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Stephanie's chilling message to Charlie in 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6 foreshadows dark future
Stephanie's chilling message to Charlie in 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6 foreshadows dark future

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Stephanie's chilling message to Charlie in 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6 foreshadows dark future

In episode 6 of 'Poker Face season 2', called Sloppy Joseph, Charlie Cale visits a fancy elementary school where the class pet, a gerbil, accidentally dies. She meets Stephanie Pearce , a very competitive student, and Elijah Turner, a young magician. During a talent show, Stephanie tries to ruin Elijah's magic trick to win more gold stars, which leads to the gerbil's death. Charlie finds a clue to prove Stephanie is lying, but Stephanie gives her something that makes Charlie leave the school quickly. The Threatening Note and Its Impact At the end of 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6, Charlie Cale gets a scary message from Stephanie, written on the back of a gold star. The note is so threatening that Charlie decides to leave the school quickly. She realizes that being around kids isn't always innocent and fun like she thought. This message hints that Stephanie might cause trouble for Charlie in the future, showing that she has made a new and possibly more dangerous enemy. From Mobsters to Elementary School Rivalries by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dermatologista recomenda: simples truque elimina o fungo facilmente Acabe com o Fungo Undo In the first season of 'Poker Face', Charlie Cale made enemies with dangerous people like the mob. In the beginning of season 2, she dealt with murderers who were old enough to go to jail. But in episode 6 of season 2, Charlie finds herself in a battle with 8-year-olds at an elementary school, especially a super competitive girl named Stephanie who even blackmails the principal. At the end of the episode, Charlie thinks she's solved the problem by threatening to keep Stephanie out of good schools if she doesn't stop her bad behavior, but she's wrong. While talking to her friend on the radio, Charlie sees a gold star on her car. When she reads the message, "For the lunch lady," she thinks Stephanie might have changed for the better, but this is not the end of their story. The True Message Revealed However, when Charlie flips the gold star, she uncovers the true message from Stephanie, which says, "When I grow up I will find you." Stephanie's Eerie Stare If the threatening note wasn't enough, Charlie catches Stephanie staring at her from across the school at the end of 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6. Stephanie stands still with an eerie, emotionless gaze that feels straight out of a horror or true crime show. The unsettling look makes Charlie nervous, and she quickly starts her car and speeds away from the school. A Tougher Case: Evidence Swallowed In her earlier cases, Charlie usually had little trouble proving who the killer was once she understood how the murder happened, as seen in Rocket's case in 'Poker Face season 2' episode 5. But in episode 6, she faces a tougher situation when Stephanie swallows the only piece of evidence, leaving Charlie without any proof. After the class gerbil dies during the magic show, Charlie realizes that Stephanie tampered with Elijah's magic box. The box has a hidden hole on top that opens when a string is pulled. Elijah places the gerbil inside a sock over the box, and when he pulls the string and hits the sock with a mallet, the gerbil is supposed to drop through the hole into a secret compartment. Stephanie's Deadly Sabotage and Blackmail Stephanie flipped the magic box upside down, blocking the hole that would have allowed Joseph the gerbil to escape, which caused him to be crushed by the mallet. Charlie discovers that Stephanie had been in the janitor's office after finding a button there. When Charlie confronts her, Stephanie quickly grabs the button and swallows it to destroy the evidence. Stephanie also manages to get Charlie fired from the school. It is then revealed that Stephanie is blackmailing the principal, Dr. Hamm. Charlie notices a friendship bracelet on Dr. Hamm's wrist that says, "Ur mine." Dr. Hamm explains that Stephanie took photos of her stealing money from the lunch box to support her gambling habit and is using those pictures to control her. Charlie Outsmarts Stephanie At the end of 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6, Charlie turns the tables on Stephanie. While Stephanie is upset about the arrival of the new Joseph Gerbils , she steals the lunch money and uses Dr. Hamm's key to sneak into the janitor's office, planning to blame Elijah's dad for the theft. Unbeknownst to her, Charlie is quietly watching from a hidden spot. She snaps a photo of Stephanie placing the stolen money into Elijah's dad's coat pocket. With this evidence, Charlie threatens Stephanie that she will share the photo with her parents and the admissions offices of all the top schools, ruining Stephanie's chances of attending a good school after elementary—unless Stephanie stops her schemes and deletes the photo she's using to blackmail Dr. Hamm. The Gerbil's Fate and Stephanie's Lone Voice After the violent incident at the magic show in 'Poker Face season 2' episode 6, it's clear that the class gerbil, Joseph Gerbils, probably didn't survive. To comfort Elijah and keep the class calm, Charlie and Ms. Dee come up with a plan. Ms. Dee puts a bandage on a new gerbil and tells Elijah that Joseph has been brought back to life and is doing fine. Elijah and most of the class are relieved and happy to believe this, but Stephanie is the only one who speaks up, accusing Ms. Dee of lying and saying the new gerbil isn't really Joseph. Although Stephanie is likely telling the truth, no one pays attention to her.

