“Poker Face” Season 2 kicks off with “The Game Is a Foot”, guest starring Cynthia Erivo as the Kazinsky quintuplets. This tour de force not only demanded a wardrobe merry-go-round from costume designer Leah Katznelson (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”), but also pushed detective Charlie Cale’s (Nathasha Lyonne) reliable Bs detector into overdrive when solving two murders.

Erivo, who shot the episode (written and directed by creator Rian Johnson) in 10 hectic days during her “Wicked” New York press tour, plays four sisters who starred as teenagers in the hit action TV series, “Kid Cop Nights,” but have turned into wildly different people. Amber, who sculpts portraitures and takes care of their sick mom; Delia, who manages an apple farm where Charlie hides out; Bebe, who’s a free spirited DJ; and Cece, who’s a comparative lit professor. Erivo additionally portrays secret fifth sister, Felicity, a respected mixed-media artist, who...