A summary of the canon: Poker Face is a Columbo-style murder-of-the-week show centered around Charlie Cale, a woman who is able to accurately detect when other people are lying. Kathleen Townsend and Michael Graves appear in only one episode, Exit Stage Death. The episode is self-contained; you don’t need to watch any other episode to understand it. Kathleen and Michael are former stars of TV cop show called Spooky and the Cop, and when we first see them, Kathleen is begging Michael to appear in a play with her, and he agrees very reluctantly, because they appear to despise her. Poker Face streams on Peacock in the United States, and Sky Max in the UK. I’m not sure about its availability elsewhere.
What do you love about this ship/these ships?: Kathleen is played by Ellen Barkin, and she is absolutely incandescent in the role. The fire between Kathleen and Michael is fascinating, and the relationship is deeply complicated. I could watch an entire series of these two together.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Pre-canon backstory, like they’re time working together on Spooky and the Cop, or an AU where they call off the play for some reason. Either true love blossoming, or a vicious, messy, passionate relationship.
Content warnings: As this is a murder-of-the-week show, a murder does occur in the episode. There are several other murder attempts.
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Date: 2023-05-28 03:46 am (UTC)Ships: Kathleen Townsend/Michael Graves
Media: TV Shows
A summary of the canon: Poker Face is a Columbo-style murder-of-the-week show centered around Charlie Cale, a woman who is able to accurately detect when other people are lying. Kathleen Townsend and Michael Graves appear in only one episode, Exit Stage Death. The episode is self-contained; you don’t need to watch any other episode to understand it. Kathleen and Michael are former stars of TV cop show called Spooky and the Cop, and when we first see them, Kathleen is begging Michael to appear in a play with her, and he agrees very reluctantly, because they appear to despise her. Poker Face streams on Peacock in the United States, and Sky Max in the UK. I’m not sure about its availability elsewhere.
What do you love about this ship/these ships?: Kathleen is played by Ellen Barkin, and she is absolutely incandescent in the role. The fire between Kathleen and Michael is fascinating, and the relationship is deeply complicated. I could watch an entire series of these two together.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Pre-canon backstory, like they’re time working together on Spooky and the Cop, or an AU where they call off the play for some reason. Either true love blossoming, or a vicious, messy, passionate relationship.
Content warnings: As this is a murder-of-the-week show, a murder does occur in the episode. There are several other murder attempts.