"That there was room for only one possessive psycho in Daniel's life was clear from The Girlfriend 's first episode; the subsequent five episodes rode on the tension of whether it would be Cherry or Laura who would ultimately persevere. In a way, I admire the show's straightforwardness: I expected the finale to culminate in a showdown between Cherry and Laura, and that's precisely what we got."
"The first is that, at the very last moment, The Girlfriend abandoned the two-perspective structure. The finale plays in one continuous act. As a result of Laura's estrangement from Daniel, Laura and Cherry live in completely separate realities; they barely come into contact until their final confrontation. That explains why the two-perspective structure couldn't be justified in an episode like this and exposes the weakness of the conceit in the first place."
The Girlfriend's finale abandons the series' two-perspective structure and unfolds as one continuous act, centering on a final confrontation between Cherry and Laura. The climax focuses on a pool and a bloodied heel, with no gunshots. Mrs. Cherry's name, Tracey, is revealed. Cherry's backstory includes pushing her father from a building site because he abandoned the family, and she claims he "deserved it." Laura's obsessive behavior is rooted in grief over her late daughter, Rose. The two-perspective conceit proves weak because the protagonists inhabit separate realities and their viewpoints offer less engaging material.
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