"For all the nonsensical decision-making, misery porn, and period-inaccurate hair, I had really been enjoying Tell Me Lies. I just sort of expected that, after all of this, Lucy would have learned something, gotten somewhere with her life. For example, in my imagination, she moved to Berlin, took up with a minor European royal, and documented it all on her Blogspot."
"But she just as easily could have moved to Los Angeles and transferred to some well-regarded hippie college on the strength of her personal essay about living through abuse. As a matter of fact, she could have become one of the many writers in New York City at the time who were making a name for themselves writing shocking personal essays for digital outlets catering to women in their early 20s. She could have just gone to therapy."
The finale leaves Lucy abandoned at a rural gas station by Stephen, with no indication of growth, therapy, or career progress. Multiple plausible trajectories for Lucy go unexplored, including moving to Berlin and documenting life on Blogspot, relocating to Los Angeles and transferring to a progressive college, pursuing a New York writing career, or seeking therapy. Key narrative threads remain dangling: Lucy's memory loss is not mentioned again, the timing and maintenance of six-year friendships feel inconsistent, and reconnections like Pippa and Diana are unexplained. The lack of closure suggests either an intentional ambiguous ending or insufficient resolution, leaving viewers dissatisfied and questioning character arcs and relationship logic.
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