Poker Face

A thread to discuss the Rian Johnson-created tv show Poker Face.

Also, it looks like a second season is likely.

Edited by windleopard on Feb 5th 2023 at 11:34:49 AM

I heard of it and I am interested in this show but I'm not a fan of the murder of the week show a little bit. But I'll try to watch it myself.

I just finished episode three, and I really enjoyed the "Peter and the Wolf" vibes of the music and scents mixed together.

Along with the hilarious idea that Okja was enough to drive a pit master to veganism.

Me: Oh, this looks really cool.

Me Two Minutes Later: Eh, fuck it. I'm not paying for Peacock and will never see this.

Tell me exactly why you stop watching it? You're not explaining what makes you stop watching it after two minutes.

Edited by Bubblepig on Feb 21st 2023 at 10:51:38 AM

I think what they mean is that they're not going to sign up for Peacock just to watch it.

I got Peacock for very cheap off a promo but it admittedly feels like one of the more superfluous streaming services since I'm not into sports.

If that so, that's incredibly rude of them to just complain about the show without even watching just because they have to pay Peacock ("free" stream with subscription).

I watch it myself and it's really good. I like the mystery, the plot, the humor and the style of it.

However I don't blame them for not paying it to watch the show and I'm not forcing them to like the show, I just bothered that they are complaining without watching it.

Edited by Bubblepig on Feb 21st 2023 at 11:05:23 AM

I've said it before, but it's evergreen advice.

You don't need to tell people what you're not going to do, especially when you haven't been asked. Popping your head into a thread just to say "Never gonna watch!" definitely feels like a violation of the "Don't be a dick." custom.

I've only watched the first episode, but I think I'm hooked. It helps that I could listen to Natasha Lyonne reading the dictionary for hours. Plus it has been ages since I've seen a reverse whodunnit.

There was a show a while back, called Motive I think, that was a procedural-reverse whodunnit style. The audience knew who the killer was at the beginning of every episode, but not the why.

As for this show, I can say it only gets better from the start, and the start was pretty darn good.

Oh yeah, the second episode was also good, but the third, oh my, fantastic stuff.

The MAGA dog and everything around it was just genius.

The whole season is pretty good especially the season finale. Can't wait for second season.

The episode 5's "action scene" was glorious. Both tense and completely hilarious.

I was surprised at how violent that fight ended up being. But in a good way. Judith Light and S. Merkerson were amazing guest stars.

Charlie also has two hilariously bad lines that made me wonder if they were in the script or improvised. "Wait for me, chimpanzee" and "I'm HIPAA to what you're saying."

And the next one was also amazingly corny. One great detail I loved is the "Charlie's sense would go into overdrive in a theater" (hence headphones) - I didn't catch it up at first and then it felt like a brilliant little piece of writing.

Edited by Bexlerfu on Apr 9th 2023 at 3:20:08 PM

Alright, done with the first season, this show is brilliant.

Edited by Bexlerfu on Apr 10th 2023 at 12:23:31 PM