Inside Look: Grace Van Patten and Jackson White on Season 2 of 'Tell Me Lies'

[Music] Grace Jackson it's great to see you both again you too amazing times here we have tmy Li season two uh there's questions for both of you you know with season two uh it starts with uh you know your characters Stephen not speaking to each other after this breakup how did you both approach the portrayal and attention and the distance with your characters I mean it was so fun we we've been saying like we didn't we didn't have as much screen time together as last season but each scene was so pivotal and so loaded that that when we did get to act with each other it was just so exciting and intense and um just really fun to be able to explore that Dynamic that was super different from the first season Jackson yeah same thing it was um just uh such a great tension to keep us apart and and then when we came together it was it felt really powerful and fun to do and um I think it reads that way it's really cool with also with season one you know with the big Fallout and everything not it affects not just Lucy and Steven but like the whole dynamic of the group also like how do you see the like the Ripple effects of their relationship now with impacting everybody else around them gosh everyone's so everyone's so affected um we have we have so many plots going with with that I guess at the epicenter but it's it's really cool because this whole season goes into everyone's relationships and everyone's um it's become a true uh Ensemble with not a weak Link in the bunch it's really cool it's like it's a solid solid Ensemble yeah you kind of see the effects of like the the lies that Lucy and Steven told last year and within and them trying to redeem themselves this year and seeing that their lives have still affected everybody around them um consistently and like and and there's no there is no solution being provided it's them kind of trying to overcompensate without owning up to what they did which I think just convolutes things more how would you describe now like Lucy's Journey now like she's got pretty much an emotional Journey now in season 2 like what do you think was like the biggest challenge for you the season yeah it was definitely a journey for her um but I think she she was doing it all all subconsciously and still has the blinders on for Stephen whether she wants to or not I think it's kind of the whole tragic part about it I think Lucy does not she knows that she should not be with him but she cannot help herself and watching that kind of unfold through another relationship or with her friends um he's still completely clouding her mind with every action that she takes Jackson with um with Stephen also you know has a complex character and he often Walks Like between the lines I say you know like the charm manipulating and everything like uh what do you think season two for his like journey and aspects of his personality what do you what's your thoughts on that on on on who he is sort of or or what do he yeah um well I think I think his um his his through line is he's trying to decipher if he's a good person or if he's done bad things or if he's a bad person um and it's just a moral dilemma at the same time he's always going to try and get what he wants he's he's a survivor he's a a shark he's always swimming um I think he's just trying to uh uh he has a little voice in his head that's that's yelling at him maybe maybe a a hint of a conscience and he's um we're we're seeing how much of that he wants to listen to if he's gonna you know change his game up right last question for both of you you know for the returning viewer viers that come in to watch this season what are you hoping they get out of this season anxiety give them all pits in their stomachs um no hopefully I mean we say hopefully it's just a cautionary tale for people who have are are in a situation like that or have been or are supporting somebody through a situation like that and to also just kind of normalize that feeling and it's so unfortunately common and um I think it's easy to feel shame when you've been in a situation like that but to show that it is normal and you don't have to feel shame about it and it's it's it happens to the best of us it's no sign of weakness or or anything like that it's I think if you if you have a hole in your heart and someone comes along at the right time it's inevitable to get caught up in something so I me graceon Jackson I want to thank you for giving from Miss today on Preston good luck with season two and hopefully we keep this story rolling hell yeah so much thank you have a great day you too bye

Share your thoughts

Related Transcripts

Betrayal and love in 'Tell Me Lies' #shorts thumbnail
Betrayal and love in 'Tell Me Lies' #shorts

Category: Entertainment

Um we have we have so many plots going with with that i guess at the epicenter but it's it's really cool because this whole season goes into everyone's relationships and everyone's inter um it's become a true uh ensemble with not a weak link in the bunch it's really cool it's like it's a solid solid... Read more

TELL ME LIES: Grace Van Patten & Jackson White | THS Interview thumbnail
TELL ME LIES: Grace Van Patten & Jackson White | THS Interview

Category: Entertainment

Hello you to it's so lovely to talk to you again i love talking about season one and i am so stoked to talk about season two good to see you this show just gets messier and messier and that's my favorite thing but i also just have to say jackson stevenh every time he pops on my screen i just want to... Read more

TELL ME LIES: Grace Van Patten & Jackson White | THS Interview thumbnail
TELL ME LIES: Grace Van Patten & Jackson White | THS Interview

