh Groban helping the trio sort through suspects and melodramatically trying to tell the trio how a killer thinks (while also creeping them out cause he’s got way too much barber paraphernalia in his apartment). Midway through the episode Groban admits that he can’t crack the case…and then he brings in Annaleigh Ashford, who turns out to be just as melodramatic as Groban.

Groban and Ashford also guest star in the season finale watching the trio catch the suspect and making snarky comments about how the murderer could have done better.

[thenerdyolive]

Oh my god, season 4 finale of omitb is bonkers!!!

[phantomoftheorpheum]

finally getting around to omitb season 4 and there's been a serious lack of Theo. is he not going to be in this season?

[onlymurdersintheafterparty]

OMITB S4:E1 "Once Upon a Time in the West" Recap

The show is finally back! We no longer have to deal with Tobin, Loretta is back, and we've got a star studded cast of guest stars. I can't wait to see what's in store for this season. I'm bummed we only get one episode to kick off the season instead of two but I'm hopeful that means there's going to be a lot of twists, drama, and etc to get through in due time. Time to dive into the first episode.

SPOILERS AHEAD

Our favorite trio is recording their final episode of their newest season on Ben Glenroy when the power briefly goes out. To celebrate the end of yet another season they decide to go to Charles' place for a nightcap and Charles remembers Sazz never came back. On the way to the apartment Oliver mentions a cold case and I can't help but wonder if this is foreshadowing for next season 👀 Anyways they go into Charles' apartment and find the wine but there's no body!

Mabel being the clever woman she is spots blood spatter on the stove but I don't think she realizes yet what it is. Or does she and assumes it was a cooking accident? As the camera zooms out we realize that the trio has yet to notice the gunshot hole in the kitchen window. The fact that the body is missing is such an interesting concept because how do you solve a murder with no body or proof just the window and the stove if that?

And they don't even know it's a murder because whoever killed Sazz and haphazardly cleaned up the scene texted Charles the next day impersonating her and stating that she had to go be a double for Bakula in LA. So I think it's safe to assume the killer is one of the new characters in LA. Speaking of LA, a mysterious Bev Melon who has kept contacting the trio has invited them to come visit because Paramount wants to make a movie based off of their podcast. How convenient that "Sazz" is in LA and now the trio is as well. I'll be confused though if that whistling keeps happening to Charles even across the country.

When they get to LA and meet Bev, she's disrespectful as hell when describing their personalities. Oliver is the one she wants to strangle or hug, Charles is the un-fun uncle with a turtle face, and Mabel is a millennial with no job, no house, and basically a failure. Charles leaning across the table to give his folded note was hilarious, especially when Oliver tried to help him up only for the number to say 4 🤣 While it rolls off Charles and Oliver's backs, Mabel is offended and rightfully so. It's only one episode so far but Selena is doing a great job at showing this side of Mabel. You can really see her shrink into herself and that she's less confident than she was in the previous seasons.

Because Mabel doesn't yet want to sign away her life rights, there's a party that evening which will give her a chance to reconsider. But before then, you know the cast has to explore LA. Driven by Charles' old chauffeur in his limo, we see the trio standing in the sunroof while driving down a street lined with palm trees, In-N-Out Burger food and drinks in hand. Side note: I miss In In-N-Out Burger so bad. Their animal style fries are my favorite! But I digress.

Charles mentions that Sazz's apartment is located in one of the places on the tour so they make a detour to see if she's home. There is a stack of unopened mail and packages outside her door which is odd considering the text message said that she was in LA. How can she be in the city but her house deserted? Thankfully Charles picks up on this but tries his best not to worry and be fun to prove he's not the unfunny uncle.

The party is as awkward as you'd expect but with some fun moments. Loretta shows up and she and Oliver talk about their future and if Oliver will move to LA to be with her. It's a complex decision that I don't expect to be answered anytime soon. Charles is still worried about Sazz and Mabel just looks like she doesn't even want to be there.

We discover the actors playing the trio are Eugene Levy, Eva Longoria, and Zach Galifianakis. None of the trio vibe with their counterparts. Eva tries too hard to be young and hip with Mabel, Zach is rude and dismissive to Oliver, and Eugene bores Charles with his impressions. Plus again, the Sazz disappearance is concerning. Seeing someone in a hat and trench coat, Charles follows them and the person is revealed to be Bakula. When asked about the body double work, Bakula reveals that Sazz never showed. Now the warning signs are fully going off in Charles' head. But wait! Things get even more weird because Charles gets a call from Lester that they couldn't get the window changed out that day. The same window that no one has noticed has a whole bullet hole through it. So that's where the whistling came from.

