The holidays are hell. You’ll never be able to convince me otherwise. I am a firm believer that holidays are hell and this episode of Tell Me Lies confirmed that even in made-up worlds, holidays suck. So, even with all of the drama that these characters produce on their own, I will stand by the fact that I think that part of the drama of this episode was simply that holidays suck and we’re being asked to live through one of the worst – Thanksgiving.
Lately, when I turn on Tell Me Lies, I get really angry. I am getting really angry because I see all of these people making the worst mistakes that they can make. Then, I am angry at myself because I am so invested in the toxicity of this show and these characters. I look forward to the drama and the chaos.
Now, some people are going to kill me because I am going to say something that is a little controversial. One of the best parts of this episode was that Oliver wasn’t really in it. I love Tom Ellis, but the character of Oliver has started to anger me so much that I don’t want to deal with him. He’s manipulative, and self-serving, and is preying on Bree’s emotions.
That being said, it’s part of the reason that I hate myself because I agreed with Evan in this episode. I hate that for myself and for us all – but I too think that Bree’s new flame is preying on her Daddy issues. I think he’s using her insecurities to keep her obedient.
And I also think judging by the opening of this episode, he’s still in the picture and Bree hasn’t figured out how to let him go.
F*** men and all their complications. Yes, I may be single and bitter over here, but I don’t think I am in the wrong.
2015
It’s the day before Evan and Bree’s wedding and TBH, I am confused as to why these two are back together. I am just as confused as to why Steven and Lydia are together. After all of the things that have happened in college – why are all of these people not running from each other? I would have completely reinvented myself, bought a new identity, and been out.
What I am most curious about right now though is what secret is Bree keeping. She’s on the phone saying she’s getting married tomorrow and this is her chance at a family and to leave her alone. For some reason, I just think that she’s still sleeping with Oliver and she’s telling him to let her be.
But at least one secret is coming to light. At the party, Pippa arrives with Diana. She tells Bree and Lucy that Diana is the woman that she’s been dating. It was great to see the shock on everyone’s face when the two walked in together. I don’t trust Diana, true. But I do hope that Pippa finds happiness and stops hiding it.
When it comes to this group though, I don’t think that there will ever be a time where secrets are more bountiful than the truth.
But then we go back to 2007. Keep up with me, it’s about to become a lot.
LET IT SNOW
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and it’s snowing a lot at Baird. It’s my favorite time of year – snow falling, people bundled up, and there’s all sorts of drama. But for Lucy, a lot of the drama in her life, she’s creating for herself. Now, Leo, as much as I adore him, I also think that something is up there.
When Leo doesn’t want to go home for Thanksgiving, Lucy has questions about why. He may not think that it’s fair for her to ask questions, but I think she’s within her right. He’s intentionally evasive.
He doesn’t want to tell her about Becca. He doesn’t want to tell her what about his family, but Lucy keeps pushing.
There was a part of me that felt bad for Lucy at a certain point, because of all the things that have happened to her. But, as much as I feel bad for her for those situations, I am feeling less and less bad because of the way that she’s trying to create chaos.
People tell things in their own time.
Leo is definitely hiding something, but aren’t we all? They are in a new relationship and she needs to give it time to grow.
THANKSGIVING DINNER IS SOLD OUT
The blessing is that Oliver isn’t in town. Yes, I call the fact that Tom Ellis isn’t on my screen, a blessing. Why? Because I can’t stand the fact that the character of Oliver gives no f***s about Bree, but cares that it’s all about him. What he could lose. What he could do.
When Wrigley and Evan see Bree in line at the dining hall, right after finding out that there are no more Thanksgiving dinners available. Bree is kind to Evan and he obviously reads too much into that.
Evan is a nice guy. He really is. But sometimes too nice and too naive. He thinks that Bree obviously wants to hang out with him. Can she not be nice? Does she have to be mean for him to not think that she wants to be with him? I am not sure what he is thinking or if he’s thinking about anything at all.
If we’re being honest this whole scene made me laugh and also feel sorry for the girl that Evan has been seeing and dragging along. He’s not ever going to be over Bree and I get that. But what I also get is that he’s screwing with people’s emotions and that makes him gross.
FRIENDSGIVING
This is a cautionary tale of why you never throw a Friendsgiving. I am not a holiday person and this is definitely an example of why.
Yes, the entire meal looks like vomit and no one is going to want to eat it. BUT, what happens at the meal that I consider most important is that Bree is trying to prove that she has moved on, and Evan isn’t getting the hint.
When Evan’s girlfriend basically asks if she’s moved on or if she’s still hooked on Evan, Bree says that she’s moved on. Totally get that it would put Evan’s new girlfriend at ease.
But for Evan, it’s too much to hear. He’s not ready for that. He talks to Bree and when he finds out that she has moved on and that she’s dating someone in his 40’s he gets really mean. Mean where he says stuff that you may be able to think, but you just don’t ever say.
Does Bree have issues? Yes. She does. Who wouldn’t with all of the things that she has been through? Does she have Daddy issues? 1000%. I don’t disagree with Evan on that. But should he have said that? Nope. Should have shut up.
What is it with us all, as human beings, who feel the need to say things that we don’t need to, simply because we can? People’s feelings matter. You can be heartbroken and you can be upset, but you really should pick and choose what you say.
