This Episode of Murder, She Wrote is... A LOT.

[@Rebochan]

11:30 Been awhile since I saw this, but to answer where Carol got the pills, they were actually Doris' pills. Jessica noticed them when she met with Doris in the office, and later Elliott took them and grabbed Carol to drug her with them to stage her committing suicide. Jessica and co. arrived in time to save her life. I actually love this bonkers episode. Definitely feels like a sweeps episode though.

[@pushinguproses]

Oh my God, THANK YOU! I knew there had to be an explanation there but it's really not clear in the episode. And damn, Elliot. I hope he gets sent away with Doris.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

2 days ago? She just posted this 10 minutes ago

[@theoldar]

@@Bored_Barbarian Could have seen it on the Patreon.

[@Bored_Barbarian]

@@theoldar ah makes sense. I didn’t know Patreon worked that way. I thought they uploaded the videos directly to their page.

[@Rebochan]

@@Bored_Barbarian Yea Patreon videos usually go on KZbin as unlisted videos. I’m a very happy patron of PUR!

[@KerryAnnGL]

“You’ll be seeing a great deal of each other for a long, long time to come” sounds like a cheesy line cops say to criminals before they go to jail in tv, so I thought she was about to arrest Carol and Barbara.

[@ethansloan]

Yeah, I was expecting a smash cut to the asylum, with both sisters in matching straight jackets or something.

[@toshomni9478]

With lines like that I have to wonder if even the writers knew where this was going and instead kept changing the ending right up until the last minute.

[@Fakan]

Definitely. It's an ending that would make sense if they actually followed through on the Psycho angle, like Norman spending a long time together with his mother.

[@allegedlyfalse6779]

Yeah, exactly! Jessica said that line so I though "So, the twins are both guilty, Jessica knows it, so they're both going to jail right?" I was right with Roses' reaction when the credits suddenly appeared.

[@briankelly130]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@Morhek]

"Doll-baby? Okay Man-Muffin." I don't know why this line in particular got me, but it really did.

[@andreableicher3622]

LOVE IT! From now on I am calling my husband “man muffin!”

[@AlexanderOsias]

Same, guffawed out loud.

[@alyzu4755]

Yup! 😂

[@creed8712]

Female infant and Male Pastry

[@karentucker2161]

It had me laughing 🤣

[@Beldamsansmerci]

I was hoping they’d cast Linda Hamilton’s actual twin sister for this. Now THAT would be a complete mind f****

[@nerdfatha]

I was thinking that too when they had Barb show up! T2 wouldn't have been the same with out her.

[@Xehanort10]

@@nerdfatha Oh yeah. Her sister played the T-1000 when it shapeshifted into Sarah didn't she?

[@nerdfatha]

@@Xehanort10 Yup! also in the scene from the director's cut where they open up the T-800's head while looking in the mirror.

[@Belgand]

It would also explain Elliot having a picture of himself behind him because they're trying to get people to start thinking about identical twins. At least, that's my head canon for that. It's not him. It's his identical twin.

[@bunkyd]

Leslie wasn’t a trained actor though, she only appeared in T2 very briefly.

[@AnnaErice]

Please please please cover Capitol Offense!!! Jessica randomly becomes a senator and it's never explained or referenced again!!!

[@LeoTheDarkAngel]

Yes please, I absolutely agree! One of my favourite episodes so far.

[@Noone76590]

Yes Queen!!!!!!!!! It’s absolutely insane! The governor literally picks a mystery writer as a senator for no reason???

[@AnnaErice]

@@Noone76590 you finding my comment just made my day ❤️❤️❤️

[@AtlasBlizzard]

I'm starting to think there's nothing in this series that DOESN'T happen.

[@bonnielarson4160]

@@AtlasBlizzard JB never gets laid, so there's that.

[@kittecat963]

I love that lamp. It's in almost every show where they need to immediately establish "this is an office. This is an office lamp". I almost bought one. Edit: I bought the lamp.

[@WriterGirl719]

My dad actually owned one of them.

[@plaid-a-puss]

My dad had one growing up and I saw it as the epitome of office style because I saw it in tons of shows and movies

[@tuesdaynext7370]

So you love lamp?

[@DarkestElemental616]

My dad STILL has this lamp somewhere in the basement.