Howard got a new dog named Gravy because he can no longer adopt cats from the shelter and this is an interesting development because Gravy used to be a working dog. We don't know what job but I assume some sort of police work because when Gravy entered the middle of the kitchen where Sazz's body was she would not stop howling. So either a cadaver dog or maybe one used to sniff out certain substances? The killer could have messed with something in Charles' apartment that is causing that ringing that he's experiencing. We'll find out soon enough by episode 9 or 10. Ok it turns out that we won't have to wait because it's not Gravy it's Gravey because she is in fact a cadaver dog! I was right!

When the trio returns to New York, Howard brings over Gravey who searches the apartment and follows the trail up to the incinerator that was labeled out of order. When they go into the incinerator room and check what was recently incinerated all they find in the ashes is the replacement joints that Sazz received in Bulgaria. And the fake Sazz finally drops the act and texts back "Not your fucking friend" meaning we're dealing with a cold killer and one with a grudge against Charles for whatever reason.

I think this is honestly the saddest death in the series because this is someone that they all knew and was a good friend to Charles. He knew something was wrong just not what, and now his fears have been confirmed in the worst way. Not only did they kill her but they incinerated her too which is just so cruel to me that they'd dispose of her like that. It also makes me wonder what she had on her body that they didn't want to be discovered because a note can be thrown away but another thing such as a birthmark or tattoo can not. All I can say is that Charles is a very good friend for not only worrying about Sazz but going out of his way to find out where she went and I'm sorry for his loss. He'll be devastated when he realizes he was the target.

They really came out swinging with this first episode and I really hope they keep the momentum going because if so, it's shaping up to be the best season yet.

[whoslaurapalmer]

okay wait I have some omitb s4 ending thoughts, spoilers

-marshall's thing of 'am I a writer or am I a killer? maybe I have to be a killer to be a writer' was actually VERY tasty chewy but literally only existed for five minutes before he died. like, there could have (and SHOULD have) been sooooo much more build up to that, and I'm so disappointed!!!!!

-backtracking a moment, I loved seeing ron howard in episode 9 omg. ron howard miming slurping soup!!!!!!!!!!

- "don't TALK about the FISHING HOLE" as someone who still watches the occasional andy griffith rerun (as we all should) that was so fucking funny. holy fuck

-ANYWAY

-overwhelmingly omitb is a show that has a great, really fun and exciting buildup but the finales tend to fall a little flat, and with s1+2 I didn't mind, like that's not inherently bad -- it's a comedy murder mystery, it's allowed to be a little off and not completely clean in the plot!! it's okay!! (s2 is my top fav and I think the tightest and even I admit '14 sandwich' was a bizarre move.) and s3 was more Meh to me but still, fine, but s4......this ending was not doing it. and this season overall I really felt the holes in the writing style. Idk if it was the strike last summer? or if they are writing SO MUCH by the seat of their pants that it is starting to turn out much weaker than previous seasons. so many bad writing choices that make no sense in retrospect with the killer, things that were brought up purposely again and then never addressed so they're still unresolved, threads and implications (especially tied back to s3) that went NOWHERE, like i thought there was a real sense of, the writers trying to figure out their own story as they went along and not being able to do it successfully, I didn't feel like any of it was planned in the way like, jan's bassoon cleaner was in s1

-and even if that too was a 'figure it out as they went along' thing, that one still worked and felt more solid than whatever this season was doing!!!!!

-but I feel this way about the characters too -- s3 and s4 have still had gorgeous character moments but I feel like the writers have lost track of character arcs, ESPECIALLY oliver's

-I actually think it would have been more narratively satisfying for oliver to NOT marry, to recognize that he doesn't need to marry to be happy after his first "failed" marriage

-but I also think charles and oliver should get together at all times. so.

(-DONT ACT LIKE STEVE MARTIN AND MARTIN SHORT WOULD NOT WILLINGLY DO IT)

-THE FUCKING EMERGENCY CONTACT CONVO 😭😭

-I don't mind loretta, I like loretta's character, but I just don't dig her with oliver and I think their romance and keeping her on was a mistake, clearly evidenced by needing to write meryl off bc of I'm assuming upcoming scheduling conflicts and SENDING LORETTA TO NEW ZEALAND like..............what.......