It’s not easy, but it is necessary.
Evan takes it hard when Bree leaves. How was he expecting her to take his little outbursts? Sir, please.
SLAP AND SIP
Wrigley you are an idiot. I am not even going to pretend I am saying that with love, because I am not. I am telling you, you are just so wrong for suggesting that drinking game.
There isn’t anyone in this group that doesn’t have secrets to tell or anger to feel. So given the chance to be screaming and hitting at each other, they are going to take it. I was a little nervous about this whole thing, but honestly ended up cringing at the entire game.
I guess it was a way to get Evan’s new girlfriend out the door because he was showing that the only person he cared about was Bree. Hell, he flat-out shows that he wants her back and that he’s not going to give up on her.
But like DUDE, have some discretion. It’s kind of crazy to me how we can think that someone can be the good guy and they just aren’t. But if there is anything that Tell Me Lies has taught us is that secrets have a way of showing just who isn’t really all that great.
While you know that this whole experience is going to be bad from the beginning, it’s like a car accident. You can’t look away. It’s a bad thing, but it’s a fact of life. We all say we don’t like drama, but other people’s drama – people get into it.
And this toxic mess is something that you just look at and think well, at least I feel better about myself.
Steven wasn’t supposed to be there, but of course, Wrigley invited him. When Steven and Diana show up, I knew that things were going to get awkward. And they were. Steven doesn’t like the fact that Lucy and Leo are there, and so he’s going to do everything to put doubts in Lucy’s ear.
But I also think that this game is sick. All of them are so paranoid. He starts with Leo, trying to tell him who Lucy is, and tries to get in his head about Becca. But the head that he gets into is Lucys. Lucy is so paranoid over everything Steven says and though I can understand why, she has to keep him out of her head.
She’s gonna ruin her happiness because she’s letting everyone else dictate how she gets to feel about things.
Steven is always going to be messed up. He doesn’t want Lucy, but he wants Lucy. He wants her to feel like she can’t be with anyone else. He’s like the king of walking red flags.
And we all know this is never going to end well and of course, it doesn’t. It ends with Diana getting slapped by Lucy.
LEO IS KINDA OF A HYPOCRITE
I audibly gasped when Diana got slapped by Lucy and they weren’t even playing the game. I am not sure if I gasped because I thought it was about time she fought back. However, in the same breath, Lucy has been angering me these days, so I am thinking of other things.
But when Lucy slaps Diana, it is out of line. You should never resort to violence. Now, I do get that things happen but I thought my eyes were going to pop out of my head.
When Leo reacts as if he’s the one slapped, and runs out, I have to admit I rolled my eyes. Leo acts like he’s a victim and he’s not. Once again, we’re back to the fact that a lot of this BS that these characters go through could be avoided if they JUST COMMUNICATED.
These two continue their argument by gaslighting each other and it’s kinda really gross to watch. I know that all these fights that we have when we’re younger – they seem so life and death, but they aren’t always. However, the way that Lucy and Leo fight – it’s like they go for each other’s throats and enjoy it.
And it’s gross how Lucy tries to gaslight him for her actions. What he divulges, he should have been able to talk about when he wanted to. However, this is just another example of why they shouldn’t be together because there is no trust between the two of them. And in this writers opinion – if you don’t have trust, then you have nothing.
The two break up and I am kinda sad about that, but I don’t think that it’s the last we see of him. Everyone’s story intertwines, and we still don’t know what he did to his ex or the whole story between him and Steven.
But I want to know it and won’t stop until I do. Well, not sure what I won’t stop, but I really want to know. I do believe that it’s probably more complicated than I can imagine.
My issue with Leo is he’s got an anger issue, but he’s mad at Lucy for having the same. Because that’s the thing – Lucy also has anger issues and I am not sure if she’s aware of it. She retaliates on everything and she’s not seeking the help she really needs.
I think that Leo’s a hypocrite because he is the same as Lucy in a lot of ways. But these two are not good together – like the rest of them. All because of all of their secrets. And their way to not change.
College is chaos, I get that. But this show is just proving to me that therapy is needed for college kids like these. They need to be slapped straight.
STEVEN YOU WIN
Lucy has had it. She and Leo have broken up. She’s lost it. She’s losing everything. And she’s becoming someone that she doesn’t want to be. So what does she do?
She lets Steven know he’s won. She didn’t want a war with him (who would) and yet here they are. She’s lost the will to fight, which hey, I can appreciate. So her telling Steven, you know that she’s beat down. She has nothing left in her. She just wants it all to end.
And honestly, giving someone like Steven that kind of power is scary to me. It’s scary because Steven thrives off control. For a second I think he feels bad, but I actually think he’s getting off on this. I think that he’s actually thrilled that this has happened and I think that when Lucy says that he has one – he full-on gets a hard-on. Ya, I went there.
I feel bad for her. I feel bad for them all. But I don’t know if they will fix their crap… like ever.
I do know though that this is one Thanksgiving for the books. One that they will never get.
OTHER THOUGHTS
- I now see all of the attraction between Diana and Pippa and wonder how I missed this
- I was shocked Pippa didn’t leave when her friends did, but also love that she didn’t. I can respect that more about her.
- Why is it that I am rooting for Pippa with both Wrigley and Diana?
- The look of shock on everyone’s face when Pippa and Diana walked in together was priceless!
