Back in September, Hulu aired the first episode from the best-selling novel, Tell Me Lies. This climatic tv show takes you on a journey of twists and turns that will keep you glued to the tv to see what might happen next. From manipulation to relationship misconceptions, this story will keep you on the edge of your seat where you’ll be introduced to characters you will either relate to or downright loathe. From someone who literally has no drama in her life, I’m here to give my honest thoughts on the show and a brief overview of it for those who have yet to see it.
This is a story about a couple whose drama spans over a course of eight years. The main character Lucy Albright, played by Grace Van Patten, becomes consumed by a charming young man, Stephen DiMarco, who is played by Jackson White. Lucy just began her freshman year of college and plans to major in English with the hopes of becoming a travel writer. Like every typical campus romance Lucy meets upperclassmen, Stephen, at a college party and that’s where the beginning to their end begins.
From the very beginning, Lucy and Stephen are thrown into an engrossed, addictive, and intense relationship that leads them to make horrible decisions that affects them and their friend group. The same night that Lucy meets Stephan, she immediately shares an intense personal story with him which resulted in her resenting her mother while Stephan just stares at her chest.
Although it takes her a long duration to learn that Stephan is a controlling jerk, she continues to be entangled with him even with the many warnings from her closest friends and Stephan’s ex-hookup. They can’t seem to walk away from the toxic relationship that’s fueled by alcohol, drugs, breakups, hookups, and infidelities.
I’m not one to watch full tv series because I never finish them. I’d much rather watch movies, but this show made me want to continue to watch because of the fair amount of plot twists. However, as I was watching the show, I discovered that they portrayed college as this crazy institution where the students are whirled into mysterious and dangerous situations that could be told on a crime podcast. After attending college for almost four years now, I’ve never heard or seen unhinged behavior from friend groups or simply just students, but that may just be me. Besides this misperception, I think this would be a great show to binge watch one weekend and then chat on the things we hated…(never mind).