Hacks

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Hacks season 4, episode 4.

Deborah’s sister, Kathy (played byJ.

Smith-Cameron inHacksseason 3), had an affair with Deborah’s former husband, Frank.

Article image

When Frank’s house burned down soon after, the public assumed Deborah had committed revenge-fueled arson.

Decades later, inHacksseason 4, Deborah finally makes her way back into the late-night spotlight.

This led to Deborah’s sitcom being canceled and her losing most of her wealth and assets.

Hacks–Why-Deborah’s-Original-Late-Night-Hosting-Gig-In-The-1970s-Was-Canceled

Custom Image by Yailin Chacon

Deborah was only 25 years old when this all happened.

“I realized that people would rather laugh at me than believe me,” Deborah reveals to Ava.

Even though Deborah filmed a pilot of a late-night show, it never went to air as a result.

The-Real-Meaning-Of-The-Coyotes-In-Hacks-Season-4-Episode-2-Explained

Custom Image by Yailin Chacon

Deborah speaks with Biff in the episode, who greenlit Frank’s popular show “Who’s Making Dinner?

“, about why her first late-night show was actually buried.

Your Rating

Your comment has not been saved

Cast

Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) onstage in a gold blazer, holding a microphone in Hacks

Ava and Kiki from Hacks

Headshot Of Jean Smart

Headshot Of Hannah Einbinder

Hacks