POKER FACE Recap: (S02E06) Sloppy Joseph
POKER FACE Recap: (S02E06) Sloppy Joseph

Geek Girl Authority

time29-05-2025

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POKER FACE Recap: (S02E06) Sloppy Joseph

Poker Face Season 2 Episode 6, 'Sloppy Joseph,' might be my favorite episode of the season thus far. It's silly and delightfully campy. Who knew having Charlie solve the murder of a gerbil and take on a scheming little girl could be so fun? It's a breath of fresh air and a subversion of the episodic formula, if only because Charlie figures out almost immediately who's behind poor Joseph Gerbils' demise. RELATED: Read our recap of the previous Poker Face episode, 'Hometown Hero' Poker Face, 'Sloppy Joseph' We open with a montage featuring Ms. Dee's (Adrienne C. Moore) class at Good Hope Academy. She awards her elementary school-age kids with gold stars for their various achievements. She writes a series of superlatives on the chalkboard, from Best Penmanship to Best Diorama. One student, Stephanie (Eva Jade Halford), boasts the most gold stars, often outperforming her fellow classmates. However, Elijah (Callum Vinson) is catching up to her. He also wins the classroom spelling bee, much to Stephanie's annoyance. Up next on the performance roster is the school talent show. Stephanie searches 'How to murder a boy's self-esteem' online. Initially, the episode makes us believe Stephanie might take out Elijah, but let's be real: that would be dark as hell. Side note: I love that this first act is through the kids' perspectives, so we don't see the adults' faces. Very Charlie Brown . A Bloody Magic Trick Later, Stephanie watches as Elijah performs his magic trick for the school talent show for his father, JB (David Krumholtz), the janitor. She observes how it works. A lantern sits atop a box with a hole in the bottom. Elijah pulls a string and the class gerbil, Joseph Gerbils (interesting name choice), falls through the hole to the lower level of said box. Then, Elijah swings a mallet, making it appear he's smashing Joseph, but it's a balloon in the little guy's place. RELATED: Poker Face Season 2: Our 6 Dream Guest Stars After Elijah and JB depart, Stephanie infiltrates the space. She snaps a photo of Elijah as a baby on JB's desktop (it's his office). She also rigs Elijah's magic trick. Her work complete, Stephanie unknowingly leaves behind proof of her devious act: a gold button from her school uniform. Then, it's the big day. Dr. Hamm (Character Actress Margo Martindale) makes her announcements before the show commences. We learn that Stephanie, ever the overachiever, created the slideshow featuring the contestants' photos. She taunts Elijah before his performance. He realizes exactly what image she used to introduce him. Elijah runs out into the audience and deletes the photo from the slideshow. The New Lunch Lady Next, Elijah takes to the stage. Everything is going swimmingly until it's time to incorporate the mallet into the act. We see that poor Joseph didn't fall through the hole in the box as planned. Suddenly, Elijah swings the mallet and splat . Joseph's guts spray out into the audience. All the kids present scream as the adults usher them out of the auditorium. Stephanie offers an evil grin. It all went according to plan. RELATED: Russian Doll Season 2 Thoughtfully Explores Motherhood and Trauma Flashback time! Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) sits in her Barracuda outside Good Hope Academy. She must sign a pledge before joining the staff as the new lunch lady. She chats with Good Buddy (Steve Buscemi), who has choice words for Charlie signing her life away. Also, has she ever interacted with kids? They're little hellions. Charlie insists this job might help her rediscover her inner child. Sure enough, Charlie encounters resistance from the kids at the school. Dr. Hamm is no better and isn't a fan of our modern-day Columbo. After lunch, Charlie hangs out with JB in his office. JB explains that Hamm is a hard ass, so it's best to stay on her good side. Hamm arrives and orders the pair to empty their pockets. Someone is stealing from the cash box. POKER FACE — Season 2 Episode 6, 'Sloppy Joseph' — Pictured: (l-r) Eva Jade Halford, Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/Peacock) RIP, Joseph Gerbils Later, Charlie takes out the trash during the school talent show. JB rushes inside to watch Elijah's magic trick. Charlie hears the screams following Elijah inadvertently killing Joseph, but assumes the audience simply loved his act. Well, that is until Ms. Dee vomits in a bin once everyone's outside. Charlie sees JB usher Elijah away from the scene. RELATED: Geek Girl Authority Crush of the Week: Mabel Mora After this, Charlie stops by JB's apartment with Elijah's hat (and some booze). JB explains that Elijah really got into magic after his wife passed away. Elijah's only friend was the class gerbil. He meticulously ensured his trick wouldn't harm Joseph. JB explains how the trick is supposed to work before assuming someone sabotaged his son's act. Initially, Charlie believes this is a tragic accident. She overhears the poor kid muttering about never getting out of the boat. What could that mean? Then, Charlie visits Ms. Dee's classroom to feed the other gerbils after getting the food from JB's office. She notes the missing button from Stephanie's uniform. Earlier, when Hamm asked Charlie and JB to empty their pockets, we see said button fall from Charlie's pockets. She makes the connection, especially after observing Stephanie's behavior in the classroom. Stephanie brings a card she made to class about Elijah 'murdering' Joseph. Charlie Cale Calls Bullshoot In addition, Ms. Dee remarks that Stephanie