The 'Inform Me Lies' showrunner reveals season 2 plans, talks about Stephen and Diana's jaw-dropping social gathering second, and the fallout of Lucy's unhealthy selections.
Lucy’s home of playing cards crumbled by the tip of the Inform Me Lies season 1 finale. Not solely did Stephen and Diana get again along with Stephen not even having the decency to interrupt up with Lucy first, however Lucy responded by getting so drunk that she slept with Evan. It’s not a good time to be Lucy Albright.
HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Inform Me Lies creator and showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer about that game-changing finale ending for Stephen, Diana, and Lucy. Whereas Lucy was left shell-shocked, Meaghan mentioned that Lucy “earned that second” after how she handled Diana. Plus, there was a point out of Drew in 2015 that inevitably prompted the query: what occurred to him? Meaghan talked about all of it and revealed what season 2 would convey as properly.
Before everything, does Bree learn about Evan and Lucy sleeping collectively? Or does she nonetheless not know?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: She doesn't.
Does anybody else learn about what occurred?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: Sooner or later years?
Yeah.
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I imply, I believe Pippa most likely is aware of.
Within the later timeline, Stephen is engaged to Lydia, which is a giant deal contemplating her connection to Lucy. If there's a season 2, would you dive into the origins of that relationship?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: In season 2, we is likely to be extra within the grownup storyline than we have been in season 1, however we are going to nonetheless be primarily centered within the faculty years. The aim is there’s all these little Easter eggs which are dropped within the 2015 12 months, like what occurred to Drew, how did Lydia and Steven get collectively… these issues are all issues that we get to seek out out within the faculty years. Whether or not we are going to see the whole evolution of how Steven and Lydia grew to become concerned in season 2, it most likely shall be a slower burn, however we will certainly see them start to work together in season 2.
Talking of Drew, we hear Evan inform Lucy to present Wrigley a break as a result of it was his brother’s birthday not too long ago. Is Drew useless?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I can’t say that. He’s had a tough time, although. I'll say that.
Is it one thing that possibly occurred not too long ago, or is that one thing that occurred in faculty?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: It’s one thing that can extra probably unfold in season 2 within the faculty years.
We now have to speak about that epic social gathering second with Stephen and Diana getting again collectively and strolling down the steps in entrance of Lucy. It’s probably the most 2008 factor ever with “Mr. Brightside” taking part in. Speak about that second between the three of them. Diana acquired the final snicker this time.
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I do know. In order that second of them coming down the steps collectively is one thing that's within the guide that I simply liked. I may visualize it so clearly after I learn that scene, so I knew I needed to maintain that in. That was most likely one of many greatest set items that I stored from the guide. It was humorous as a result of once we have been modifying it and after I first acquired the reduce, I used to be not solely certain how one can make the scene work. Simply because within the edit generally it’s like, oh, how does this work? We have been attempting to determine the music. At first, we have been doing extra somber music and making it this extra emotional second. After which I mentioned to the editor, “May you simply put ‘Mr. Brightside’ on? Can we simply hear what that feels like?” As a result of I assumed there’d be simply one thing so biting and ironic and sort of nasty in a manner. We put it on and routinely we have been all like, oh my god, that’s the track. It simply made the second. As terrible as it's and devastating for Lucy, there’s a mischievous horror to it that I felt was a bit bit applicable. In case you make it too somber it turns into too melodramatic.
I really feel prefer it was a full circle second after Lucy flaunted her relationship with Stephen in entrance of Diana on the pageant.
Meaghan Oppenheimer: Completely. I believe that Diana has been underestimated by Lucy persistently all through the season. She performed a really totally different sport than Lucy, however she was at all times going to win. Additionally, I believe Lucy has type of made her mattress. As a lot as we care about Lucy and love Lucy, she’s acted like an asshole. She earned that second a bit bit from Diana.
I discover Diana’s relationship with Stephen equally fascinating as Stephen and Lucy’s relationship. She retains going again to this man when she may simply transfer on along with her life. Why did she need to get again with Stephen? Why does she nonetheless need to assist him in any respect? Is it simply to get again at Lucy?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I believe it’s a number of causes. I believe that she genuinely loves him. I believe she sees flaws in him and flaws in his life that she doesn't personally have, so she is ready to have a number of empathy for it. I believe she’s additionally simply somebody who’s an issue solver. She sees this mess of an individual and he or she’s like, “I can repair him,” which is the kiss of demise. So many individuals have that situation. I’ve actually had that situation. But additionally, it’s like, if somebody needs your toy, you need the toy much more. It’s so humorous to me after I watch The Bachelor, these ladies fall for that man. Like, 90% of them genuinely actually find yourself liking that man. And I’m like, in case you met him at a celebration with 20 different guys, would you want him? But it surely’s as a result of everybody’s so centered on that man, you routinely are like, “I would like him to decide on me.” I believe it’s not probably the most fantastic of motives, however I believe it’s relatable, particularly at that age.
Lucy nonetheless has Macy’s demise secret over Stephen’s head. Why do you suppose he took that danger understanding what Lucy may do with that secret?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: As a result of in that scene when she sort of threatens him, he threatens her again and brings up what she did Wrigley, the way in which she backs down and is straight away terrified… I believe he is aware of there’s no manner she’s going to inform on him as a result of it could imply implicating herself as properly. She’s actually f**ked up, and he or she’s broken her friendships for this relationship. She’s betrayed Pippa, and he or she has lots to lose.
Diana can also be prepared to do lots for Stephen, however do you suppose Stephen is aware of that possibly Diana wouldn’t preserve this secret as Lucy has?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: That’s a great query. I believe he most likely hasn’t thought of that except that was offered as an precise situation. I believe he’s so within the second and what must be completed proper now. I don’t know. I really feel like there’s a world during which he may get Diana to maintain the key as a result of he’s simply such a grasp manipulator. I believe he would go about it otherwise than he went about it with Lucy as a result of I believe Diana just isn't as simply manipulated or as simply gaslit. However I believe he may most likely get her to maintain the key too.
We spoke about this weeks in the past about how Lucy understanding Stephen’s secret actually gave Lucy some forex with him that she didn’t have earlier than. We’ve seen how that backfired on her and the way being on this relationship has modified her and made her way more manipulative and broken her relationships. Between Stephen and Diana and now betraying her pal Bree with Evan, how are this stuff going to alter Lucy in season 2?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I believe we’re going to be encountering a way more weak Lucy. I believe she’s been ingesting the Kool-Help and has been underneath this spell of getting Stephen beside her and feeling sort of highly effective. I believe a number of her personal errors shall be very clear to her at first of season 2 of how a lot she has harm folks that truly have been good to her. I believe we shall be discovering most likely a kinder, softer Lucy as a result of I believe she’s a form individual. She has partitions up, and he or she’s a multitude generally, however I don’t suppose she’s inherently merciless. I believe she grew to become merciless due to Stephen.
We do know that Stephen and Lucy’s relationship does proceed for a number of years. When season 2 would decide up, would Lucy be licking her wounds? Would she be within the indignant stage? The place would she stand along with her emotions in the direction of Stephen?
Meaghan Oppenheimer: I believe that season 2 would want to discover a few of Stephen and Lucy’s romantic lives away from one another, or no less than a part of the time. They wouldn’t be collectively at first of the season. I believe it could be actually fascinating to see a brand new love curiosity are available for Lucy that was tousled and sophisticated in very other ways and see her attempt to unlearn among the habits that she realized from Stephen and doubtless fail to unlearn these issues. However I do suppose there shall be some rage there, and there'll completely be some revenge plots that occur sooner or later.