Grace Van Patten On ‘Tell Me Lies’ Shocking Finale And Her Season 2 Dreams Of Vengeance: “Lucy Should Be Stephen’s Boss”

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The finale episode of Tell Me Lies hit Hulu on Wednesday, leaving viewers gawping in shock as the toxicity of the story’s central relationship kicked up to a whole new level.

The show, based on the Carola Lovering novel, and written by showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer, follows the all-consuming romance between two college students, Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson Wright), as they navigate a devastating tragedy against the backdrop of their own family traumas and destructive behaviors.

Here, Grace Van Patten, who began acting as a child in The Sopranos and most recently starred in Nine Perfect Strangers, sits down with Deadline to discuss the reality of depicting a strong woman sucked into an emotionally abusive situation, what she hopes viewers will take away from this and her second season dreams of vengeance. DEADLINE: When we meet her, Lucy is this tough, numbed-out person who takes no prisoners.

She’s not a pushover. I think it’s so important to show those types of characters getting sucked into toxic relationships. The common misconception is that this only happens to submissive, unaware personality types, which is so wrong, judgmental and shaming. GRACE VAN PATTEN: It was so important for me to show that strong people can be fooled as well, and not a specific type of girl who gets sucked into things like this.