waaa...what an ending...very cheesy but the chemistry was amazing all throughout the drama...both actors are amazing and i hope they pick something better in the future, although can't blame them for the writers' weaknesses....better luck next time...KJH YEH FIGHTING!!!^^

my think this drama not too good
honestly, the story is not interesting, rely on the kissing scene just to attract viewers' attention :(
not surprisingly, get low rating

although I very like YEH but if her project is bad I will not lie and say beautiful words just to make her happy.

The writing sucked ass and the plot was non-existent, but oddly enough I enjoyed this trainwreck of a drama. Probably because I love YEH and KJH, like everybody else. Nonetheless, I thought they gave solid performances with what little material they had to work with, so kudos to them.

Hope they both find some sense in them now to (a) date each other in real life and get married and have loads of beautiful babies and (b) pick better projects with scripts that can be on par with their acting talent.

Definitely won't be picking up a DVD of this to relive the LTM experience though. Not that I do with even the best of 'em, K-dramas are something I can only watch once over of any series, with the exception of Coffee Prince and 9Ends2Outs.

I simply can't see what DB and GF see in:

"City Hunter" (The Blue House? They couldn't conjur up a different location? Really? I wonder if anyone here has ever bothered to read the original story "City Hunter" is based on...)

OR "Miss Ripley" (a woman who's life centers on a billion lies? Really?...)

But I went kookoo for: "Lie to Me;" flaws and all!

Just saying; everyone and his/her taste people—TASTE being the operative word here :)

I thought it would never end. Thank goodness.

Boring, overrated, commercial, and pedestrian. If ever both actors have anything new in the near future, you won't see me near it. This drama made me appreciate MSOAN because at least that drama did some crazy stunts that made me laugh out loud/groan out loud. The only think I loved about this was JB & GF's weecaps (and that sole weecap from Santa). Honestly if it weren't for them, I'd have thrown up from all the gushing, sacharine, and sappy reactions from rabid fans/recappers. *shudders still*

Conclusion: If the trailer is full of cuteness, run for your life. The more boring/confusing the trailer is, the better the drama.

thanks for the journey, LTM!!

well at least we had a beautiful scene at the end...
i so love the Run To you by the waters with the wind blowing and the clear blue skies...
and of course the HOT KISSES between our OTP!!!

It was just a big disappointment overall, I know the new writer tried to help salvage the course of the drama, but instead she kept throwing us more curve balls with last minutes angst that were really not necessary.....so much character inconsistency between the leads, it felt like another drama...also if you going to have other cast members on a drama why not make them work for their money...instead of having them come on camera for like 2minutes.....that a waste of cast and peoples time......

Sorry don't want to keep basing LTM, but really so much drama potential down the drain.....

Hope YEH can pick better projects......

No matter what others say, no matter how shallow the story is, or how many loopholes the drama has, i will still go for my own feelings and personal opinion that I LOVED LIE TO ME. It's something that helps me get out of my stress. I loved Ah Jung and Ji Hoon and i loved Ji Hwan and Eun Ye! Period!

The thing that bothers me on this blog, is how most here act all intellectual and uppity yet deep down when all is said and done, YOU'LL TRY TO DISSECT KDRAMAS (a.k.a FLUFF)!

I mean, how does one dissect FLUFF?—I've seen a lot of Kdramas but I can't name one with a bit of common sense substance—I challenge anyone to prove otherwise; SERIOUSLY!

I am so greatly disappointed with this drama...not much with the actors because they did their part...but goodness, the writers. So, if you (writers) are reading this, next time you write, make sure that the drama will not lost its steam from ep 1 till the finale. No matter how simple the plot would be, but as long as the writing is great and entertaining, I will be watching it. I apologized in advance if I am vocal with my criticism because that is your profession so probably reading from all feedback here, there will be room for improvement with the next drama.

Thanks for the recaps and weecaps JB and GF.