-it was nice to have recognition of how much charles and mabel mean to oliver, but I feel like in s3+4 they've been so disjointed as a group and still haven't found that solid footing again. especially the way oliver treated mabel, in both seasons

(-was nice to see dickie and will at the wedding, though. that was sweet :) and winnie!!!!!)

-and mabel has such relatable moments esp re: being this floating adult trying to find her place but a lot of that. is going nowhere

-omitb is not an overwhelmingly dark show (even with having some super heavy moments this season) but charles being 100% ready to kill marshall???????????? incredible

-a big letdown in s3 for me was that charles threatening ben at the end of s2 was done so disappointingly when the reason finally was revealed in s3. that was just over loretta???? made no sense for charles to look THAT intense about it.

-they set up such an exciting idea and then!!!!!!!!!!! the execution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-so I mean like the show has these really exciting dark charles moments (LET OLD STEVE MARTIN DO THE BEST DRAMATIC ACTING OF HIS LIFE GODDDDDDDDDDD!!) but almost killing marshall will likely never amount to anything.

-...............although.............

-jan being the one to shoot marshall and still insisting she and charles were endgame. food for thought......

-yeah but are the writers and I eating the same meal. you know?? we are eating at different genre restaurants.

-and again, it's a fun show that delights in being fun, and that's fine!!!

-this season was just. sigh.

-also I miss theo. love theo.

-BUT LESTER????????????????? BEING THE ONE TO DIE??????????? AFTER TALKING ABOUT HOW HE GOT MARRIED NEAR THAT FOUNTAIN???????????

-lester :(

-so I'm intrigued to see how this pans out esp w it being the presumed last season (bc steve martin has said the plan was always for five) but I'm also. will it be satisfying..............

-ALSO TEA LEONI???????????? gorgeous. very exciting to see her and definitely intrigued re: the mob thing.

-I thought a good s5 plan would be like, hints dropped in s4 that sazz had somehow uncovered a cold case (the one charles and oliver bring up at the end of s3 I think?) (would have made the notes in her apartment make more sense than WRITING A SCREENPLAY) (not awful but. sigh.) and whoever was responsible for that was the one who had poisoned winnie/sent the s1 notes/etc, like that would be a really well-rounded ending plot, I thought, but now idk

[pinkponyclubb]

⚠️ omitb s3 ep10/finale spoilers ⚠️

i'm just thinking about what sazz wanted to tell charles? i'm so curious. finding out what it was is definitely gonna be a revealing hint in season 4's investigation, i think. i'm 97% sure the killer was out to get charles instead of sazz, i mean, the apartment was completely dark and for a moment i thought it was literally charles who got shot. ohmyGOD i cannot wait for season 4, this is the most intense cliffhanger we've had so far imo!

[arconiasmurders]

Omitb episode 4

The white room seems terrifying but also Charles makes me laugh. And poor guy, accidentally proposing.

Charles making an omelette dance to get through the song was amazing as well

And was I the only one that was hoping Mabel's missed calls were from Oscar?

Joy hating on having an uncomplete set og make up, makes me believe she's absolutely not the person who left the message on Ben's mirror. She didn't need to be in a hurry to get out of his dressing room, so why rush away from the lipstick? Also, Charles may have a type, but another one of his girlfriends being a killer, I don't think so.

I still suspect Howard, but also the focus going away from Loretta makes me think of her again. Loretta called Ben a "fucking asshole" in ep 1, made me think of the mirror message.

Anyways, I think the killer is someone we have gotten to know in a previous season who connects to the Arconia.

But why now, on opening night? Seems like the only one gaining something from it is Jonathan (which leads me to Howard) or maybe Dickie who could dump Ben as a client. Loretta hadn't gotten the tv series yet, so she needed the play.

And why isn't Charles saying something about what he told Ben in the season 2 finale? "I know what you did" and something like "stay away from her". What did Ben do? And to who?

[buzzzchomp]

Only Murders In The Building S4 Ep8 | Debunked

I called it. Glenn is the final red herring! Another stuntman did the killing and there's a movie conspiracy to go with it. Only Murders In The Building season 4. #OMITB

I called it, but Glenn is the final red herring! Another stuntman did the killing and there’s a movie conspiracy too. Only Murders In The Building season 4.   EVERY murder theory has been debunked! I told you there was a secret stuntman and they were the killer, but Glenn is our final red herring before the big reveal. He was trying to protect the only connection he had to Ben, not kill Charles…

[jordieeeee]

spoilers!

