Although the previous episode ('
The Tell (2022)') ended on a cliffhanger, the question of Will's lineage does not get resolved in 'Performance Review'. Instead, the plotlines become even more tangled, and a fair amount of suspicion towards Mabel is both engineered and warranted.
In a now-familiar fashion, 'Performance Review' is largely delivered through a minor character: this time, it is Poppy White (
Adina Verson), the assistant to the true-crime podcast host Cinda Canning (played by
Tina Fey, inspired by
Sarah Koenig). Poppy's part is done well enough, given that she is neither at the centre of events - emotionally or narratively - nor does her character's change of allegiance necessarily call for sympathy.
'Performance Review' likely marks the end of Jan's (
Amy Ryan) part in the series; if so, it was handled elegantly. The same cannot be said of the investigation as undertaken by the main trio. Here, Mabel, Charles, and Oliver are portrayed as distracted and inept. Luckily for them, the police force are even more so, and our heroes might still be the best-suited party to solve Bunny's murder.
The episode features stunning coats, more
Cara Delevingne (that particular plot development has just taken a turn for the unhinged), and enough complexity to double as a law proposal. Let's see if this ball of yarn can be untangled in time for the grand finale.
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