[@wareforcoin5780]

Offices have them for a reason: they're nice lamps.

[@weirdotzero7065]

From how abrupt the actually killer is absent from the ending, I'm guessing the actress wasn't available at the end of shooting the episode. Could be a reshoot where they couldn't get in contact or could've left early for personal reasons.

[@eldrichnemo9312]

came here to post this and agreed, to me it's the only explanation that makes sense

[@garethwilkins6744]

Ok. I, from now on want to be called Man Muffin as a pet name if I find someone in the future!

[@cryptiecreep]

I mean I can call you that if you really want me to.

[@somebodycooliguess1597]

Do you know the man muffin who lives on Lane Drurey?

[@Animefreakess]

Or you can be called Man Muffin right now... by random youtube commentors. May not be as intimate or may be too much... Either way, don't let the dreams of the future dictate the plans of today!

[@WatanabeNoTsuna.]

Heeeey, Man Muffin! Can I get a bite? 😜

[@rainbowkrampus]

Doll baby was creepy. Yet man muffin works. Weird.

[@1Thunderfire]

The zoom in on the detective guy before he gets stabbed just gets me. Like, he's just stood there accepting his fate.

[@kimberlyoldschool]

Considering how chill the police department is in general right after, you know, a homicide detective gets knifed to death during an investigation, maybe they lose a lot of detectives that way. Maybe they’re told to expect it someday and just go with it. 😂

[@troodon1096]

@@kimberlyoldschool And two days before his retirement too...

[@whatteamwildcats4033]

Nobody: Barbra: I'll let my sister think I'm dead after our last interaction was a fight, so she'll probably blame herself for this and then I'll call her. That won't freak her out right

[@thishonestgrifter]

In her defense she was heavily abusing narcotics at the time. So her decision making wouldn’t have been at full power.

[@Revan058]

@@thishonestgrifter Yeah. Sad as it might be, I can easily see someone in such a posistion deciding 'It's way better if everyone thinks I'm dead, it's simpler for them if the f'up I am simply goes away.'

[@unowen7416]

Right?? But if I call her after all of that, "It'S jUsT CaRoL aCtiNg SpOoKy!!" 🙄

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@unowen7416 I didn't get what Carol genuinely knew / believed about Barbara - was saying that Barbara was alive part of Carol's mental issue (a symptom of it) or had Carol seen Barbara by that point? The mental health professionals thought Carol's claim that Barbara was alive was denial - but she also seemed to be denying when she really met up with Barbara. And it was hard to follow which of the characters believed Barbara was either dead or alive and which ones were trying to lie.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@unowen7416 And I don't get why Jessica said Barbara tried hard to protect Carol. As you say, Barbara was kind of freaking Carol out more, and she didn't do anything to protect her from the current situation. Sometimes the show gave Jessica dialogue that defended people in ways that seemed weird.

[@LexW5]

If you liked “Menace, anyone?”, then you’ll love “Game, Set, Murder”! Not sure why this show has multiple tennis episodes or why they are particularly dark. One of the writers must have been working through something. Lol.

[@inklingofadream]

Maybe the production company had a surplus of cute lil tennis outfits in their costume storage and wanted to get their money's worth before they got too dated looking? idk how much awareness there was at the time of how badly a lot of 80s stuff would age, but maybe????

[@zatoth13]

one of the writers was probably someone who hated tennis

[@earldouglas3631]

I hate Game Set Murder. One of my least favorites and a horrible season finale. At least we know where the plotline of that one came from.

[@HenshinFanatic]

@@earldouglas3631 to be fair, we know where the plot for this came from as well, rhymes with "flaccid drip".

[@troodon1096]

@@inklingofadream Nobody ever thinks the current time will ever look dated, or it wouldn't have looked how it did.

[@spencert8125]

Me spending my 20's using murder she wrote as an old person joke punchline to me spending my 30s watching PUR's breakdown of badass murder she wrote episodes. Life is odd

[@wareforcoin5780]

To be fair, old people really do like Murder, She Wrote.

[@jaxkommish]

Wait till your in your 50's and all these shows are so obviously better than 90% of the crapola on these days

[@henrywallacesghost5883]

Murder She Wrote was one of the few shows that my grandmother watched that I actually liked when I was a kid.