On the other hand...I was soooo happy that dramafever is on Roku now. Hubby dearest added it for me this morning....so sweet...the highlight of my day, being able to re-watch my fave kdramas...:)))

I only continues watching because the two leads sparkled when their on screen. But the drama ruined even that for me. Not at all their best work, bad writer! >w<;

I just have to write this.... I do respect you people... that we have diverse likes and dislike and all that jazz... BUT I NEED to say this proudly... I LOVE LTM TO BITS!!! FLAWS AND ALL!!! I DON'T NEED COMPLICATED PLOTS to enjoy a drama....am shallow... what I need is to be entertained after a crappy day...to swoon and giggle like a crazy teen ager... to glue my eyes to the screen til it explode because of the overwhelming chemistry of the OTP... and lastly. I like my love stories...silly and flirty with lots of skinship the better... and LTM gives me all these and more... too bad you don't like it but for us who do, we will NEVER grow tired of watching it and falling in love with our KJ and AJ all over again...

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS...

as much as i lurve lurve lurve kang jihwan...man. i can't wait for city hunter!!!

lie to me was fun at first but later it got on pretty ridiculous. i love kang ji hwan and yoon eun hye as a couple but the cheesy lines made me want to throw up.

this is just my opinion, but i think this is one of the worst k-dramas i've ever seen.

i started from liking Lie to me....continued with loving it and ended with going crazy about it!

I really liked this drama initially, then once the female admitted the truth to her friend, the show started to go downhill.

I thought they were going to use the tried and true cliche of them fighting against his aunt to ride through til the end, but I think that the writers stopped trying to read the map and gave up after she got her job back.

The brother was no real competition, and the ex-girlfriend was typical (held on too long).

I didn't understand the last episode at all. Why chase the guy FOREVER, go through all the drama, and then hold things off for a month? I know that a lot of Korean dramas tend to get anti-climatic by the last drama but this was ridiculous.

There was no real chemistry unless by chemistry, people mean lots of kissing and groping. I hoped for so much more because I am a fan of Kang Ji hwan. Really, there were scenes where I thought he was trying to keep a straight face or was trying to make fun of his character. What a waste. He was so much more interesting and compelling in coffee house. There was a lot more genuine chemistry in that drama between the leads!

Wow so many idots here....

Dear Yoon Eun Hye,
Please think long and hard about your next choice for a drama. I know you are loyal to your projects but sometimes you need to make sure the project makes some sort of sense (any even!), so think carefully ok? I can't wait to see you in your next drama (and will proceed to wait by erasing My Fair Lady and Lie to Me from my memory).

Hwaiting, Your Fan

Oh man, I love Ji Hwan & Eun Hye together onscreen but honestly I lost interest about half way through. *sigh*

And the ending was a bit of a let down but at least we got a HOT kiss to seal the deal!!

It finally ended. The last two episodes had the most exaggerated acting EVER from the two leads. Gawd, what a waste of talent.

Will I re-watch this show? Not sure. KJH had some genuine cute dorky moments only YEH can bring those out of him. And yes, he does look hawt when he acts hot headed, but nothing more to offer.

I'm disappointed the supporting actors didn't get a short closure send off to each of their own characters. Like, what happens to SH, SB, Park, and the cafe musician gal???? I wanted everyone to get some sort of satisfaction as the leads do. The finale didn't make me a happy camper.

I suppose KJH can take time off now and look for his perfect wife-to-be.

GF thank you for doing this last two epi and for doing a kinder and gentler recap. I can sympathize with you in working on a project that leaves you uninspired for the most part. I have to say that the previous writer had a polarizing effect that it did not leave me with a good feeling and I actually stop coming for a while.

Granted, its probably just his style and I can respect that but we also have a choice to read something else which is why I haven't lurked around for a long time. The fact is, I could not resist finding out what DB thought of the last two epi, so I was surprised and relieved that it's GF that wrote it.

Although the sarcasm and the dislike for this project remains evident, I appreciate the fact that you still wrote it with respect to those who appreciated this drama. You may never truly understand and accept the idiosyncratic and eccentric behavior/comments that came out of supporting this project; however, I appreciate that you and DB made it 'til the end. For that, I say a million thank you and that you have my respect back.

Thank you for keeping this drama as a open thread. Without this, i would've ended up actually trying to watch this but to just have it end with w.t.h.

^_^

Am super glad this show is over because we can finally call for ceasefire.

Kinda sick of all the "fightings". It gets so personal.

