Jane Lynch Discusses What’s Next For Sazz on ‘Only Murders in the Building’
The last time we saw the Only Murders in the Building team, the third season ended with the shocking death of Sazz (Jane Lynch).
As it is prone to do, Only Murders left its audience wondering. Was Sazz the intended murder victim? Did the killer mistake her for Charles? What clues were left behind?
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While we will have to wait until Season 4 for answers, Jane Lynch sat down with The A.V. Club and revealed her reaction when she was told that her character was going to be killed. As it turned out, she was thrilled.
“I was very happy, because I knew if I’m the murder victim, I get to be on it more in terms of flashbacks and stuff. And they told me how it was going to happen, and oh I was so honored. So I was really happy to hear.”
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‘Only Murders’ Is Currently Shooting Season 4
According to Lynch, the fourth season of the series is currently shooting, with the veteran actress revealing that she just finished the first episode.
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“I just finished my first episode, and I’m not quite sure how many more I’ll be in, or how present I’ll be,” she says. “I’m flashbacking. Maybe I’m a ghost. I don’t know.”
But, she teases, showrunner Steve Hoffman “kind of mapped out the trajectory of the season, which I can’t tell you, and it’s fascinating. There’s tricks and turns—and twists and turns that you won’t expect. It’s going to be really exciting.”
Playing Sazz
Reflecting on her character, Lynch says that despite playing a version of Steve Martin, Sazz is really just herself.
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“She’s gregarious, she’s a happy person, everybody likes her, and it’s so contrary to Steve’s character, who’s kinda shy…He’s kind of a sad sack. He’s kinda hard on himself,” Lynch explains.
“They have a great relationship, it’s almost like they’re one person. You know, Sazz is the kind of optimistic, happy, and gregarious person, and he’s kind of the sad sack, kind of the depressive, [a] little bit afraid of life. So it’s kind of a neat combination. But I love that I’m a better athlete than he is, I have more friends than he does, I end up taking his girlfriends away from him and I can’t help because they like me more. But he and I have a bond, and you’ll see more of it in this season, that we’re very good friends and we really rely on each other.”
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Only Murders in the Building is streaming on Hulu.
