The character's superpower is ferreting out the truth. He uses his ability to detect lies to do it. That's what separates him from his protegée.
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
§ ita § - May 10, 2009 4:35:57 pm PDT #3120 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
beekaytee - May 10, 2009 5:36:38 pm PDT #3121 of 11831
Compassionately intolerant
That's what separates him from his protegée.
Right. He doesn't seek the lie as an end result. I really appreciate that.
People, in my experience, get so caught up in feelings of betrayal and anger as permanent, that they don't give themselves the chance to make the experience actually mean anything useful.
That's the interesting, and subtle, irony of Lightman's obsession with the tapes of his mother. He keeps going back to reconfirm guilt rather than to grieve through the mistake. (it seems to me)
Obviously, he uses the experience as fuel for his other work, but the suffering he allows himself, he never seems to support in others.
Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2009 5:45:20 pm PDT #3122 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
you know, I'd watch a show called Hogins and friends in the lab
A gonzo Mr. Wizard show. I'd watch it too.
Re, Lie to Me: If they found a reliable way to read micro-expressions off of internet posts...whoa, THAT would be some scary terrain.
-t - May 10, 2009 5:47:28 pm PDT #3123 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The character's superpower is ferreting out the truth. He uses his ability to detect lies to do it. That's what separates him from his protegée.
That throws an interesting light on the business with his partner's husband (I love her character, btw) - he just couldn't leave those lies alone and it didn't really get him any closer to the truth.
Vortex - May 10, 2009 6:22:50 pm PDT #3124 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
but it did, didn't it? He thought that he was having an affair, but it turns out that he was doing coke.
§ ita § - May 10, 2009 6:37:41 pm PDT #3125 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He found out that he was in rehab because Dr. Foster told him. He knew that Mr. Foster was lying, but not about what.
Question is--was Mr. Foster lying to his wife when Lightman detected the lie, or was he lying for Lightman.
-t - May 10, 2009 7:06:07 pm PDT #3126 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And Dr. Foster told Lightman to butt out when she explained the sponsor (which, honestly, the cross-gender sponsors that are only on TV chap my hide a bit). So, if he respects that, he won't really find out for sure.
msbelle - May 11, 2009 10:21:05 am PDT #3127 of 11831
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Q&A with NF about Castle on ew.com
sj - May 11, 2009 3:24:41 pm PDT #3128 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
House: The patient has an evil hand!
erikaj - May 11, 2009 3:27:56 pm PDT #3129 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
Is he a lawyer?