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The Best Episodes of The Lying Game Season 1

Every episode of The Lying Game Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Lying Game Season 1!

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Emma, a kind-hearted foster kid who can't catch a break, finds out she has an identical twin sister, Sutton, who - unlike Emma - was adopted by wealthy parents and is seemingly living an ideal life.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 15 - Dead Man Talking
    8.7/10(99 votes)

    S1:E15

    Ethan insists on helping Emma get the answers she's looking for about her twin sister. So when a tattoo sparks a memory about Sutton, Ethan pursues an explanation. But the information proves costly when Ethan heads into a situation that quickly gets out of control. Meanwhile, Mads sneaks off to see Ryan, and Laurel continues to see Justin against her parents' wishes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 13 - Pleased to Meet Me
    8.6/10(100 votes)

    S1:E13

    As Emma, Ethan and Thayer continue to search for the truth of what happened to Sutton at the lake, they follow a lead that raises more questions than it answers. But when a poorly-timed encounter threatens to expose her identity, Emma is left in a precarious position that turns her life upside down. Will she be able to recover? Meanwhile, Laurel impresses the crowd at her mom’s charity benefit with her musical talents, and Rebecca and Alec get to know each other better.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 18 - Not Guilty as Charged
    8.6/10(90 votes)

    S1:E18

    Caught by the FBI, Ethan is brought back to Phoenix to face charges for murder. As Emma continues to search for evidence that can help Ethan’s case, she clashes with Ted and Kristin over her unwavering support of a murder suspect. Alec’s relationship with the victim prevents him from taking the case himself so he assigns a star prosecutor from his firm, prompting Dan to reach out to an ex-girlfriend who is now a successful defense attorney. Meanwhile, encouraged by their time together in hiding, Sutton has her own plans for Ethan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 19 - Weekend of Living Dangerously
    8.6/10(90 votes)

    S1:E19

    Emma wants to find out what really happened on the reservation but Ethan is avoiding her and Sutton is looking to send her packing for good. Curious about his father’s possible link to Derek’s murder, Thayer starts to doubt Alec’s alibi and begins investigating Rebecca’s past. And, Kristin grows increasingly suspicious that Ted is not telling her the entire story when it comes to Justin’s mom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 5 - Over Exposed
    8.5/10(115 votes)

    S1:E5

    Emma is forced to go up against Neesha for Homecoming queen which causes problems with her and Sutton. Sutton and Emma both try to find more info on their mom while Alec and Ted try to hide it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 11 - O Twin, Where Art Thou
    8.5/10(109 votes)

    S1:E11

    It's been a tough night for Emma and Ethan, and things are about to get tougher when they find Sutton has disappeared after their argument and the Mercer family car is missing from the garage. When the police find the car at the bottom of the lake, Emma and Ethan look to each other for support, but Thayer threatens to tear them apart with his accusations against Ethan. Meanwhile, Char's aunt, Rebecca (guest star Charisma Carpenter, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), has returned to town and Char is the only one happy about it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 16 - Reservation for Two
    8.5/10(91 votes)

    S1:E16

    When Ethan is implicated in a serious crime, he and Sutton leave town and hide out with his father, Ben, on the reservation where he grew up. A burgeoning tension between father and son has Sutton playing mediator, but, despite the awkwardness, she appreciates seeing a side of Ethan that she did not know when they were together. Meanwhile, Emma is left to deal with the aftermath of Ethan’s situation when she must pretend to be witness to a scene where she was not present.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 17 - No Country for Young Love
    8.5/10(88 votes)

    S1:E17

    Ethan is still a wanted man in hiding with Sutton, leaving Emma to worry if justice - and love - will prevail. Discouraged by Dan's inability to crack the case, Emma takes it upon herself to find a way to vindicate Ethan. With the help of Mads and Thayer, they search for any lead that may help prove Ethan's innocence. Meanwhile, Ethan and Sutton's time alone in hiding together has lowered Ethan's guard. Sutton uses the opportunity to encourage Ethan to bond with his estranged father, looking to heal her relationship with him at the same time. And Alec questions Rebecca's motives after she agitates Ted and Kristin by offering Laurel the opportunity to produce a music demo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 7 - Escape from Sutton Island
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    S1:E7

    Questions surrounding Emma arise when Thayer returns to Phoenix and everyone deals with Eduardo's accident. What does Emma know about the accident, and why does Thayer seem to know more about the situation even though he has been in L.A.? Sutton's friends are tired of the lies and demand answers from Emma. Not exactly knowing the whole story surrounding Eduardo's accident, will Emma finally tell Mads and Char about the switch to save their friendship, or will she risk it to save Sutton's secret? Meanwhile, Sutton finds more trouble than she expected at Dowinger Clinic as she finally comes face to face with her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 12 - When We Dead Awaken
    8.4/10(90 votes)

    S1:E12

    With Sutton’s whereabouts still unknown and a threatening note delivered via Sutton’s signature packaging, Emma is feeling uncertain and on edge. So when she is invited to scout out the University of Texas’s tennis program, Emma surprises her dad and accepts the invite. Nonetheless, Emma can’t escape the fact that her twin may be gone for good. Meanwhile, Rebecca tries to help Char when her mom, Phyllis, has another drinking “episode.”

