Today, we look at the first season four Only Murders in the Building opening title Easter Eggs.
In Pop Culture Easter Eggs, I share with you pop culture “easter eggs.” An easter egg is a joke/visual gag/homage/in-joke that is hidden in works that you are meant to find (just like an easter egg). They range from the not-so-obscure to the really obscure. So come check ’em all out and enjoy!
The excellent Hulu TV series, Only Murders in the Building, created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman and starring Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has a brilliant opening title sequence produced by Elastic, the same design firm that produced the iconic Game of Thrones opening credits (among many other credit sequences and other awesome design stuff).
The credits also include Easter Eggs hinting as to the plot of the episode in question. I previously listed all of Season 1’s easter eggs in a post here, all of Season 2’s easter eggs in a post here, and all of Season 3’s easter eggs in a post here. Season 4 launched today, so I’ll share the easter eggs each week (and I guess I’ll do a wrap-up post at the end of the season).
Obviously, SPOILERS AHEAD!
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
The first Easter Egg of Season 4 is a shadow of a jet, signifying their journey across the country to Hollywood in this premiere episode…
NOTE: Howard is now shown walking his dog in the opening credits, replacing the sequence from Seasons 1-2 of Bunny walking her animals, and Howard walking his cat in Season 3. I don’t think that’s an Easter Egg, but rather just a part of the credits now going forward, but it is worth mentioning.
I’ll be back next week with Episode 2’s Easter Egg!
In the meantime, If you have suggestions for a future Pop Culture Easter Eggs, feel free to drop me a line at brian@poprefs.com!
Came here right after watching the episode. I know you don’t post here as often as you used to, but glad you’re continuing these Only Murders in the Building articles.