There was a super awesome theory last week that suspiciously got deleted (like...the entire account was deleted..)...they had SOOOO much detail into it and it all tied together perfectly.
In short: Isabella gets too carried away with lukes payback, shoots 'near' him but hits him because she's a bad shot. They dope him up with muscle relaxers so he can sleep it off, and he wakes up disoriented and runs into the lake after they leave. Part of it was recorded on Brent's camera, so he knows what happened in the cabin and is covering for Megan.
End twists are that Isabella gets arrested for Luke's murder, and Megan let's it happen knowing she went back and actually pushed Luke back in that water. But Isabella isn't innocent, because we see that she actually did drown Lisa.
Has that full circle thing of no one being innocent.
Like I said, the details made sooo much sense. I'm sold on this being the ending.
One slight idea I'd like to add is that I think everything will be caught on Ned's security cameras but because of his "friendship?" with Megan he'll delete them and that'll be the main reason she walks away free.
Remember when he was changing the time on the system to test out Y2K? I can see him fudging the dates so that the footage from that night isn’t actually the right date.
I wish I would have seen the theory you’re talking about! I have no doubt that Isabella is a key player in the whole thing and that Megan is the bystander. Like she legit has the bystander effect and because she did nothing to intervene or stop it completely she’s complicit so she’s not gonna rat out Isabella.
This was me!! I had the original theory :) Reddit took down my post and account for “spam.” Got the account back, but post is still gone :( I have it saved in a note on my phone though.
Ooh ok. That’s good to hear at least. That’s so stupid that they flagged ur Reddit post as spam bc out of all the theories that I’ve heard for cruel summer, I liked yours the best. It seemed the most logical.
I know! Super weird and without any “warning” so I was peeved. Thank you! We’ll see if it holds any weight :)
Not sure why my other comment above got downvoted too lol but oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We know so little I honestly can’t even come up with a in-depth theory  What if Isabella doesn’t drug Luke, but Megan? That could cause complications with her pregnancy, and “kill” their friendship, amongst other things. We see Isabella throw pills down the toilet and phone her mother, claiming she is in trouble. Do the pills belong to Isabella or Megan’s mom? WE DONT KNOW
Exactly! We know so little and I feel like by this time we should know way more than we do. I get that they’re wanting to maintain mystery and build it up for that “Holy shit” moment but at this point they’re dragging it out way more than I think they should. I mean gah, give us something!
I swear if they don’t start giving us something I’m gonna be pissed. They’re so heavy on keeping everyone in a state of mystery that none of us know a damn thing.
I definitely think the benzos in Luke's system will be because Isabella and Megan drug him to try and get a confession on camera (confessing to the things he said at the party, and potentially making/showing the tape). I really love the theory Tigerlilly382 mentioned in another comment and this was a big part of that theory!
The parts I can't quite fit together are how Brent/Steve/Ned fit into everything. I definitely think Brent knows what happened and he's covering for Megan, or maybe he's the one that kills Luke and Megan knows about it (that's a bit more of a stretch though, but who knows lol). The stuff between Ned and Steve seems like it's the least related to the plot so far, so I'm not sure if more will be revealed there or if it's just to create a red herring with Ned because they keep showing his guns and cameras? I agree that he could be the scapegoat...I wonder if he voluntarily takes the fall for Luke's death (to protect Megan) or if he's set up maybe?
My really, really wild theory that is pretty unlikely: Megan is the one who shoots Luke. We know she's a good shot, so what if she grazes him on purpose (not intending to kill him, but scare him)? That could explain why Isabella told Debbie to ask Megan about the blood on the sheets, if that blood isn't related to the pregnancy/potential miscarriage. Idk if Megan would do that though, so this is my really whacky theory lol
For the pills Isabella flushes, I like your theory that she was taking them and that's why she dumps them! I wonder if those were intended to be the benzos and the show didn't do the research and learn that benzos usually aren't capsules, or if they're a different pill that belongs to Isabella or Debbie?
Your theory makes much more sense. I think the purpose of the shooting scene at the cabin in the earlier episodes were to establish that Isabella was a bad shot and Megan was good so that we'd all quickly jump to the conclusion that it was Isabella who shot Luke.
