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“Tell Me Lies,” the soapy teen drama documenting the tumultuous relationship between then-college students Lucy and Stephen as it unfolded over eight years, wrapped up its finale Wednesday with intrigue, steam, and unanswered questions. stood by.
Although the Hulu original series has yet to be renewed for Season 2, showrunner and executive producer Meghan Oppenheimer told TheWrap that a potential second season will showcase more of the characters’ adult years, starting with an engagement party, while picking up Has been too. Where the series was missed in college.
Lucy is also supposed to have a new love interest, although “Stephen is still entangled with her for the entire show.”
While it was necessary to start a series focused on Lucy and Stefan, Oppenheimer says that possible future episodes will shed light on other ensemble casts, such as Diana and Bree, because “everybody wants a lot more Brie.” “Diana is just such a funny character, and she’s so different from all the other characters in a lot of ways,” Oppenheimer told TheWrap. “I think seeing him back with Steven… it would be really fun.”
Oppenheimer also said that he would ideally have three or four seasons to tell a dramatic story, which would see the characters through college.
Keep reading to get 10 burning questions from the “Tell Me Lies” finale, self-answered by experts.
TheWrap: Did Macy and Stefan plan to continue hooking up throughout the season, had he not died?
I think they might have been hooking up. I think he was never going to take her seriously as a relationship, and if he had gotten involved with other people, he probably would have eventually lost interest and put her on the back-burner. But I think she really liked him.
Throughout the series, Brie feels less comfortable telling Lucy and Pippa about her background. What is it about Macy’s that makes Brie feel more comfortable sharing her past?
This is honestly just what she asks. We were really trying to highlight the way Lucy and Pippa are unintentionally quite selfish in their friendship, and they never asked Bree about themselves and because they’re pretty wrapped up in themselves. . We were just trying to show how easy it would have been if one of them had asked the question just because Macy’s is exactly like, ‘Where were you from?’ ‘What was that?’ She asks, and she seems interested.
How was Maisie feeling when she first saw Lucy and Stephen together?
It’s just a complete gut punch, I think, it’s devastating. If you’ve ever been in a situation where someone you really like and want is taking you more seriously than you should if you see them being interested in someone else, that’s an awful feeling. Is – it’s almost like a nauseating feeling.
She was shocked and really hurt and, but perhaps even disappointed with herself, because she agreed to that dynamic. That said, we can be casual… but I find that usually friends with benefits status doesn’t really work because there’s always one person who wants it to be something else. And we lie to ourselves about what we’re willing to accept because we’re hoping that maybe that person will change their mind. I think most people have been on both sides of it.
Why did Stephen drive voluntarily even though he knew he was drunk? Was it just to avoid seeing Diana?
I think not seeing Diana was a big part of it. I also think Steven is the one who feels invincible. Youth and alcohol will make many people feel invincible; This is why so many people get behind the wheel when they shouldn’t. But I also think that Steven, in particular, being a narcissist, it’s hard for him to imagine that he’s actually been a failure. He just believes, “I’ll be fine, maybe not everyone can drive drunk but I can,” because he doesn’t believe anything terrible will actually happen to him.
Why didn’t Macy stop Stephen from driving under the influence of alcohol?
It’s really hard when you’re not peer-pressured at that age to say “yes” to situations in which you don’t feel comfortable. I mean, I know I definitely should have gone for cars when I wasn’t 16, 17, 18. I mean, not a million times, but a few times… especially if it’s a guy you like And you’re trying to act cool and you don’t want to look high maintenance or too stressed out or like an idiot and it’s really easy to be peer pressured at that point. And also, I think he does a good job of not acting like an addict. He doesn’t seem too drunk, it seems like you know, being able to hold it all together. But that’s the problem with drunk driving.
What came to Stephen’s mind when he came over and found out that Macy was dead?
Steven is one such survivor. Whatever situation you put him in, he’ll allow himself to feel something about it for a second before going into problem-solving mode. I think he feels guilt; I think he feels terrible but for a moment, and then he’s like, “Okay, I can’t let this get me down, so what am I going to do?” He’s just someone who won’t allow himself to go down with the ship, get caught, get into trouble, unless he’s coerced. He was going to do anything so that he would not get into trouble.
He too has probably seen his whole life flashing before his eyes… He knows he can go to jail, he knows that his life will end. I think he’s totally scared. He is one such survivor, albeit in a really brutal way.
Can you tell us about Stephen’s decision to go back to Diana?
After Lucy finds out, he is so terrified of Drew’s situation for the second half of the season. I think it causes her to have tunnel vision about Lucy, like, “I have to do this job at all costs, she can’t be mad at me because she could ruin my life.” I think he also really likes and loves Lucy the way he is capable of loving anyone. But at the end of the day, he always felt like Diana was right to end up with. she can help him more [and] He sees her as someone who has it together and is driven and ambitious, and is going to live the kind of life he wants to live.
This kind of blindness comes to the finale when he’s no longer in trouble with Drew, or he’s no longer going to be in trouble about the Drew thing, and he realizes he has almost as much shit on Lucy this time around. It’s on what she has… so she’s not going to tell on that. But I think given his lack of ambition – the decision to give up traveling to India to spend time with her – he looks right and it’s very unattractive to him. Diana can help him get into the life he wants and he is always the one to put himself first.
Does Lucy sleep with Evan because he had feelings for her? Or did she just want some companionship when Stefan disbanded her?
She cares about him as a friend, but I don’t think she has romantic feelings for him. He’s obviously very attractive and you know, you’re drunk and you’re sad and you’re hurt, you feel rejected, it’s nice to be desired. I think she was looking for mates, I guess but I think she’s really regretting it.
Will Bree ever find out about Lucy and Evan sleeping together?
I think maybe we’ll see that happen at some point, yeah. I think it would be a big deal not to see the result. And I think everyone really wants Brie to get some degree of justice.
When Stefan says he’s not used to being called fiancé, is he referring to his relationship with Lydia or Evan and Bree?
his own relationship. He is engaged to Lydia at the time.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.