Not gonna watch LTM because I can see it's universally agreed that the plot and characters are poorly done, except the OTP it seems. Looking forward to all other dramas though....

this drama is the WORST drama ever produced.

1. There is no chemistry between the leads. I am not saying that YYH and KJH are not good actors, they actually are. But their pairing did not really work out in this drama.

2. Ah Jung and Ki Hoon's character did not really grow. Actually, ALL the characters in this drama did not grow in depth. I don't even know if it is proper to refer to them as "characters". I think that they are just a bunch of unlucky creatures stuck in a drama. No growth. No progress.

3. There is no conflict in this drama. I believe that others would argue that it is THE LIE. But the LIE was very superficial. Can't see the overall significance.

4. WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO DESCRIBE HOW DISAPPOINTING THE STORYLINE WAS. There are many events in the drama that happened without any justification. It seems like some of these events merely served as FILLERS so that an episode could reach an hour. I think that the drama would be better off if it was just a movie. Everything GOOD and SIGNIFICANT that happened between Ah Jung and Ki Hoon could be summed up in a 90-minute movie.

5. Since the storyline was not convincing, this drama could have at least exerted effort in its cinematography. Unfortunately, even in this area, the drama failed me miserably. If you can't give the viewers a decent story, at least give them something GOOD TO LOOK AT.

A total waste of talent not only of Yoon Eun Hye and Kang Ji Hwan but the entire cast as well. I hope that they could get better roles next time.

than kyou for the recap i no longer feel the need to watch the final two, gonna spend my time on city hunter!!!!

LOL

ahahah...reading at all the comments really make me think abt my 'taste' as i really like tis drama...well i wont said it is the best of the best Kdrama ever watched but at least it brings entertaining...well at least b4 they change the writer..

after they chg the writer i just watched the show as a friend love story and how you wish they will b together after all the unnecessary obstacles...so guess i still able to get along with the show....just wanna let YEH n KJH know tt i will always support u guys...n do lets us know if u guys really going to b an item in the real world...wish u guys all the best..

to GF n JB...thks for the weecap...it really brings lots of fun just by reading it...tq

Aigoo finished off with the baywatch slowmo run... The new writer sucks like seriously!

LTM is fantastic. The story is not boring nor the writers suck. I agree with some of the comments here, that the weecap actually sucks, because it missed out all the juicy parts but keeps on highlighting the unimportant scenes.
It's a good happy ending with moral of the story - Life is not a bed of roses. Human being plans, but God decides.
I rest my case.

Yes, it was a bit of a mess. It is what it is.

Hey, it was still better than Manny!

watching the final episode sucked the life out of me - good god! why did they have to make YEH sort of change her mind...on the last episode??? the show sucked so bad that i wanted the end to at least be cheesy sweet and loving and all huggy and kissy...sigh...

Man, you guys are all saying how there's no logic, its stupid, while others are saying even if there's no logic the leads make up for it with their chemistry etc etc

Why the hell didn't anyone mention this drama is sOoooooo booooring???

Seriously I thought it was passable up to episode 7. Was a fun drama regardless of the weak plot and writing. After that I forced myself to episode 10 and just can't take it. Its just so boring

second bomb..

The suckiness of the drama lasted until the last scene.

How did they both end up running toward each other on the scenic bluff?

Did they call up each other to arrange it?

Was the place that AJ was staying at, on the beach? If so, don't they having parking in front of it?

It was just so random. They could have had some establishing shots of the house next to the beach. Or it could have been made their "special spot". The producers just wanted a great romantic place to have their final scene and were too lazy to establish the location.

The kisses were pretty hot.

Well is over, and yes, I liked it :) I guess my taste is very "pedestrian"... What can I do? :)

I just don't understand why you people hate this show so much... Granted, is not a masterpiece, but it isn't the worst show out there (Manny, I'm looking at you...). Well, at least it got a reaction out of you. They say the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.

Lastly, thanks DB and GF for the weecaps. Poor you... how much you suffered. You guys deserve a round of soju. But hey, at least it was a challenging one for you as writers. How many ways can you find to express that you think the show sucks?? It was brilliantly done! Plus, you invented a few new words in the process.
Congratz and on to the next one!

