The Lying Game
ABC Family | Release Date: August 15, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardAug 15, 2011
Season 1 Review: Watch and you'll want to play along, too. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydAug 15, 2011
Season 1 Review: Pretty Little Liars managed to find an organic groove, and there's reason to think this close cousin can also find its feet and walk. Read full review
60
VarietyGeoff BerkshireAug 15, 2011
Season 1 Review: If the target audience can endure tortured dialogue like, "A lie's a lie, but if the reasons are reasonable, then maybe you can forgive the lie," then, truth be told, Lying might stay in the game for awhile. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenAug 15, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Lying Game is not great television by any means but it's an adequate teen soap filled with attractive performers playing characters much younger than their actual ages, something the target audience for this type of series has come to expect. Read full review
50
NewsdayDiane WertsAug 12, 2011
Season 1 Review: Nothing is left unspoken in dialogue as blandly obvious as "I am the only other person who knows" and "She had a lot of secrets." Read full review
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