Anyone watch Poker Face?

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3dender
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Anyone watch Poker Face?

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Wife and I liked S1... it's not high art or anything but plenty entertaining. This new season though is just kinda grating and dumb.

Maybe it's the same as S1 and the shtick just wore off for me, or maybe Lyonne is just hamming it up even more in a way I don't like. I feel like she's going for Columbo, which would be cool, but she's doing it in a way that is simultaneously weirder, less likable, and stupider. Like how many times is she going to confront a killer alone before she figures out that's probably not smart? Is she supposed to be autistic or something?

Basically I think this would be a lot better if they had gone for more of a straight Columbo reboot, and not also tried to make it a low-grade action-comedy. I'm not thinking I'll continue after S2E2, which is a shame because the guest stars are really fun to see (Giancarlo Esposito and Katie Holmes in this latest one), probably the main thing the show has going for it at this point.

I'm curious if anyone else has thoughts.
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