OMG I still cant believe how horrible that last episode was...even though the first writers were a little off I must say that if is true they changed the writers they kinda messed it up even more...a lot more I mean hello the last two episodes were very hard to watch even for the fans...horrible ending they had to do a wedding, more kissing, and less of the stupid!!!!

I've been loving this drama from start to the end. I love both of the leads (YEH and KJH). They are both excellent actor and actress. They know how to act their characters. I don't care if the rating is not high, the most important thing is that they were able to portrayed their characters. Lie to me is superb, this is the only k-drama that I saw that has many kissing scenes. :)

All in all, this drama had me salivating for more until episode 8. Then it went downhill from there. I wish Sang-hee and Yoon-ju could end up together, but noooo they just had to write her out of the plot altogether. There was a non-existent love triangle, and not enough Hoon in the drama. He was probably my favorite part in the drama. So was the awesome Manager Park. I give her an A+.

Other than ranting about how I wasted so many hours watching the last half of the drama and could've been rewinding City Hunter's epic moments, I have one last thing to add~

I think Manager Park deserved some love too, and so did Hoon. Is it just me, or did anyone else want those two to end up together? That would've probably been more interesting than AJ and KJ. Hoon/Ji Yoon might've made me somewhat excited to watch this drama.

I'm not too sure if I'm reading this right, but I'm getting the notion that the term "logical" is being used a little too loosely here. I don't think a drama is bad because it's "illogical." It's bad because the illogicalness doesn't fit snugly into the plot's premises. If you ever watched Hanazakarino Kimitachihe, that shit is the epitome of nonsensical because it was modeled exactly after a manga (and we all know how mangas are), but the absurdity of it all MADE SENSE because that's what the drama originally had to offer, and thus, was logical in terms of STYLE. The story STILL made sense. (Super fun drama to watch, btw--you just have to go into it with an open mind and enjoy the lovable stupidness of it all.)

But a plot that consists of no original ideas, no sense of character development, no mind-blowing twists/turns/ surprising revelations, or simply NOTHING SPECIAL, then you might have a crap story at hand. I mean, dramas are like literature. We like books with a good solid plot with great characters. We generally don't like to read stuff with bad writing (boring dialogue) or a bad plot (imagine if Harry Potter started off as a boy going on a quest to kill Voldemort and then focused the last half the series on his and Ginny's romance, and thus, never actually defeated Lord Voldy. It wouldn't be as popular, that's for sure.)

I offer loyalty to a drama solely based on how good a drama's plot is. I thought I can watch it based on fluff alone, but I realized that plot and character development is really important, and that's just how some viewers are. I went into My Princess with high hopes, but dropped it halfway because the plot was going nowhere, despite KTH and SSH being the best eye-candy OTP I had seen in a while. Same with My Fair Lady, Witch Amusement, and Secret Garden. Plot closure is so important to me, that the moment a drama produces such an anti-clamatic conclusion (or none at all), I drop it like a stone. (Like, wtf, the body-switching in Secret Garden really was pointless when Daddy saved them in the end, anyway.)

Then there's character development. Truthfully, I'm not a fan of Hong Sisters drama, because they always manage to contrive a character that has a sackful of hay for a brain. Out of all their dramas, I seriously think Delightful Girl Choon Hyang might be the only drama that has intelligent non-ditsy characters. The only other drama I like is Hong Gil Dong, but only because Sung Yuri was able to pull of the Stupid Girl with enough grace and lovableness, AND that her stupidness and aloofness ties in nicely with the story. But really...the immense exaggeration of the stupid nun (You're Beautiful), ditsy schemer (My Girl), clueless Gumiho, and child-man (Best Love) was too much for me. TOO MUCH.

So I don't really see why one should get all uppity about why we don't see eye-to-eye on the drama LTM. I guess it really does come down to taste (or lack of), and if watchers like myself have a higher standard on what is a good drama, then so be it. No need to showcase a Bitter Betty.

Anyone else notice the plot similarities between Lie To Me and Coffee Prince?

