Lie To Me 2.05 Grievous Bodily Harm (2009, Mystery Drama) – 6/10 TV review

Cast / crew Tim Roth: Dr. Cal Lightman Kelli Williams: Dr. Gillian Foster Brendan Hines: Eli Loker Monica Raymund: Ria Torres Hayley McFarland: Emily Lightman Mekhi Phifer: FBI Agent Ben Reynolds Creator: Samuel Baum Lennie James: Terry Marsh James Frain: McClellan Jay R. Ferguson: Jimmy Spencer Garrett: Mr. Anders Executive Producer: Samuel Baum Writer: Alexander Cary Director: Eric Laneuville

Lie To Me 2.05 Grievous Bodily Harm (2009) Lightman is surprised to see old English friend Terry Jones after twenty-two years but isn’t surprised that he needs to borrow Lightman’s skills to help him out of a bit of trouble. The Lightman Institute investigates a video of death and mayhem sent to a school headmaster and see it as a threat of homocidal intent. 6/10 This makes the error of the main-character-dies-in-flash-forward pre-credits sequence. This is a technique that works precisely once for each viewer in his entertainment consuming life. As we simply don’t believe the hero dies, our suspension of disbelief is deliberately shattered by the makers. As the situation is so common in entertainment (an onscreen character dies), there is no intrigue or interest. Despite the poor start, however, the episode manages to continually claw back quality and interest. The Foster storyline features an unusual situation (SPOILER teacher orchestrates bullying of a fat girl who eventually sends a cryptic and misinterpreted suicide video) while the Lightman story benefits from good antagonistic chemistry between Roth and guest star Lennie James. This Lie To Me episode contains a sexual swear word, mild swear words, bad language, adult dialogue and unpleasant scenes. Links Previous episode: Honey Next episode: Lack of Candor