The Lie (Lost)
"The Lie" | |
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Adam Horowitz | |
Production code | 502 |
Original air date | January 21, 2009 |
Running time | 42 minutes[1] |
Guest appearances | |
Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia Cortez L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler Sonya Walger as Penny Widmore Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus Lillian Hurst as Carmen Reyes Cheech Marin as David Reyes William Blanchette as Aaron Sean Whalen as Neil "Frogurt" Tom Connolly as Young Jones Mary Mara as Jill Dana Sorman as Darlene James Jeremiah as Detective Stephanie Conching as Nurse Matthew Allan as Cunningham Todd Bryant as Mattingly Fionnula Flanagan as Ms. Hawking | |
"The Lie" is the second episode of the
In 2007, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes has trouble concealing the lie of the Oceanic 6. Kate Austen meets Sun-Hwa Kwon. At the island, in 1954, the survivors come under attack by a large unseen force. The episode received mainly positive reviews from critics, with IGN giving the episode 7.8 out of 10,[2] and The A.V. Club awarded it a B+.[3]
Plot
On the island,
In 2007,
Meanwhile,
Production
"The Lie" was written by
When handing out scripts for the attack on the beach, Bender told the crew he and others "wanted this to be really big and really dramatic".
"The Lie" features the first appearance of main cast member Michelle Rodriguez since the second season episode "?".[7] Rodriguez's character, Ana Lucia Cortez, was written to have a one season arc and was subsequently killed off at the end of the second season of Lost.[8] Dressed as a police officer, Ana Lucia's "ghost" appears in "The Lie", telling Hurley to "stay away from the cops".[9] The scene makes use of the Cheap Trick song "Dream Police".[10]
Reception
"Because You Left" and "The Lie" were uploaded to ABC's Medianet website on December 29, 2008, to be viewed by members of the press for advance reviews attached to limited confidentiality agreements.
IGN gave the episode a "Good" rating of 7.8 out of 10 and summarized the episode as being "a much more focused story than 'Because You Left' but in the shadow of the season premiere's revelations and grandeur it is ultimately the weaker of the two. The comedic moments that string together Hurley's journey only go so far and the rest feels a bit too much like filler... If the conclusion of 'The Lie' is any indication though, the outside world may prove to be just as strange as the island."[2] IGN later ranked "The Lie" 84th out of the 115 Lost episodes, writing "this isn't a terrible episode, but it feels like a bit of a stop-gap, in the midst of a very cool run of episodes. On the Island, we do get to see a pretty cool looking Flaming Arrow attack, that kills the uber-annoying Frogurt, but the encounter the group has at the end with some men dressed as soldiers is just set up for the awesome "Jughead."[17]
On a similar list, the Los Angeles Times ranked it at number 69, explaining "this isn't a bad episode. Like most Hurley episodes, it features a lot of very sweet, funny material. But it is a bit of a time killer between two really fantastic hours."[18] The A.V. Club gave the episode a B+ rating and stated that "it's enough for me. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get Lost again."[3]
Notes
- ^ In Jughead, it is revealed that the survivors are in the year 1954.
- ^ Immediately after the events of Because You Left.
- ^ As depicted in There's No Place Like Home.
- Eloise Hawking.
- ^ As depicted in Flashes Before Your Eyes.
References
- ^ "Lost – Netflix". Netflix. Retrieved November 24, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Carabott, Chris (January 5, 2009). "Lost: "The Lie" Review". IGN. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ a b Murray, Noel (January 21, 2009). "Because You Left / The Lie". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- MediaWeek. Retrieved on December 29, 2008.
- ^ "Lost (1/21; Season Premiere)". ABC Medianet. December 31, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ a b Jennings Fowler, Michael Trisler, Sean Whalen, Rebecca Mader, Josh Holloway, Ken Leung, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kim Koscki (2008). "Lost on Location for "The Lie"". Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (DVD). Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 25, 2008). "Exclusive: Lost Resurrects Michelle Rodriguez!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 3, 2006). "Why Did Lost Kill Ana Lucia? Lindelof/Cuse Tell All!". TV Guide. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ^ Jensen, Jeff (January 22, 2009). "'Lost' recap: True Lies". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ Rothing, Hilary (February 27, 2009). "Lost: Behind the Music". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- ^ "Video Available This Week on ABC Medianet". ABC Medianet. December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (December 30, 2008). "Review: Lost Premiere Fires Up One Trippy New Season". TV Guide. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- A. Retrieved on December 20, 2008.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (January 27, 2009). "Top ABC Primetime Shows, January 19–25". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ "BARB's multichannel top 10 programmes (Go on w/e 25/01/09, and scroll down to Sky 1)". barb.co.uk. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
- ^ Dale, David (February 23, 2009). "The Who We Are update: Week 8". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking Lost". IGN. June 2, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (May 23, 2010). "Lost 10s: Every episode of Lost, ever (well, except the finale), ranked for your enjoyment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2011.