is an overachiever who recently lost the spelling bee contest. The wheels are turning in Charlie's head. Afterward, Charlie chats with Stephanie on the playground. Stephanie accuses Elijah of maliciously killing the class gerbil. At one point, Stephanie lies, and Charlie calls bullsh*t, but quickly modifies her catchphrase to 'bullshoot' when Stephanie admonishes her for using an expletive. RELATED: Read our Russian Doll recaps Charlie believes Stephanie sabotaged Elijah's magic trick as payback for winning the spelling bee contest. Stephanie claims Charlie can't prove this. Why? Because she takes the gold button from her uniform from Charlie's hand and swallows it. There. What are ya gonna do now, lunch lady? Later, Charlie enlists the aid of a computer-savvy student to help her break down the footage from the talent show. She plies him with a delectable cupcake. Charlie realizes that Stephanie humiliated Elijah with the baby photo, which the latter removed from the slideshow. The student helping Charlie sees said photo and laughs riotously. Charlie doesn't understand why it's embarrassing — it's a cute baby pic. She discovers that Stephanie made the slideshow. Always One Step Ahead Then, Charlie takes her concerns to Hamm. She lays out the evidence proving Stephanie is behind Joseph's unfortunate demise. Hamm brushes this off and fires her. Why? Stephanie recorded footage of Charlie calling her names, which she shared with Hamm. Stephanie ensured Hamm gave Charlie the boot. The little evil genius. RELATED: The Best True Crime Shows on Netflix However, before Charlie leaves, Hamm urges the former to meet her in the bathroom. During their clandestine meeting, Hamm shows Charlie files featuring photos of her stealing from the cash box. Yes, Hamm has a gambling addiction and often took said cash to feed it. But Hamm insists she always replenished the cash the following day. Stephanie caught her in the act. Her parents run the local casino and pay big money for her to attend a private school. After this, Stephanie put a 'friendship' bracelet on Hamm that states, 'Ur Mine.' Stephanie is untouchable. Who knew a kid could hold so much sway over a power-wielding adult? Once Hamm leaves, Stephanie appears, having eavesdropped on their conversation. Charlie tries to appeal to the girl's sensibilities, insisting that you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. It's lonely at the top — she'll need friends. Stephanie feigns sadness, claiming she acts this way because she's lonely. Charlie calls bullshoot. I love these scenes between Lyonne and Halford. They're so funny. RELATED: Read our Only Murders in the Building recaps In the Same Boat Together Charlie bids farewell to Ms. Dee, but not before explaining her desire to help Elijah. They talk about the cruelty of kids and how they should be nurturing each other. Elevating each other. Charlie wonders if they were ever this mean when they were children. Charlie recalls Elijah saying he should never have gotten off the boat. She gazes into the gerbils' aquarium, noting that it looks like a dock on water. She has an idea. Later, Elijah finally returns to school. Ms. Dee and his classmates greet him warmly. We see the classroom is designed like a boat. Ms. Dee says they all love Elijah and are in the same boat together. Aww. They even present him with another gerbil, claiming it's Joseph. Stephanie rages. She blurts out that Joseph is dead because Elijah killed him. Oh, someone doesn't like being outsmarted. So, Stephanie kicks things up a notch. She grabs the cash from the cash box and stuffs it into JB's pockets. Charlie takes a picture of Stephanie, catching her in the act. Stephanie planned to get JB fired, thus removing Elijah from the school. RELATED: Top 11 Peter Bogdanovich Films Dethroning the Queen Charlie threatens to share this photo of Stephanie framing JB to her parents. She'll also ensure it winds up in the inbox of every elite boarding school Stephanie has her sights set on. However, something much worse will knock the girl down a few pegs: puberty. And no one likes Stephanie. Things will only go further downhill for her once she reaches adolescence. Her reign of terror is over. No more bracelets, no more blackmail. POKER FACE — Season 2 Episode 6, 'Sloppy Joseph' — Pictured: (l-r) Adrienne C. Moore, Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale — (Photo by: PEACOCK) Next, Charlie suggests they shake on it. While they do this, Charlie slips a 'Ur Mine' bracelet around Stephanie's wrist. Checkmate! Then, a montage featuring new superlatives takes place. Elijah is the 'Best Friend to Creatures Great and Small.' JB is the 'Best Dad,' who gifts Elijah with a new magic wand. Hamm is the 'Best New Gambler's Anonymous Member' as she endeavors to leave the casino behind her. 'Best Mutually Assured Destruction' sees Stephanie shred the photos of Hamm stealing from the cash box, while Hamm deletes the pic of Stephanie trying to frame JB. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (May 25 – 31) I Will Find You 'Best Charlie' goes to our titular gal with the poker face. She chats with Good Buddy over the radio. Perhaps working with kids isn't for her. She discovers a gold star on her dashboard that says 'For the Lunch Lady' on the front. On the back, it states, 'When I grow up, I will find you.' Uh-oh. Charlie spots Stephanie in the distance, looking as formidable as ever. She hightails it out of there. Stephanie doesn't seem like one to forget threats or promises. RELATED: Read our Poker Face recaps Poker Face drops new episodes every Thursday on Peacock. KNIVES OUT 3 Reveals First Look of Benoit Blanc With Long Hair Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

