‘My Life Is Murder’ Recap: ‘All the Better to See You’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 207 of ‘My Life Is Murder’.
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Each and every one of us out there, harbor a name in our minds. One that relates to a person that meant the world to us briefly before we lost touch, and their name hangs heavy in our memory, simply because we always wonder exactly how and why they exited our lives when our connection was so strong. Which in turn, motivates us to ponder upon reconnecting with that person, to find the closure that human beings crave or to restart a relationship that did wonders for us and some people, actually manage to do just that… with mixed results. For there is an inherent lesson to be learned about the past when we try and recreate it, one that gives us great pause and insight on life and the universe.
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If anything, this particular conundrum is top of mind today because it served as the focal theme of this week’s episode of My Life Is Murder. For ‘All the Better to See You’ saw Alexa Crowe reunite with someone that once meant the world to her, in the strangest way imaginable… through a murder case. Because Alexa was asked by Harry to look at a very odd accidental murder. One that saw an actor named Tom… be stabbed on stage by a breakaway knife that didn’t breakaway, and well, what made Harry so concerned about this case… was the love triangle that it involved. For Tom was sleeping with his co-star and hadn’t left his wife of many years and that usually is cause for motive and concern and well, once Alexa started to investigate, the past came into play.

Because it turns out that Tom was married to an old friend of Alexa’s named Eleanor and well… these two went way back. For when they were neighbors as kids, they were straight up besties and despite the circumstances of their surprise reunion, both parties decided that it was high time to resurrect their friendship and find the joy they experienced all those years ago. Which at first, was a brilliant idea. Since it let Alexa cut loose and have a little fun for a change. But as the friendship continued to blossom once again, Alexa found herself concerned. In large part because Eleanor had a mean streak about her that she truly enjoyed reveling within and that… motivated Alexa to look at a little closer at her old friend. 

Which was a decision that sadly, brought forth all kinds of bad revelations. Because not only was Eleanor sleeping with one of the prime suspects of this case, a man named Jason, but it was also looking more and more as though she might be the killer and, in the end, it turns out she was. Because that mean streak, combined with a desire to be rid of her freeloading husband that she had fallen out of love with… prompted Eleanor to try and slowly kill him with Thalium and what’s amazing is her plan likely would have worked. But her love affair with Jason, ended up accelerating the process since he wanted to help her be free of that toxic relationship. Which means that Harry was right, a love affair was the key to solving this case, just not in the manner that everyone expected.

But what matters more here, is the lesson that Alexa and the audience were able to learn by way of this resurrected friendship. Because having Alexa and Eleanor cross paths in such a shocking manner, serves to remind us that the people we encounter along the way are designed to teach us a lesson in that moment, and that’s why they depart from our lives so quickly. And to try and recreate that moment or resurrect it, will only end badly since it can never be recaptured. Which is a poignant and powerful message to embed in a crime series, one that Alexa won’t forget anytime soon and well, this episode deserves a round of applause for shaking the story up in such a manner. Because this really was a story filled to the brim with epic twists and turns and it will be quite interesting to see what other surprises await us as season two of this magnificent series, continues along. Until next time.

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