As mentioned in a previous blog post, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 28 of Pixar’s animated feature films and their film making eras. The third era is the Experimental Era, which ran from 2011 to 2019 and started with Cars 2. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Experimental Era is known for its large number of sequels, original films that
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to close off the season’s story arcs and establish new arcs for the next season (if there is one). My Life is Murder has always been self-contained with no season-long story arcs, however this finale is unique as it is the final part of the series’ first ever two-parter episode. The episode kicks
Read moreThis episode is all about a fancy country club, a widow clique, a murder in a hyperbaric chamber, and a walk down the memory lane of Alexa’s past. We kick off with Alexa going to meet Harry to get the details of the case of the week – Charlie Scott, 61, killed in an explosion of a hyperbaric chamber in
Read moreThe episode is all about family – real and made, for the victim, murderer, and Alexa. The episode kicks off with Alexa running into courier, Enzo (who was a main player but not the murderer in Season 2, Episode 8 – Hidden Gems). Enzo delivers her a wedding invitation to her mother’s wedding, only to discover it was two weeks
Read moreThis episode was all about appearances, ballet, and archery. The episode kicks off with Alexa walking by a lake with her famous sourdough bread in a bag, only to be stopped by a ranger. The ranger assumes that Alexa was going to feed the swans and tells her he needs to confiscate her bread, we then cut to Alexa arriving
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and establish new ones for the second season (if there is one). I felt that this episode did a great job. The episode kicks off with both Magda and Angela struggling to have their clothing choices being taken seriously by Mrs. Ambrose and Nadia respectively. When
Read moreThe episode kicks off with Lisa and Angela in the lift together on their way to work, after being asked to come in on the weekend. It’s revealed that they were asked to come in to assist Magda with a wedding dress for Sadie Chalmers, a famous actress. Meanwhile, Rudi tells Fay that he won’t be working weekends forever and
Read moreThe episode kicks off with Magda setting up her ‘Young Sophisticates’ line of clothes nearby model gowns, much to Mrs. Ambrose’s chagrin. Adam then delivers a single red rose to Fay, which is revealed to be from Mr. Marlow, which she places in a store bouquet. Later, Lisa and Angela tell Magda that a few middle-aged women looked at the
Read moreThe episode kicks off with Mr. Ryder, Mr. MacKenzie, and Mrs. Ambrose discussing the fact that Goodes’ gowns are being copied, specifically the disastrous affect it will have on their reputation if the copies appear in the society pages (or elsewhere) before Goodes have them. Mrs. Ambrose suggests that the person who stole the Look Book could be spying for
Read moreNow that the pilot has established the show’s premise and characters, the show can really get underway. This episode kicks off with Angela getting ready to face the day, with the reveal that she is not a Mansour of the department store Mansours, and her family are dressmakers, and she got the job at Goodes to get an inside look
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