Among the killers in Rian Johnson’s “Poker Face” really feel regret — however not the most recent. In an unique clip shared with IndieWire from the upcoming Season 2, Episode 6, “Sloppy Joseph,” Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) faces off with eight-year-old Stephanie Pearce (Eva Jade Halford) — who couldn’t disagree extra that it’s lonely on the high.
The clip exhibits Stephanie confronting Charlie within the lavatory, the place Charlie begs her to rethink what she’s performed. “Should you maintain this up, you’re not gonna have a number of pals,” Charlie says, hoping to enchantment to the kid’s must be appreciated.
However Stephanie doesn’t must be appreciated. What she wants, it will appear, are gold stars — however earlier than laying out her ambitions unequivocally, she places on somewhat efficiency. She turns away from Charlie, seemingly out of disgrace whereas she pretends to cry. “Possibly I say I don’t need pals as a result of they’re the one factor I would like essentially the most,” she weeps. “And I act out as a result of I simply need somebody to love me.”
It would persuade anybody else — however Charlie isn’t like the opposite grown ups. “Bullshoot,” she replies (censoring her traditional computerized response in favor of a kid-friendly choice). Certain sufficient, Stephanie whips round with a glad smile. She breaks into track and skips out of sight, leaving a horrified Charlie to contemplate what this baby will and gained’t do to remain on high. Clearly the same old strategies of reasoning gained’t work on Stephanie, so Charlie must discover a completely different solution to outsmart this harmful baby (critically although, did she homicide somebody?).
“Poker Face” Season 2, Episode 6 was written by Kate Thulin and directed by Adam Arkin, visitor starring Halford, Callum Vinson, David Krumholtz, Adrienne C. Moore, and Margo Martindale. Season 2 of “Poker Face” premiered as one of many high 5 authentic titles throughout all of streaming in keeping with Nielsen (primarily based on minutes considered for the week of Could 5), and because the #2 streaming authentic primarily based on common viewers in its premiere week. Tony Tost serves as showrunner for Season 2, govt producing alongside Johnson, Lyonne, Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Adam Arkin, Nora Zuckerman, and Lilla Zuckerman.
New episodes of “Poker Face” premiere Thursdays on Peacock.