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Season two ofHacksopens onto Ava Danielss pale, sweating face.
Her eyes bug out.
She jiggles her leg frantically.
She looks like she is about to puke all over the cream-colored leather of Deborah Vances private jet.
She redeemed herself by flying out to care for Ava at her fathers funeral in Boston.
And so their truce is fragile going into season two.
Lest we forget, Deborah and Ava are both self-absorbed jerks (theyre growing!)
prone to responding to pain with cruelty and reckless acts of self-sabotage.
While Ava waits to get fired or murdered, Deborah has never been better.
She doesnt snap at Jimmy (Paul W. Downs) when he points out many venues will be booked.
Okay, watch this space.)
Ava ends up revealing The Slap.
Meanwhile, Jimmy is trying to subvert the crisis by going through the screenwriters agent.
But this is Chekhovs email: Its only a matter of time before it comes into play.
And what about the rest of the beloved supporting cast?
But its also only a matter of time until Kayla finds a way back to her Jimmy.
The unsung scene-stealer ofHacksis Kaitlin Olson, who plays DJ, Deborahs lovably moronic faildaughter.
Smart and Olsons dynamic is a masterpiece: DJ is equally resentful toward Deborah and desperate for her approval.
Deborah feels perpetually guilty for being absent when DJ needed her most but is exasperated by her harebrained choices.
DJ brings out the tender, vulnerable side of Deborah.
Aidan is a doofus, but hes a sweet doofus who wants to have a relationship with his mother-in-law.
So Deborah agrees to support Aidans UFC fight, which happens to be at the Palmetto.
They never gave a shit about me in L.A. or New York, Deborah admits.
At least they wanted me here.
Now theReview-Journalsays that its not my town anymore.
Its the episodes emotional climax and the first hint at what Deborah wants out of her reinvention tour.
Did she aspire to do more ambitious work and be celebrated in the larger comedy industry?
Now that Vegas has thrown her away, shell be forced to answer those questions.
Theres the old Deborah.
Kayla-Jimmy scenes do not always hit for me.
Stalter is always funny, but Kaylas eccentricity sometimes feels confused.
I hopeHackswill take a few minutes this season to explain why she is so attached to Jimmy.
Ava whimpers that she can explain.
Ava and Deborah are in a weird place right now.
Theyre neither at each others throats nor at the level of intimate closeness they reached last season.
Its uncomfortable to watch.
Ava looks horrified as she watches Deborah deface the Palmetto while normally shed be cheering her on.
Im trepidatiously excited for The Email to surface, both for the bloody blow-out and the reconciliation.
