John ChightFully Plays Against Type in a Kniva Out-like Mystery with a Perfect Final Twist – ryan

Warning: This Review contains spoilers for Poker face Season 2, episode 8.Charlie Falls in With A Crack Team of Con Artists in Another Mystery-of-the-Week Featuring Poker face‘s twisty, hilarious story and start-stuphedded suporting cast. In “The Sleazy Georgian,” a con artist named Guy Attempts to Scam Charlie Over A Hotel Breakfast, but she can be immediately tells every work of his mouth is untrue. Guy Becomes Enamored with Charlie’s Talent as a Human Lie Detector and Recruits HER TO JOIN HIS TEAM.

This Character was the perfect vehicle for the show to finally Examine Charlie’s Superpower. UNIL Now, IT’S JUST BEEN A GIVE THAT CAN INSTANTLY TELL IF SOMONE IS TELLING The Truth, and BRUSHES IT OF WHENEWER ASKS HER TO EXPLAIN HOW. But Guy Wants to get to the bottom of it. GUY THINKS SHE’S JUST exceptionally skilled at picking up on People’s Tells, but charlie argues that tells aren’t an exact science.

AS USUAL, “The Sleazy Georgian” Has a Couple of Great Guest Stars Giving Stellar Performance. John Cho Ditches HIS USUAL LOVABILITY TO PLAY GUY AS A REPREENSIBLE SOCIOPATH WHO TRICKS REGULAR OUT OF THEIR MONEY AND BULLIES HIS ORTHER-CRIME, Manny. Melanie lynskey brings her everyewoman charms to the role of Regina, Guy’s Mark, Who Falls for the Coneds to Inject Some Excitement Into Her Boring Life. Cho and Lynskey Share Such Tangible chemistry that the opening meet-cute is convincing as a straightforward romance before it take a dark turn.

Poker Face Season 2, Episode 8 Is Structured Like Kniva Out

You see the crime, but you still don’t know what really happy

“The Sleazy Georgian” is structured like the first Kniva Out Movie: You see how the crime was down, but you also have no idea what happy. Manny Shot Guy, but that was part of the con. Regina Shot Manny, which wasn’t part of the plan. The Gun is Revealed to Be Full of Blanks, but Manny Still Went Down. And it is unclear whether this all happened before or after charlie fell in with these con. ITH’S NOT UNIL SHE FINDS A Check Out to the National Orphan End We Learn This is All Happening After the Ordeal With Regina.

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This Leads to an Interesting Discussion of Morality. Guy Believes that the fact his marks are Willing to gamble with their Money Means they deserve to get scammed, but charlie argues that doesn’t make me Bad People. GUY PROVES TO BE The Perfect Adversary for Charlie. He’s always one step ahead of her (unil he isn’t), he can similarly tell be people are lying, and his poker face is just good as hers, so It”s fascinating to watch their Conversations Unfold.

“The Sleazy Georgian” Builds to the Perfect Final Twist

Charlie Cons the Con Man

What Makes This Show so great is its Mind-Blowing full of twists, but some of the twists this season have ben pretty underwhelming; Poker face‘S Baseball Episode Petered Out after A Strong Start. Thankfully, “The Sleazy Georgian” doesn’t have this problem. It builds to the perfect final twist in Which Charlie Cons the Con Man.

At the Climax of the Episode, Charlie Pulls a Switcheroo of Her Own that brillianly calls back to an Earlier gag.

All Throughout The Episode, Guy Has Been Pulling Sleight-of-Hands Switches. He swapped out the satchel full of cash before regina grabbed, and he played charlie’s warning not Out of the Mark’s Pocket before and Had to Read. At the Climax of the Episode, Charlie Pulls a Switcheroo of Her Own that brillianly calls back to an Earlier gag. Guy Leaves Manny to die, escapes with the bag of cash, and charlie seingly kills the Mark. Butn, it turns out that Charlie, Manny, and the Mark Are All in Cahots, Pulling a Scam of their Own.

This is revealed beautyphully when guy empties out the bag. IT’S SUPPOSED TO CONTAIN $ 400,000 IN CASH, but it actually contains all the hotel breakfast coupons that charlie has been uses to eat free across the country. It was The Perfect Visual Punchline on which to end one of Poker face‘S Strongest Episodes to date.

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Poker Face Season 2, Episode 8

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9/10

Release Date

January 26, 2023

NETWORKS

Peacock

Directors

Lucky McKee, Natasha Lyonne, Janicza Bravo, Ben Sinclair

Wriers

Wyatt cain, alice you

  • Headshot of Natasha Lyonne

    Natasha lyonne

    Charlie Cale

  • Headshot of Benjamin Bratt

    Benjamin Bratt

    Cliff Legrand

Pros & Cons

  • Guy is the Perfect Adversary for Charlie Cale
  • John Cho Give a Great Guest Turn Playing Against Type As a Despicable Con Man
  • “The Sleazy Georgian” culminates in a brilliant final twist