The Lying Game Episode Guide

The Lying Game TV show will open with a one hour pilot episode on the 15th of August 2011 on ABC Family. Here’s The Lying Game Episode Guide to let you know what to expect each week.

The Lying Game follows identical twin sisters separated at birth who manage to find each other and go in search of answers. Answers that have been hidden for a long time and may have serious consequences for everyone involved.

The Lying Game S01E01 – Pilot

Original Air Date: Monday 15th of August
Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer (both played by Alexandra Chando) are identical twins that were separated at birth. Sutton was adopted by wealthy parents and is living the dream whereas Emma is a kind-hearted foster kid. Emma discovers she has a twin sister and gets in contact with Sutton on the internet. When Emma gets into trouble, because of her foster brother, she leaves town and goes to meet Sutton.

They meet for the first time at the bus depot in Sutton’s home town. Sutton talks Emma into pretending to be her while Sutton goes to LA to follow a lead about their birth parents. The plan is for them to meet again in two days time. Emma isn’t confident she can play the part of a rich girl but has no choice but to agree to Sutton’s plan. Although the girls look exactly the same, that’s where the similarities end. Emma is kind, polite, gracious and nice to her new family whereas Sutton took them for granted. Emma has to try and be the “it” girl, which is totally foreign to her, and soon learns she’s out of depth. Emma also finds out that Sutton has secrets too.

Things get worse for Emma when Sutton fails to show on the night they had agreed to meet up again. Emma has to decide if she will reveal who she is or keep playing along and pretending to be Sutton. Both options come with dangerous consequences.

By the end of this episode, someone will figure out that Emma isn’t Sutton.

Although The Lying Game TV Show is based on The Lying Game book by Sara Shepard, expect the TV series to differ from the book. The aim is to make the show funnier than the book while still keeping the mystery.

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The Lying Game S01E02 – Being Sutton

Original Air Date: Monday August 22nd 2011
Emma worries that her fears for Sutton’s safety are causing her to slip up with her charade. Meanwhile, Ethan helps her prepare for the father-daughter dance, putting his secret romance with Sutton in jeopardy.

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The Lying Game S01E03 Double Dibs

Original Air Date: Monday August 29th 2011
Ethan is a guest at a Mercer family dinner. Elsewhere, Sutton uncovers surprising findings in Los Angeles, while working with Thayer. Laurel becomes interested in a new student, whom Char also likes.

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The Lying Game S01E04 Twinsense and Sensibility

Original Air Date: Monday 5th September 2011
After waking up from a terrifying nightmare, Emma learns that Sutton has been suffering from the exact same dream for years. With this discovery, Sutton asks Emma to reminisce on all the memories she has of her childhood with their birth mother, which for Emma is slim to none. It is not until a nighttime rendezvous with Ethan that Emma remembers pieces of her former life, allowing Sutton to locate the house in which Emma shared with their long lost mother, as well as secrets many around them have tried to hide. Will the house and the new information be the missing piece of the puzzle, or are the superstitions true? Can curiosity kill? Meanwhile, with Ethan facing a lot of trouble, Emma tries to convince Ted that Ethan is innocent. But when she pushes, Emma sees she has hit a nerve with Ted, leading her to believe that he might be hiding something. Although she does not know what, it appears Ted is feeling guilty and knows more than he is willing to share about their birth mother.

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The Lying Game S01E05 Over Exposed

Original Air Date: Monday 12th September 2011
With the Homecoming dance fast approaching, Emma is shocked to find out that Sutton is running for queen. Panicked, Emma devises a plan to not have to attend the dance, thus dropping out of the race against Nisha, which raises red flags for all who know Sutton. Realizing that she must go through with it, Emma is rushed back into the spotlight and finds herself clinging to Ethan for support and comfort. Although both know Sutton wants the relationship kept a secret, the homecoming dance electrifies feelings that have been present from their first meeting. Will Ethan and Emma go behind Sutton’s back and finally take the “secret” relationship public? Or, by doing so, will a much anticipated relationship emerge? Meanwhile, Alec seems to be increasingly close to catching on to Sutton and Emma’s switch. Although he has not been able to prove Sutton has gone missing, Alec begins to take the necessary precautions to protect his and Ted’s secret about the girls’ mother.

