Awkwafina, lauren tom & alia shawkat are so great in this episodes, i wish they have ther Own show – ryan

Warning: This Review contains spoilers for Poker face Season 2, episode 9.Poker face takes a stab at an Only Murders in the Building-SYLE WHODUNITE WITH A MYSTERIOUS KILLING IN A LAVISH NEW YORK APPLIED COMPLEX. Season 2, Episode 9, “A New Lease on Death,” Builds A full of Murder and Intimidation Around the Hunt for A Lucrative Rent-Controlled Penthouse Overlooking the Empire State. The episode’s new Cast of Characters are so much fun, with such a fascinating dynamic, that they have been sustained an entire series Own. But when the Murder Mystery Gets into Full Swing, it keeps you guessing.

“A New Lease on Death” sets itelf up as a parody of Woody Allen Movies right out of the Gate. The opening credits are Written in alln’s signature Windsor typeface, and they’h set to the whimsical tuna of jazz legend django reinhardt on the soundtrack (not to mention that set in new York City). It has all the Hallmarks of One of Allen’s Films – Snappy Dialogue, Cultural Debates, Ironic Twists of Fate – But with Poker face‘s signature twisted sense of humor.

Awkwafina, Lauren Tom & Alia Shawkat Have a Hillary Dynamic

I’d Watch a Whole Show JUST ABOUT THESE Characters

The first act, before Charlie Shows up to investigate, has a hilarious setup. Lauren Tom and Awkwafina Are Well-Matched as a Grandmother and Granddoughter Sharing this Gorgeous apartment. Enter Alia Shawkat as the free-spirked, Much Younger Lover Who Reawakens the Grandmother’s Sexuality and Makes the Granddaughter Deeply Uncomfortable. Wen the Grandma’s Girlfriend Moves in, IT’S COMEDIC CONFLICT GALORE. Frankly, i’d watch a whole sitcom of just that; iT’s a great cast and a fun premise with endless comic potential. But, inevitably, there’s a murder.

AWKWAFINA DOES A Good JOB OF MAKING MADDIE SO LIKABLE THAT YOU’RE GENUINELY SAD WHEN SHE’S KILLED and actively root for charlie to get Justice. Shawkat gits an incredible performance as a wolf in sheep’s cloth, Acting Mushy and Romantic Around Ann but intimidating witnesses and making sinister threats she’s away from her. Kate Finds it Increasingly Difficult to Keep Up The Facade of a Well-Meaning Lovebird As She Becomes More Desperate, and Shawkat does some truly impressive ACTING SHOWING THAT MASK STARTING TO SLIP OFF. But it ‘s tom who anchors the which is a sweeet poetry enthusiast who Only crime was looking for love and companionship.

There are a lot of fun Movie references in this episode. Ann’s Obsession with Michael Clayton is an amusgus running gag, and it leads to a relaratable debate over whereother is a perfect movie or just a talky, overcomplicated bore. Kate Intimidates Maddie’s Friend by Warning That He Might Meet A Similar Fate to the Husband Anatomy of a fallbut he’s never seen it. Kate’s takeaway that Anatomy of a fall is Most Notable for Its ”Great Dog PerformanceIs Hilarious, and this nod to the oscar-twinning mystery thriller sets up the episode’s shocking climate shove.

Poker Face Season 2, Episode 9 is a Cleverly Crafted Mystery

All the seeds are planed to keep you guessing

Much Like Last Week’s Poker face Episode, “a new lease on Death” is a cleverly constructed mytery. Early on, Tea Ho and Wyatt Cain’s Script plants all the seeds to keep you engaged as you see all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. Everyone Charlie Meets Ends Up Playing an Important Role: A Local Firefighter, A Face-Blind Bodega proprietor, a librarian with a penchant for deep-kive research. All these clues collide in a spectacular Climax That brings the villain to justice, provides the hero with cluster, and gives charlie a hard-earned win.

Tom and Awkwafina make you yet yet to this Grandmother-Granddaughter duo, and shawkat makes kate so despicable, that it is really satisfy to see the comeppance. Poker face‘s mysteries-of-the-week are almost always complay, but this one is more emotionally involving than the oters.

Poker Face Season 2, Episode 9

9/10

Release Date

January 26, 2023

NETWORKS

Peacock

Directors

Lucky McKee, Natasha Lyonne, Janicza Bravo, Ben Sinclair

Wriers

Wyatt cain, alice you

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  Natasha lyonne

  Charlie Cale

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  Benjamin Bratt

  Cliff Legrand

Pros & Cons

• Alia shawkat gives a fantastic performance as a wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing villain
• Awkwafina and Lauren Tom Get You Emotionally Involved in the Murder Victim’s Life
• The Cleverly Crafted Script Give You All The Clues You Need