‘Only Murders’ Just Aired the Best, Most Shocking Episode Since Season 1

Only Murders in the Building has made a tradition of throwing in one episode each season that completely shakes up the established formula.

Season 1 gave us “The Boy From 6B,” which offered a proper introduction to deaf Theo (James Caverly) through an episode entirely without spoken dialogue. The result was a masterclass in visual storytelling, one of the most captivating half-hours in the show’s history. A lot of fans recall this episode as the one where they suddenly locked in, where they went from passively enjoying this cozy mystery series to having their eyes glued to the screen.

The next two seasons gave us “Hello Darkness,” the blackout episode, and “Ghost Light,” the haunted theater episode. Both felt like spiritual successors to “The Boy From 6B,” offering a fun change of atmosphere from their respective seasons, but neither of them were quite as successful. Neither played around with the format as much, and it wasn’t clear if the show would do something so bold again.

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