The fourteenth episode of Poker Face was titled The Taste of Human Blood and was the fourth episode of the show’s second season. Charlie joins a group of extremist animal welfare campaigners and tries to steal a gator from a celebrity cop. In this podcast Gerry and Iain look at ColumboTok.

















This week, Charlie is working with an animal conservation group led by a guy called Hutch (Shiloh Fernandez), looking to release a pet alligator from the control of celebrity cop Gator Joe (Kumail Nanjiani). When the group descends on the Flopacopa awards ceremony it seems the chance is there, but a gruesome turn of events leaves them shaken.







Gator Joe’s adversary for the top prize at the awards is by-the-book officer Fran Lamont (Gaby Hoffmann) who, initially dismissive of her boss, Chief Hal (John Sayles), pushing her forward for the awards, but after six years as a runner up has developed a more competitive spirit and an urge to harm her nemesis.







This episode was directed by Lucky McKee. The writing credit goes to Wyatt Cain, who also penned last week’s episode.







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The Taste of Human Blood was released in 2025. It is 50 minutes long and originally aired on Peacock. Episodes continue to stream on Peacock internationally and on Sky in the UK.