[@alexricky87]

@@jaxkommish these days? Yes most definitely crap. When I'm 50 in 15ish years (😱 OMG! 😱 I'll be 50 in 16 years) I hope tv (if it still exists, will be better).

[@HenshinFanatic]

Then there's the dinosaurs that like Perry Mason, Matlock, and Quincy, M.E.

[@ctso74]

Poor Bryan. He just wanted to go pick up the files, but he blew it.

[@OriginalAkivara]

Too soon

[@LucyLioness100]

First time I saw this I was shocked they killed him off. Course now I just get a kick waiting for it considering his work on “Breaking Bad”

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Between this episode and Godzilla 2014 I'm surprised Breaking Bad actually had a full season. :)

[@jennipherlewis3221]

@@ShadowWingTronix His work on the X-Files actually got him the role on Breaking Bad.

[@pronkb000]

Personally I think he was killed by a rabid anti-dentite.

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

This feels like the first draft of the script. Or like someone demanded that the second half of the episode had to be rewritten entirely.

[@GalinaEv]

Yes seems like the ending was rewritten, maybe blond girl left or smth?

[@Nocturnalux]

@@GalinaEv I was thinking as well. Maybe she got sick and simply could not appear in the final scenes and they had to work around it.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Plus, the first couple of scenes with Carol at the tennis event establish her as woman doing her job very well and not standing for any guff from the arrogant male athletes. I was like, wow, you really did learn something from Jessica Fletcher when you were her student. Now, obviously, seeing her car blow up with the guy she was dating in it would be traumatic for most people, but somehow she seemed almost too stable for this plot at the beginning.

[@mewdreamer]

The strangest moment for me was realizing that the car explosion was actually from this episode. I thought that was a clip from a different show or movie at first just because it seemed out of the ordinary for this series. That was a surprising brutal murder method given the other episodes you've reviewed.

[@henrytheanglerfish6290]

There was also an extremely gory shower scene death in one episode that she reviewed. Now THAT was unexpected

[@troodon1096]

I mean, murder's murder, everyone murdered is equally dead, but most of the murder victims just get shot or stabbed. I'm kind of surprised this show had enough special effects budget to even show a car explosion.

[@pusheenqueen519]

Jessica is KILLING IT in that dress❤

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Another case of the rather distinguished older gentleman in the episode showing interest in Jessica but turning out to be...not so great.

[@shoshanalewinfischer]

Would love to see your take on "Who Killed J.B. Fletcher" - It feels a lot like the Loretta Beauty Parlor episodes, but with a twist :)

[@furonguy42]

How is that Bryan Cranston was 30 in this, yet somehow looks younger than Joaquin Phoenix did when he guest starred in Murder, She Wrote at age 10?

[@tassadar7945]

that's because Joaquin Phoenix is perpetually 43 years old in looks.

[@azuki_O]

@@tassadar7945 in mind and soul too!!

[@harrisonlee9585]

Being kind and unproblematic is the best skin care routine

[@leeboy26]

Fewer drugs, ironically.

[@BishopWalters12]

Bryan is the one of the few baby boomers in Hollywood that never became a junkie or a drunk.

[@gigim.9742]

God, this is some Phoenix Wright sh-t, right here. "She's dead; got it." "Ok, she's *not* dead. Got it." "No, it was a hitchhiker that died." "No, she planted a bomb in her own car." "No, she's just crazy." *"Wait, where's the ending?!"* No, I take it back; this is one of those sh-tty Miles Edgeworth Investigation cases.

[@somebodycooliguess1597]

Dude duck, you're in the line of fire

[@briankelly130]

Screw that, this straight up Act 5 Danganronpa shit.

[@littlemissfishfingers9018]

Bet you haven't seen the updated autopsy report yet. You utter fool.

[@MsMeiriona]

It does have a weirdly ace attorney vibe....

[@DarkestElemental616]

Isn't that the plot with Ini and Mimi Miney when they tried framing Maya for murder (if she doesn't get framed for murder it's not an Ace Attorney game!)?

[@albajos1976]

Casting Linda Hamilton is always a lost opportunity as she has a real life twin. That could cause fantastic confusion, do one have a wig? Do both have wigs? Did either kill someone and blaming the other? Are one of them the T-1000?

