Performer of the Week: Zazie Beetz - TVLine

THE PERFORMER | Zazie Beetz.

THE EPISODE | “Tarrare” (May 19, 2022)?

THE PERFORMANCE | If acting is the art of reinventing yourself, in a way, then Beetz put on the ultimate acting performance in the FX comedy’s Season 3 finale this week?

Beetz completely transformed Van into a plucky French heroine, with a cute wig and heavy French accent, and it was refreshing to see her out having fun and making mischief.

— Van was unflappable, and Beetz brought an effortless continental flair to her that was, how you say… “ooh la la”?

The mask began to fall off, though, when Candice asked Van about the daughter she left behind in Atlanta, and something snapped in Beetz, with Van violently smashing plates and crying hysterically.

Later, Van went back to her old self — and dropped the accent — tearfully admitting to Candice that she’s felt “really off” lately and tried adopting a new identity to escape her unhappy life.

HONORABLE MENTION | How does she do it.

Sally is finally achieving the fame she’s always craved — she wrote and stars in an acclaimed new TV show — and at her show’s premiere, Sally deviated from her prepared speech to freak out about its glowing Rotten Tomatoes score.

HONORABLE MENTION | Jinkx Monsoon gave “good Judy” a whole new meaning in the second episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, delivering one of the greatest performances in Snatch Game herstory!