Poker Face

Don't confuse this great TV show with the dumpster fire of a movie also named "Poker Face". Natasha really is an underrated actress, and if you loved her character Nickles in OITNB, then you will love the sassy black cloud Charlie Cale who seems to always be the eye of the storm for murder and mayhem.

I found this gem by chance . Natasha isn't my favorite actor and her voice drives me crazy, but the story trellis so compelling and the character so quirky that she fits right in and I am even able to tune out her voice.
If you love her this show is for you, if you don't given it a try anyway and see if the stories can change your mind.

bro really don't miss huh

I've watched 3 Episodes so far.
I'm a bit of a Natasha Lyonne fan since Blade: Trinity 2004 then OITNB
Was very pleased to see her in a New Series. Her character puts me in mind of a mix between Columbo, Miss Marple and Kwai Chang Caine (Kung Fu 1972).

Quite excellent!

Lyonne is pretty great in almost anything

It recovers the spirit of the mystery series of the seventies and eighties, a procedural in which the excuse for the protagonist to be where she is is as forced as it is finally funny, and which has a cast of guest stars that is especially notable. It's not so much whodunit that matters, but building a puzzle with plot twists that actually hide numerous references to classic movies and detective stories. An entertaining show that invites lovers of weekly serials at a time when massive and fast consumption reigns, bingeing on news without time to enjoy them.

Well, I really like the cast, the setting, the visuals, the lightness and the humour.
What’s bugging me is that they always give away what happened first. So you just watch her finding out what you already know. I think it would be a lot better if I could be part of the investigation.

i love it,great tv show,waiting season 2

This is a great show and to have the first 1/3 of each episode without the lead appearing is brave and very different……
Your just keep on wanting to see the next episode!

Two draw backs at the moment….

1) do we have to have a murder every episode?
Couldn’t there be a robber, assault, kidnapping, family mystery or something else?????

2) episode 3 left a little sour taste in my mouth, the maga, pc and woke insertion was well and truly chuffed home.
We don’t need this!!!!
No matter how you political or world views lay, this rubbish is going to upset/alienate at least half your audience…..

I will watch everything Rian Johnson makes - everything he does brings something new to the table, giving a twist on genre conventions. Poker Face subverts a mystery of the week show by displaying the murder at the start, and then the challenge is figuring out how to prove the truth. Each episode follows a fairly steady formula, but the setting of each episode is displayed strongly; as an audience, we really feel like we traveled across the country and inhabited quite distinct spaces within it. Tying all episodes together are themes of guilt and honesty. The whole premise of the show is a set up to catch lying criminals, that when they lie she will know and get to the truth. What I found impactful was how being confronted with an outsider pushing the truth over all else led the murderers to doubt themselves. All of them feel a sleight of hand cleverness as they outwit people initially, but then as they are forced to return to their crime they grapple with whether they can really stomach what they've done. I absolutely love the way Rian Johnson sets up a mystery, and one of the great joys of this series is getting to see his creative and thoughtful set ups 10 times. He is fantastic at providing visual information in an organic and efficient way, and his ability to let us understand a character immediately is hilarious. Poker Face isn't the most grounded or groundbreaking show, but it is thrilling and clever. Especially if you appreciate mystery conventions and want to see more Rian Johnson creativity, Poker Face is simply a joy.