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Hacks

Posted by Ok_Homework5218

I don't know how I've only discovered this show till now but omgoodness, obsessed. I'm kind of glad I'm a little behind because I'm able to google "will they be friends again? Season 2...3...4" lol. Because while I think they are funny when they hate each other, my poor nervous system can't handle them not being in platonic love. Their chemistry is too good. The jokes are also too good. I've been cackling and screeching every episode. Christina Hendricks guest star- the bedroom scene- had me on the floor. Also the episode where the leads get lost in the woods was so sweet and intimate, it made me love these characters even more. Gosh. They need to make more TV like this. If anyone has any recommendations please share lol. (I'm already sad to hear they're ending with season 5. But low key makes me love it even more that they're not trying to drag it out. Keeping the good quality.) Love
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Upbeat_Tension_8077 Apr 22, 2026 +168
Jimmy, particularly in his scenes with Kayla, is one of the more underrated straight man characters in a comedy series
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mbc106 Apr 22, 2026 +88
It speaks well to Megan Stalter’s abilities that I like Kayla, because normally I can’t stand characters (or real people) who are so “extra.” She manages to take Kayla just to the point of Too Annoying, and then busts out with something really hilarious.
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Upbeat_Tension_8077 Apr 23, 2026 +49
I think what works in her performance is that although she definitely plays a loveable doofus character & takes it to the max, she still has a sense of charm with her genuine love/loyalty for Jimmy, so the viewers also get rewarded with feel-good moments when her help for him and Ava/Deb pays off
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THEpottedplant Apr 23, 2026 +20
She really went full gorilla with it
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Own_Faithlessness769 Apr 23, 2026 +11
Yeah her values are really good when you get down to it, which is very charming in a nepo baby.
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Weekly_Asparagus_ Apr 23, 2026 +18
I liked her character in hacks so much that I tried to watch her new show but couldn’t get into it
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jabbitz Apr 23, 2026 +3
Was that the one based in the UK? Like anything Lena Dunham is involved in, it just felt like so much sex for the sake of putting sex on tv and I eventually got tired of it
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mbc106 Apr 23, 2026 +3
Yes - this is why I was surprised that I like the Kayla character. "Extraness" and sex and raunchy humor and obnoxious behavior can be really funny if done well. But when it feels like it's been shoehorned into a plot or a character just for the sake of being edgy, it gets tiresome very very fast. Hacks and Statler do a good job of taking Kayla just far enough before she jumps the shark.
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Yeah. We gave it a try as well but it wasn't for us.
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JuWoolfie Apr 23, 2026 +10
Or heartfelt. I love her showing vulnerability and being rewarded for it.
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flamingdonkey Apr 23, 2026 +4
Especially when it makes Jimmy look like the idiot even though he definitely was the more rational one. 
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Jabbles22 Apr 23, 2026 +5
I never thought about it but you are right. I don't normally like characters like her but she pulls it off. I think it's because she can actually be nice to people she likes. Often such characters are jerks to everyone.
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mbc106 Apr 23, 2026 +3
Right - it works because she very clearly cares about both Jimmy and their work. Her methods are very unconventional and at times unprofessional, but at the end of the day it's obvious that she wants them to be successful and that she wants their clients to be happy.
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Mamasun3 Apr 22, 2026 +33
He's also co-creator & co-showrunner of the Show! I love they cast Dierdre Hall as herself as his mom.
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Life123456 Apr 22, 2026 +19
Hes straight?!
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n4t4sh4g33 Apr 22, 2026 +20
Believe it or not
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +8
Omgosh the scene where Jimmy quits and stops himself from hitting that man over the head with his iPad...JC I laughed so loud I scared my animals lol. I love that he has this undercurrent of annoyance and anger that pops out all the time. No other actor could do this part imo I think because he has such a sweet kind face (and talented ofc) I mean the whole show is perfectly cast.
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unfamiliarjoe Apr 23, 2026 +4
Jimmy and Kayla are absolutely hysterical in this show.
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TheReaperSovereign Apr 23, 2026 +1
I want a spinoff for their agency
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 23, 2026 +1
That would be great!
