SPOILER ALERT: This put up contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “Inform Me Lies,” now streaming on Hulu.

Season 2 of “Inform Me Lies” received right here crashing to an end — in every the 2008 and the 2015 timelines. In an attempt to sum up each factor that occurred: Stephen (Jackson White) and Diana (Alicia Crowder) broke up — an thought she made him suppose was his doing, nonetheless she’d been planning all alongside to get him away. (No, her dad on no account turned off her financial institution playing cards!) There was no unhappiness in any respect for Stephen, who immediately slept with Lucy (Grace Van Patten). Proper after that hookup, Lucy went once more to Leo (Thomas Doherty) and slept with him — with out even altering her underwear. That tidbit received right here in hand for Stephen later when he launched up what she was carrying to present to Leo they’d hooked up hours sooner than and led to Leo punching him repeatedly until his face was unrecognizable.

Then there have been Bree (Catherine Missal) and Oliver (Tom Ellis), who’ve been lastly caught by Marianne (Gabriella Pession)… in addition to she’d recognized all alongside, since she and her husband have been in an open relationship and had merely decided to not inform Bree that. (Bree moreover delivered the perfect line of the episode, yelling at Oliver, “You don’t get to fuck me like I’m an grownup then speak to me like I’m a toddler.”)

And individuals weren’t even most likely probably the most dramatic storylines. Pippa (Sonia Mena) and Diana obtained ahold of Drew (Benjamin Wadsworth), who lastly returned to campus to see Wrigley (Spencer Home). However after a night of partying and taking Wrigley’s medicine, Drew overdosed and died on his brother’s couch. After his dying, Lucy felt so liable for being the one to put in writing the letter that obtained Drew kicked out of college that she wanted to come again clear. Stephen decided to take the blame instead, displaying to take motion for Lucy — nonetheless, clearly, since he’s Stephen, doing it to have one factor to carry over her head down the street.

Talking of doing that, after Stephen and Lucy obtained once more collectively, Evan (Branden Cook dinner) decided he had to inform him that Lucy was the one he slept with remaining yr. After going open air to get modern air, he received right here once more in and, with out Evan realizing, recorded him saying it as soon as extra: He cheated on Bree with Lucy.

Flash forward to 2015: It’s Bree and Evan’s wedding ceremony ceremony day. Stephen cheats on Lydia with Lucy, then sends Bree the voice phrase. Within the last word moments of the episode, Bree is confirmed moments sooner than strolling down the aisle, listening to Evan’s confession, whereas Lucy, her bridesmaid, stands subsequent to her, unaware.

After awarding Stephen with being presumably the worst character on television, we chatted with current creator and govt producer Meaghan Oppenheimer, who broke down the essential factor moments and teased what’s to come again after all of that.

Let’s return to the penultimate episode — Lucy says she was assaulted by Lydia’s brother, Chris, ending her friendship with Lydia. What was the dialog like about making that the reason Lydia hated her?

Earlier than the room started, I knew that Lucy will be on this failed redemption arc, and I knew that I wished irrespective of that rift was between her and Lydia to be on account of she tried to do the right issue, nonetheless did the inaccurate issue for the right motive. It really divided the room — Lucy claiming the assault for herself. It was in all likelihood most likely probably the most contentious day inside the room and that’s why I used to be like, “Nicely, now we have to do it.”

There are on a regular basis some writers who actually really feel like we’ve to put additional of a optimistic occasion on show display than others. I’m really of the concept of merely doing what’s honest. We’re not alleged to be guiding anyone, or telling people that’s behave. Some people really felt that lying about sexual assault is probably going one of many worst points {that a} girl can do — that it’ll merely be completely unforgivable for Lucy to do that. I really wanted to verify that, and see if we may have her do the inaccurate issue for the right motive, and have people kind of understand.

Bree and Oliver’s relationship received right here to pretty an end. Will we see Tom Ellis once more in the end?

I don’t suppose so. I really feel Tom was merely desirous to do one season. I really feel that we wrapped up his storyline in a strategy that really labored for me. I don’t know the place else we would go after that with him. I really feel we could convey Marianne once more, presumably. There’s rather more story to inform alongside along with her. However I really feel we kind of realized that Oliver is so broken and gap by the highest of this season that I’m ready for Bree to be carried out with him.

One of many main causes that I wanted to do the current inside the first place is to debunk this delusion that solely weak or foolish ladies get tricked by narcissists and unhealthy people. That solely silly ladies get run over by love. It happens to the strongest of us. A couple of of probably the most unimaginable ladies I do know, their one weak spot is an individual or relationships. There’s one factor so weak about that. I don’t know what it’s about desirous to be preferred that makes us neglect ourselves.

At her engagement get collectively, Bree will get a contentious title from anyone. On the time, it appeared want it could be Oliver. Or presumably Stephen?

I can’t say, on account of that will probably be a reveal in a later season. But it absolutely’s not Stephen and it’s not Oliver.

