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Poker Face Season 2 Episode 11 Cast Guide: How Iguana The Hitman Connects To Beatrix Hasp & The Five Families

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WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Poker Face season 2, episode 11.

season 2, episode 11, "Day of the Iguana," features a slate of new supporting characters played by several big film and TV stars, including Justin Theroux's hitman killer, The Iguana. Natasha Lyonne continues to lead the cast of Poker Face as the free-spirited human lie-detector Charlie Cale.

After uncovering a murder by Method Man's gym rat character Brick in Poker Face season 2, episode 10, Charlie made a new friend during her time in New York named Alex. , which leads her into the middle of yet another murder mystery.

While most of the characters in the penultimate episode of Poker Face season 2 make their debuts in episode 11, a handful of recurring characters, such as.

: Lyonne is best known for her roles in the TV series Russian Doll and Orange is the New Black, and feature films like His Three Daughters and American Pie.

: Theroux is best known for his roles in classic films such as Mulholland Drive and American Psycho, as well as TV shows like The Leftovers and Running Point.

: Taylor is best known for her roles in TV shows like Six Feet Under, American Crime, and Outer Range. She also has roles in films such as The Conjuring and The Nun.

: Harrison is best known for her roles in The Lost City and I Think You Should Leave. She has recently appeared in The Electric State and Trolls Band Together.

: Osment is best known for his iconic roles in The Sixth Sense and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He's recently appeared in Blink Twice and has a role in the upcoming second season of Wednesday.

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Poker face season 2

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: Schilling is best known for her leading role as Piper Chapman in Orange is the New Black. She's also featured in films such as Argo, The Lucky One, and The Public.

: Helberg is best known for his star role of Howard Wolowitz in The Big Bang Theory. He's also appeared in movies such as Florence Foster Jenkins and A Serious Man.

: Price is best known for her roles in shows such as Evil, American Rust, and FBI: International.

: Johnson makes his TV debut in Poker Face season 2 after making his feature film debut in 2024's Música.

: McCarthy is best known for his roles in acclaimed series such as The Americans, The Deuce​​​​​​, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

: Perlman is a 4-time Emmy winner for her iconic role as Carla Tortelli in the classic sitcom Cheers. She's also appeared in films such as Matilda and Barbie, as well as TV shows like The Studio and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Luca Clark (Simon Helberg) talking on the phone in Poker Face Season 2 Ep 3

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Agent Luca was on an undercover FBI mission at the wedding of Victoria and Kirby. He poses as a messenger on behalf of Beatriz Hasp, Kirby's estranged mom. He was quietly , a plot point established earlier in the season.

After Kirby's death, Luca overlooks all the evidence that points to Alex being his killer because of his faith in Charlie. Once he and his FBI associates discover that , was at the wedding, Luca starts to put all the pieces together.

Charlie and Alex, desperate for help, are now leading the Iguana right to Beatrix so she can't testify against the Five Families.

Without knowing how the Iguana actually killed Kirby, . Somehow, the Iguana must have known that Charlie had a connection to Beatrix, who was his real target. Charlie and Alex, desperate for help, are now leading the Iguana right to Beatrix so she can't testify against the Five Families.

Charlie looking up at Alex in Poker Face season 2 episode 10

Charlie knows that Alex didn't kill Kirby and finds the Iguana's fake eye and . She helps Alex escape from Luca and the FBI at the wedding venue, but they don't go back to New York. Instead, they're heading to Illinois to ask Beatrix for help in the Poker Face season 2 finale.

Charlie follows Beatrix's fake Instagram account where she only posts baked goods. Rather than message her, where Beatrix is hiding in witness protection.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Charlie thinks that Beatrix will actually help her and Alex deal with the Five Families.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Charlie thinks that Beatrix will actually help her and Alex deal with the Five Families. She calls herself the one person in the world whom Beatrix trusts, . She tells Alex that Beatrix would "rather find the real killer than to see her whacked."

Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) talking in a supermarket in Poker Face Season 2 Ep 3

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One of the Five Families likely hired the Iguana to take out Kirby as a decoy assassination. Killing Kirby would either bring Beatrix out of hiding or create a direct pathway to her, which is exactly what Charlie and Alex end up being. If the Iguana set the trap on Charlie and Alex, .

Luca realizes that someone wanting to . It has to be linked to his mother, Beatrix. Luca predicts that "there's gonna be a bloodbath" in the season 2 finale, which is interestingly titled "The End of the Road."

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January 26, 2023

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Lucky McKee, Natasha Lyonne, Janicza Bravo, Ben Sinclair

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Wyatt Cain, Alice Ju

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