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Love the Lie

  • Episode aired Mar 11, 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 57m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
1.1K
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J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
Counterpart: Love the Lie
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The aftermath of the Indigo school discovery takes an emotional toll. Quayle grapples with his wife's new identity.The aftermath of the Indigo school discovery takes an emotional toll. Quayle grapples with his wife's new identity.The aftermath of the Indigo school discovery takes an emotional toll. Quayle grapples with his wife's new identity.

  • Director
    • Alik Sakharov
  • Writers
    • Justin Marks
    • Amy Berg
    • Gianna Sobol
  • Stars
    • J.K. Simmons
    • Olivia Williams
    • Harry Lloyd
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Alik Sakharov
    • Writers
      • Justin Marks
      • Amy Berg
      • Gianna Sobol
    • Stars
      • J.K. Simmons
      • Olivia Williams
      • Harry Lloyd
    • 7User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Howard Silk
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Emily Burton Silk
    Harry Lloyd
    Harry Lloyd
    • Peter Quayle
    Nazanin Boniadi
    Nazanin Boniadi
    • Clare Quayle
    Sara Serraiocco
    Sara Serraiocco
    • Baldwin
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Aldrich
    Nicholas Pinnock
    Nicholas Pinnock
    • Ian Shaw
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Alexander Pope
    Nolan Gerard Funk
    Nolan Gerard Funk
    • Angel Eyes
    Jacqueline Bisset
    Jacqueline Bisset
    • Charlotte Burton
    Liv Lisa Fries
    Liv Lisa Fries
    • Greta
    Christiane Paul
    Christiane Paul
    • Mira
    Jakob Diehl
    • Aldus Fray
    Ingo Rademacher
    Ingo Rademacher
    • Friedrich
    Christine Adams
    Christine Adams
    • Cara
    Tamlyn Tomita
    Tamlyn Tomita
    • Doctor
    Rahul Parikh
    • Max
    Marco Khan
    Marco Khan
    • Raash
    • Director
      • Alik Sakharov
    • Writers
      • Justin Marks
      • Amy Berg
      • Gianna Sobol
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    dreamingescapist

    And Now He Loves the Lie.

    Family problems, family problems! Emily Silk wakes up from a coma, but she is not yet responsive. Her mother arrives in Berlin to take her back home. Baldwin gets herself romantically attached. Meanwhile, on the other side, Alpha Howard must get his hands dirty with some real spy work, when he, Emily and Ian discover the school of sleeper agents. Aldrich makes the connection between Quayle and the Mole. Two Howards meet the first time after switching sides, and they both have something to tell to each other.

    'Love the Lie' closes some searches while opens a new ring of deceptions, and raises some other valid questions. Like, who is Howard Silk? This episode amps up the pace, and it seems like the story is about to get some conclusion (well, at least some of it). Also, I like that they are finally starting to grow Aldrich as a real character with a past.
    2denny_greeney

    Sara Serraiocco horrid

    Sara Serraiocco "Baldwin" Good God she is such a horrible actress. I don't know how in the heck she got the job. There are so many more actresses that would do a phenomenal job..and you picked this one..really?
    10Hitchcoc

    Wow! and Wow! Again

    This is one of the most creative series I've seen. When the premise came up, lots of factors could have made it awful. Not the case. Things get cooking, including the destruction of a Nazi-like school where all but a couple people die, either by their own hands or in a shootout. The two Howards meet again and it's incredibly unpleasant. But the trouble at home for Quayle is probably the most interesting of all and that will need to be resolved as the series moves quickly to its conclusion. At least some things must be played out so the Second Season has a solid foundation. Excellent television.
    10sa-02896

    Noble

    Loved to see this ep as it made clear that counterpart was ment to stay for far more then the pre-ordered 2 seasons. The people that popped up of nowhere and how noble the still existing cast is acting made it clear. This will roll...
    3jpapanone

    I think the writers and directors were like...

    Ok. How can draw this out. How can we make this more boring?

    We have enough plot for like 3 episodes, but we need to drag this out for 10 episodes, can you make it happen?

    Absolutely.

    Ok...ACTORS! Slow down your talking. We need every scene to take up as much time as possible. We need these episodes to last 55 minutes.

    And our goal is to bore our audience into submission.

    If a viewer makes it all the way through an episode without falling asleep, you aren't doing your job.

    When people ask me if they should watch this...or what I thought.

    I'll say...don't make me think or talk about it. It will make me fall asleep.

    The name of this show should have been SleepInducing.

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    • Trivia
      The title of this episode ("Love The Lie") taken from a line of dialogue in an earlier episode.
    • Goofs
      Supposedly, the cyanide capsules are supposed to be replaced once a year because they go bad. The poison is Potassium Cyanide which does not decompose. It is deliquescent which means it absorbs moisture from the air until it becomes a liquid solution. However, the gelatin capsule will block moisture preventing that from happening for years, maybe decades. If it did happen, the gelatin capsule would also dissolve leaving a gooey mess of gelatin and Potassium Cyanide which would still be poisonous.

      The only other mechanism for the decomposition of Potassium Cyanide is exposure to ultraviolet light which will not happen inside a gelatin capsule.

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gilbert Films
      • Anonymous Content
      • Gate 34 Productions
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    • Runtime
      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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