You’re Killing Me Season 1 Episode 3 Reveals “The Copycat” Using Allie’s Work for Their Own Gain!

Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0

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Before we dig into “The Copycat,” we need to celebrate.

You’re Killing Me was renewed for a second season! And trust me, it might not seem all that important now, but after you see the finale, you will be so thankful for the early renewal!

But now, let’s dive into the latest person in Allie’s life to get struck down far too early in life. And there’s an Allie-inspired twist, too!

Allie and Andi have made a lot of progress on their book. They’ve been working together for a while — a month, to be exact. The windows are filled with chapters and notes, and the book is finished.

Yet Andi is still working on a folding table. God bless her. I probably would have kicked up a fuss and asked for a little more permanent temporary setup!

Honorary mayor Allie is ready to pass the baton when she discovers a local car dealer named Burt, from whom she bought her car, was killed in exactly the same way the victim died in her first book.

Uh oh! Was someone targeting Allie and her mayorship? Could that really be a coincidence?

And what is with Jack? Why is his first instinct to turn his back on Allie, assuming anything she has to say will just be Allie-based shenanigans, which he wants to have nothing to do with? She had valuable information for him. 

Founder’s Cove also has built-in fans, which would be both fun and terrifying as a local celebrity. Norman Baights (yes, his mom had a wicked sense of humor) was a bit odd, but since had the pulse of Selena St. Cloud fans everywhere, it was an excellent place to begin.

Andi’s first instinct was to treat Norman much the same way that Jack treats Allie, but Allie isn’t an idiot. She does background checks on people she brings into her orbit. Whether that is obsessive or a professional necessity in her murderous world doesn’t matter. 

She probably could have used one on the killer she knew from the You’re Killing Me series premiere, too. 

It was kind of funny how the MC of the event reminded everyone that the latest spate of murders was all connected to Allie, or that she lost the public vote for a volunteer mayorship. 

The town meeting devolved pretty quickly from the slow pace of installing high-speed internet to blaming Allie for the recent spate of murders. But the man who brought up Allie’s fault was hardly just another citizen of Founders Cove.

He was her ex-husband! And he had been holding his “influence” in her storytelling over her head ever since. 

It does explain why Allie is so reticent to consider new relationships. She’s been burned many times, and if they all end as her relationship with Pete did, I’d be hesitant, too.

I doubted he was the killer, but the latest spate was just getting started. Melody was the only sane person at the town meeting, so of course, she was the next person killed.

Andi wanted the spotlight turned on Norman, but Allie was sure he wasn’t the murderer. It didn’t take long for Jack to believe the same. Norman was so excited to be caught up in a living Selena St. Cloud mystery that he couldn’t be the guy. 

His “confession” was just his overenthusiasm at being trapped in a world he’s been enamored with for who knows how long?

Of course, he had all the evidence he needed at his house because he’s been recreating Selena St. Cloud’s murders via dioramas in his house. All someone had to do was break in and take it to frame him. 

When Norman was finally eliminated as a suspect, Jack had kind words for Allie. He sees how happy her writing makes people, and he considers what she does important. That means a lot coming from a detective who protects and serves.

Allie and Andi remind me of the Scooby Doo gang when they’re hunting for suspects. And how cute is it that they are both interested in the local cops?

Surely, Jack would be a better choice than someone like Peter, who is still blaming Allie for his lot in life. She’s holding back what she owes him, he claims, but he’s just an entitled ass who believes he deserves a hold on her success because he gave up his own.

Allie is the kind of person who pays alimony long beyond the legal framework demands it. Peter was the kind of guy who missed that salient point. And that, my friends, is why he’s a failure, and she’s a success.

When all was said and done, she even offered him more money, with a caveat. He had to leave town. He blamed her for his failure, for staying in Founder’s Cove. But years after their divorce, he is still there. 

She doesn’t need his negativity hanging around her neck, and he needs to stop wallowing. He got a lot more from her than he deserved.

But she really does need those around her to lend a hand, and she appreciates them when they do. That’s how you win friends and influence people. It’s not a fluke.

As her reward in life, Norman and Andi literally saved hers because they were thinking in terms of her books instead of just hoping for a hot bath like she was. She was really going to get in that car, or, at the very least, get close enough that she was a casualty.

And it was Andi who tied together the town council cable complainers with the overkill by the cable installers, who weren’t cable installers at all but bank robbers.

There were so many clues, but when they came together, it pointed to Martin. It’s ironic that if Martin had put as much effort into saving his business as he did into planning these murders, he might have been more successful.

His approach to customer service stunk, and that could have led people to steer clear of his chowder restaurant. 

By the end of You’re Killing Me Season 1 Episode 3, Jack’s appreciation for Allie and Andi hit respectable levels. They are making a difference. What more could someone ask in his position?

For their efforts, Allie’s reward was a surge in Selena St. Cloud book sales. Andi wasn’t so lucky. Allie’s publisher wanted another Selena St. Cloud book in lieu of publishing their true-crime book about Nash. And Andi wasn’t invited.

But Allie isn’t the kind of person who tosses people away like yesterday’s news. If she’s writing a new Selena St. Cloud mystery, Allie will be a part of it.

This month has taught them a lot about each other. They are probably discovering more about themselves than they imagined as a result.

The beginning of their new friendship is over, and a long-lasting partnership is on the table. Doesn’t it just make you all gooey inside?

The future is bright for them and for us, as we continue this journey together. Huzzah!! 

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