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The fictional Arconia, which sits at the center of all the mayhem in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, is home to some… very interesting characters. You have your run-of-the-mill nosy neighbors, your power-hungry HOA board members and, of course, the chatty doorman.
Not only do these characters prove to be valuable entertainment alongside the main trio of Charles Hayden-Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) and Mabel Mora (Selena Gomez), they also happen to be the most perfect murder suspects a true-crime satire show could ask for. Seriously, can we get a Clue-esque board game for Only Murders with all these lovely characters? I, for one, would play.
Over the first two seasons—the Season 2 finale is now streaming—one particular character transcended the nosy neighbor trope and became a true MVP of Only Murders. I am, of course, talking about everyone’s favorite sweater-wearing, cat-loving, yodeler Howard, played to perfection by Michael Cyril Creighton.