Endgame (2011)
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Originally started watching this show on my husbands suggestion as he said it was similar to Lie to Me, a previous TV series we both enjoyed. While Balagan is not as amusing or sarcastic as Lightman was, he is an interesting character. It's a coin toss at the moment what we think of the Russian accent, though it does serve well to make him sound even more patronizing at times. Not sure I agree with the Lie to Me comparison over all as there is no science or study behind finding the lie to solve the case. Rather Balagan likens everything to strategy as he was a pro chess player previously. Interesting twist in a set of skills. Now if they could just get him over the whole hiding in a hotel thing.