Review: Only Murders in the Building, "Ghost Light"
“It’s only when you’re alone that the real haunting begins.”
The function of “Ghost Light” is pretty crystal clear: by the end of the episode, our central trio are all furious with one another, questioning their friendship and going their separate ways as the investigation into Ben’s death pulls them apart.
I wish, though, that it felt more momentous than it does. Some of this comes from the fact that they really haven’t been together all season—heck, just last week they were in three completely different stories, and it’s been a central thematic concern that the investigation and the musical have been at odds with one another. While Mabel comments that the trip to the theater to investigate Howard’s ghost theory is like a return to old times, it rings false because even in this episode they aren’t actually investigating together, and so the argument that dissolves their partnership seems inevitable.
The other problem, though, is that the various story components of “Ghos…
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