Only Murders in the Building is the show we can’t stop talking about right now! Season 3 kicked off with a Broadway twist as our beloved trio, Mabel, Oliver and Charles, try to solve the mystery of who killed Ben on the opening night of Oliver’s play. With a host of intriguing suspects, all with motive and opportunity, anyone could have killed him – but a new fan theory has got us thinking…
Putting the murders aside for a moment, one fan believed they were able to uncover Meryl Streep’s character Loretta’s relationship with Ben. While some fans believe that Loretta is actually Ben’s mother, another fan tweeted: “#OMITB theory: everyone here says Loretta is Ben’s mother, but for me the focus is on Dickie, she is his mother and actually, in the photos in the book for which Oliver discovered is always there (plus I don’t think a mother can be so considerate of her son).”
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Fans were quick to agree, with one adding: “The first thing I said to my sister was, ‘Did you notice Dickie is always in the photos?'” Another fan was less sure, writing: “But Ben and Dickie are siblings. Ben even says he got into showbiz early to support a single mother and brother. Maybe Loretta Durkin was Dickie’s nanny? Because she can’t be his mom and not Ben’s.”
© Only Murders in the Building. All of Loretta’s clips feature Dickie in the background
A third person wrote: “And I later came up with the theory that she’s their nanny (which would also tie in with the theme of the show),” while one viewer added: “Yeah. I’m with you. And she sang that song for him. She was looking at him, not Oliver. And Dickie is in every picture of her. If it was Ben, she’d have pictures of him alone.” Do you think they might be on the trail?
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What happened to Alice in Just Murder in the Building? Cara Delevingne’s absence explainedIn the series, Ben is a famous actor while Dickie works as his sidekick, before he seems to have a new life after Ben’s death as Loretta’s new agent – but could there be more to it than meets the eye?
© Patrick HarbronDickie (Jeremy Shamos) in Just Murder in the Building
Fans loved the new series, especially the original song sung by Meryl and Ashley Park, Look for the Light, written by waitress songwriter Sara Bareilles. One person wrote: “Help I can’t stop listening to Look for the Light! It’s going to end up on my Spotify Wrapped,” while another added: “It’s been over a week since @OnlyMurdersHulu gave us the incredibly hauntingly beautiful song Look for the Light, and I still listen to it with @SpotifyUSA every day.”
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Speaking about Meryl’s reaction to the song, showrunner John Hoffman told The Wrap, “I’ll never forget playing her Sara Bareilles singing that song, and Justin Paul and Benj Pasek just composed it. My favorite moment was when she was listening, and Sara was just putting this beautiful melody and lyrics together, and then she hit this line, “My love is a lighthouse. So dear, my dear, look for the light.”
“I’m watching Meryl go ‘Oh’ and she left the screen and I’m like ‘Okay, we’re in a good place here’.”
© Patrick Harbron Meryl plays Loretta
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