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The Lying Game S01E06 Bad Boys Break Hearts

Original Air Date: Monday 19th September 2011
Now that Sutton has realized there is more than just a friendship brewing between Emma and Ethan, she decides to get revenge in her own way. In doing so, she ends up hurting Thayer, the one man who has never let her down. Even though she knows she should make amends, Sutton cannot bring herself to allow any distractions to get in the way of finding Annie Hobbes. Back in Arizona, Emma has begun to conduct her own investigation, possibly endangering her secret switch with Sutton. Will Sutton and Emma be able to find Annie Hobbes, or will their search endanger not only their lives but the lives of others as well?

Meanwhile, as Laurel is enjoying her blossoming sister bond, she is also smitten with her new boyfriend, Justin. Unfortunately, that is all put to the test when Kristin begins to question Justin’s home life. Although Laurel thinks Kristin is overreacting, she cannot help but wonder about the boy to whom she has given her heart.

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The Lying Game S01E07 Escape From Sutton Island

Original Air Date: Monday 26th September 2011
Thayer returns to Phoenix and questions start to be asked of Emma. Everyone is dealing with Eduardo’s accident. Thayer seems to know a lot about the accident even though he was in L.A.

Sutton’s friends finally want answers from Emma as they are sick of all the lies. Emma has to decide whether to come clean about the twin switch to save Sutton’s friendships or keep the secret to save Sutton.

Sutton finally come face to face with her biological mother at Dowinger Clinic and find herself in a lot of trouble.

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The Lying Game S01E08 Never Have I Ever

Original Air Date: Monday 3rd October 2011
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.

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The Lying Game S01E09 Sex, Lies and Hard Knocks High

Original Air Date: Monday 10th October 2011
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.

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The Lying Game S01E10 East of Emma

Original Air Date: 17th October 2011

The Mid Season Finale of The Lying Game.

It’s Emma and Sutton’s 17th birthday and instead of celebrating it together, Emma is trying to plan her escape before Sutton returns to take her life back. Emma tries to say goodbye to the family and friends she never had as a foster kid and the life she always dreamed of but never thought she’d experience. Sutton tries to ruin all of this for Emma as she is really angry with Emma. Although Emma knew pretending to be Sutton had to come to an end at some point, Ethan begs her to stay and fight for a chance at this life. Emma has to decide if she’s willing to put herself before her sister.

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The Lying Game S01E11 O Twin, Where Art Thou?

Original Air Date: Monday 2nd January 2012
Ethan and Emma have a tough night but things get worse when they find out that Sutton has disappeared after the argument that happened in the cabin. The family car is also missing. The car is soon found at the bottom of the lake and Ethan and Emma comtinue to provide support for each other. Thayer, on the other hand, could tear the couple apart with the accussations he makes against Ethan.

Char’s Aunt Rebecca, but more commonly known as Annie, returns to Arroyo and Char seems to be the only once happy to see her.

The Lying Game S01E12 When We Dead Awaken

Original Air Date: Monday 9th January 2012
Emma decides to get out of town for a while by checking out the tennis program at the University of Texas, after receiving mysterious note.

Kristin is increasingly suspicious of Ted and asomething from his past.

Phyllis continues to drink, unfortunately for Char.

The Lying Game S01E13 Pleased to Meet Me

Original Air Date: Monday 16th January 2012.

Rebecca and Kristin host a silent charity action. Laurel shows some of her talents by singing at the event. Rebecca and Alec get closer at the auction.

New character called Ryan (played by British actor, Misha Crosby), enrols at Arroyo High after being expelled from Boarding School. Emma tries to get Ryan and Mads together romantically but Mads isn’t totally convinced.

Thayer, Ethan and Emma continue to try and find out what happened to Sutton in the car at the lake.