When Lie to Me was first advertised I knew I was going to watch it. I admit the main reason was because of my fandom to Tim Roth. But after watching a few episodes I realized this was more than just a Tim Roth vehicle. Lie to Me is a crime procedural with more quirks and emotion in its first season than some shows have after three seasons.
Lie to Me focuses on the team of Cal Lightman (Roth), Gillian Foster (Williams), Eli Loker (Hines), and Ria Torres (Raymund) as they take jobs from the US government, private investors, and assist other agents working for the government as part of The Lightman Group
Most episodes follow the formula of starting with a cold open to establish what the premise of the episode will be, then follows the four main characters as they split into two teams of two. The entire team of four works on one case for the entire episode on occasion, but they started with sending one team to work the main case while the second team worked on a smaller case. Either set up works well because we get to watch the dynamic between the characters change depending on who they’re working with that day.
New viewers shouldn’t have too much trouble getting into the show, even if they’ve never watched a single episode before jumping into the second season which is now playing. While watching from the beginning will certainly help you learn about the characters, the show never gets too hung up on what happened on a previous episode, but still shows development over the season.
When someone asks me why I still watch Lie to Me, I tell them it’s for the characters. Lightman goes from hilarious to serious in a flash, Foster balances him out, while Torres and Loker interact well with each other without their superiors present. Yes the cases have their expected twists and shocking reveals, but the characters are why I watch every week, whether it’s live, on my DVR, or on Hulu.
So there is your crash course on the show Lie to Me. I don’t want to sound too biased, but Lie to Me is the one show I recommend to everyone, even if they hate procedurals. You could watch for the eye candy, and the female leads aren’t too hard on the eyes either.
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By new contributor Blake Hunt who writes reviews for the Silver Springs Movie Examiner
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