Here's how HBO Max doc 'There Is No "I" in Threesome' pulled off the shocking twist

Warning: The following article spoils significant details of the HBO Max documentary "There Is No 'I' In Threesome."

Did you fall for it, too?

Because I did. I totally bought that "There Is No 'I' in Threesome" was just going to be a straightforward documentary about a newly engaged couple testing the boundaries of an open relationship.

Yes, I got the sense that the experiment was a terrible idea — that the filmmaker, Jan Oliver Lucks, and his fiancee, Zoe, might fall in love with other people. But I did not catch on to the fact that Zoe was actually an actress Lucks had cast to play his fiancee — that the entire HBO Max film was an act.

When Lucks made the reveal toward the end of the film, I was stunned. Not angry, but ravenous for answers: How much of the movie was made up? Does it even count as a legitimate documentary? And who was the real-life fiancee who inspired the entire project?

For the sake of clarity, a quick recap: Here's what the movie ultimately revealed about Lucks — who