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Chris Perfetti is finally stepping into the spotlight in the HBO series DTF St. Louis, offering fans a glimpse of his much-anticipated character.
**Note: Spoilers for DTF St. Louis Episode 6 are ahead. You can catch it now on HBO Max.**
Viewers have eagerly awaited Perfetti’s entrance in the HBO dramedy led by Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini. Their patience was rewarded in Episode 6, titled “The Denny’s Plan,” where Perfetti’s enigmatic character finally made its debut, much to the intrigue of the audience.
Perfetti, familiar to many for his role as the history teacher Jacob Hill on ABC’s Abbott Elementary, was announced to join DTF St. Louis along with Joy Sunday as early as February 2025. While Sunday’s role as Jodie Plum has been unfolding since the series premiere, Perfetti’s part remained shrouded in mystery — until now.
The episode unfolds with Clark, played by Bateman, heading to Chicago. Here, he tries to persuade a seemingly random Denny’s waiter to engage with Floyd, portrayed by Harbour. Floyd is struggling with self-image and life direction, desperate for someone to appreciate him. This unfolds after Carol, played by Cardellini, could not bring herself to complete a sexual encounter with her husband, leaving Floyd in a state of emotional turmoil.
“Do you think you could get an erection from my friend for $900,” Clark asks Terry, the basically-a-stranger waiter at Denny’s who stands there looking confused and slightly concerned. As the waiter walks away to check on Clark’s Grand Slam — which he specifically ordered because it would take the longest amount of time to make — Perfetti’s anonymous character peeks out from the booth behind him to say, “I’ll do it.”
Cut to the next scene, as Clark and this perfect stranger — now assuming the role of “Tiger Tiger” from the DTF St. Louis app — agree to have Perfetti’s character hop on a bus from Chicago to St. Louis and meet up with Floyd for an encounter. The plan goes awry, however, Tiger Tiger comes down to Missouri early and follows Clark and Floyd, only for him to back out at the last minute.
According to Tiger Tiger, seeing Floyd in person — heavier and more disheveled than he looked in the photos Clark had originally shown him — made him feel uncomfortable about going through with the catfishing and in-person meeting. Tiger Tiger also calls it off while Clark is at the park with Floyd, leading to an awkward encounter in which Clark must admit to having tried to pay Perfetti’s character to meet Floyd.
Here’s where things get interesting, though. Even after deciding to not go through with it, something prompts Floyd to go to the Kevin Kline Memorial Pool to meet up with Tiger Tiger, as they had previously set up a rendezvous. Did the fake Tiger Tiger show up and pull off a murder? Was it really Clark? Or have our suspicions of Linda been deserved all along? It looks like the answers will have to come in the final episode.
The first six episodes of DTF St. Louis are now streaming on HBO Max. The Season 1 finale airs on Sunday, April 12, at 9 p.m. EST.
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