Tell Me Lies: Season 2 Episode 5 – Review & Recap
Sadie and Lydia come visit, and with that you see the possible reasons why Stephen and Lydia ended up together.

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Storyline Recap
Halloween Weekend Rendezvous – Bree, Oliver
Bree gets her wish and gets to spend the night with Oliver. However, it is starting to become clear this relationship won’t last. Oliver has no real negative issues with his wife, and regarding this relationship, beyond Bree telling Lucy, what issues are there for him? But, in one showy performance with a bartender and the realization Oliver thinks this could last forever while this isn’t much more than a rebound for Bree, it seems she realizes this situation will need to end soon.
Familiar Faces That Make You Want To Leave – Lydia, Sadie, Stephen, Lucy, Diana
For Lucy and Stephen, Halloween weekend means Lucy’s best friend Lydia getting to visit, and for Stephen it means his little sister Sadie coming by. Originally, things were going well as people were introduced. However, a Halloween party leads to Lydia meeting Stephen, and telling him off, Diana and Stephen countering, which led to Lucy telling Sadie who her brother was.
That doesn’t go over well, leading to Stephen leaving a nasty voice mail that Lucy sends to Sadie so she can know the man her brother truly is.
Living Up To His Name – Stephen, Lydia, Lucy, Chris, Pippa, Diana

One of the first signs of why Lydia and Stephen get together is through their interaction after the Sadie incident. At the time, Lydia was mad at Lucy for a rumor was going around that Chris, Lydia’s little brother, raped someone. Knowing what almost happened to Pippa, Lucy isn’t instantly on Lydia and Chris’ side, and this causes a rift. Add in Stephen revealing all he credits Lucy with saying, while complimenting Lydia, and you can see him planting the seed needed to eventually have her the way he wants to.
However, it should be noted that what leads Diana and Pippa to get together is also presented. You see, with Stephen getting over a 170 on the LSAT and Diana barely a 150, them going to law school together is off, and Stephen benefiting from Diana’s connection may have went with it. Keeping that in mind, that could have been the entry point for how Diana and Pippa got close.
Mind you, Diana seeks out Pippa multiple times, from a Halloween party to after the news about Chris begins to circulate. She even helps Pippa touch up her roots in her dorm room. So, like Stephen, Diana seemingly played the long game, but as for how Pippa and Diana ended up in a secret relationship and Stephen and Lydia had an open one, there remain missing details.
Where to Watch: Tell Me Lies