# Poker Face (Natasha Lyonne, not Lady Gaga) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [January 28, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928 "2023-01-28T01:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/141 "2025-11-17T12:13:25Z")
I like the episodic stories much better than the serialized ones - I didn’t finish the second season because I just wasn’t that interested in the larger story. I find the “wandering mystery solver” much more interesting. If they continue it, with or without a new actor, I hope they stick to episodic stories, like Columbo. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/142 "2025-11-17T17:25:42Z")
Unfortunately, to me the show is Natasha Lyonne, not Rian Johnson. I like Peter Dinklage, but the show isn’t _that_ good that I’d get another subscription service for it. We also just canceled our Peacock subscription with a plan to pick it up in July for the Tour de France. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/143 "2025-11-17T19:37:09Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > the show isn’t _that_ good that I’d get another subscription service for it. It’s funny that you say that, because this show was about the only reason I subscribed to Peacock – I just subscribed for a few months to watch season 2, then canceled. If season 3 happens to land on a streaming service I already subscribe to, I’ll probably watch it, but with the change in casting I don’t think I’ll subscribe to a new service just to watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/144 "2025-11-17T19:42:44Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Unfortunately, to me the show is Natasha Lyonne, not Rian Johnson. I like Peter Dinklage, but the show isn’t _that_ good that I’d get another subscription service for it. We also just canceled our Peacock subscription with a plan to pick it up in July for the Tour de France. I agree that Natasha Lyonne is part of the appeal. If it comes back with Peter Dinklage, perhaps it will work well but I enjoyed her in the role. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/145 "2025-11-17T21:15:27Z")
I think someone got their wires crossed and Dinklage will not be Charlie Cale specifically but a different character, presumably with the same ability, or maybe not even that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/146 "2025-11-17T21:25:08Z")
No, he would be playing the same character. The idea is to change the lead actor every two years. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/147 "2025-11-17T21:41:33Z")
Well that doesn’t sound like a good idea. The series isn’t big enough to survive a weird mechanic like that. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/148 "2025-11-18T01:13:27Z")
I don’t know. That’s just so weird that I’d certainly watch it for a while to see how it went ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928/149 "2025-11-18T01:39:57Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Well that doesn’t sound like a good idea. The series isn’t big enough to survive a weird mechanic like that. As it is, the series did poorly on Peacock and was cancelled, so unless another network or streaming service else picks it up, it’s done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928.md?page=7)