YEH is a cheerful, bumbling, hard worker.
YEH has only one parent.
Relationship with chaebol starts with a lie.
Getting out of that lie proves to be difficult.
YEH falls in love with a chaebol in the midst of the lie.
Chaebol is not over his first love.
Chaebol's first love is mixed up in an icky love triangle with close male relative (sibling/cousin).
Chaebol's first love comes back after some time away.
Male relative is heroine's confidant.
Male relative also falls in love with heroine (for a time).
Chaebol has a secret room.
That secret room contains toys (lego models and toy models).
Chaebol has never shown anyone secret room before.
Chaebol shows secret room to YEH.
Chaebol's family opposes YEH at first, but then grudgingly accepts her.
After Chaebol and YEH declare love for one another, YEH acts all coy about marriage for no apparent reason.
YEH decides to go away to find herself, making chaebol wait for her.
Chaebol says to not make him wait too long.
YEH writes cute letters to chaebol while she is finding herself.
Chaebol acts like he is the only one who suffers while YEH is finding herself.
YEH and chaebol end up happily ever after.

The logic in this drama was extremely flawed, but what made me drop this drama was the fact that it just became EXTREMELY boring. I just didn't care about the characters anymore, but I guess that is a result of the flawed logic as well. lol. Nothing seemed to make sense anymore, and there was dialogue just for the sake of having lines read out. I don't even know how I managed to watch 13 episodes of this.
I love both YEH and KJH, but the writing couldn't support their acting or "chemistry". Everything they did together, no matter how hard the two actors tried, just felt very forced to me. I know it isn't YEH's fault, but her two most recent dramas have made me very wary of her future projects. I gave her a pass for MFL (didn't watch the last episode), and jumped into LTM like MFL never happened, but I'm going to take precaution for her next drama, for sure.
What this drama has confirmed for me is that a drama cannot AT ALL be carried by actors no matter the amount of talent the two leads have. The effects of writing enhancing the work of actors in a project is much higher than the other way around (acting helping the writing). Although we can appreciate when an actor enhances the writing, it is really only within the realm of his/her character. It doesn't at all affect the overall drama's quality. I mean, this seems obvious, but this drama really made these points clear.

I'm watching I Need Romance now, and it is super fun!! That drama needs to get recapped here!!

Ohhhhhh! Finally this kdrama is over...

Since Ive decided to stop watching this around midway I would not know for myself if it did turn out good or bad (based on my own taste/standard).

But based on those who do not like it, it seems it went the way of a train wreck. Sad.

While based on those who love it, it looked like they are just happy with how things turned out. Hmmm...

I love YEH from watching Goong and Coffee Prince, and so I refused to finish this show for fear that it will change my level of likeness for her for the worse.

I have not watched KJH previous to LTM and so it made me curious if his other dramas maximized on his acting chops. Despite the poor writing/directing in LTM, his chemistry with YEH is extremely powerful and his acting skills were evident!!! BUT I would not watch a show for that alone if the plot and flow of the story is lazy and unimaginative; it will just bore me to tears. And so I sought to find ways to love KJH also. Before I know it I was marathoning "Coffee House" and I was amazed that his character there is crazy-good! In fact the cast was great! And the show engaging/funny. In short, the show was able to redeem KJH in my eyes...

Because of LTM, I discovered "Coffee House" and so it's worth the hours I spent on it's first few episodes! ;-)

coming out of lurking to say thanks for the weecaps!

second time i've felt vertigo from a drama (marry me, mary was the first).... all the inexplicable mazelike turns of the main characters... and all the dead ends (- poor MIA manager park and sang hee...)

still... it was a pretty trainwreck... and the OST is lovely... my kids make me play that ice cream sarang song over and over and over...

lastly, i really enjoyed the depictions of different relationships at different times - a new relationship, a new(ish) marriage and a mature relationship that surfaced later (too late) in the drama....

thanks again! :)

I really liked this dorama. But some situations are too cliche...and just wouldn't happen in real life. It could have been a better story

Seriously??? That was it?
... dang... I could've been watching City Hunter instead.

The only thing I appreciated were KJH's lips... yum.

Whenever I don't like a drama, I comment once and that's enough. Likewise when I love a drama. Yes, this is the place to either rant or rave but I think this has gotten way out of hand and turning to be uncivilized. It seems both sides are getting touchy but I must say the haters of this drama sure like to "give it" to those that do. I wonder why those that hate this drama has spent so much time and effort on it? Can't we play nicely here? Grow up people.