She's playing a bad actress! Hulu has released the trailer for their upcoming third season of Only Murders in the Building. We've known for some time that Meryl's character, Loretta Durkin, is a theater actress. There was a hint that she may be a bit ditzy based on teasers, but I think based on the full trailer that she's portraying someone who is genuinely a bad actor. This may turn out to be her most challenging role of all time.
There's not a ton of Meryl in the trailer, but of course she's not part of the main cast from seasons 1-2. I have a feeling that she'll feature rather prominently though, hopefully in every episode. I think the trailer looks good, moderately funny. Prior to knowing Meryl was cast for season 3, I had been meaning to check out the first few episodes of the series. I certainly enjoy the show, but I'm not a rabid fan. Martin Short is by far the best thing about the program for me. Meryl being in it of course brings it to a new level. I just hope this season isn't all of a sudden the stinker season, after scores of 100% and 98% on Rotten Tomatoes for seasons 1-2, respectively. I see nothing in the trailer to suggest that that would be the case, however. And as an aside...Jesse Williams is very handsome.
I could've sworn that we were going to get the first three episodes starting on August 8, but it appears that I may have mistakenly reported that in previous posts, as Wikipedia lists only the first two, with the remaining eight released weekly through October 3. Can't wait!
It looks like Meryl will be romantically paired with Martin Short, that should be a blast.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope she has some good scenes with Linda Emond. They were so much fun together in "Julie and Julia".
Reviews are starting to come in and so far very strong! Love that she - and the series - are commenting on her persona in the way they appear to be! Will you be doing weekly recaps as you did for BLL?
ReplyDeleteYes reviews look really good so far, Meryl's in particular are excellent. And yes, I plan to post my thoughts after each episode (assuming Meryl is in it).
DeleteOh I sort of forgot about Madeline Ashton. I guess I kind of consider her to be more of a washed up actor versus bad. But Goldie specifically has a line where she calls her a bad actress.
ReplyDeleteFrom Aug 7 IndieWire review (Ben Travers):
ReplyDelete"But even great guest stars of the past, like Nathan Lane and Shirley MacLaine (neither of whom appear this year), never formed an ensemble as fiery as this. Meryl Streep doesn’t just show up for a quick “hi and goodbye.” She’s in it for the long haul, and “Only Murders” puts her to work. In the first episode alone, she delivers a star-making monologue and drops three different accents. Before midseason, she’s singing — a lot. Streep’s Loretta, as written, is a critical role given added life by our greatest actor."
So excited for this - it's been too long since I've seen Meryl in anything new (Extrapolations barely counted, lol) and it appears that they've given her a lot to do!
Yeah she's getting pretty stellar reviews. Sounds like a layered character too. Love that it'll open up even broader audience to her work.
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