[@samashevs]

Exactly!! Such a missed opportunity, would have made for a fantastic episode

[@Menocchio1]

When they started talking about a presumed-dead sister, I assumed that was going to be the twist.

[@Apanblod]

Well, that hinges on the participation of the twin sister. And while her doubling for Linda in T2 worked, I'm not sure she's good enough an actor (or an actor at all) to have say a lengthy speaking part?

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

And why did they cast Barbara with someone who looks NOTHING LIKE HER?

[@albajos1976]

@@Apanblod It would be Linda Hamilton playing both characters. She only needs the twin for scenes they share together. So, the same use as T2

[@wolfis244]

I love Murder she wrote 💕 Funfact: German title of the show is "Mord ist ihr Hobby" Murder is her hobby 😂 Kinda true I guess. Thank you for covering this weird episodes pur

[@KatT89]

This series has reignited my love of MSW so much I have actually booked to go to a 'solve along' murder she wrote theatre experience where we will watch an episode and do party games/trivia and people dress up as Jess. Christmas can't come fast enough!

[@SaturnineGirl]

Honestly that sounds cool as heck and I'm excited for you!

[@KatT89]

@@SaturnineGirl I know it looks so good! It just popped up on my Facebook feed. One time targeted ads worked!!

[@redglassesart]

That sounds like so much fun! 😊

[@TVandManga]

Fun!

[@DanielleSalerno831]

OMG that's a thing?! I wanna go!

[@nerdfatha]

tangentially related: I met Linda Hamilton at a convention and she was the sweetest human being. she also tickled my wife and me before a photo op so we had goofy reactions. Awesome lady!

[@thedorkone1516]

Most likely, something happened with the actress playing Doris that kept her from being able to film the scene where Jessica confronts her.

[@cheenjoopearl]

I always wondered about that. It was as if she couldn't come back to film so they found a body double for the re-enactment as Jessica solves the case.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Elliot's confession makes the whole thing weirder. We are told early on that his wife, Doris' mother, is deceased, and that Doris is his daughter and that she has reason to resent Carol. But Elliot has spent most of the episode acting like he likes Carol better than Doris. And he was kind of coming on to Jessica early on - and you might think a guy who liked Jessica Fletcher would cooperate with her against a murderer. (Since that was before any crime happened, it doesn't seem like it had ulterior motives, i.e., like it was a ploy to distract Jessica - unless he knew that early on what Doris was planning?)

[@jdatlas4668]

Ooh, Roses published another episode! Let me just quickly drop everything I was doing because I need to watch this.

[@agathacrane1297]

Samsies

[@thepanhandlepack1921]

I was about to go to the bathroom but now I'll just hold it and hope my bladder doesn't burst. MUST WATCH FIRST!

[@eulaliavox]

What an episode! Linda "Terminator" Hamilton, Bryan "Breaking Bad" Cranston, Van "golden age movie musical star" Johnson, Kelli "Night of the Comet" Maroney... I love the batshittery!

[@TheOscar6793]

And the kid from On Golden Pond but who really wasn't that famous! 🤷‍♂

[@davidhobson2807]

I prefer Kelli Johnson in "Chopping Mall". Slow mo' "Have a nice day!" for the win.

[@davidhobson2807]

Oops Maroney. Lol

[@sportsnerd100]

Don’t forget jigsaw’s wife

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

​@@davidhobson2807She says the same line in the shopping mall scene in Night of the Comet.

[@KT-kg3oq]

I’d love to see you do one of these but about an episode from Diagnosis: Murder, it’s a great show that has similar vibes to Murder She Wrote.

[@Zezlemet]

Seconded

[@nthgth]

Even the name of the show is pretty close lol

[@stefanridding7606]

Diagnosis murder is wild.

[@LucyLynette]

This ep really needed to be a two parter.

[@Wanderer042]

You know it’s a good day when there is a: That Time on Murder, She Wrote in your subscription list. I have to thank you for getting me into this series PushingUpRoses, I started streaming this on my discord with my friends and we take bets on who the killer is. Most of the time we are wrong or completely perplexed on how certain characters are the killer. Thank you so much.