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WawaH0agie Apr 22, 2026 +64
This show does it all so well too… I usually HATE when characters are fighting because it always seems like the writers are just dragging out the same story. But both Ava and Debra actually grow and change between each fight and it feels so organic. Then when they do make up it feels earned and cathartic for the viewer too.
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +8
Yes!! I completely agree. I would have already given up on the show if it was the same fight each time. Like their last fight for where I am in the series, Ava was so honest about her feelings of hurt and betrayal it felt so raw. Then she came back smarter instead of going on a bender and doing something she'd regret. SUCH good TV gah! I'm currently counting down the episodes for their reunion lol.
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 22, 2026 +53
Wait till you get to Dance Mom!
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Balbright Apr 23, 2026 +26
Julianne Nicholson!! Loved her role and the actress. She was also brilliant in Mare of Easttown and she’s fantastic in Paradise.
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +7
I know her from Paradise, and saw something online that she's on this show too and nearly fainted. It looks like she is playing a character that is wild from a picture I saw, but I didn't look further because I'm excited for the suprise. I love her.
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 23, 2026 +2
She's hilarious.
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 23, 2026 +2
I adore her.
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Toby_O_Notoby Apr 23, 2026 +12
"What's boofing?" "It's where you blow cocaine up someone's ass with a straw. Go to ONE f****** party, Jimmy!"
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stretchofUCF Apr 23, 2026 +3
The dances are my children!
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wildanimalchiquita Apr 23, 2026 +3
Omg, Dance Mom might be my favorite part of this show so far, and there's A LOT to choose from.
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mbc106 Apr 22, 2026 +19
I didn’t see the Season 3 finale coming at *all*. Holy shit.
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PogoLlama72 Apr 22, 2026 +36
Their platonic love is genuinely my favorite ship on TV. If you want more “messy genius women being hilarious,” try The Other Two next, highly underrated.
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throwawayamasub Apr 22, 2026 +3
Wait which women In the other two?
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FZeroDMX Apr 23, 2026 +2
Yeah Brooke is certainly a messy woman being hilarious but I’m not so sure about genius 😂
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arbybk Apr 23, 2026 +2
Molly Shannon, I suppose. She is great in it.
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cleveruniquename7769 Apr 23, 2026 +29
I really don't want them to put any obstacles between Deborah and Ava during this final stretch. I just want to watch the team overcome obstacles together.
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talldrseuss Apr 23, 2026 +10
Honestly this was my issue with Silicon Valley. Found the show hilarious, loved the jokes, but man I was getting fatigued with every season being: the guys have a huge obstacle to overcome, by the end of the season they finally make it big, but then something happens at the very end of that final episode of the season or the first episode of the next season to cause them to collapse and start all over again. It's like a weird Sisyphus struggle. I'm afraid the same formula might happen with Hacks. They hate each other, the struggle together, they become friends, then something happens and they hate each other again.
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flamingdonkey Apr 23, 2026 +4
Well that was definitely supposed to be the point in Silicon Valley. It took me a while to realize and I didn't like the ending the first time I watched it because of it. But I really appreciate it on rewatches. It's not some great tech company that's going to do things differently and fairly *this time* and grow big and get rewarded for it. They bend rules, fake users, stab each other in the back, and sabotage other companies for their own selfish interests or just out of spite. The ending is actually them finally learning their lesson. 
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flamingdonkey Apr 23, 2026 +3
Well, except Monica. 
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Toby_O_Notoby Apr 23, 2026 +1
I always find it hilarious how Entourage does the inverse of Silicon Valley. Vinny will have lost everything and then in the last five minutes it's "Scorsese saw your flop of a movie and loved it so he wants to cast you as the lead of his next movie without even an audition!"
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Windowmaker95 Apr 23, 2026 +1
It has happened. Except it's worse than Silicon Valley because the reason is always the same, Deborah and Ava's personalities.
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mbc106 Apr 23, 2026 +6
Agreed. It’ll be way too much if they have yet another falling out. 
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bakedpatata Apr 23, 2026 +12
The creators of Hacks worked on Broad City previously, and that is one of the funniest shows of all time. I'd definitely recommend it if you haven't seen it.
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dobrodude Apr 23, 2026 +2
I enjoyed that one, too. I found out yesterday that Ava's mother in real life is Laraine Newman.
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MelanieHaber1701 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Yes! Isn't that the coolest?
