Obviously, EWs TV critics Kristen Baldwin and Darren Franich had to know more.
Im imagining the ace of blacks, is that a card?
Darren:Kristen, hes already doing the floating card trick.
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I propose to you that he only solve mysteries using floating cards.
Kristen:Wait, so hes doing a Vegas show calledDeception!
Darren:Houdini reference, DRINK!
Kristen:Question: Is thisNow You See Meon a small screen?
Darren:Thats optimistic.
Kristen:Thats generous.Second Houdini reference!
Kristen:Ok so hes dangling over a tray of spikes and the BLOWTORCH IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT!
Darren:I hate when that happens.
Kristen:Oooh, like the kid inWilly Wonka.
Darren:Or like Johnny Depp in that movie where Johnny Depp was the internet?
Kristen:OK, so he was in Las Vegas, now hes in New York?
His magic was catching a cross-country flight?
Kristen:That I would watch.
Darren:Hey, his new girlfriend is Stephanie Corneliussen fromMr.
This show just got 13% better!Wait, did he just die AGAIN?
Was it ALL A DREAM?
The cops have a photo of him in New York, but he says its actually his twin brother.
(Oh, he uses his twin brother to pull off the NY/Vegas trick, doesnt he?
)Im catching on.
So this show about a magic detective is actually about magic twin detectives?
Kristen:I feel better.
Not less confused, but better.
Darren:So his imprisoned brother says, The woman in the car with me had different color eyes.
Kristen:Someone just said, A classic misdirection into a body swap.
Darren:Someone else just said, YOURE SAYING AN ILLUSIONIST SET YOU UP?
Kristen:That just happened.
Darren:Is this show about a twin magic detective also about an evil magic villain?
Kristen:Penn and Teller sighting!
Darren:What if the evil twins are their quadruplets?
This show just got 8% better.
Kristen:Magic Drug Cartel is definitely a promising premise.
Kristen:CRISS ANGEL REFERENCE!
Kristen:Just as David Copperfield intended.
HES DEMONSTRATING CRIME STUFF TO THE COPS USING A CARD TRICK.
Kristen:Or heard it, or saw it, etc.
Thats exactly what hes saying, Darren.
Darren:It would literally be easier to just actually perform satan magic.
(Darren, what is the main characters name?)
Darren:Its a hobby and a passion.Okay, Kristen, lets reorient.
Kristen:Magicos real (far more inferior) name is Cameron Black.
I had to look it up.
Darren:Also, revelation: FBI Lady doesnt like magic.
Think of the quiet desperation he endures.
Darren:Cameron and the FBI agent are trying to interrogate some people.
Cameron is winning them over with… A CARD TRICK.
Kristen:Your move,9-1-1!
Darren:Magico claims that he knows how to catch a bullet.
Kristen:I hope its Blaine!
I always knew there was something about that guy.
He waved at me.
]Darren, this guy pretending to be the Cartels banker… is it Magico?
News we can use!
Kristen:Though thats some truly mediocre prosthetic work on this face.
Darren:Is the secret of this show that hes a horrible magician?
Kristen:And maybe the Evil Illusionist just wants to expose his lack of talent?
Darren:Amaury Nolasco is doing great work as the guy who says Its Cameron Black!
Kristen:He elevates everything hes in.
)Oh god Magico just used the phrase my magic team.
Magico 2 is bitter.
Darren:Another spinoff of this show I would watch:Magic Prisoner.
Kristen:Wasnt thatPrison Break?
Darren:It would be likePrison Break, but instead of tattoos, its card tricks.
Kristen:And there are three target vehicles, not one!
Which one should the FBI follow?Wait Magico is also skilled at hand-to-hand combat?While blindfolded?
Kristen:No rabbits were harmed in the making of this fist fight.
Kristen:Tip your waiters, folks!
Darren:He has superstrength and a secret twin, AND hes good at card tricks.
Kristen:Plus, hes a talented city planner.This show has layers.
Darren:Now the magic team is explaining how they switched the bad cartel guys gun.Using a 3D printer!
RobotBut that seems like a… DECEPTION
Kristen:A misdirect, if you will??So…
Darren:And wait, so is the Evil Illusionist only allied with the cartel?
Or is she allied with various organizations around the world?Like, is she a freelance Evil Illusionist?
Kristen:I want to say shes a mercenary.
Darren:Well, Im doubling down on my notion that she is allied with Tragico the Twin.
Well, I buy it.
I think Ill check back in for the finale to watch all the magicians catch bullets.
Kristen:Hmmm… tough call.
Darren:These days thats a rave!
And the shows just silly-fun enough that I cant use the closing line I was hoping for: Abraca-crap-ra!
Deceptionpremieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. on ABC.