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 14 - Black and White and Green All Over
    8.4/10(100 votes)

    S1:E14

    On the night of the country club’s Black and White Ball for junior members, Emma finds herself on the outside looking in, and Ethan must put up a façade in order to protect her. Although their loyalty to each other is strong, the jealousy and lies start to take their toll. Can Emma and Ethan look past their doubts and mend the wedge forming between them? Meanwhile, Laurel and Ted are both left reeling after they discover the motive behind Justin’s actions. And Rebecca and Mads counsel each other on matters of the heart.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 4 - Twinsense and Sensibility
    8.3/10(112 votes)

    S1:E4

    After waking up from a terrifying nightmare, Emma learns that Sutton has been suffering from the exact same dream for years. Sutton locates the house which Emma shared with their long-lost mother. Meanwhile, as Emma tries to convince Ted that Ethan is innocent, she hits a nerve. She believes Ted is feeling guilty and knows more than he is willing to share.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 6 - Bad Boys Break Hearts
    8.3/10(109 votes)

    S1:E6

    Sutton is furious when she learns that Emma and Ethan kissed. Sutton and Emma continue to find more info about their mom. Meanwhile, Laurel becomes suspicious when Justin keeps breaking dates. Also, Mads learns Edwardo is moving and Char goes on a date with a boy she found in her pool.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 8 - Never Have I Ever
    8.3/10(102 votes)

    S1:E8

    With tensions already high, Emma is thrown into a tailspin when her creepy foster brother, Travis, shows up from Las Vegas. Seeing he has an upper hand with Emma, Travis decides to use his knowledge of Emma's situation to his benefit. With her relationship with Ethan still strained, she has no one to turn to and forced to go along with Travis' plan if she has any hope of getting him to leave her alone. But with her old life looming over her, will this be the straw that breaks Emma's back? Meanwhile, Sutton is forced into Emma's life when she is sent back to Las Vegas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 9 - Sex, Lies and Hard Knocks High
    8.2/10(107 votes)

    S1:E9

    Secrets abound in the Mercer household and Emma has had about enough of it. When she overhears an argument between Ted and Kristen, Emma thinks she finally can put a stop to all of the lies and get some real answers out of Sutton's mom. But does Emma really think that she could pry the truth out of a secret that has been hidden for almost seventeen years? Or will the secret Kristen has been hiding turn out to be not the biggest secret lurking around the Mercer house? Meanwhile, Sutton gets a glimpse into what Emma's life has been like when she is forced to pretend to be her sister while in Las Vegas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 10 - East of Emma
    8.1/10(127 votes)

    S1:E10

    On their seventeenth birthday, Emma's ideal life is about to come to an end when a vengeful Sutton makes her way back to Phoenix to get her life back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 20 - Unholy Matrimony
    8.0/10(131 votes)

    S1:E20

    An unexpected engagement leads to a quickly-planned wedding, causing suspicions that something is awry. Sutton encourages Emma to show Kristin what they found in Rebecca's house. And Ethan makes a discovery that changes the game. Meanwhile, a shocking revelation leads to major repercussions in the Mercer household.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(211 votes)

    S1:E1

    Identical twins Emma and Sutton, separated at birth, finally meet. Emma temporarily assumes Sutton's well-to-do life as Sutton searches for their biological mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 3 - Double Dibs
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    S1:E3

    After revealing Sutton's real relationship with Ethan, the Mercers insist she invite him over for dinner. Hesitant because of his obvious feelings for Emma, Ethan obliges, only to have the dinner cut short by a disturbing visit from Dan. As Emma and Ethan struggle to keep order in Arizona, Sutton and Thayer discover shocking revelations in Los Angeles pertaining to the search for the girls' birth mother. Although the outcome may not turn out to be what Sutton had hoped for, it does lead her to wonder what everyone around her has been hiding for all these years. Will Sutton be able to find the answer about why she and Emma were separated, or will her curiosity put her and her loved ones' lives in danger? Meanwhile, Laurel falls for a new guy in school hoping she will finally have something of her own, as opposed to always being in Sutton's shadow. Unfortunately her wishful thinking is cut short when Char calls dibs on the one Laurel did not want to share.

    Director:Michael Grossman
    Writer:Stacy Rukeyser

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  20. The Lying Game Season 1 Episode 2 - Being Sutton
    6.9/10(137 votes)

    S1:E2

    Since concern for Sutton's safety seems to be occupying Emma's mind, she starts to let pieces of her own personality emerge. Although Emma is worried by her behavior, it seems her friends and family are enjoying the change in Sutton's character. Wanting to please the father she never had, Emma must learn to ballroom dance for the annual father-daughter dance. Realizing she is in dire need of assistance, Ethan offers to help, in turn risking revealing his and Sutton's secret relationship. Will Emma be able to put aside her worries for Sutton and shine on the dance floor? Or will the night's series of events force her to reveal her true identity? Meanwhile, as the teenagers do anything to keep their secrets, the parents may be lying to keep life-altering secrets of their own.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dead Man Talking" is the best rated episode of "The Lying Game" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/30/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Pleased to Meet Me".