Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building successfully combines the suspense surrounding Bunny Folger's death with some hilarious jokes. Characters Cinda Canning and her aide Poppy have a new dimension in the sixth episode, "Performance Review." Meanwhile, Mabel is being drawn further and further into the plot to blame her for killing Bunny.
The sixth episode, "Performance Review," begins with Poppy narrating how everyone invents stories in their heads to help them cope with life's difficulties. Jimmy shows up in Cinda Canning's office in the meanwhile to record a segment for her podcast on Charles, Mabel, and Oliver. Mabel was abusive to Jimmy while they were co-workers.
In this episode, the relationship between Mabel and Alice develops. What is interesting is that Mabel is keeping her new girlfriend in the dark about her background. Charles keeps on speaking with Jan and is forced back into a romantic connection. Mabel is upset that Charles has been seeing Jan while knowing that she killed her friend. In the end, Charles utilises Sazz, his stunt double, to help him break up with Jan, as it is clear he really values his friendship with Mabel.
Also, in order to learn the truth about his son's parentage, Oliver decides to take a test. This is a big moment for this character, as he has spent the entirety of his adult life thinking that William was his son. It’ll be interesting to see how the relationship will be affected between Oliver and Will. or maybe they will go their separate ways.
Charles films a scene while Mabel, Lucy, and Oliver are present on the Brazzos reboot set. Mabel discovers during their talk that the matchbox she discovered in the hidden corridor contains some partial DNA and fingerprints. In order to use the evidence to find Bunny's killer, the group decides to enlist Detective Williams' assistance. Williams had texted Charles and the group to leave the building on the evening of Bunny's death, Charles realised.
However, Detective Kreps summons the group to the Arconia. The two sets of podcasters are warned by Kreps to stop recording because it is complicating the inquiry, and Cinda is also on the scene. Cinda, though, is adamant that she will carry on with her show. Mabel encourages Poppy to confront Cinda about her treatment and asks for her assistance in taking Jimmy's interview off of Cinda's podcast.
Detective Williams is apparently in Denver, according to Kreps. Therefore, it is clear that Detective Williams is not the person the group is texting. After they arrive to gather the evidence, Charles, Oliver, and Mabel set up a trap to capture the enigmatic figure.
Towards the end of the episode, Mabel gets a call from Poppy. Following Cinda's rejection of her request for a promotion, Poppy makes the decision to reveal Cinda's secrets. Cinda asserts earlier in the episode that she will stop at nothing to tell a good story. She, therefore, has no regard for the truth and merely chooses to tell stories that will draw listeners to her podcast. Additionally, Poppy's remarks suggest that Cinda might have been influencing the events covertly.
She may be attempting to implicate Charles, Mabel, and Oliver in Bunny's death as a result because it would make for an intriguing plot. The group is also her direct rival, and Cinda may be attempting to get rid of them by accusing them of a terrible crime.
In the final seconds of the episode, Mabel encounters the enigmatic texter on the metro. There is a video going around of Mabel butchering the victim. The scenes are set against Poppy's unflattering remarks about Cinda. As a result, the episode's conclusion strongly suggests that Cinda may have been involved in Bunny Folger's passing.
While this plot twist is intriguing, it is improbable that Cinda would have killed Bunny and included Charles, Mabel, and Oliver in the investigation in order to simply make a podcast out of it. All things considered, Cinda undoubtedly has some sinister secrets, but she is hardly likely to be Bunny's murderer. She might, however, be the one attempting to frame the group in the case.
Performance | 4.2/5 |
Enjoyment | 4.4/5 |
Overall Rating | 4.3/5 |