Rich Text
Rich Text
'Tell Me Lies' Finale & Grappling With 'ANTM'
Preview
0:00
-15:56

'Tell Me Lies' Finale & Grappling With 'ANTM'

Both "Tell Me Lies" and Netflix's new doc "Reality Check" have something to say about toxic cycles and the imperfect road towards finding justice.
Photo Credit: Netflix / Hulu / Canva

In 2009 on “Tell Me Lies,” Lucy’s life is crashing and burning right into the ground. In 2009 in the real world, Tyra Banks was teaching young women how to “smize” on the hit show “America’s Next Top Model.” This week, we dive into both versions of the late aughts — fictional and reality.

After three dark, twisted, and completely fucked up seasons, “Tell Me Lies” came to an end on Tuesday. Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer announced the news on Instagram on Monday night, writing that “this was always the ending my writing team and I had in mind, and we are insanely proud of it.” She added that the audience’s “incredible response to this season inspired us to explore whether there was another organic way to continue the story, but ultimately we felt it had reached its natural conclusion.” So in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, viewers were left to see if the team could stick the landing and wrap up all of the chaos that had been building in both the 20…

This post is for paid subscribers