‘Tell Me Lies’ Creator Unpacks Season 3’s Scandalous Start and the Episode She Calls “F***ing Brilliant”

[This story contains Major spoilers from the first three episodes of Tell Me Lies season three: “You F*cked It, Friend,” We Can’t Help It If We Are A Problem” and “Repent.”]

Meaghan Oppenheimer wants to remind viewers that everything isn’t always what it seems.

Following that epic Tell Me Lies season two finale that ended with Stephen (Jackson White) sending Bree (Cat Missal) a voice recording of Evan (Branden Cook) confessing he slept with Lucy (Grace Van Patten) in college — right before Bree walks down the aisle to marry Evan in the show’s 2015 timeline — everyone’s favorite toxic gang has returned with more chaos.

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In the three-episode premiere now streaming (Hulu surprised dropped the third episode early), Bree and Evan say “I do” in the 2015 timeline and in the 2008 college timeline, Stephen forces Lucy to record a video admitting she lied about being sexually assaulted, Evan confronts professor Oliver (Tom Ellis) about his previous relationship with Bree,…