How do you choose between two people you love?<\/p>\n
In Prime Video\u2019s \u201cThe Girlfriend,\u201d the choice is as grueling as possible, pitting Daniel (Laurie Davidson) between his girlfriend Cherry (Olivia Cooke<\/a>) and mother Laura (Robin Wright<\/a>). From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive \u2014 while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.<\/p>\n More from IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n On paper, it could be any soapy summer read or weekend binge, but the limited series manages to hit the exact tonal sweet spot for this kind of story. Like the source material from author Michelle Frances, Naomi Sheldon and Gabbie Asher\u2019s TV adaptation is told from multiple points of view, leaving the audience and remaining characters to make their own choices about who\u2019s truthful and who\u2019s lying \u2014 and why.<\/p>\n The show starts out by depicting everything from both Laura and Cherry\u2019s perspective, along with their individual scenes. By the middle episodes, each POV moves the story forward in its own time, either recounting separate events, or picking up chronologically where the other left off. By the end, both women are arguably being honest \u2014 about the lies they\u2019ve told each other, Daniel, other people, and themselves \u2014 but the dissonant lenses on their shared reality (a.k.a. Daniel) can no longer coexist.<\/p>\n That balancing act wouldn\u2019t be possible without the mastery of Cooke and Wright (who also directed the first three episodes<\/a>), whose tension forms the basis of every relationship and plot point in the six-episode series. Wright hits the exact right note of desperate determination; sometimes the show pulls back or changes perspective to preserve Laura\u2019s image, but halfway through the season she lets loose with an unhinged turn that will guarantee viewers stay through the end.<\/p>\n Cooke is irresistible as always, playing a delicious mix of femme fatale, girl next door, and genuine psychopath \u2014 depending on who you believe. As regal as she is in \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d \u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d gives the actor a palpable physical freedom (not to mention a truly stunning modern wardrobe).<\/p>\n (That\u2019s his mom)Courtesy of Prime<\/p>\n With the focus mainly on Cooke, Wright, and Davidson, the ensemble is tight and rounded out by supporting performances from Waleed Zuaiter, Tanya Moodie, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Karen Henthorn, Anna Chancellor, Leo Suter, and Francesca Corney. Niamh Coulter\u2019s production design and sleek costuming by Joanna Johnston and Aaron Timperley sells the pocket of British wealth that Daniel and those close to him occupy, and which Cherry won\u2019t rest until she acquires. Music supervisor Matt Biffa relishes more than a few needle drops catered to scandalous character beats that only enrich this viewing experience.<\/p>\n It\u2019s best to leave the story there for spoilers\u2019 sake, but \u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d is exactly the kind of psychological and soapy binge to kick off the fall TV season, easily devoured in one indulgent sitting with a cheeky drink and lots of yelling at the screen. The twists vary in actual shock value, but the tension provides enough of a hook to follow this warped love story to its conclusion. Maybe you don\u2019t choose between people you love; maybe they choose for you.<\/p>\n All six episodes of \u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d are now streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n Best of IndieWire<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Indiewire’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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