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Poker Face – Season 2, Episode 3 Whack-A-Mole

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Poker Face – Season 2, Episode 3

Whack-A-Mole

Aired May 8, 2025

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

Drama

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Caught between the mob and the FBI, Charlie must cobble together the truth of who is working for whom, using her talents to find a rat, or possibly a mole.

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Noel Murray

AV Club

May 9

A-

This third episode has its highs, but it also reveals how the hunted Charlie is less fun to be around than the wide-eyed, “life’s an adventure” Charlie.

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Louis Peitzman

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 9

3/5

In “Whack-a-Mole,” however, the show tries something different, and while it should be an exciting twist on the format, it ends up falling a little flat.

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Melody McCune

Tell-Tale TV

May 12

3.5/5

Episode three is fast-paced, intense, and stuffed to the gills with action.

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Alan French

FandomWire

May 12

9/10

“Whack-a-Mole” is one of the funniest episodes of Poker Face, which is no surprise given the comedy actors involved. Mulaney would be good on his own, but with Perlman, Helberg, and Richard Kind, it’s an all-star guest cast.

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Synopsis

Caught between the mob and the FBI, Charlie must cobble together the truth of who is working for whom, using her talents to find a rat, or possibly a mole.

Director: Rian Johnson, Miguel Arteta
Creator: Rian Johnson
Executive Producer: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Nora Zuckerman, Lilla Zuckerman, Natasha Lyonne, Iain B. MacDonald, Nena Rodrigue, Jeffrey T. Bernstein
Screenwriter: Wyatt Cain
Network: Peacock
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2025

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