We liked POKER FACE on Peacock! The following is a breakdown of what we said about the episodes we reviewed in season one.
E1 DEAD MAN’S HANDS 🤩
“Overall with a stellar lead performance by Natasha Lyonne, a terrific supporting cast, a compelling script and direction from Johnson, and most importantly, one hell of a main character, POKER FACE is all Aces!“
– Mike
E2 THE NIGHT SHIFT 🤩
“Like a “sandwich artist,” the use of the fast food chain actually serves the story a winning “dish.”
– Aaron
E3 THE STALL 🤩
“Kudos to the writers for having the hilarious MAGA dog. 😂”
– Aaron
E4 REST IN METAL 😊
“Outside of Chloë Sevigny having a “shocking” and welcome return to the screen, I wasn’t as enthralled with this story.“
– Aaron
E5 TIME OF THE MONKEY 😊
“We’ve been spoiled by four terrific episodes of Rian Johnson’s POKER FACE. So it’s kind of self-entitled to hate on a perfectly serviceable episode for not being just a smidge less than its predecessors.”
– Mike
E6 EXIT STAGE DEATH 😊
“An excellent stage setting, wonderful Airpod product placement, and two phenomenal guest performances are enough to watch POKER FACE again this week. I hope the show evolves beyond its current “trap” to open up a new “door” next week.”
– Aaron
E7 THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT 😊
“Unfortunately, seven episodes into POKERF ACE and each episode has been so similar I’ve lost almost all of my excitement.”
– Jami
E8 THE ORPHEUS SYNDROME 😊
“POKER FACE was an awesome trip into the world of special effects. Watching these masterpieces of horror and terror was fun until, of course, a real-life murder became entwined with the macabre.”
– Esta
E9 ESCAPE FROM SHIT MOUNTAIN 🤩
“In a welcome return, director Rian Johnson kills it in the penultimate episode of POKER FACE’s first season. The show had lost its way due to the format of the series repeating itself. However, in ESCAPE FROM SHIT MOUNTAIN, Rian Johnson leans into the established formula and adds more twists than a curvy mountain road.”
– Aaron
E10 THE HOOK 🤩
“Charlie Cale is one of television’s most likable breakout characters in the last five years! And we got to see her random acts of kindness and intuitive nature throughout this entire season without knowing anything about her origins. But we get them in this episode without giving us everything. And because we love Charlie so much, we are intrigued by learning more about her past and life.”
– Mike
The entire first season is available to stream on Peacock.