[@itszackempire]

I absolutely love this show. I think people think of it as being a "soft" show, bc it always shows up on Hallmark channel, or something, but a lot of the episodes are INSANE.

[@elizabethashley42]

YASSSSSSS NEW PUR MURDER SHE WROTE ANALYSIS --settles in for mayhem and dad jokes--

[@pacificcoastbreeze]

You were the one that made me appreciate Murder She Wrote. RIP Angela Lansbury

[@garrettrucker5714]

How bizarre! I love the normal MSW paradigm; it reminds me of the Encyclopedia Brown stories I read as a boy. We get all the same clues as Jess, and the fun is in seeing if I've caught them all and come to the right conclusion prior to the reveal. All the same, this was a cool episode and a terrific review. Thank you and keep up the awesome work!

[@rebeccawilliamson1978]

Actually, if she can find them, reviewing the Encyclopedia Brown shows from the late 80s would be great. I remember loving them but I'm going to bet they were actually terrible.

[@shinyagumon7015]

My Grandma (RIP) 🤝 Me Watching Murder she wrote

[@DarkestElemental616]

Me too, that's what got me to this channel.

[@themousegoddess]

Same

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

I have no idea how I stumbled across this channel a few months ago, but I'm so glad I did. Bindged all the MSW videos in a day. I just love funny videos that recap/crtique old/cosy tv shows and movies, but I don't know why haha It feels like I'm watching the show without actually having to watch it too haha

[@judethaddeus9856]

Ironic that Linda Hamilton’s character’s mental stability is called into question as Linda Hamilton has suffered with mental health issues.. she’s been very public about it (this was shortly after Dante’s Peak.. I used to LOVE that movie)

[@coffinmatt]

The episode's attempt at misdirection (i.e., Linda Hamilton is Carol and Barbara both) seems to be, um, 'inspired' quite a bit by the Brian De Palma film, Sisters.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I did figure out that that was the conclusion either we or Jessica were meant to come to from Doris' story.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The other thing is, while it's not unusual in this show (or even this genre as a whole) for someone to cover up another person's crime due simply to being related to that person (which is what Elliot did in this case) he spends most of the episode apparently liking Carol and Jessica much better than his own daughter.

[@adrianaheiler9794]

There's also a Hart to Hart episode which plays with that trope.

[@mysteriouscolours1532]

I love how you played the same clip of carol’s face every time you mentioned her sister’s death

[@mirjanbouma]

I'm here, I'm here! *Settles in with speed*

[@CourtneyFerriter]

"Sissy that walk" is so appropriate since Sissy is wearing a dress that looks a lot like one that RuPaul wore and BenDeLaCreme replicated on Season 6 of Drag Race. YAASS crossover!

[@matthewkoch6937]

This episode is truly bizarre and I've waited years for you to review it, Roses! I remember watching this for the first time as a teenager and reacting the same way: "What was that and why did they end there?"

[@MeganSin]

Please review the murder she wrote episode, the Szechuan dragon! Because the ending comes out of nowhere and Angela Lansbury is hardly in the episode and yet still dunks on everyone! Plus I love the pregnant Donna subplot.

[@CrystalTemple]

I love that episode!

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

Ah yes, the failed pilot of the Donna and Grady spin-off.

[@Trieh]

I actually watched this episode the other night! God, what a bizarre plot. Thanks for convincing me to watch this show. It's been pretty great.

[@BearWitch_Project]

I'd love to see you cover the Murder She Wrote episode "Death Casts a Spell"!

[@tophatjones179]

I love it when we get to see Roses’ notes. It always has a “behind the scenes” feel to it. After the video is over, I always go back and read the notes again, now understanding their meaning. :)

[@PandoraHearchu]

Day 1 of me begging PUR to review that S1 episode where Jessica gets a secretary, just bc of the weird ending that I'm still thinking about.

[@Aidenkong523]

What's the name of that episode?

[@barbarak2836]

@@Aidenkong523 "Lovers and Other Killers. That ending really gave me chills.

[@queenoffabulous2156]

I think about that episode just because of the ending all the time

[@annbsirius1703]

Creepiest ending ever!

[@kristinsmith1869]

Yes! That one is super creepy.

