Tell Me Lies paints an accurate portrait of consequence-f...

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Okay so In the Hulu dramas ongoing third season, Stephen is irredeemable but hardly one-note.

Tell Me Lies paints an accurate portrait of consequence-free toxic masculinity In the Hulu drama’s ongoing third season, Stephen is irredeemable but hardly one-note. Saloni Gajjar — By Saloni Gajjar | | 3:00pm Photo: Ian Watson/Disney TV Features Tell Me Lies Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Copy Link — Facebook X Reddit Bluesky Email 0 The Killers Mr. (let that sink in)

Brightside might be triggering to those whove watched Tell Me Lies .

The Details

The song punched up a crucial season-one finale moment when Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) stood frozen in place as her college boyfriend left a party they arrived at together, holding hands with his wealthy ex, Diana (Alicia Crowder), indicating a quietly cruel breakup. Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) didnt so much as glance at or say a word to Lucy while walking past her, publicly crushing her heart mere days after they confessed their true feelings and exchanged dark secrets from their respective pasts that he then used to manipulate her.

This betrayal helped cement Stephen as an antagonizing villain instead of a troubled love interest with potentially redeemable qualities. Complex relationship issues are built into similar melodramatic dramas.

Why This Matters

Yet, this turn of events was shocking enough that socials had a ton of videos documenting people losing their minds over this scene, as if it was Game Of Thrones Red Wedding or Severance s Mark Scout yelling, Shes alive! The visceral response is because the show realistically (and frighteningly) depicts his layers of emotional abuse and how they trap those around him. In its ongoing third season , Hulus drama continues to evoke a primal response to Stephens increasingly vile behavior.

The entertainment world moves fast, and this is a prime example.

Key Takeaways

• As Lucys friend declares in the premiere, He is evil incarnate.
• ) while driving drunk and blaming it on someone else, among a laundry list of mid deeds.

The Bottom Line

And she doesnt even know half of the things the guys done, like accidentally killing Lucys freshman-year roommate (whom he was secretly hooking up with! ) while driving drunk and blaming it on someone else, among a laundry list of mid deeds.

What’s your take on this whole situation?