“Poker Face” draws you in first with its retro style. Along the way, the series makes some sly points about who, in our society, cases do and don’t stick to.
The real mystery is whether and how Charlie can assemble enough proof to make the case stick. Johnson (who also writes and directs multiple episodes) shows you up front who did it and how, as “Columbo” did. You would think that Charlie’s superpower would make the solution to the cases less than suspenseful. The murder of a friend makes her realize that she can also use her intuition to solve crimes - and after she implicates a dangerous suspect, she ends up on the run down the back roads of an America that turns out to be full of wacky killings.
As any reasonable person would, she applied her gift to gambling, but after some unfortunate turns she has ended up waitressing at a casino.
