![]() It’s not just a great example of episodic television, but an argument for it as an art form. The episodic structure of Poker Face allows the show to paint a grounded, empathic, and compelling portrait of lives that rarely come into focus on modern prestige television. “The Night Shift” is essentially a story about a group of characters who are so desperate that a $25,000 scratch card is a motive for murder. “Dead Man’s Hand” is about the murder of Natalie (Dascha Polanco), a maid at a casino. You will need to pay a Peacock Premium subscription which cost 5 a month for. Peacock also has a free version as their streaming service but you will not be able to watch Poker Face on the free version. No other streaming service such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime has the series. Charlie is introduced as a cocktail waitress who lives in a mobile home. So, you can only watch the series on Peacock in the US. The hero of Glass Onion, Helen (Janelle Monáe), is a teacher. The protagonist of Knives Out, Marta (Ana de Armas), is an immigrant nurse. Columbo, a very obvious influence on the narrative structure of Poker Face, was a class-conscious show in which “ killers were usually rich, powerful, and openly disdainful of this blue-collar bumbler who just wouldn’t go away.” ![]() ![]() Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries are fascinated by the British class structure. ![]() In contrast, the murder mystery has often served as a prism through which the audience might interrogate notions of class. ![]()
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