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Hacks Season-Premiere Recap: We’re So Back
Deborah needs someone who can be an asshole, and Ava needs a person with whom she can be an asshole. It’s a love story, baby.
Deborah’s special was a sensation, and she is riding high: too big a deal to attend Marty’s unveiling of a slot machine with her face on it, busting out the Macarena at the Time 100 gala, starring in a Tostitos Scoops Super Bowl commercial. Though Ava was stung by Deborah’s rejection, she, too, is thriving on her own: She’s writing for a Daily Show– style program and is happily cohabitating with Ruby, the formerly ex-girlfriend who is currently playing (Beanie from Lady Bird voice) the titular role in a DC show called Wolfgirl. Miraculously, Ava did not get fired from her old job despite this bout of unprofessionalism; instead, she has a three-month hiatus, the perfect amount of time for her to work for Deborah again, who has learned in an off-the-record chat that the real host of Late Night plans to step down when his contract is up.
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