‘Poker Face's Natasha Lyonne & Rian Johnson On 'Completely Gonzo Bonkers' Season 2 & Which Former Co-Star They Want For Season 3
‘Poker Face's Natasha Lyonne & Rian Johnson On 'Completely Gonzo Bonkers' Season 2 & Which Former Co-Star They Want For Season 3

Yahoo

time09-05-2025

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‘Poker Face's Natasha Lyonne & Rian Johnson On 'Completely Gonzo Bonkers' Season 2 & Which Former Co-Star They Want For Season 3

Poker Face If the first season of Poker Face was about Natasha Lyonne's Charlie outrunning her past, its sophomore season finds her looking for a place to belong. More from Deadline 'Poker Face' Season 2: Everything We Know So Far Natasha Lyonne Almost Forgot 'Poker Face's John Cho Was In 'American Pie': 'I Haven't Seen Those' 'Dig' Comedy From Amy Poehler & Mike Schur Picked Up To Series By Peacock Ahead of the Season 2 premiere, returning to Peacock on May 8 with the first three episodes, Lyonne and series creator Rian Johnson spoke to Deadline about how they 'dig in deeper to the character' after she gets the mafia off her back. 'The episodes where there's this personal stake and driver to tether to like that are really fun,' explained Lyonne. 'But she has that kind of driver in a weird way that she did from Natalie (Dascha Polanco) in the pilot. 'I guess I'm gonna hit the road for a while until I feel safe to call another person home again,' is the underbelly of that.' While Charlie goes on more of an internal journey this season, she still manages to come across plenty of murders that need solving, which is where they had fun. 'Having done the first season and feeling like the engine really does work on this show, it kind of gave us permission to say, 'OK, what else can we do with it? What can we try?'' explained Johnson. 'And so, doing ['Sloppy Joseph'], which is conceptually a little bit more out there, or the 'Gator Joe' episode, which goes completely gonzo bonkers, I feel like we gave ourselves permission to kind of have fun like that.' And with the weekly anthology format that practically stands as its own mystery short, the star-studded guest roster for Season 2 is even longer than its predecessor, featuring reunions with Lyonne's co-stars from Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) and Orange Is the New Black (2013-'19). Lyonne also offered up another guest star idea for Season 3. 'Jennifer Coolidge! Does she wanna be in Poker Face? Because she should be!' she said after realizing they were both in American Pie (1999) with Season 2 guest star John Cho. Read on for Deadline's interview with Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson about Season 2 of Poker Face. DEADLINE: RIAN JOHNSON: Well, it struck us in the writers' room that it felt like kind of the most challenging thing for that character to actually take away this external pressure of being chased and to put it back on her. Where does she want to be? And why can't she settle down any place? And why does she, by her nature, kind of keep moving? And also, every time she settles in a place now, for an episode, she's kind of interrogating it to see, 'is this where I belong' in a deeper way. And that seemed like that was going to give us more ammunition for each episode to have her dig in a little deeper, and we knew the format could support it. I don't think the audience genuinely cares that there are people chasing her with guns. I think she moves to a different place each week and they go with it. So, for a lot of reasons, it made sense and it felt like a way to dig in deeper to the character. DEADLINE: JOHNSON: That came out of Kate Thulin, who wrote that episode. She just has a brilliant, demented mind. NATASHA LYONNE: Kate is great. JOHNSON: And that came out of us thinking, 'OK, what are the lowest stakes we can possibly build a Poker Face episode on and have it work?' And of course, I think it's a real nail-biter of an episode, because it feels very intense. Even though the stakes seem low, when you're in grade school politics, the stakes feel very elevated. But that's a good example of how, having done the first season and feeling like