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Set against the headlong plot-rush binge model of typical streaming mysteries,Poker Faces measured pacelooks downright leisurely.
Poker Faceis interested in none of it.
Its direct, its cut-and-dried, and its radically uninterested in catching viewers by surprise.
That ideology extends to the mysteries, too.
It is a sturdy kind of storytelling, and sturdiness is not splashy or thrilling.
But it is reliable, and the shows structural resilience fits neatly into its underlying worldview.
That niceness gets boring at times, but it does help cementPoker Faces clear, specific point of view.
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