NOOOOOOO LESTER (I knew it'd be him when he tried talking to olicharles in the hallway but the pair had to go confront a killer so Charles told him 'have a good day' it reminded me of Bunny because she just wanted to hang out with them similar to how Lester just wanted to talk to them for just a moment). THEO NO THEO? goddamnit the fics better go up istg

we'll try again next year

[beachy--head]

OMITB s3 finale spoilery thoughts

In case the title wasn't explicit enough, spoilers for Only Murders in the Building season 3 finale below the cut.

– I loved the motherhood theme during the whole season and thought it tied up nicely in the end.

– Going on reddit to read theories about who's guilty leads to expecting extravagant plot twists when this one was nicely done, not completely unexpected, but it made sense.

– A lot of people expected Tobert to be guilty, and I'm glad he's not, but I get their disappointment because Jesse Williams was criminally underutilized, so I understand wanting him to have a bigger role, even if it's the one of the bad guy. But no, he was charming as usual, and also makes a great coat rack.

– Meryl Streep was divine, but what else is new. Steve Martin and Martin Short were also absolutely amazing, but I thought Steve especially really shined this season.

– Howard was still a gem, but I wish we'd spent more time with other background characters like Jonathan or Uma. Poor Jonathan didn't even have his 15 minutes of fame on stage.

– Mabel reluctantly fist-bumping Charles is a mood.

– So, there'll be at least one episode in season 4 taking place in LA, right?

– The Pickwick triplets song is still stuck in my head and has no plans to leave any time soon.

[tropicalfreckles]

Finally started OMITB s3 (i'm behind y'all) spoilers ahead for each ep

Episode one and we have a nepo baby making out with his mom Oliver why are these people producing your show-

"he's gay so i can kiss him like that" it's still weird ma'am

also oh shit maryl streep

Oliver like "I'm your favorite right" lmao I love Mabel loves her favorite 2 old besties

LMAO HE'S ALIVE WHAT?

I still wanna know what's up with Mabel's aunt. I thought she was renovating for her where is she. Did her aunt give her her apartment. Is she dead?

Also Mabel missing her best friends :<

oh her aunt sold the apartment okay-

there we go dead ben lmao

Episode two!

Mabel freaking out about being almost 30 and not having her life together, OMITB don't come after my 31 year old ass-

Also y'all it's okay if you're still not sure what to do in life at 29 man 20s are just for stumbling around I'm going to be honest with you.

I also want Mable's outfit from the funeral please they always give Selena Gomez a great wardrobe

IS OLIVER HAVING A HEART ATTACK NO OLIVER (also mabel and charles in danger on the SECOND EPISODE)

"PTSD check, how we holding up?" "Okay, I already repressed it." "That's good."

Love Oliver's own subconscious using his friends to tell him to chill out and relax about the play and his take away was throwing himself into it to make it a musical.

Episode 3!

Charles enjoys getting insulted by Oliver jkdsfsdds (I guess the constant critiquing makes him act better)

Ma'am please stop kissing your son you're weird.

will mabel make a new friend this season, who knows (I also hope they bring back Theo very highkey cause I think he's funny and I like his actor) (tho I also heard he's not in s3 and if he isn't boo)

Oliver is kicking his own ass this season with his insecurity and narcissism.

I enjoyed the mood Meryl Streep set in the Nanny's song (I also liked kimber's background vocals)

I know omitb always has that one running gag I hate as much as I love this show but I wish this seasons wasn't weird nepo baby relationship kdsfsd

Episode 4! finally catching up

cinda continues to be an eccentric weirdo

"I take offense to that!" "That was my intention." Charles and Oliver continue having great banter lmao

charles mental breakdown black out WHY ARE HIS PANTS OFF

"I know I'm not mentally healthy, but that's okay-" Charles you are relatable but my man get therapy

I need to ask again do the writers to know how people around my age or younger act again

Mabel setting her boundaries good for her Annnnd I'm all caught up! Do I know who the villain is yet? probably not lmao but I got ideas

[figtrad]

Meryl Streep and Martin Short Wade in Throwback OMITB BTS Photo

Meryl Streep and Martin Short Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Only murder in the building Drop throwback image Meryl Streep And Martin Short Dressed in wedding gear from the season 4 finale. “Behind the scenes filming a wedding scene in #410. New York City, May 2024. 🩷,” Hulu wrote on the series' official account alongside a carousel of photos shared through it. Instagram Friday, December 20. In the…