[@dennett316]

Wonder why the actress who was the murderer didn't have the confrontation with Jessica? Seems really weird to have someone else do the confessing for her. Maybe the actress suddenly dropped out and couldn't film the scene? Maybe she couldn't carry the scene and the director got someone else to do it? Weird.

[@Magitek1112]

Yeah, the sudden ending reeks of behind the scenes issues.

[@snorpenbass4196]

The most amusing part about Linda Hamilton supposedly having an evil sister is that she has a twin sister (who acted as her double in T2). So...they could have actually gone with an Evil Barbara plot.

[@LucyLioness100]

That would’ve been too cliche for me

[@nthgth]

They only would've needed her twin if there was a scene with both of them (like for T2). Such as, I suppose, if the evil twin tried to directly murder the good one, like we see her sneaking up on her with a knife, and up to this point we had no idea that Carol wasn't always Carol or that her supposedly dead sister was identical. Could've been pretty neat.

[@dylancoppola6239]

“Hey, nice lamp!” That’s a Banker’s Lamp! Iconic! My boyfriend has one.

[@nthgth]

I always wanted one of those! Time to head to eBay

[@inwalters]

Please, please review "Jessica Behind Bars" with Lilly Muster and Jan Brady [now that's a combo you don't see very often]. But seriously it's a very interesting episode.

[@jeffhodge7272]

And one of the cheesiest and the worst actress ever Adrianne Barbeau.😂

[@tukke]

You should review second season episode 13 Trial by Error where Jessica does some jury duty and solves the case because lawyers and judges can't.

[@CheesepoofKat]

One of my favorite episodes is “A Little Night Work.” I really like the Dennis Stanton character. :D I love your videos! Thanks for the entertainment during the Covid times. 🥰🦖

[@halesej]

And do you, PushingUpRoses, promise to continue making videos in this series for as long as we both shall live?

[@elentari15]

Omg, does anyone else get Heather vibes from the daughter at 6:32? I could swear the main Heather wore that exact outfit with the exact hairstyle in the movie! I have to re-watch to check.

[@jamesporter2542]

There was one episode I remember - Jessica was in a women's prison and she had to solve a murder during a prison riot

[@Misadventures_85]

it's from the 2nd season ("Jessica Behind Bars")

[@dielleshort1634]

I have to say the use of the Tom Hanks in You've Got Mail clip during the "but Roses..." bit was BRILLIANT. PERFECTION.

[@thelonleyUchiha1]

I feel like this episode really did want to go with the “psycho” ish plot but at some point someone decided they didn’t want Linda to be the killer and just kinda hand way the ending that it was the dudes daughter lol. Even when Jess is talking to her at the end and says “you’ll be with each other for a long time” almost sounds like Jess is comforting her before they take her to a mental hospital or something...just a theory lol

[@tonytravels4013]

I didn't grow up watching these, I just knew it was on tv, but after watching a few of your commentaries I recorded the series on the Hallmark Murders and Mysteries channel. I only did it for a month, but that was because I was getting 28 episodes a week and couldn't keep up. Needless to say, I'm going to check Prime or Hulu to see if they carry it because I really did start to love the series, especially the Cabot Cove episodes (you're right that those are the best by far). I hope that 'Murder She Wrote' is throwing some cash your way for getting new people addicted to the series. Thanks for your hilarious commentaries!

[@Starlightthedark]

I'd love to see you cover jessica behind bars it's one of my favourite episodes

[@LungsOutJem]

It's such a shame they didn't call in Linda Hamilton's twin sister for this episode. That would've added the extra layer of weirdness this needed.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Wait, she has a twin sister?

[@annaosterman7734]

@@jeremyfrost2636 Yes, she acted as her mirror image in Terminator 2

[@Ouioui555]

Omg the old man with the eye makeup and cissy is Kelli Maroney from Night of the comet ☄️ and Chopping Mall I’m 💀. I love this show

[@rcaraway1]

Thanks for doing Murder She Wrote episodes, it is one of my comfort shows, I don’t know how many times I’ve seen each episode, but I can always turn it on and enjoy it.

[@sydneyokenquist340]

Hey! My mom and I love your videos, we are big fans of Murder She Wrote and would really love if you did the episode called The Committee. It’s a fantastic one and we would love to see a video on it!

