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Yet overall, this is a show that has a spotty record with comedy.
(Hint: Its not imaginary.)
(Its one of several info dumps in the episode.)
In fact, its not actually Salma Hayek playing Joan; its a digital likeness.
)And while Hayek is a naturally funny and charming actress, many of her individual one-liners are groaners.
(Take I am a dyslexic, talented actress with questionable English or her repeated use of quam-puta.)
But the climax itself fails to live up to its potential for a variety of reasons.
Seemingly the biggest reveal comes when Joan and Salma eavesdrop on a convenient conversation between Javadi and a journalist.
Were in a nesting doll of narratives, and we havent glimpsed the outermost shell until now.
Does this series of reveals make sense?
And Im even less sure about the simulation reveal.
Are all the realities synced up that rigidly?)
Its a fitting, mercifully happy ending, but it still doesnt feel as cathartic as it should.
But when nothing is real, does it really mean anything at all?
Joan calls it the Scottish murder thing, so we have that to look forward to!
(Theres also an image of Will PoultersBandersnatchcharacter, Colin Ritman, with the titleFinding Ritman.)
I enjoy the cheesiness of Theyre right about you, Joan.
They have taken 100 years of cinema and diminished it to an app.
Im Ben, your new recapper!
So Im looking forward to seeing which episodes you all take to.
