Poker Face
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Then I watched Escape From Shit Mountain, the first episode since thepremiereto come to a truly satisfyingandunexpected conclusion.
Even the other episodes Ive most enjoyed theChloe SevignyandJudith Lightones didnt feel this complete.
And the guest stars all crackle with chaotic energy.
TheUber serieswas but a dress rehearsal for Gordon-Levitts turn inPoker Face.
Except Charlies not dead.
Its a setup in the style of Agatha Christie.
The roads are closed, the phone lines are down, and even the electricity is on the fritz.
Its not long before Charlie deduces her shovel belongs to poor Chloe.
What Charlies less sure about is what exactly happened to her.
She cant really remember anything after being hit or even the obtrusively yellow car that hit her.
The boys huddle up in a motel room to game-plan.
Jimmy is a softie.
This, to me, doesnt sound like a terrible option.
Morty doesnt care about justice for Chloes family; she just wants cash.
And shes too scattered to come back to Colorado looking for more hush money any time soon.
Trey, on the other hand, wants to kill them.
Its cleaner, and he has the taste of blood.
Meanwhile, back in the exceedingly thematically decorated lobby, the gals are bickering.
By Charlies count, suspicious circumstances point to danger.
Firstly, she clocked Treys ankle monitor, which at least suggests bad morals.
Whoever put her in that hole knew about its location because they put Chloe there, too.
Shes outside photographing Chloes dirt grave when Trey finds her, and the two appear to strike a deal.
Morty can take the Lambo, which is worth way more than the reward no cops required.
Its a win-win situation, really.
But Trey is a little more risk-averse than that.
He snaps her neck and sends her body off a cliff in the car of her dreams.
Its just tidier this way.
But Charlie was always the real threat.
While Trey has been distracted by Morty, Charlie and Jimmy get to bonding.
Charlie can bond with anyone.
She has a deep interest in people, and people feel safe with her.
Jimmy kind of loved Chloe, it seems.
He helped Trey hide her body because he thought her death was at least partially his fault.
Jimmy was the one to sell her the bad coke on the night she fell.
Trey hit Chloe or pushed her or something else violent and entitled.
Trey kills the brother who hid Chloes murder for him.
Trey is literally cackling with delight at this point.
His vibe is ecstatic mayhem.
That is how you fucking do it!
he shouts with glee.
This guy is super-pumped.
Now Trey can be sure that hes invincible.
Hes the one who escaped Shit Mountain and lived to tell no one about it.
Alas, the king of Shit Mountain is no king at all, not without his crown.
Treys electronic anklet is missing.
Shes better than off the grid, she thinks.
Charlie is in a hospital bed healing, but for what?
