By Hope Sloop
Published April 5, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET
Chris Perfetti is finally letting the sunshine in on DTF St. Louis.
**Spoilers ahead for DTF St. Louis Episode 6, now streaming on HBO Max**
Weeks of fans questioning where and when the 37-year-old actor would pop up in the HBO dramedy starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini finally resulted in some answers on Sunday during Episode 6, “The Denny’s Plan,” when Perfetti’s oddly intriguing character was finally revealed.
Perfetti — best known for playing history teacher Jacob Hill on ABC’s Abbott Elementary — was initially reported to be joining the cast alongside Joy Sunday back in February 2025. While Sunday’s character, Jodie Plum, has been present from the start of the series, Perfetti’s role has largely been a giant question mark… until now.
In the latest episode, Clark (Bateman) travels to Chicago and attempts to convince a random Denny’s waiter to try and go on a date, of sorts, with Floyd (Harbour), who has been down in the dumps over his body and his general direction in life. In reality, he just wants someone to get turned on by Floyd, who is reeling after Carol (Cardellini) couldn’t even get through one sexual encounter with her husband.
“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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