Is it always this obvious? - Lie to Me (2009) Discussion

[–] lorddeseiz 10 years ago

Theres several episodes that keep you guessing until the last few minutes. Also theres lesser episodes where you, as you desribed, can come to a conclusion just by simple reasoning. The episodes where you dont are the ones you wanna watch this show for.
Its not Sherlock Holmesque detective work but it sure is alot better then most. And Tim Roth is as always a pleasure to watch on screen, his taunts are sometimes hilarious.
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[–] philoj 10 years ago

I've found I don't watch it for the puzzles - I watch it for the characters. Much like the last season of "The Practice" or all of "Boston Legal" - it's far more fun to watch a good cast perform than to worry about figuring out the twist.

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[–] NiamhMentiri 10 years ago

I agree with you. Also, I guess I'm like Ria Torres because the only instances I'm not sure of my "read" is when an actor isn't good enough. Also also, when they go all cheesy like "now that is a lie", "now that is the truth", "I see this or that emotion all over your face" it could really get on my nerves, especially because the writers kept putting these in every episode. But I can complain all I want; apart from me expecting this show to be smarter than it actually was (which is a thing I can't blame them for, because it would've cost them a lot of viewers otherwise) I can't deny that I really enjoyed watching this and the reason for that were the characters. My favourite by far is Tim Roth's Cal Lightman, the way he plays him is near perfection.

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[–] doggie_rodriguez 9 years ago

Also, I guess I'm like Ria Torres because the only instances I'm not sure of my "read" is when an actor isn't good enough.

So if you're wrong you just blame the actors?

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[–] NiamhMentiri 10 years ago

I agree with you. Also, I guess I'm like Ria Torres because the only instances I'm not sure of my "read" is when an actor isn't good enough. Also also, when they go all cheesy like "now that is a lie", "now that is the truth", "I see this or that emotion all over your face" it could really get on my nerves, especially because the writers kept putting these in every episode. But I can complain all I want; apart from me expecting this show to be smarter than it actually was (which is a thing I can't blame them for, because it would've cost them a lot of viewers otherwise) I can't deny that I really enjoyed watching this and the reason for that were the characters. My favourite by far is Tim Roth's Cal Lightman, the way he plays him is near perfection.

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[–] Hekubus 10 years ago

💕 Not sure what you look for in a show like this, (based on a specific technique to find answers eg: Bones, CSI, Mentalist, etc.) but I find the entertainment value to be in the process of getting from point a to b, not just the outcome. 💕

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[–] doggie_rodriguez 9 years ago

It's television.

Look at the clock. If they catch someone 10 minutes into a 1 hour crime drama, it's not the guy.

The characters in the show don't have the luxury of knowing it's a television show. They can't look at the clock and say "It's 10 minutes until the shows over, so this is probably the guy!"

You also have to remember that the characters in a show don't see everything that we see. They only see the scenes they are in. So while you've been spoon-fed everything, the characters have not.

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