I watched season 2 of this Hulu series back in the summer when it first aired and I've been meaning to write about it ever since. Now that I am on sabbatical I had time to re-watch it and make my post.
For the uninitiated Only Murders in the Building is a comedy series starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. The three play neighbors in a posh apartment building in Manhattan who solve crimes (only murders in the building) together while producing a podcast.
Season 2, episode 8 takes place during a blackout. Two of the other tenants Lester (Michael Cyril Creighton) and Jonathan (Jason Veasey) begin to flirt by asking each other for batteries for their flashlights. Lester invites Jonathan into his apartment where the two begin to get to know each other by candlelight.
Lester is the Assistant Director of Collection Development at the Central Manhattan Public Library. Jonathan plays a hyena in the Broadway production of The Lion King but yearns for something more. "What could a Broadway star want to be instead?" asks Lester. "Don't laugh" comes the reply. "I've always wanted to be a children's librarian". Incredulous Lester responds "I'm a librarian". "Shut up!" says Jonathan. Lester then demonstrates his wit with the retort "That's our slogan!"
Their poignant duet of "The Sound of Silence" not only brings these two together, but the entire building as well.
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