The Game Is a Foot

After the wait to see to what happens to Charlie we are brought back to the orange hair girl we all beloved in American pie. This first episode is a great beginning to the who dunnit genre, and we are given a taste of what's to come with the twisted evil twin sister story, with a good performance by Cynthia Erivo. It was a great example of negligible parental guidance, behind the story of the fruits of their labor only to be withheld by their mother guided by greed and profit alone. I will leave it at that because I don't want to give away any spoilers, but from the first 3 episode drop the second episode is by far the best only second to the first. I adore Natalie's performance, as a long time fan of hers I am quite eager to see what awaits in this season and just hopefully Charlie will finally be able to have a glimpse of happiness and a normal life to follow, but not to normal lol so their may be a season 3 of course. Great beginning.

"The Game is a Foot" is an enjoyable episode of "Pokerface" but I also must admit that the plot is kind of stupid and incredibly hard to believe...even compared to other episodes of this series. The plot is clearly contrived and beyond difficult to believe!

Charlie has gotten a job picking apples and she's made a friend there. It turns out this friend used to be someone famous...or she played someone famous. It seems that long ago, she and her other three identical sisters all played a beloved TV character. However, their mother was a monster and stole everything...leaving the four with nothing. So when the friend learns that her mother has died, she decides to see if she's left anything in the will...and, of course, Charlie tags along. Soon, they learn that NONE of these quads get the money...as they were not quads at all but quintuplets. The unknown last sister, who none of them know, has been given everything...and this of couse leads to murder.

Ignore the silliness of the plot and just enjoy...that's my advice. The unknown fifth sister is silly and the story never seems the least bit believable....but it is very entertaining and is worth your time.

Norma Kazinsky (Jasmine Guy) is wealthy domineering mum, taking advantage of her meek daughter Amber (Cynthia Erivo) who has been taking care of her for years.

Her other sisters abandoned their mother. Then Amber learns that her mother has changed the will and is leaving everything to someone called Felicity Price.

Amber tracks her down and finds out that Felicity is an identical sister she knew nothing about.

Meanwhile Charlie Cale has been evading hitmen who are still after her. She is picking fruit with a woman called Delia. She used to be a child actress and looks exactly like Amber.

There were quads who all appeared in a kids cop show but were ripped off by their mum Norma.

When Delia learns of her mother's death. She and Charlie go to the funeral hoping that Delia can get the money have mum stole.

Only to confront Felicity, the heiress. Charlie knows Felicity is not who she claims to be.

Like Columbo, the fun is how Charlie unmasks the impostor. Amber might not have a leg to stand on.

The opener of the second series was a showcase for British actress Cynthia Erivo who plays 5 different roles. There was also a lot of comedy as Charlie evades the shooters.

I wonder if the producers regret killing off Adrien Brody at the end of the last season. Now a two time Oscar winner.

It's hard to pinpoint where precisely this one went off the rails, but it's easily the weakest entry of what's been an entertaining show thus far; and is a weak start to Season 2.

I typically enjoy Cynthia Erivo and defend her often against online trolls because she is so talented, but those talents simply aren't being showcased here. Between the writing of the sister characters and the direction given to her, they're just *too* over the top to the point of it being farcical and feeling like a SNL sketch or something. Janelle Monáy was able to pull off multiple characters with a Rian Johnson production - so it is possible - but Cynthia wasn't afforded the same strength of material.

Hopeful the rest of the season is uphill from here. Cynthia - looking forward to Wicked Pt 2 <3.

Sadly, season two does not continue with what I thought would be the natural evolution into Charlie becoming a true detective.

Instead of creating circumstances which land her in happenstances, the show could've evolved her into the female Colombo. Charlie is curious like a detective. She asks the type of questions that a detective would. She applies deductive reasoning to figure out what may have happened. But she's not a detective? And she has a super power of sorts; the ability to know if someone is lying. I've only watched the first two episodes but, unless some good writing develops, I'll have to stay with my first impression on S02... cheesy.