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Poker Face Recap: Poetic Justice

Charlie relocates to New York City and immediately gets involved in a rent control-related murder.

It’s a brilliant plan until it’s suddenly derailed by the arrival of an interloper named Kate (Alia Shawkat), whom Anne meets when they’re reaching for the same plum at a fruit stand. “I can’t say I like it, though there is something invigorating about confronting your own mortality.” Maddy clarifies that she meant the game show, and I won’t be pedantic and point out that what they actually end up watching with Anne is Jeopardy! I know I talk a lot about the importance of suspending disbelief while watching Poker Face, but for some reason, Kate pushed me to my limit; she just didn’t strike me as a worthy adversary.

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