"The Overton window for evil on Tell Me Lies has shifted to such a degree that one leaves "I Will Promise Not to Sting" feeling almost positively about Stephen. One has simply grown so accustomed to his cruelty that, in an episode with so many other people acting on their worst impulses, Stephen stands out for momentarily acting on a good one. And then one shakes one's head and snaps out of it and remembers that Stephen is still the source of all evil."
"Lucy's real flaw is and always has been a lack of capacity for forethought. I do not usually support Lucy making decisions or taking action of any sort, because it only results in harm to herself and others. But there is only so long a person can be expected to live like this. Lucy needs to get that tape back. Diana isn't wrong telling Lucy to wait it out,"
Stephen's cruelty dominates the group, but other characters' worse impulses momentarily reframe him as less malevolent. Wrigley and Bree immediately plan to leave partners and begin a relationship, but Pippa and Evan exploit their personalities. Lucy consistently lacks forethought and often causes harm through decisions. Lucy needs to recover a tape and pursues a crude plan that omits contingencies. Diana previously engineered a breakup by exploiting Stephen's narcissism. The escape requires Evan's cooperation because Bree must learn that Lucy was Evan's affair partner, and the chosen strategy leans toward straight denials to bury the scandal.
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