There are some episodes of television that stick with you and stand out amongst the rest, even in a great show like Hacks. The series has, across five seasons, given audiences many hilarious episodes that shine a light on the generational relationship between Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels. None of them compare to episode seven of season five, “Montecito,” a contained episode that follows the two women on a journey to find an elusive outfit worn by Carol Burnett for her final show, designed by Bob Mackie. Deborah finds out that Kelly Killpatrick (Cherry Jones) has it – not Deborah’s biggest fan, admittedly, because of how Deborah reacted when Kelly came out – and drags Ava to spend time at Kelly’s house with her partner, Monica (Leslie Bibb), pretending to be in a relationship to draw favor with Kelly.