the engine really does work on this show, it kind of gave us permission to say, 'OK, what else can we do with it? What can we try?' And so, doing that episode, which is conceptually a little bit more out there, or the 'Gator Joe' episode, which goes completely gonzo bonkers, I feel like we gave ourselves permission to kind of have fun like that. DEADLINE: LYONNE: Well, I don't know if that's really fair. I would say I've stepped in and directed it some. Last season, an episode, and this season, two. And I guess, Rian has directed … but just to say that I mean, it really is from the mind of Rian Johnson. and what that means is something pretty highly specific. It means that, even though we came about this show kind of kicking around the diner together, it's a real Rian Johnson bonanza. So, any sort of guest director is directing it in a nod to a style that is so defined and buoyant and effective, that there's things embedded into the DNA. For example, any sort of insert shot on Poker Face is a real Rian Johnson special. That's not just, any insert will do ya. So, I think that it's really on you, sir, to talk about all that, delighted though I am to have directed a bunch. JOHNSON: Also, though, to kick it back, I feel like because each of the episodes is so distinct in its style, we always wanna empower the directors and give them the feeling that, we don't give them a visual bible, we don't give them rules in terms of how the show is shot. They know the show from having seen it, and we just tell them, 'You shoot it in whatever style you think is best going to serve this episode.' LYONNE: Rian, Rian, Rian. Real talk. At the end of the day, Rian, you're a genius. You're a clear genius, you're my friend and I adore you. You're one of our great auteurs, and simply put, any great master of the form does have a complete mind's eye, vision in mind for every episode. So I think that there is—speaking as a Salvador Dali to this Alfred Hitchcock operation, which is my code name—it's just not true. You can't just put a melting clock in a desert and put it any which way you want. You can shoot a melting clock in the desert in a way that is in a fashion that builds on story for a perfect Rian Johnson puzzle box episode of Poker Face. So, I just think that it's worth mentioning. And I think it's a joy for all of us, whether that's Mimi Cave or Janicza Bravo or myself or Clea DuVall or Ti West, I think it's so fun for us that it gets to be that way, because there is kind of a template. And I think that they are all kind of in a way, love letters to you. … I think that the goal is to really feel like, as a guest director on Poker Face, the goal is to make you happy. JOHNSON: Well, I'm happy. DEADLINE: But I'm a CheerleaderOrange Is the New BlackSlums of Beverly Hills JOHNSON: It's a combination of us texting friends, but also taking swings of people that we've always kind of admired and wanted to be on the set with. Had you worked with John Cho before? LYONNE: I think that he's maybe in some of the American Pies. I'll be honest, I haven't seen those. I did see the first one at the premiere. I do love Chris and Paul Weitz. I do talk a lot of shit about that movie, it's mostly just because I don't understand high school or proms or suburbia. But I think that John's in those movies. Because whenever I see John around town or something, we're always like, 'American Pie!' And then, when he got to set, we were like, 'American Pie!' But I was sort of playing along, if I'm honest, because I was just like, we've been doing that bit for over a decade, and so I kind of had to commit to the bit. He is in the movies, right? DEADLINE: LYONNE: Jennifer Coolidge! Does she wanna be in Poker Face? Because she should be! JOHNSON: Let's bring her in. But Cynthia [Erivo], I wanted to work with Cynthia for years and never got to work with her. So to me, it's a combination of bringing in good friends and taking wild swings. 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‘Compelling' thriller lands 100% Rotten Tomatoes score after wait for season 2
‘Compelling' thriller lands 100% Rotten Tomatoes score after wait for season 2

