Poker Face Episode 3 The Stall Review and Recap – Maga Dogs And Pecan Logs

By now you know the drill. Someone will get dirty and Charlie will handily be there to get them justice. There are a few constants in Poker Face. Charlie will be clumsy but brilliant. You will find yourself smiling more often than not. A trailer or RV will probably show up, and greedy people will do terrible things to protect their money. Poker Face Episode 3 gives us all that and more when Charlie picks up a fascist dog who gets her into all sorts of trouble and forces her to learn the art of barbecuing.

The cold open this time presents George Boyle (Larry Brown), a pit master who decides he can’t be a party to animal genocide for another night and asks to be bought out of the family business. Unfortunately, George’s partners, his wife Mandy (Danielle MacDonald) and brother Taffy (Lil Rel Howery), aren’t so thrilled. They claim not to have the money, but George thinks that if the books are turned over to an accountant, they can come to a deal. However, this is not an option as Mandy and Taffy are in over their heads and owe a huge sum of money to some shady characters who they hide from George.

An elaborate plan involving a pre-recorded live radio show, complete with call-in questions and sneaking out a window, leaves George dead and a dog bludgeoned to death. Cue Charlie finding America’s best dog actor in her car the day of George’s murder. The dog won’t stop barking or leave her car. Charlie is stuck with the MAGA dog, who doesn’t calm down until she puts on a conservative hate talk show. When the dog storms out of the car and jumps onto the table at George and Taffy’s BBQ spot, he promptly begins chewing the guests’ plates. Needing to earn money to cover the cost of all the food he ate, she is forced to help in the pit. Once again, she finds herself in the right place at the wrong time to solve a murder.

This time she has two victims for which she must get justice. She finds her pesky canine companion badly injured on the road and is nearby to witness George’s supposed suicide. Armed with George’s lessons about memories, wood, and truths that make music, she sets out to solve yet another murder. The structure could be tedious were it not for Natasha Lyonne’s perfect delivery and the super smart script, which makes the most of the actor’s talents.

Almost reverently, George teaches Charlie the art of barbecuing. It’s all about the details and the stall. She proves to be a good student when she uses that cook’s knowledge to find out that the dog was beaten by pecans. George’s trailer was the only place with a pile of pecans on the property. This convinces her that George’s killer and the dog’s attacker are the same. Poker Face Episode 3 does a masterful job of helping Charlie find the clues using all the lessons she’s learned throughout the season. When she tells Taffy that she knows he’s lying about his brother’s suicide, he repeats the crappy words of those who came before him. he tells her that he has all the power and no one will believe her. It’s a mistake he will regret.

Taffy thinks he’s thought of everything. He and Mandy pay off their loan by taking out a loan with the restaurant as collateral and think they are free. But of course, this was Mandy’s plan all along, and she believes she’s thought of every angle. The radio show gave them both alibis, the trailer was locked from the inside and the dog lay dead on the road, indicating it had been hit by a car. However, this dog has nine lives and Charlie is an animal lover with a DVD library in her suitcase to prove it. Her traveling library of entertainment hilariously makes George want to give up cooking and eating meat. Anyone who has seen OKja can relate to that feeling. It’s a heartbreaker.

Charlie is a fly in the ointment that doesn’t give up. Even when she thinks she can’t prove any wrongdoing, her determined nature won’t let her go. George’s symphony is constantly playing in her ear, warning her that something isn’t right. When she is caught searching George’s apartment, she tells Mandy and Taffy that she knows about the cinnamon tooth floss that was used to lock the door. However, Mandy still thinks she has everything under control because of their supposed airtight alibi.

That all changes when Charlie tells Taffy that she knows that the sausage segment of the live show was taped, so Taffy’s alibi is a lie. The devil is in the details, and while Charlie didn’t understand why Mandy lied about the pepper the night before, she does now. Like every killer before her underrated Charlie, the two tell her to leave now because the sheriff is a friend, which she will never believe. Then the last pieces fall into place. The recording wasn’t much about what was heard, but what wasn’t. Taffy’s recording didn’t have a train whistle in the background. During his show, the train drove by, and had the sausage segment been live, there would have been a train whistle.

Taffy then calls Mandy in a panic and says he will go to the police and make a deal. Mandy tells him to calm down and says she’ll be right over. Austin (very talented Shane Paul McGhie) can do almost any voice, and he’s both the voice of the dog-loving Incel radio host Hanky ​​T Pickens and Taffy in that phone call. Charlie keeps Charlie talking while she waits for the police, which she knows Mandy will have called. When the police arrive, Charlie reminds Taffy that any good cook depends on the stall, and he knows she has it. Mandy doesn’t get away with murder, however, as Charlie recorded Austin’s conversation with her. She leaves the dog with Austin and leaves town knowing she’s solved another murder and gotten justice for the righteous.

Charlie is a worthy adversary who is overlooked for her transient lifestyle and wacky behavior. She is more intelligent than she first appears and more moral than she ever imagined. Poker Face Episode 3 is a nice mix of Matlock and Diners, Drive In’s and Dives. It’s full of crazy people, meat so good you can smell it through the screen, and bookstores that aren’t legal. The signature sarcasm and clever puns continue to impress me. Color me a fan. Find all our Poker Face coverage here.

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