[@bobbodadroid4053]

OMG You had me at Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston, but Kelli Maroney (Night of the Comet) as another tennis star? Awesome!

[@beterbomen]

How about the very first episode? The one where Jessica becomes a famous writer?

[@mickaleneduczech8373]

Have you considered reviewing Angela Lansbury's first movie, 'Gaslight'? It's also a mystery, and you can see where the term came from.

[@corymetcalfe6422]

You have to do season 5 ep 13 "Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble." The guest cast alone is worth it!

[@psukebariah3435]

Two episodes I'd love to see you cover are in season 1, and they are back to back. 1) Lovers and Other Killers, with the creepiest murder suspect Jessica defends. The closing shot of the episode has always disturbed me. It has been a thorn in my brain for decades. 2) Hit, Run and Homicide with the driverless car.

[@dahliasdarkside1695]

I love Linda Hamilton ♥ omg I love finding out when she pops up in older shows

[@EverTheFractal]

Your love of lamps is so relatable, every time you halt a video to point out a lamp I light up like a dog hearing a tin open

[@Eviltwin531]

I keep getting distracted by the fact that Carol and Barbara were also the names of the two sisters on _Empty Nest_ three years later.

[@Wublingify]

okay i've been binging Murder, She Wrote recently and i literally JUST watched this episode yesterday...spooky...but nice to hear your commentary on it while its so fresh in my mind lol i really loved the set up of the episode, i was so intrigued and interested in the characters, and then? it just?? went wild????? i'm glad i'm not the only one that was confused as hell by the end

[@briankelly130]

I'm saddened by the lack of Malcolm in the Middle references.

[@azuki_O]

There was a mandatory Breaking Bad reference but I was waiting for a Malcom one actually....

[@nthgth]

Same. Oh well, BB was better advertised, so it ultimately has more fans

[@lilmelvin11]

"J'accuse!" ...Your posts got me into following "Murder, She Wrote" reruns on CoziTv, who run 2 episodes a day and this past week it's been a marathon in honoring Lansbury...This "Menace, Anyone?" episode just played on Cozi, and I watched for my youthful crush on Hamilton since first seeing her in the first 2 "Terminator" movies...Love your other posts on other series as well. The humor! Lotta work put into them, to make them Smooth. You are ridiculously funny. Thank you so much!

[@sdstewart1962]

The car "Brian/Bryan" got into and the one that blew up were two completely different versions of Mustang...not to mention different colors. Sloppy work by the production department.

[@skanecmt]

The actress who played Cissy is the younger sister in Night of the Comet. I just thought I'd mention it because I love that movie and I think everyone should see it.

[@CatCheshireThe]

It's always weird to me whenever a mystery/procedural show does a riff on Psycho that they seem to expect their audience to not already be extremely aware of Psycho. At the very least one of the characters should go "look we've all seen Psycho right? It's like that"

[@mariahs283]

You know, I have never seen a single episode of Murder, She Wrote but somehow this came up in my feed and I have just been binging these videos all day. I just enjoy hearing you talk about it.

[@michaelthomas5433]

The couple that uses 'doll baby' and 'man muffin' as pet names must truly live a life of love.

[@inklingofadream]

If I encountered people doing that irl completely unironically I think I'd assume I'd been transferred to an alternate universe where everything is just sliiigghtly off.

[@michaelthomas5433]

@@inklingofadream A universe of love. Of such love that even Padme and Anakin could be a convincing couple. ?;- )

[@allen7585]

So I’m currently watching Episode 18, Season One “Sudden Death” and the party dance scene at 17:00 is incredible. Her dance moves are everything I need to survive this day - and not to mention Caitlyn Jenner is in this episode as former self Bruce and I’m just having a marvelous day

[@AmandaJane71835]

I love this series! It made me want to start watching the show. I wonder though...maybe the actress left the episode and they didn’t have time to recast so they did some weird work arounds to get the episode out the door? I have to agree with others though. It sounds like a big sweeps episode with lots of promotion. People were there for Linda Hamilton and they wanted to show her off as much as possible? *eh* What do I know? Lol

[@marykateharmon]

Fantastic as always. Glad to see you're still making these. One I might suggest you look at is the one where we actually follow a former student of Jessica's, Maggie, who is the writer behind a successful cop show called Beat Cop and hates it, but none of her other ideas are getting picked up. Then a studio exec threatens to stop the show even though its the studio's most popular one and ends up getting murdered for it.

