This week’s Lie To Me, “Honey,” is a doozy, with an exciting hostage storyline that sheds light on all the members of the Lightman Group, especially Lightman and Foster. Though the gunman propels the storyline with his threats of violence, in the end the episode is really about how we impact the ones we love. All relationships come with a price and sometimes the cost is far too high.
With the focus on the dark side of love, the episode opens appropriately enough at a singles mixer. Cal is roaming the room, scaring off most women who approach him but flirting a little with a gorgeous, dark-haired woman. She’s not Cal’s target, however — a very nice blond lady is, and we pick up that Cal is on a case as he questions her about fidelity. She claims that despite her ex-husband’s accusations, she was always faithful. With a smile, she tells Cal relationships are about knowing what you are looking for and what you don’t want, setting the scene for an exploration of what people get from their relationships.
Foster phones to tell Cal they have a new case about a relationship gone very wrong indeed. Eric Matheson is wanted for the murder of his wife, Connie, but he can’t be found. The police want The Lightman Group to interview key people in the case to see if anyone is helping to hide him. Torres starts with someone with an understandable motive — his sister, who loves her brother and, it turns out, her sister-in-law, too. Though the sister insists she doesn’t know where Eric is, Torres picks up that she does know something she isn’t telling. The sister throws her out before she can nail down what, and Torres’ bad luck doesn’t stop there.
Somewhat inexplicably to me, Torres didn’t lock her car when she got out. Given that most people in most cities do lock up their vehicles nowadays, I’m really hard pressed to see why streetwise Torres wouldn’t, except to drive the plot. It’s fortunate the hostage drama is so tight and tense, because I had to forgive a few contrivances to go with it. But go with it I did, in no small part due to the marvelous Garret Dillahunt. From his opening scene to his last, he was convincing as a man on the edge of violence.
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1 - Chelsea Doyle
I agree, I LOVE this show so far. I liked this episode a lot. Foster's desperation so save him was tangible. I'm finding myself quickly liking a Lightman/Foster storyline in the future, but they've been leading up to this for a while. In the first season I thought it was inevitable because Zoe and Foster disliked one another openly, and I felt there was a tension there. Like Zoe was jealous of Foster's place in Lightman's life or something like that.
I agree Loker should be back for risking his life like that. I hope they do fix that soon, because he deserves to have the punishment lift. It's been long enough.
2 - Jair
I'm really torn because I also like Cal and Zoe's relationship very much--lots of chemistry still sizzling there. But Emily seems quite convinced these two should not get back together, so I suppose I should take her word for it.
I thought this was a good episode for Mekhi, because I got a bit more of a sense of his personality and relationships and I thought he was an integral part of the case. In some eps, he's felt like a bit of an add on, though I understand that having a law officer on hand opens up what the Lightman Group can do, narratively.
3 - KC
This episode reminded me of an episode of house called "Last Resort" because both were about a man desperate for the truth and the both seek out men(House,Lightman) that are all about the truth to help them.
4 - KC
I'm still hoping that one day they decide to do a house/lie to me crossover episode.
5 - Jair
They may actually do a Bones/Lie To Me crossover--there is serious talk about this! Never heard a whisper of a House/Lie To Me X though.
6 - KC
@Jair
I did hear that they might do a bones/lie to me crossover, but I think they should do a lie to me/house one. Both shows center around male leads that use unorthodox methods to find the right answers. I think there is so much material there. Imagine if these two characters crossed paths.
7 - Dr Dreadful
I'm waiting on a Meet the Press/Shark Week crossover. Now that would be entertaining...
8 - Jair
KC, yep, I think a House/Lie To Me crossover would be entertaining: Hugh Laurie and Tim Roth are both simply marvelous actors and the characters would certainly find each other challenging. But I kind of doubt it's in the cards . . .