Poker Face: Recap Podcast from the Ray Taylor Show

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What’s Up everybody, I'm Ray Taylor, and I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new episode recap podcast for Rian Johnson's new show “Poker Face”. Starting Tuesday, February 14th, you can join me every week as I delve into the hit Peacock TV series "Poker Face."

Each episode of my podcast will be a recap of the latest installment in this character-driven murder mystery series. Stylized as a case-of-the-week format, "Poker Face" follows the adventures of Charlie Cale played by Natasha Lyonne, a casino worker on the run who uses her lie-detecting abilities to solve homicides in a variety of settings.

I'm here to guide you through each episode and unravel the mystery behind Charlie's journey across the United States. You won't want to miss a single moment of this exciting and intriguing series, so be sure to tune in every Tuesday!

You can catch my podcast on all the major podcast platforms, 

as well as on YouTube. If you're looking for links to subscribe,

just head on over to InspiredDisorder.com.

The first episode of the Poker Face Recap Podcast drops on February 14th, so mark your calendars and get ready for a wild ride.

Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but investigate and solve.

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Show topic: Dr. Stanton interrupts the ritual, saving Ilonka and the other women's lives, but Shasta escapes. Ilonka realizes that Shasta tried to use her for a murder-suicide ritual that Shasta was hoping would extend her own lifespan. Dr. Stanton believes that in the past, Shasta/Julia's cancer spontaneously regressed, but Shasta attributed it to magic instead of luck, and she is trying to do the ritual again because cancer returned. Ilonka finally starts to accept her impending death. Sandra goes home after tearful goodbyes to her friends. Amesh starts seeing the shadow following him. Spencer's mother visits him on Family Day. Kevin breaks up with his girlfriend in order to pursue a relationship with Ilonka. Ilonka discovers that Anya's broken ballerina statue has become whole again; she reports this to the Midnight Club, who tentatively take this as a sign from Anya. Kevin finishes his story about the teenage serial killer, and Ilonka finishes her story about the witch, with the rest of the Midnight Club helping her tell the ending. The episode ends with the reveal that the old man and woman Ilonka and Kevin have been seeing are the original founders of the Brightcliffe building and that Dr. Stanton has a tattoo of the five-goddess cult.   

Dr. Stanton reprimands Ilonka the following morning, revealing more about Julia Jayne. Sandra says her goodbyes. At long last, Kevin concludes his story.

Director: Morgan Beggs
Writers: Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong (written for the screen by), Christopher Pike (based on the work of) 
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd 

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Show topic: Sandra is the one whose cancer has regressed, and Dr. Stanton tells her that her terminal diagnosis was an error. Kevin tells Ilonka that he's been sleepwalking to the secret floor ever since they found it and that he's been seeing the same visions and figures as her. They tell the other Midnight Club members but are met with skepticism, especially when Sandra confesses that she was the one who spoke to Spencer through Tristan's intercom. Disillusioned, Ilonka goes to Shasta, who reveals that she is Julia Jayne. At Midnight Club, Spencer tells a story about a college student whose VCR records news from the future. Ilonka sneaks Shasta and other female commune members into the building to do the ritual to heal Ilonka, but Ilonka is suspicious when the ritual is different from the one Shasta taught her. Dr. Stanton interrupts the ritual before it can be completed.   

Kevin confesses he's been seeing things. Dispiriting news sends Ilonka away from Brightcliffe, but an optimistic Shasta urges her to go back.

Director: Viet Nguyen
Writers: Elan Gale (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd 

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Show topic: Ilonka confronts Dr. Stanton about what she overheard. Dr. Stanton swears her to secrecy, but Ilonka tells Kevin. Ilonka believes she's the one who's been cured by the ritual and tells Shasta, who invites her to join her commune. Spencer visits his mother to get closure on her disowning him for his sexuality. Midnight Club is canceled because Dr. Stanton locked the library. Natsuki, who is dating Amesh, tells him her planned Midnight Club story about a girl who gives a ride to a pair of hitchhikers. Ilonka goes to the building's secret floor where she sees the old woman; when Ilonka touches the old woman, the vision transforms into Kevin.   

Armed with new information, Ilonka is determined to find answers. Shasta extends an intriguing offer. The club convenes to find the library doors locked.

Director: Viet Nguyen
Writers: Julia Bicknell (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong 
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd 

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Show topic: Dr. Stanton catches the club. The ritual was completed but Anya is in a coma, where she dreams that she healed and returned to society, but her life is empty and she outlived her friends. She realizes she's dreaming when she recognizes the dream as an amalgamation of the Midnight Club's stories. Anya can hear her friends' voices, and they tell her a story where all of them got better and lived out long lives together. Anya dies in her sleep. Shasta tells Ilonka that the ritual doesn't work every time. Dr. Stanton burns Athena's journal and debates whether to shut down the Midnight Club, which she has known about all along. Ilonka hears Dr. Stanton tell someone on the phone that one of her patients might not be terminal. Ilonka sees a ghostly old woman and man in her room, and the woman declares that she's "hungry".  

