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Poker Face

  1. best of 2023
    The 10 Best TV Needle Drops of 2023From Tori Amos to Technotronic.
    By Sophie Brookover
  2. screen time
    Why Does Poker Face Look So Good?The cinematographer is a self-taught coder who makes digital video look like film.
    By Lane Brown
  3. rankings
    Poker Face’s Best Guest Stars, RankedSo many suspects, so many character actors!
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. chat room
    Benjamin Bratt Asked to Keep the Penis Ring From the Poker Face FinaleBreaking down the disdain and desire that drive Charlie Cale’s final nemesis: “He’s obsessed with Burn Notice and thinks, ‘I could be on TV.’”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  5. close read
    Poker Face Toes the Thin Blue LineIs it possible to make a show about crime and punishment that isn’t copaganda? That’s a mystery season one couldn’t quite solve.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  6. exit interview
    Rian Johnson Wants Poker Face to Break Expectations Without Breaking FormThe creator of Peacock’s howdunit discusses the virtues of episodic structure and the challenges of keeping it satisfying week after week.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  7. overnights
    Poker Face Season-Finale Recap: How Deep to Dig the HolePoker Face has one last big reveal up its sleeve.
    By Amanda Whiting
  8. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: What Are Men to Rocks and Mountains?Joseph Gordon-Levitt crackles with chaotic energy in Poker Face’s best episode yet.
    By Amanda Whiting
  9. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: Don’t Look BackOther installments have made Charlie’s role small, but in this episode (directed and co-written by Natasha Lyonne), she’s almost unnecessary.
    By Amanda Whiting
  10. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: Listen, All Y’all, It’s a SabotageWhat is Charlie’s life at this point but a series of left turns?
    By Amanda Whiting
  11. can’t read my
    Poker Face Season Two? We Wouldn’t Lie About ItNatasha Lyonne will be back on the case.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: There Are No Small RolesThis week’s episode feels like an experiment — can you make a satisfying episode of Columbo that barely stars Columbo?
    By Amanda Whiting
  13. buffering
    Could Peacock Maybe, Finally, Be Having a Moment?The shows are clicking, but will it be enough for the struggling streamer? Content chief Susan Rovner is betting on it.
    By Josef Adalian
  14. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: You Can’t Kill the RevolutionIrene and Joyce’s murder is pretty badass to watch — like if The Golden Girls joined Fight Club.
    By Amanda Whiting
  15. chat room
    Poker Face’s John Darnielle Wants to Hear the Rest of ‘Merch Girl’ Too“I’m about the 11th cleverest writer of my generation, but ‘Merch girl had nothing up her sleeve’ I was extremely happy with.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  16. fear factor
    Natasha Lyonne’s Accent Gets ‘More New York’ When She’s Scared“When I get nervous, I get more New York to, like, protect myself from strangers.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  17. now streaming
    The 6 Best New Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendNatasha Lyonne in a mystery-of-the-week show? What a concept!
    By Savannah Salazar
  18. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: You Can’t Un-murder SomeoneDoxxxology’s got a killer new song.
    By Amanda Whiting
  19. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: Little Miss GalahadDespite the Columbo inspiration, Charlie is a drifter with a strange power, not a detective with any jurisdiction.
    By Amanda Whiting
  20. overnights
    Poker Face Recap: The Dead (Meat) Poets SocietyWhen two brothers who run a barbecue stall have a beef, Charlie uncovers a meaty conspiracy.
    By Amanda Whiting
  21. overnights
    Poker Face Series-Premiere Recap: A Knives Out TV MysteryRian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s weekly whodunit kicks off with a fun low-stakes romp.
    By Amanda Whiting
  22. tv review
    Poker Face Shows Its HandRian Johnson’s murder anti-mystery is direct, sturdy, and radically uninterested in catching viewers by surprise.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  23. party report
    Poker Face’s Natasha Lyonne Is Finally Playing Someone Who Likes PeopleRian Johnson and Lyonne explain how they created the next iconic sleuth.
    By Bethy Squires
  24. party report
    Benjamin Bratt Has More Fun Playing the Bad GuyHe portrays a merciless head of security menacing Natasha Lyonne on Peacock’s Poker Face.
    By Bethy Squires
  25. the vulture transcript
    Natasha Lyonne and Abbi Jacobson Are Ready to Burn Down TVThe showrunners and friends discuss saying no to mainstream, formulaic comedy onscreen.
    By Vulture Editors
  26. vulture festival 2022
    Natasha Lyonne, Director-at-Large, Is ‘Addicted’ to Zooming In“If I just had Nick Nolte and a zoom gun and a weird room, that would be my personal heaven.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  27. casting call
    Natasha Lyonne to Star in Rian Johnson Mystery Series of Our DreamsMaybe detective Benoit Blanc will make a cameo?
    By Charlotte Walsh
  28. last night on late night
    Don Cheadle Squirted Mousse at Audience MemberPlus: Betty White just lost $5 on her 50-year-old poker game, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
    By Caroline Shin
  29. clickables
    Watch Idina Menzel Own ‘Poker Face’ With the New York PhilharmonicFlutists be feeling it (kind of).
    By Amanda Dobbins
  30. gaga
    Lady Gaga Involved in Actual National Security SituationA soldier stealing classified documents used Gaga as a cover.
    By Willa Paskin
  31. christopher walken
    Christopher Walken Reads Lady Gaga’s ‘Poker Face’Just in time for Halloween.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  32. bluffin’ with my muffin
    Now It’s Cartman’s Turn to Take On Lady GagaWe’re sure even noted Gaga interpreter Jude Law would approve.
    By Mark Graham
  33. bluffin’ with my muffin
    Jude Law Takes a Break From Shakespeare to Dramatically Recite “Poker Face”If it isn’t rough, it isn’t fun.
    By Mark Graham
  34. disturbing imagery
    What Hath Lady Gaga Wrought?Prepubescent girls singing “If it isn’t rough, it isn’t fun” on YouTube, that’s what.
    By Mark Graham
  35. squashed beef
    Lady Gaga Responds to Kanye West’s Mix-Tape HitWhat does she think of “I Poke Her Face,” anyway?
    By Mark Graham