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"Exit Stage Death" is the sixth episode of the American murder mystery comedy-drama television series Poker Face. The episode was written by co-executive producer Chris Downey and directed by Ben Sinclair. It was released on Peacock on February 9, 2023.
The series follows Charlie Cale, a woman with the ability to detect if people are lying; after exposing a murder plot at a casino, she is now on the run from the owner's enforcer Cliff LeGrand. In the episode, Charlie works as a waitress in a dinner theater. When an actor's wife dies on stage, she suspects there was involvement on behalf of the actors.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, writing, and performances of Lyonne, Barkin, and Meadows.
Veteran TV actress Kathleen Townsend (Ellen Barkin) arrives at a mansion to visit her former co-star, Michael Graves (Tim Meadows). Former stars of the acclaimed buddy cop show Spooky and the Cop, they seemingly despise each other in present day. Michael has married a younger woman named Ava (Jameela Jamil), who made her fortune by founding SheTrade, an online discount brokerage for women. Kathleen begs Michael to reunite in a one-night-only performance of The Ghosts of Pensacola at a dinner theater to revitalize her career, and he reluctantly accepts after Ava convinces him.
Kathleen's demanding direction and Michael's behavior make for a toxic environment. The play includes several stage effects, including shaking rafters to simulate planes flying overhead and a trapdoor for Kathleen, all designed by stage manager Phil (Chris McKinney). As cast-mate Rebecca (Audrey Corsa) delivers a monologue, the two stage an argument over their earpieces, which is overheard by the theatre staff. Kathleen then rigs a spotlight to fall during the plane effect and Michael sabotages the trapdoor, removing the mat below and replacing the stop on the door with a piece of dry ice. When the spotlight misses Michael, he seemingly collapses due to a stress-induced heart condition. As Ava rushes to the stage to give him his medication, she falls through the trapdoor and is killed. It is later revealed that Kathleen and Michael were actually secret lovers who conspired to kill Ava for her wealth.
Three weeks prior, Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) is fired from her job as a waitress. She runs into Phil, who refers her for a job at the dinner theater. During rehearsal, Charlie annoys Kathleen by performing her duties while wearing soundproof earbuds. In return, Charlie derides Kathleen's acting with her anti-lying ability, calling out her lack of conviction. Ava generously tips Charlie to ensure her wine glass is never empty during the show. Despite previously encouraging Michael to do the show, she hopes that the play will be a failure and end Michael's aspirations for good.
The police rule Ava's death an accident, and Phil blames himself for being asleep during the tragedy, unaware that Kathleen drugged his thermos to prevent him from interfering. The cast prepares for an encore performance the next day, having sold out after the show went viral for Ava's dramatic death. Before the performance, Rebecca confronts Kathleen and Michael with a script of the argument they had to secure their alibi, which she notes was plagiarized from an episode of Spooky and the Cop. She demands $5 million wired to her account by the end of the play or she will tell the police. While investigating the incident, Charlie deduces that someone tried to kill Kathleen after watching a recording from the previous night, noticing mist coming from the sublimating dry ice under the trapdoor.
As she tries to warn Kathleen during the play, Charlie notes that Michael's hand has the same burn marks as hers from picking up the dry ice. She also spots a feather from Kathleen's costume in the rafters. When Charlie hears to the conviction in Kathleen's voice when professing her love for Michael during the performance, Charlie realizes their feud is a facade and the two worked together to murder Ava. Charlie shares her suspicions with Rebecca, who covers for the pair, but Charlie senses Rebecca's deception. Charlie finds the argument script and also discovers that Kathleen has placed peanut butter in the prop snack mix, which would trigger Rebecca's peanut allergy. Charlie is forced to enter onstage and improvise dialogue to prevent Rebecca dying. After Charlie exits, Rebecca (in character) tells Kathleen and Michael that her demands have doubled and they must pay her immediately, prompting them to leave the stage during her monologue.