Category: Entertainment

Hello you to it's so lovely to talk to you again i love talking about season one and i am so stoked to talk about season two good to see you this show just gets messier and messier and that's my favorite thing but i also just have to say jackson stevenh every time he pops on my screen i just want to... Read more

Interview with Meaghan Oppenheimer - Tell Me Lies Season 2 thumbnail
Interview with Meaghan Oppenheimer - Tell Me Lies Season 2

Category: Entertainment

Introduction stephen is back on our screens and he's more punchable than ever now jack i feel like jackson white the actor who plays stephen i feel like his face is not normally punchable but when he's in this character that's smug [ __ ] oh i want to oh yeah so tell me li season 2 is out and uh i got... Read more

Lucy and Stephen, Four Years Later | Tell Me Lies | Hulu thumbnail
Lucy and Stephen, Four Years Later | Tell Me Lies | Hulu

Category: Entertainment

Foreign [music] [music] foreign [music] good to see you yeah you too how are you you i'm good good yeah how are you good look great thank you tired i took a red eye here from jfk how's everyone been behaving anymore meltdowns yet no no everyone is a surprisingly normal wrigley did ruin a dessert tray... Read more

TELL ME LIES: Meaghan Oppenheimer | THS Interview thumbnail
TELL ME LIES: Meaghan Oppenheimer | THS Interview

Category: Entertainment

Hell megan so great to talk to you again i was obsess season one and i am just as obsessed with season too oh thank you that makes me so happy i love it i love that this season has a very different tone like season one i feel like was shrouded in like mystery and pure chaos and this season i feel like... Read more

TELL ME LIES: Meaghan Oppenheimer | THS Interview thumbnail
TELL ME LIES: Meaghan Oppenheimer | THS Interview

Category: Entertainment

Hell megan so great to talk to you again i was obsess season one and i am just as obsessed with season too oh thank you that makes me so happy i love it i love that this season has a very different tone like season one i feel like was shrouded in like mystery and pure chaos and this season i feel like... Read more

Tell Me Lies S2E1  What Thomas Doherty Reveals About His Romance with Lucy thumbnail
Tell Me Lies S2E1 What Thomas Doherty Reveals About His Romance with Lucy

Category: Film & Animation

Welcome back another episode tell me deception season 2 episode one clearly marks the beginning of this bizarre web of deception leaving viewers on the edge of their seats throughout season 1 the new season begins in two distinct time frames the end of summer 2015 and the evenings preceding evans and... Read more

Tell Me Lies Season 2 Trailer thumbnail
Tell Me Lies Season 2 Trailer

Category: Film & Animation

Are you nervous about going back no well if that little gremlin even looks in your direction you call me same goes for his girlfriend i'm not even worried about him it was in some sort of delusional state last year i just want to focus on school this semester and i want to talk to guys cool cool cool... Read more

#TellMeLies Stars #GraceVanPatten & #JacksonWhite Reveal if Lucy & Stephen are End Game #shorts thumbnail
#TellMeLies Stars #GraceVanPatten & #JacksonWhite Reveal if Lucy & Stephen are End Game #shorts

Category: Entertainment

Do you think lucy and stephen are endgame i mean i don't think they should be but i can see with with just historically that that could they could not get out of the cycle i'm down you're down for them to be endgame yeah it'd be awesome because then it's like a super villain couple that's true they... Read more

'Tell Me Lies' actors discuss 2nd season of Hulu's bingeworthy drama thumbnail
'Tell Me Lies' actors discuss 2nd season of Hulu's bingeworthy drama

Category: News & Politics

Two of these guys are back in one of the most anticipated shows. tell me lies. one of them is a new addition to the cast. and this season, i can just tell you it's full of everything you've wanted. i'm talking with brandon cook, thomas doherty and spencer house. so spencer will start with you. catch... Read more

#GraceVanPatten & #JacksonWhite on Playing Enemies in #TellMeLies Season 2 #shorts thumbnail
#GraceVanPatten & #JacksonWhite on Playing Enemies in #TellMeLies Season 2 #shorts

Category: Entertainment

It was so fun i mean the first scene we shot of this season together was the when we first see each other for the first time at the party and that was so fun because it was so loaded and neither of us were saying the things we wanted to say and we were kind of just like masking it all with these pleasantries... Read more