Leaping to Wrigley’s heart-wrenching arc this season. Within the pilot, it was hinted that Drew is not spherical. When did you resolve how/when Drew would return and at last die?

Throughout Season 1, I believed that it is going to be the ending of Season 1, after which there was an extreme quantity of, and we didn’t need it. So I on a regular basis knew he was going to die. Ben is so good and so lovely that after we started the writers’ room for Season 2, I used to be like, “Is there any approach we will have him round?” It didn’t make sense each different strategy. I really wanted Wrigley to be destroyed by the highest of the season. I do know that’s so horrible to say! We’ve seen him in the end, and I wanted to grasp why he’d gotten to that point, on account of he’s clearly a big quantity in the end years.

On the marriage ceremony, Wrigley mentions that it’s time to let go of his crush. I merely want to confirm — that’s about Pippa?

Yeah. I really feel he was on a regular basis holding out hope.

Wrigley and Pippa slept collectively inside the penultimate episode — sooner than he outted her. Was that the ultimate time we’ll see them collectively romantically?

I really feel that what’s so sad about Pippa’s journey on this season, is that it’ll get halted as quickly as as soon as extra. As a results of she’s not going to have the power to completely break away from Wrigley in the way in which in which that she, I really feel, in all likelihood wants to now, on account of he’s passed by this large tragedy. She in all likelihood will get once more with him, on the very least for a short while after this, on account of he desires her loads, and he or she loves him loads as a pal. She doesn’t want to be one different issue that breaks his coronary coronary heart. However in spite of everything, it’s really unfortunate for her and her growth, on account of it’s one different issue that’s merely halting that growth.

Transferring forward, assuming we get additional seasons, will we see how Pippa and Diana get collectively?

I’m not going constructive. I really feel it depends upon how far we go inside the 2008 storyline. I really feel we would in all likelihood see Pippa coming out, on account of after we go away them in 2008, she’s loads extra in that journey than Diana is. She’s already acutely aware that she has these feelings. And Diana, I really don’t suppose, is. I really feel she is conscious of she’s feeling one factor for Pippa, nonetheless I don’t suppose she’s labeled it or been honest with herself about it in any respect. So it merely depends upon. However I don’t know that we would see Diana’s, on account of Pippa and Diana positively don’t get collectively until after school. They’re not hooking up all through school.

How and when did you resolve to have Diana activate Stephen?

I hope no one observed that coming. It’s humorous, sooner than we obtained greenlit formally for Season 2, Hulu referred to as me and acknowledged they really wanted to current the greenlight nonetheless wanted to guarantee we had ample ideas. So I had, like, 48 hours to bullshit some stuff and that was one in all many points I received right here up with — that Diana orchestrates this entire plot to get away from Stephen. I really feel she begins in earnest in Episode 4, when she finds Stephen’s footage of Macy. That’s when she is conscious of she has to get the fuck out of there.

Let’s talk about Lucy sleeping with Stephen as soon as extra, then sleeping with Leo… which led to pretty a nasty confrontation.

[The Leo and Lucy] scene was really arduous to film, on account of all of it wanted to play on Grace’s face. It’s about Lucy’s private shame in that second, and easily not desirous to lose Leo. She’s decided, she doesn’t want to harm his feelings or say no to him, nonetheless contemplating, “I simply fucked Stephen an hour in the past.” We saved doing that scene to get to a spot the place we’ve been constructive she wasn’t grossed out by Leo, nonetheless by herself. We used the ultimate take. It performs like a horror movie.

After which the battle really performs like a horror movie.

My dad and mother are gonna be so proud as soon as they hear the street, “How does my cum style?” Grace actually received right here as a lot as me and acknowledged, “So we’re saying I’ve intercourse with Stephen, after which placed on the identical underwear?” I really feel she did. It’s one factor that drives by the panic assault she’s having. Lucy isn’t contemplating clearly. She’s working from her decision to sleep with Stephen and looking for a protected place. It’s heartbreaking, and I hope people don’t hate her, nonetheless individuals are merely really arduous on ladies.

If you’re mapping out the long term, how fairly extra of the college years do you want to current? Going forward, will we get additional of the 2015 and fewer of 2008?

I did map that out strategy upfront after I merely thought of what the development of the current was. And I believed, we’ll get more and more of the long term as time goes on. I really feel by the third season, we’re going to nonetheless have some 2008 on account of there’s stuff that now we’ve to wrap up there. However I really feel it is going to be just a bit bit shifted inside the sense that there’ll in all likelihood be additional 2015 than 2008.

Would there even be a time soar when Season 3 returns or wouldn’t it not be subsequent semester?

I really feel there would in all likelihood be a time soar.

Lastly, social media has been abuzz about Leo and Stephen every having a rose tattoo and whether or not or not that hints at some type of earlier connection. Is that part of the story?

Somebody merely suggested me in regards to the tattoo speculation! These are merely their precise tattoos. Two actors with the similar tattoo. Complete coincidence.

This interview has been edited and condensed.