Exit Stage Death
"Exit Stage Death" is the sixth episode of the American murder mystery comedy-drama television series Poker Face. The episode was written by co-executive producer Chris Downey and directed by Ben Sinclair. It was released on Peacock on February 9, 2023.
The series follows Charlie Cale, a woman with the ability to detect if people are lying; after exposing a murder plot at a casino, she is now on the run from the owner's enforcer Cliff LeGrand. In the episode, Charlie works as a waitress in a dinner theater. When an actor's wife dies on stage, she suspects there was involvement on behalf of the actors.
The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, writing, and performances of Lyonne, Barkin, and Meadows.
Veteran TV actress Kathleen Townsend (Ellen Barkin) arrives at a mansion to visit her former co-star, Michael Graves (Tim Meadows). Former stars of the acclaimed buddy cop show Spooky and the Cop, they seemingly despise each other in present day. Michael has married a younger woman named Ava (Jameela Jamil), who made her fortune by founding SheTrade, an online discount brokerage for women. Kathleen begs Michael to reunite in a one-night-only performance of The Ghosts of Pensacola at a dinner theater to revitalize her career, and he reluctantly accepts after Ava convinces him.
Kathleen's demanding direction and Michael's behavior make for a toxic environment. The play includes several stage effects, including shaking rafters to simulate planes flying overhead and a trapdoor for Kathleen, all designed by stage manager Phil (Chris McKinney). As cast-mate Rebecca (Audrey Corsa) delivers a monologue, the two stage an argument over their earpieces, which is overheard by the theatre staff. Kathleen then rigs a spotlight to fall during the plane effect and Michael sabotages the trapdoor, removing the mat below and replacing the stop on the door with a piece of dry ice. When the spotlight misses Michael, he seemingly collapses due to a stress-induced heart condition. As Ava rushes to the stage to give him his medication, she falls through the trapdoor and is killed. It is later revealed that Kathleen and Michael were actually secret lovers who conspired to kill Ava for her wealth.
Three weeks prior, Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) is fired from her job as a waitress. She runs into Phil, who refers her for a job at the dinner theater. During rehearsal, Charlie annoys Kathleen by performing her duties while wearing soundproof earbuds. In return, Charlie derides Kathleen's acting with her anti-lying ability, calling out her lack of conviction. Ava generously tips Charlie to ensure her wine glass is never empty during the show. Despite previously encouraging Michael to do the show, she hopes that the play will be a failure and end Michael's aspirations for good.
The police rule Ava's death an accident, and Phil blames himself for being asleep during the tragedy, unaware that Kathleen drugged his thermos to prevent him from interfering. The cast prepares for an encore performance the next day, having sold out after the show went viral for Ava's dramatic death. Before the performance, Rebecca confronts Kathleen and Michael with a script of the argument they had to secure their alibi, which she notes was plagiarized from an episode of Spooky and the Cop. She demands $5 million wired to her account by the end of the play or she will tell the police. While investigating the incident, Charlie deduces that someone tried to kill Kathleen after watching a recording from the previous night, noticing mist coming from the sublimating dry ice under the trapdoor.
As she tries to warn Kathleen during the play, Charlie notes that Michael's hand has the same burn marks as hers from picking up the dry ice. She also spots a feather from Kathleen's costume in the rafters. When Charlie hears to the conviction in Kathleen's voice when professing her love for Michael during the performance, Charlie realizes their feud is a facade and the two worked together to murder Ava. Charlie shares her suspicions with Rebecca, who covers for the pair, but Charlie senses Rebecca's deception. Charlie finds the argument script and also discovers that Kathleen has placed peanut butter in the prop snack mix, which would trigger Rebecca's peanut allergy. Charlie is forced to enter onstage and improvise dialogue to prevent Rebecca dying. After Charlie exits, Rebecca (in character) tells Kathleen and Michael that her demands have doubled and they must pay her immediately, prompting them to leave the stage during her monologue.