Metro

time08-05-2025

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‘Compelling' thriller lands 100% Rotten Tomatoes score after wait for season 2

After a long wait, one of the best comedy thrillers on TV has finally returned for a second season – and it already has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Poker Face first aired in 2023, with Natasha Lyonne leading the way as Charlie Cale, who is blessed with the extraordinary ability to figure out when someone is lying to her – leading her to investigate a string of crimes. Fans have been not-so-patiently calling out for more episodes, with the second series of the mystery show now available to stream on Peacock in the US, and the first three episodes airing on Sky Max in the UK at 9pm. Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, BJ Novak, Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho and Melanie Lynskey are just some of the famous faces popping up to help – or hinder – Charlie's investigations. It seems as though the wait has been worth it as the series currently commands a perfect critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Nick Schager of The Daily Beast raved: 'Old-school television is rarely as fresh and funny – and cinematic – as this episodic thriller.' 'If the impressive highs of Season 2 are anything to go by, Poker Face could easily go on for ten more seasons and just get better each time. (No lies detected),' Empire Magazine's David Opie agreed. William Goodman from TheWrap penned: 'As long as the mysteries at the core of each episode remain as clever and engaging as they are here and Lyonne's as magnetic and compelling as she is, this is a show that can run until its wheels fall off.' As TV Guide's Gavia Baker-Whitelaw added: 'When it comes to case-of-the-week storytelling, this team is at the top of their game, offering something more enriching than typical crime procedurals, with no shortage of imagination and heart.' After the first season was a huge smash, the pressure has definitely been on Natasha and creator Rian Johnson to replicate success. 'From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability,' they previously said in a joint statement. More Trending Teasing what we can expect from further episodes – which drop weekly on Thursdays – they promised 'gonzo bonkers' scenes for fans. 'Having done the first season and feeling like the engine really does work on this show, it gave us permission to say, 'OK, what else can we do with it? What can we try?'' Rian told Deadline. 'Doing [Sloppy Joseph], which is conceptually a little bit more out there, or the Gator Joe episode, which goes completely gonzo bonkers, I feel like we gave ourselves permission to have fun like that.' View More » New episodes of Poker Face will drop weekly on Thursdays. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Wrestling daredevil, 32, feels like 'death is constantly on my doorstep' MORE: 'Amazing' Netflix series soars to number 1 as fans binge all 8 episodes MORE: World-famous comedian doesn't mince his words blasting 'cult' Saturday Night Live

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