Anya's eyes open to a strange new reality. Ilonka blames herself for a crushing loss - then overhears a conversation that could change everything.

Director: Axelle Carolyn
Writers: Jamie Flanagan (written for the screen by), Mike FlanaganLeah Fong
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd 

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Show topic: At Midnight Club, Kevin continues his story about the teenage serial killer, and Ilonka tells a story about a modern-day witch who tries to use magic to help her friends. Anya collapses again, but Ilonka refuses to accept her fate peacefully. Ilonka meets Shasta in the woods; Shasta reveals that she knows about the five-goddess worship and that the religion is much older than Paragon. Ilonka asks the Midnight Club to do a ritual following Shasta's instructions, and all of them participate. 

With Anya's health hanging in the balance, Ilonka and the others move quickly to perform a ritual from the Midnight Club's past.

Director: Axelle Carolyn
Writers: Chinaka Hodge (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by) Leah Fong 

Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd

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Show topic: Ilonka gives Anya CPR, reviving her. Ilonka reads the book, which is a diary written by Athena, a survivor of Paragon. Paragon, a health cult founded by Athena's mother Aceso in 1931, practiced five-goddess worship and blood sacrifice, and culminated in a group murder-suicide orchestrated to extend Aesco's lifespan. Ilonka thinks that Julia read Athena's diary and found a way to cure her cancer. Ilonka has another vision of old Brightcliffe and follows the old woman through the halls into the library, where she bumps into Kevin. At Midnight Club, Spencer tells everyone about the intercom voice, and Amesh tells a story about a gamer who's invited to play a seemingly unwinnable war game. Anya confesses to Ilonka that she's scared of the shadow, which makes Ilonka more determined to find a cure. 

Ilonka digs deeper into Brightcliffe's mysteries - and receives an unexpected gift. Later that night, the club gathers for Amesh's "Death Day" party.

Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour
Writers: Julia Bicknell (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd

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Show topic: Ilonka and Kevin bring the rest of the Midnight Club to the secret floor. They find records of the original Midnight Club, which was founded by Julia in 1969, as well as evidence of cultists. Ilonka meets Shasta again. Sandra, who is religious, and Spencer, who has AIDS, get into an argument but reconcile after Sandra apologizes through a detective noir story she tells at Midnight Club. Spencer hears a voice calling to him through the intercom at Tristan's old room. Kevin goes to his girlfriend Katherine's senior prom. Ilonka realizes that "292.13" refers to the Dewey Decimal System, and uses it to search the Brightcliffe library for a book with the symbol on it. Anya sees the shadow again and collapses.

The club explores a hidden chamber, where Sandra's unsettled by items in the room. A voice calls to Spence through the intercom. Anya sees a dark shadow.

Director: Michael Fimognari
Writers: Jamie Flanagan (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd

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Show topic: Ilonka reads Julia's case file and finds drawings with a symbol and the number "292.13". Ilonka tells Kevin about the visions and whispering voices she's heard her entire life that are now telling her to look into Julia, but he doesn't take her seriously, since all of them have medication-induced hallucinations. Tristan, one of the Brightcliffe patients, dies. Afterward, Natsuki thinks she sees Tristan in her room and tells the other Midnight Club members, but they decide it's not enough to be evidence of fulfillment of their pact. Kevin tells the club a story about a teenage boy who is a serial killer. The story triggers Ilonka's memory, and she and Kevin follow Julia's symbol to a secret floor beneath the basement, where Ilonka sees a ghostly figure.

Family Day at Brightcliffe brings news from home - but not for everyone. A series of strange clues lead Ilonka down a path of startling discoveries.

Director: Michael Fimognari
Writers: Elan Gale (written for the screen by), Mike Flanagan (written for the screen by), Leah Fong

Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd

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Show topic: Ilonka tries to investigate Julia and Brightcliffe's past as the headquarters of a cult named "Paragon", but Dr. Stanton, who runs Brightcliffe, claims ignorance of both topics. Ilonka explores the woods around Brightcliffe and meets Shasta, a woman who lives nearby and believes in the land's healing properties. Anya sees a shadow with red eyes watching her. For Midnight Club, Anya tells a story about a ballerina who made a deal with the devil. Ilonka breaks into Dr. Stanton's office with Kevin's help, and steals Julia's case file. Afterward, Ilonka has a vivid vision where she sees Brightcliffe as it was in the past, and a ghostly old woman.

Anya brings bitterness to a tense group therapy session, and Ilonka meets a healer on the grounds. A deep cut sends a shaken Spencer to the infirmary.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Writers: Mike Flanagan, Julia Bicknell, Leah Fong
Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd 

The Midnight Club follows a group of five terminally ill patients at Brightcliffe Hospice, who begin to gather together at midnight to share scary stories.

Creators: Mike Flanagan, Leah Fong
Stars: Samantha Sloyan, Zach Gilford, Igby Rigney 

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