Hacks Recap: No New Tricks — Glitter, Ghosted Dates, and a Vegas Wedding Shakeup

Vulture’s recap of Hacks Season 5, Episode 3, No New Tricks, follows Deborah and Ava as they chase glamorous Vegas dates—Deborah with rock star Nico Hayes and Ava with a sex worker-turned-magician—only for both romances to collapse under paparazzi drama: Nico dumps Deborah in front of the press, Ava’s date ends up quitting sex work to pursue magic, and a wedding-night FBI arrest upends the evening. Amid the chaos, Deborah and Marcus pivot toward a Paradiso deal, the show leans into its fame-as-promo angle, Nico writes a song about the fallout, and Ava uses the buzz to boost the MSG appearance as Deb contemplates a renewed partnership.