[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Girlfriend.]
When Olivia Cooke stated The Girlfriend was “for the freaks,” she wasn’t mendacity. The psychological erotic thriller includes a form of love triangle, however not within the conventional sense. Laura (Robin Wright) has an overprotective, borderline creepy relationship together with her son, Daniel (Laurie Davidson), which will get placed on the backburner when he falls in love with Cherry (Olivia Cooke).
Disturbing premise apart, Prime Video’s newest restricted collection isn’t with out romance, although its authenticity is up for interpretation. Because the present flits backwards and forwards between the ladies’s views, Laura turns into more and more paranoid about Cherry’s motivations, decided to drive them aside. Nevertheless, because the occasions unfold, viewers discover out that her suspicions aren’t fully incorrect. Cherry is far from an harmless bystander.