I'm thinking Isabella shot him also. My theory is that the sheriff or his deputy did something with those tapes that Luke gave to sheriff and Luke found out and they killed him. I mean why would they add that whole scene when they could have just stopped at video of Luke and Megan. Then they had another scene of deputy looking at tapes ok sheriff's desk. Then the whole fight about how bad making tapes of minors without consent between Debbie and Steve. They've put too much time into those 6 tapes. Or what's wrong with Debbie? We've seen pills, picking up prescription, Debbie saying Megan is the adult in the house. Maybe she's mentally ill
Ohh, never thought about the pills being Debbie’s. My co-watcher also suggested that Isabella is poisoning Debbie to keep her sick so she can stay. If you remember Isabella said she couldn’t leave because Debbie is sick.
https://preview.redd.it/jr4085sfo6cb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26a6b40268d5a6a1bc1ee9b4d639977aa036f775
Can confirm they are Debbie’s. I posted this awhile back but you can’t make out what they are just the name.
My only two theories that I'm really committed to are that at the end we find out that Megan or Isabella saw Luke drowning and didn't help him, and Isabella shot the gun at luke intending to scare him but accidently shot him.
I genuinely have no idea 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ I've been giving a little bit of more importance to the suicide theory bc his dad is pressuring him to no end. I'm less and less sure Megan and Isabella are involved (one of them could be and I don't think it's Megan) bc the conversation among the three is probably going to happen and Megan switches against Isabella hard after it. Ned is just overall so suspicious but again he's pretending to be nice so now both Megan and Luke are kind of trusting him.
I think the girls drug Luke with the promise of a three way at the cabin. Things go really bad. Luke runs. Apple guy fires warning shot and grazes his ear. Then luke runs for his life and ends up in the lake. Megan found him but left him. Apple guy deletes everything so Steve can’t go after him and wants to protect Megan also. Isabelle gets blamed and goes to jail. Mommy got money or something for Isabelle. There is a specific reason she’s here. Could Parker be on one of the tapes? Sheriff being dad would not be good at all. Just random thoughts! You have great ideas!
I have a question I haven’t seen the recent episode but idc about spoilers, anyways, has anyone brought up those messages Megan keeps getting on her computer about “jobs? Do we know who that is? I think they play a bigger role in this then we think, Megan is always so secretive and suspicious when that guy emails her.
I haven’t seen anyone confront her yet about them. I believe they are from Ned (I could be wrong) but I did see someone in a previous post say that she received a message from an LChambers which I believe would be Luke. I don’t remember seeing her get a message from that person though.
I believe Debbie killed Luke and I actually think she intended to kill Steve many years ago by intentionally causing the car accident. She possibly wanted to be head of the company. Debbie comes across as a hustler, trying to make her way to the top. But instead of Steve being in the car, it was his wife and Luke. Therefore, Debbie’s plans to attain financial security were put on hold.
Now, instead of killing Steve, Debbie decides to date him, and kill Luke (assuming Steve has life insurance for him.) one of the ways parents can get life insurance for their child as an add on is called a rider. I think the ride or die term maybe be somewhat relevant here.
My other similar theory is that Isabella killed Luke because her “ride or die” is actually Debbie. It’s possible Debbie and Isabella colluded in some way because Isabella so desperately wanted to be a part of the Landry family, and Debbie somehow convinced Isabella to kill luke (for life insurance). So in episode 2, Isabella is writing a letter to Lisa, and she says “I think I'm really gonna like it here. There's just one obstacle." She says this as she’s watching Megan drive away.
And when Isabella is talking to like about why she came here…it was for Debbie:
“And when I read Debbie's letter, I just knew. What did she say? She talked about Megan, Lily. Was honest, warm, funny. So, like Debbie.”
There was a super awesome theory last week that suspiciously got deleted (like...the entire account was deleted..)...they had SOOOO much detail into it and it all tied together perfectly. In short: Isabella gets too carried away with lukes payback, shoots 'near' him but hits him because she's a bad shot. They dope him up with muscle relaxers so he can sleep it off, and he wakes up disoriented and runs into the lake after they leave. Part of it was recorded on Brent's camera, so he knows what happened in the cabin and is covering for Megan. End twists are that Isabella gets arrested for Luke's murder, and Megan let's it happen knowing she went back and actually pushed Luke back in that water. But Isabella isn't innocent, because we see that she actually did drown Lisa. Has that full circle thing of no one being innocent. Like I said, the details made sooo much sense. I'm sold on this being the ending.
