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Hacks – Season 5, Episode 3 No New Tricks

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Hacks – Season 5, Episode 3

No New Tricks

Aired Apr 23, 2026

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Deborah Vance chases Madison Square Garden; Ava Daniels still nurses the sting of a drunken remark; the Deborah-Ava bond sitting in a tricky place between loyalty and emotional overreach.

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Paul W. Downs

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Danette Chavez

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B

Despite the fizziness of the episode, it did serve Deborah another lesson in treating people right.

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Jessica Goldstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

21h

5/5

I enjoyed watching both of our girls get hyped up for their dates — especially Deborah’s escalating giddiness once she discovers, post-date, that Nico was genuinely into her, even though I knew in my heart their glory would be short-lived.

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Synopsis

Deborah Vance chases Madison Square Garden; Ava Daniels still nurses the sting of a drunken remark; the Deborah-Ava bond sitting in a tricky place between loyalty and emotional overreach.

Creator: Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Jen Statsky
Executive Producer: Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schur, David Miner, Morgan Sackett
Network: HBO Max
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Apr 23, 2026