WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Poker Face season 2, episode 11.
Poker Faceseason 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 thecast ofPoker Faceas the free-spirited human lie-detector Charlie Cale.
After uncovering a murder by Method Man’s gym rat character Brick inPoker Faceseason 2, episode 10, Charlie made a new friend during her time in New York named Alex.Alex invites Charlie to cater oysters with her at a luxurious wedding, which leads her into the middle of yet another murder mystery.
While most of the characters in the penultimate episode ofPoker Faceseason 2make their debuts in episode 11, a handful of recurring characters, such asSimon Helberg’s Agent Luca and Rhea Perlman’s Beatrix Hasp, also reenter thePoker Facefold.
Poker Face Season 2 Episode 11 Cast & Cameo Guide
Who Stars In “Day of The Iguana”
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale: Lyonne is best known for her roles in the TV seriesRussian DollandOrange is the New Black, and feature films likeHis Three DaughtersandAmerican Pie.
Justin Theroux as Iguana / Todd: Theroux is best known for his roles in classic films such asMulholland DriveandAmerican Psycho, as well as TV shows likeThe LeftoversandRunning Point.
Lili Taylor as SAC Darville: Taylor is best known for her roles in TV shows likeSix Feet Under,American Crime, andOuter Range. She also has roles in films such asThe ConjuringandThe Nun.
Patti Harrison as Alex: Harrison is best known for her roles inThe Lost CityandI Think You Should Leave. She has recently appeared inThe Electric StateandTrolls Band Together.
Haley Joel Osment as Kirby Kowalczyk: Osment is best known for his iconic roles inThe Sixth SenseandA.I. Artificial Intelligence. He’s recently appeared inBlink Twiceand has a role in the upcoming second season ofWednesday.
Taylor Schilling as Agent Annie Milligan: Schilling is best known for her leading role as Piper Chapman inOrange is the New Black. She’s also featured in films such asArgo,The Lucky One, andThe Public.
Simon Helberg as Agent Luca Clark: Helberg is best known for his star role of Howard Wolowitz inThe Big Bang Theory. He’s also appeared in movies such asFlorence Foster JenkinsandA Serious Man.
Emma Pfitzer Price as Bride Victoria: Price is best known for her roles in shows such asEvil,American Rust, andFBI: International.
Anthony Johnson as Agent Radquist: Johnson makes his TV debut inPoker Faceseason 2 after making his feature film debut in 2024’sMúsica.
Brian McCarthy as Ballzilla Can: McCarthy is best known for his roles in acclaimed series such asThe Americans,The Deuce, andThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Rhea Perlman as Beatrix Hasp: Perlman is a 4-time Emmy winner for her iconic role as Carla Tortelli in the classic sitcomCheers. She’s also appeared in films such asMatildaandBarbie, as well as TV shows likeThe StudioandIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
The Iguana Was Banking On Charlie Asking Beatrix For Help After Kirby’s Death
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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 quietlylive-streaming the wedding as a condition for Beatrix to testify against the Five Families, 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 thatThe Iguana, the mythical and deadliest hitman the Bureau has ever heard of, 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,Luca deduces that Kirby’s death was merely a trap set for Charlie. 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.
Why Charlie & Alex Are Reaching Out To Beatrix Hasp For Help
Charlie Calls Herself The Only Person On Earth That Beatrix Still Trusts
Charlie knows that Alex didn’t kill Kirby and finds the Iguana’s fake eye anddisguise as Todd, Kirby’s old high school teacher. 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 thePoker Faceseason 2 finale.
Charlie follows Beatrix’s fake Instagram account where she only posts baked goods. Rather than message her,she figures out through a screenshot and a basic image searchwhere 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,ready to put all her chips on the table to see if that’s true. She tells Alex that Beatrix would “rather find the real killer than to see her whacked.”
The Five Families Are Likely Coming After Beatrix In The Season 2 Finale
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,then there’s no doubt he’s following them in the season 2 finale.
Luca realizes that someone wanting tokill Kirby because of his Ballzilla energy drink scam would make no sense. It has to be linked to his mother, Beatrix. Luca predicts that “there’s gonna be a bloodbath” in thePoker Faceseason 2 finale, which is interestingly titled “The End of the Road.”