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dobrodude Apr 23, 2026 +8
I just got done watching the whole thing in about a week. I really liked it. The scene on the bus where the ashes get thrown away? "You should get a smart phone, they're a game changer!" "OMG, I know about smart phones, I'm trying to be a good person, YOU STUPID B****!!!" That was the funniest line in the whole show.
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abcbri Apr 22, 2026 +13
I love it. You should watch The Other Two
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +4
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll give it a try :)
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dtudeski Apr 23, 2026 +4
Hacks and The Other Two are my favourite comedies from last few years. Enjoy!
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Square_Saltine Apr 23, 2026 +5
I jumped on this show last year right before season 4, and have already binged it through like 3 times. One of the best in the past few years
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +2
I agree. It is restoring my love for comedy.
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desperaterobots Apr 23, 2026 +6
This f****** show is so f****** good, my jaw has dropped at the end of some of the episodes because I can't get my head around how f****** FUNNY it is.
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +1
LOL same! What's episode made you laugh the hardest would you say?
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desperaterobots Apr 23, 2026 +2
I binged them in a fugue state, i couldnt tell you
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Impressive_Play_2599 Apr 23, 2026 +4
I “learnt” a lesson with Breaking Bad. Pay attention to the Emmys and Golden Globe noms and winners.
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Oh no! I don't know what this means. I don't normally follow awards, I'm scared lol
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Own_Citron6260 Apr 23, 2026 +3
It’s because hacks does well on the awards especially Jean Smart so if someone wins multiple times you check em out early on I guess is what he’s saying lol 
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Impressive_Play_2599 Apr 23, 2026 +2
My intent wasn’t to offend you. These award shows can sometimes highlight tv shows that one (like myself) may overlook. The synopsis of Hacks felt like a show my wife & I wouldn’t enjoy, similarly we felt the same about BB.  After Hacks started winning more we decided to give it a go, we have caught up and are watching weekly now as the series season finale nears the end. I apologize if you found it insulting or disparaging. 
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 24, 2026 +2
Oh gosh no, 100% not offended ever. No worries :) 
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a_pope_on_a_rope Apr 23, 2026 +3
Have you watched PEN15 show?
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Ok_Homework5218 Apr 24, 2026 +1
I'll add it to my list ! 
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surgeryboy7 Apr 22, 2026 +5
My wife and I just discovered it too, and love it.
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Real-Bluebird-1987 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Its soooooooo good! I found it late too, binged it all and am starting the last season I dont want it to end
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wutangclanthug9mm Apr 23, 2026 +2
I caught up with Hacks last year and the one word I’d use to describe the vibe from the show is ‘magical’
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Apprehensive_War173 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Same, I need them to be okay, or it genuinely stresses me out lol. Their chemistry just hits different.
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lobotomy42 Apr 23, 2026 +2
Seasons 3-5 are not as amazing as 1-2 but it’s still a good time
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DietPepsiEvenBetter Apr 23, 2026 +1
Hacks is amazing. Looking forward to the new season. Not sure where it's streaming, but I recommend giving Episodes a try. So funny.
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Saphronia7 Apr 23, 2026 +1
I keep hearing such good things about this show! I seem to enjoy other shows that get cross recommended with it, but I've tried to watch the first episode a couple of times and I just can't get through it . Is there a better point to jump in ? If I like it, I'll definitely go back to the beginning ....I'm just having a hard time connecting with any characters in the pilot .
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itssmad Apr 23, 2026 +1
Hacks is so good. I second the people recommending The Other Two, Broad City, Pen15. For other shows with great female friendships I’d say Derry Girls (so funny), Dead to Me, and Bad Sisters (both dark comedies, different vibes)
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SubstantialWonder291 Apr 23, 2026 +1
I just started watching it and it's one of my current favorite shows.
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TeddyGrahamNap Apr 23, 2026
They're my characters in Tomodachi Life. In my game Jimmy and Kayla have moved in together, so their house is now called LuSaque and Schaeffer.
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General_Membership64 Apr 23, 2026 -1
I think I may be a few seasons behind, I enjoyed it, but got a bit bored of   Ava is struggling and broke = funny Deborah is struggling (while still rich)and facing consequences = sad. Do they get beyond the misery p*** in later seasons?
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