From the writers of Pretty Little Liars comes an ABC Family original series, The Lying Games which can be seen at 8 p.m. on Mondays on ABC Family. This new series starring Alexandra Chando as Emma Paxton and Sutton Mercer, Blair Redford as Ethan Whitehouse, Andy Buckely as Ted Mercer, and Helen Slater as Kristin Mercer, creates a whirlwind of mystery and drama.
Series character, Emma Paxton was abandoned by her mother at an early age and thrown into Nevada foster care. Emma’s life was nothing extraordinary and the last thing she was expecting was to find a twin sister, Sutton. Emma ends up taking over Sutton’s life so that Sutton could find their biological mother. Emma has to pull off living a fabulous life with Sutton’s rich parents: something she isn’t used to. Little do both the girl’s know that there is more to the story of their adoption then they thought.
Both Emma and Sutton find larger obstacles than originally suspected; Sutton takes longer on her search for the twins birth mother, uncovering dark secrets and leaving Emma stranded in the lifestyles of the rich and the famous. Now Emma has to pull off being Sutton for even longer. As time passes everything gets more complicated, Emma has to deal with the mess Sutton has made with her family, friends, enemies, and even her secret boyfriend, Ethan. Even Sutton begins to miss her life. A lot of the shows most emotional and best scenes deal with the love triangle between Sutton, Ethan, and Emma. The romance offsets the lying and deception that otherwise takes a starring role in this show.
The Lying Game is a very intriguing, intense, and jaw-dropping show! This show maintains a good balance between being mysterious and surprising, but also not being stupid. With a lot of shows, writers try to be more clever than they really are and thus result in a stupid and an expected plot, this show hasn’t done that yet. However, The Lying Game is very caught up in the teenage world, and can get a bit stereotypical at times. Some of the characters act exactly the way you would think they would act, and tend to lack substance in some parts of the show. Normally, the writers won’t go overboard on it and as soon as a character starts to become predictable in their acts the writers will change the character. The Lying Game is the type of show that you don’t want to stop watching. With all of the drama that goes on in each episode, we sit impatiently waiting for the next episode to come on!
We highly recommend The Lying Game, this show is sure to appeal to viewers who are fans of the Pretty Little Liars series. It is guaranteed to leave you wanting more by the end of each episode!