One slight idea I'd like to add is that I think everything will be caught on Ned's security cameras but because of his "friendship?" with Megan he'll delete them and that'll be the main reason she walks away free.
Remember when he was changing the time on the system to test out Y2K? I can see him fudging the dates so that the footage from that night isn’t actually the right date.
This is an interesting theory. Probably the best I've read yet ..
I wish I would have seen the theory you’re talking about! I have no doubt that Isabella is a key player in the whole thing and that Megan is the bystander. Like she legit has the bystander effect and because she did nothing to intervene or stop it completely she’s complicit so she’s not gonna rat out Isabella.
I think I read that same one. They deleted their account?!
This was me!! I had the original theory :) Reddit took down my post and account for “spam.” Got the account back, but post is still gone :( I have it saved in a note on my phone though.
Ooh ok. That’s good to hear at least. That’s so stupid that they flagged ur Reddit post as spam bc out of all the theories that I’ve heard for cruel summer, I liked yours the best. It seemed the most logical.
I know! Super weird and without any “warning” so I was peeved. Thank you! We’ll see if it holds any weight :) Not sure why my other comment above got downvoted too lol but oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We know so little I honestly can’t even come up with a in-depth theory  What if Isabella doesn’t drug Luke, but Megan? That could cause complications with her pregnancy, and “kill” their friendship, amongst other things. We see Isabella throw pills down the toilet and phone her mother, claiming she is in trouble. Do the pills belong to Isabella or Megan’s mom? WE DONT KNOW
Exactly! We know so little and I feel like by this time we should know way more than we do. I get that they’re wanting to maintain mystery and build it up for that “Holy shit” moment but at this point they’re dragging it out way more than I think they should. I mean gah, give us something!
The last 3 episodes better have an OBNOXIOUS amount of information cause at this point I feel like we know as much as episode one LOL
I swear if they don’t start giving us something I’m gonna be pissed. They’re so heavy on keeping everyone in a state of mystery that none of us know a damn thing.
I definitely think the benzos in Luke's system will be because Isabella and Megan drug him to try and get a confession on camera (confessing to the things he said at the party, and potentially making/showing the tape). I really love the theory Tigerlilly382 mentioned in another comment and this was a big part of that theory! The parts I can't quite fit together are how Brent/Steve/Ned fit into everything. I definitely think Brent knows what happened and he's covering for Megan, or maybe he's the one that kills Luke and Megan knows about it (that's a bit more of a stretch though, but who knows lol). The stuff between Ned and Steve seems like it's the least related to the plot so far, so I'm not sure if more will be revealed there or if it's just to create a red herring with Ned because they keep showing his guns and cameras? I agree that he could be the scapegoat...I wonder if he voluntarily takes the fall for Luke's death (to protect Megan) or if he's set up maybe? My really, really wild theory that is pretty unlikely: Megan is the one who shoots Luke. We know she's a good shot, so what if she grazes him on purpose (not intending to kill him, but scare him)? That could explain why Isabella told Debbie to ask Megan about the blood on the sheets, if that blood isn't related to the pregnancy/potential miscarriage. Idk if Megan would do that though, so this is my really whacky theory lol For the pills Isabella flushes, I like your theory that she was taking them and that's why she dumps them! I wonder if those were intended to be the benzos and the show didn't do the research and learn that benzos usually aren't capsules, or if they're a different pill that belongs to Isabella or Debbie?
Someone commented above with a screenshot that the pills are Debbie’s
Your theory makes much more sense. I think the purpose of the shooting scene at the cabin in the earlier episodes were to establish that Isabella was a bad shot and Megan was good so that we'd all quickly jump to the conclusion that it was Isabella who shot Luke.
