444: Telling The Truth About Poker Face

Peacock's latest original series is a Rian Johnson-created Columbo-esque "case of the week" procedural starring a fugitive cocktail waitress/human lie detector played by Natasha Lyonne; Rolling Stone Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall returns to discuss it (and bring with him all his coverage from the magazine)! Around The Dial takes us through the start of a new season of Married At First Sight (yes, already), plus Shrinking, Russian Doll, Lockwood & Co., and a new season of 9-1-1: Lone Star. Jeff argues that he is NOT a crackpot for thinking so-called "bottle episodes" are wildly overpraised. Laura presents the Better Call Saul episode "Something Stupid" for induction into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we've got a lot of questions in Game Time. Sync the Bluetooth in your classic Barracuda and listen!GUESTS👤 Alan SepinwallTOPICSLead Topic: 🃏 Poker FaceAround The Dial: 👰‍♀️ Married At First SightAround The Dial: 🧠 ShrinkingAround The Dial: 🪆 Russian DollAround The Dial: 👻 Lockwood & Co.Around The Dial: 👨‍🚒 9-1-1: Lone StarI Am Not A Crackpot: 🍾 Bottle episodesThe Canon: ⚖️ Better Call Saul S04.E07: Something StupidWinner & Loser: 👍 Carol BurnettWinner & Loser: 👎 Judy GreerGame Time: 🤷‍♀️ 19 QuestionsNOTES🗒 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 444 page on ExtraHotGreat.com🐦 Alan Sepinwall on Twitter🪨 Alan's Poker Face feature at RollingStone.com🔪 Alan's Rian Johnson Q&A🕶️ Alan's Natasha Lyonne Q&A⭐️ Alan's Poker Face review🛋️ Tara on pop culture therapists at VanityFair.com🐘 Alan on Mastodon✍️ Alan's author page at RollingStone.com📰 Alan's free newsletter🛣️ Elizabeth Ashley's Actress: Postcards From The Road on GoodReads.com🎶 The Record Of The Year showdown at Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs🍾 "It's Time For A Departure From 'Bottle Episode'" by Kathryn VanArendonk at Vulture📷 Photo: Peacock