In its third season on Max, Hacks is just as hilarious as ever. The great Jean Smart, whos already won two Emmy Awards for her leading work as washed-up comic Deborah Vance, remains brilliantly on-point. And Hannah Einbinder, as Deborahs cynical writer Ava, is once again a fantastic counterpoint to Smarts larger-than-life performance. The Season 2 cliffhanger, which saw Deborah fire Ava, had many wondering if the series had written itself into a corner, but within the first couple of episodes of the new season, those fears thankfully proved unfounded.