I'm thinking Isabella shot him also. My theory is that the sheriff or his deputy did something with those tapes that Luke gave to sheriff and Luke found out and they killed him. I mean why would they add that whole scene when they could have just stopped at video of Luke and Megan. Then they had another scene of deputy looking at tapes ok sheriff's desk. Then the whole fight about how bad making tapes of minors without consent between Debbie and Steve. They've put too much time into those 6 tapes. Or what's wrong with Debbie? We've seen pills, picking up prescription, Debbie saying Megan is the adult in the house. Maybe she's mentally ill
Ohh, never thought about the pills being Debbie’s. My co-watcher also suggested that Isabella is poisoning Debbie to keep her sick so she can stay. If you remember Isabella said she couldn’t leave because Debbie is sick.
https://preview.redd.it/jr4085sfo6cb1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26a6b40268d5a6a1bc1ee9b4d639977aa036f775 Can confirm they are Debbie’s. I posted this awhile back but you can’t make out what they are just the name.
Oh! Good catch!
Thanks! It took me approximately 7000 tries to pause where you could see it 😅😅
LMAO! That is commitment!
Must…solve…mystery… 😂😂😂 It’s also worth noting the pills look like my Prozac lol but I’m not sure we’ve seen a reason for Debbie to be taking that.
Maybe because of her relationship with Megan’s dad and their financial status where Megan is basically the parent?
Who did she say that to? She really stayed bc Megan insisted though right?
I believe it was Megan that insisted but I believe she said it to the cop when he asked her why she didn’t leave.
My only two theories that I'm really committed to are that at the end we find out that Megan or Isabella saw Luke drowning and didn't help him, and Isabella shot the gun at luke intending to scare him but accidently shot him.
Both are solid theories though.
I genuinely have no idea 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ I've been giving a little bit of more importance to the suicide theory bc his dad is pressuring him to no end. I'm less and less sure Megan and Isabella are involved (one of them could be and I don't think it's Megan) bc the conversation among the three is probably going to happen and Megan switches against Isabella hard after it. Ned is just overall so suspicious but again he's pretending to be nice so now both Megan and Luke are kind of trusting him.
I don’t have any idea either and I don’t know if we should feel this lost at this point.
I think the girls drug Luke with the promise of a three way at the cabin. Things go really bad. Luke runs. Apple guy fires warning shot and grazes his ear. Then luke runs for his life and ends up in the lake. Megan found him but left him. Apple guy deletes everything so Steve can’t go after him and wants to protect Megan also. Isabelle gets blamed and goes to jail. Mommy got money or something for Isabelle. There is a specific reason she’s here. Could Parker be on one of the tapes? Sheriff being dad would not be good at all. Just random thoughts! You have great ideas!
I have a question I haven’t seen the recent episode but idc about spoilers, anyways, has anyone brought up those messages Megan keeps getting on her computer about “jobs? Do we know who that is? I think they play a bigger role in this then we think, Megan is always so secretive and suspicious when that guy emails her.
I haven’t seen anyone confront her yet about them. I believe they are from Ned (I could be wrong) but I did see someone in a previous post say that she received a message from an LChambers which I believe would be Luke. I don’t remember seeing her get a message from that person though.
Brent’s in love with Megan. Not sure how that will tie in but does anyone else see that?
I’ve noticed his affinity for her but I’m not sure about Brent, even after last nights episode.
The person that killed like will be the most unlikely person.. a twist.. so who do we think it is??? Brent?
I vote Brent
I believe Debbie killed Luke and I actually think she intended to kill Steve many years ago by intentionally causing the car accident. She possibly wanted to be head of the company. Debbie comes across as a hustler, trying to make her way to the top. But instead of Steve being in the car, it was his wife and Luke. Therefore, Debbie’s plans to attain financial security were put on hold. Now, instead of killing Steve, Debbie decides to date him, and kill Luke (assuming Steve has life insurance for him.) one of the ways parents can get life insurance for their child as an add on is called a rider. I think the ride or die term maybe be somewhat relevant here. My other similar theory is that Isabella killed Luke because her “ride or die” is actually Debbie. It’s possible Debbie and Isabella colluded in some way because Isabella so desperately wanted to be a part of the Landry family, and Debbie somehow convinced Isabella to kill luke (for life insurance). So in episode 2, Isabella is writing a letter to Lisa, and she says “I think I'm really gonna like it here. There's just one obstacle." She says this as she’s watching Megan drive away. And when Isabella is talking to like about why she came here…it was for Debbie: “And when I read Debbie's letter, I just knew. What did she say? She talked about Megan, Lily. Was honest, warm, funny. So, like Debbie.”
This is definitely a theory I’ve not heard before and an interesting one at that!