Tell Me Lies Season 2 Episode 3 Review: I Can See Right Through Myself

Secrets, school, and sex. These are the themes of Tell Me Lies Season 2 Episode 3, “I Can See Right Through Myself.”

Up until now, Season 2 has seemed to put Lucy and Stephen on the back burner as a way to focus more on Bree and Evan’s complicated relationship.

But fans of the original dramatic and messy relationship can rejoice because Episode 3 highlights key parts of Lucy and Stephen’s history and makes sure one of the two is in almost every shot. With their whirlwind romance ending almost seven years ago, this mutual friend’s wedding is the perfect excuse to force Lucy and Stephen into close proximity.

Trying to stand her ground and stay unbothered by all her dark memories from college, Lucy shows up to Bree and Evan’s joint bachelorette and bachelor party with her current boyfriend, Max.

As happy as we are to see Lucy finally get back at Stephen by moving on, it is difficult to sense any chemistry between her and Max.

It almost feels like these are just two random people who were thrown together to progress the plot and solidify Lucy’s ability to have a life and personality outside of Stephen.

Despite her “moving on,” we also see how close Max and Stephen get on this episode, and this strange friendship allows you to realize two critical things about this pairing.

One is that Lucy seems to have a thing for toxic men who try to gaslight her into thinking her emotions and worries are the problem. The second point is that Lucy and Leo should have been endgame.

Personally, I am a hardcore shipper of Leo and Lucy’s budding relationship this season. From episode one to now, their chemistry has been off the charts, and despite this show centering around male toxicity, Leo has proven time and time again that there are good men in this series.

Now, Leo also has his flaws — he struggles with anger issues.

Able to get past his pride and flaws, he explains to Lucy that he didn’t mean to scare her when he got mad at the guy who spilled her coffee. He’s getting help to be a better man to his friends, family, and those around him.

By opening up and being vulnerable after he makes a mistake, Leo shows that it’s healthy and normal for men to express their emotions. Happy that someone is finally being honest with her and valuing her as a person, Lucy agrees to see where her and Leo’s relationship will go if they keep seeing each other.

With how happy Leo makes Lucy, I’m standing firm in my position that they should have a long, happy, and healthy relationship that they both deserve. Since that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for their future, I’m genuinely curious to see how they grow together and what changes.

Sticking with the theme of character and relationship progression on this episode, we also see Pippa and Wrigley’s friendship begin to mend after far too long.

Finally fed up with Wrigley sitting by and watching her be degraded, Pippa calls him out for letting his teammates constantly bully her for a mistake she made in the past (which she didn’t even make by who’s surprised that they were never able to communicate and have an adult conversation about what happened).

As much as we can dislike Wrigley’s character because he is immature and full of himself as a sports player, we can also appreciate him coming to his senses after being publicly humbled by Pippa speaking up for herself.

Honestly, at this point in the series, everyone should either be a Pippa or have one in their lives.

Despite constantly being dealt a bad hand in life, she faces all these challenges with grace and poise, always making sure to put herself and her mental health first, which is so empowering for women to see.

Finally, Bree might not be the center of attention during this episode. However, we still see significant progress and electricity when she decides to pursue an official relationship with Oliver.

Even though it’s an official relationship, it still has to be kept a secret between the two because Oliver explains that despite his feelings for Bree, he will never leave his wife for her.

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Tell Me Lies streams Tuesdays at 9/8c on Hulu.

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