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Poker Face – Season 2, Episode 5 Hometown Hero

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Poker Face – Season 2, Episode 5

Hometown Hero

Aired May 22, 2025

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

Drama

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While working as a ball girl for a bad minor league team, Charlie suspects foul play in the death of one of the players.

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Rian Johnson

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Natasha Lyonne

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Nora Zuckerman

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Noel Murray

AV Club

May 22

A-

...craftily written by Tony Tost, sharply directed by indie-thriller legend John Dahl, and…brilliantly cast.

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Louis Peitzman

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 22

4/5

Thankfully, you don’t really have to care about baseball to appreciate “Hometown Hero,” which is less about the game itself and more about baseball as metaphor for the passage of time.

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Melody McCune

Tell-Tale TV

May 28

3/5

While “Hometown Hero” is far from perfect, there’s still plenty to enjoy. I appreciate the show’s willingness to swing for the fences in terms of silliness.

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

May 24

3.5/5

Poker Face Season 2 Episode 5 is a grounded and enjoyable watch, despite the lack of a laxative eating croc.

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Synopsis

While working as a ball girl for a bad minor league team, Charlie suspects foul play in the death of one of the players.

Director: Rian Johnson, John Dahl
Creator: Rian Johnson
Executive Producer: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Nora Zuckerman, Lilla Zuckerman, Natasha Lyonne, Iain B. MacDonald, Nena Rodrigue, Jeffrey T. Bernstein
Screenwriter: Tony Tost
Network: Peacock
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2025

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