[@musicalnerds101]

You should do the episode “Prediction: Murder” it’s from season 5 episode 8. It’s crazy!!!

[@thepanhandlepack1921]

I've been asking for this one, too!!! PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE, ROSES! :-) A psychic, a Swedish maid, and a love interest for Jessica all in one!

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

I remember that episode, it comes after the Flight of the Dixie Damsel, which is another great episode, and one of several episodes with David Birney, the real life abusive ex-husband of Meredith Baxter, who played the mother on Family Ties. It also has Melody Anderson, who played Dale in Flash Gordon (1980).

[@annbsirius1703]

I'd love to see that one, too! I love the twist at the end! Or the other one with David Birney where he's probably a vampire!

[@onerous12day]

2:17 Hey! I had a lamp like that once! Also, nice job on the Murder, She Wrote review. This is the first one I've watched and loved the Lara Bow music when discussing the bizarre plot. Kudos to you!

[@immamullen]

I watch Murder She Wrote almost every night and this is the ONLY episode I never understood....ever!

[@JustAPrayer]

I hope you keep recaping these. They are always funny. Also Linda Hamilton and Bryan Kranston. So a Terminator Breaking Bad crossover, huh?

[@elbraymundo]

0:19 Ah so the killers are the Terminator and Godzilla.

[@CidTheRaven]

Just got a random survey from KZbin about this video. Gave it 5 stars and put down "heartwarming" and "inspiring" among other things. Just looking out for one of my favorite KZbinrs. You have a great day!

[@AtlasBlizzard]

"Bryan Cranston, oh no, that is not who I wanted to die!" My exact thought when watching Godzilla 2014.

[@juanmaldonado4074]

I was not a fan of this show in the 80s; as soon as '60 Minutes' ended, I was off to another channel...but I am a huge fan of your episode breakdowns. Keep up the fantastic and always entertaining work.

[@606Jelly]

It's like that game you play as a kid, where you write the first line of a story, fold the paper over and pass it on for the next person to write a line. Then you unfold it all at the end and see what insanity you've collectively created.

[@trevorlong8659]

The first time I heard you say Carol and Barbara's names together it made me think of Empty Nest.

[@JanaeSmith]

Nice catch seeing that boss dude grope the actress for real ... Nice lamp indeed. 2:17

[@jamesnesbit4899]

I love your Murder She wrote funny recaps. I was wondering if you knew B in JB Fletcher was for Bea Arthur at Lansburys request.

[@kadindarklord]

I'd love to see you talk about Jessica in a jury.

[@mdg0307]

I used to watch Murder, She Wrote after school every day. I'm so happy I found your channel!

[@dianecantrell6560]

I would love for you to do the MSW episode "Keep the Home Fires Burning". It has good Seth/Sheriff (Tom Bosley's) interaction. Doris needs some deep hair conditioner.

[@Cobralalalala]

Another Lamp Talk, and I am here for it! That was a nice one, too. Whenever I get my great grandfather's desk from my aunt, I want one just like it.

[@dawnrhoads8794]

This one was depressing. The detective was sweet and happy to work with Jessica. If I remember correctly, he said he had his daughter committed?

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

While some episodes would have the lead investigator skeptical about Jessica at first, there were many cops who seemed to see her as a criminology expert to be learned from.

[@jemmahill2786]

Thank you for yet another MSW epp. I love hearing you speak of murder she wrote with such fondness. It was my favourite show in primary school - and I still love them all more than words! I liked this epp - so many twists and turns, unusual story line. As long as the characters are introduced in a show at some point they are fair pickings to be the murderer as far as im concerned. Definately didnt see the detective turning up dead comming. The ability to change ur name etc is always a good one, harder to do in this day and age with web searches etc, its a classic are people who they say they are (agatha christie does it quite a bit), that whole Idea always gets my brain cogs turning at the possibilities. I like that they used that concept in a different way - was linda reynolds character crazy, was someone impersonating the sister, was it a frame job, then bam she is acutally alive but no one else knows except the main character....thats new 🤯. Thanks for the upload 😁