'Tell Me Lies' Grace Van Patten On Why Lucy Doesn't Tell Bree About Evan

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Spoiler alert: This post discusses details from the first three episodes of Tell Me Lies Season 3.

Lucy Albright has walked right into another trap — and maybe that’s just where she wants to be. The third season of Tell Me Lies begins with Lucy and her on-and-off boyfriend Stephen DeMarco trying to give their relationship one more chance, but that predictably devolves into yet another toxic power play right away. To viewers, it may seem pretty clear that Lucy could end Stephen’s control over her if she would just come clean to her bestie Bree. Even Grace Van Patten admits she got “frustrated” with how her character handled this situation.

In the premiere episodes, Stephen terrorizes Lucy by constantly threatening to tell Bree that Lucy hooked up with Bree’s ex-boyfriend, Evan. Stephen uses this blackmail to manipu...