Episode one of Prime Video’s psychological thriller The Girlfriend ended with a chilling scene that left viewers wondering where the show is headed. Episode two is once again told from differing points of view, with Laura viewing herself as her son’s savior and Cherry feeling rejected by the family of the man she professes to love.
A detailed recap follows, so there are spoilers ahead!
Episode two kicks off with Cherry (Olivia Cooke) struggling in the ocean. A flashback shows her packing for a vacation with Daniel and his family. Her mother wants to go, and Cherry reminds her that she herself is barely allowed to come.
As she waits for her flight, she falls asleep. After freshening up in the bathroom, she and Daniel (Laurie Davidson) head to the house. Cherry admits to Daniel that she is nervous.
After meeting up with Laura (Robin Wright) and Howard (Waleed Zuaiter), Cherry praises the exhibition at Laura’s gallery. Laura admits it didn’t receive rave reviews. Laura changes the subject, insisting she’s looking forward to getting to know Cherry. However, minutes later she hears Daniel thanking Laura for inviting Cherry along. Her response? “Well, you didn’t really give me a choice.”
It’s not just a family affair when Laura’s good friend Isabella (Tanya Moodie) and her daughter, Brigitte (Shalom Brune-Franklin), show up. Cherry is caught off guard by their presence. Isabella remembers how Daniel used to sneak into Brigitte’s room back in the day. Daniel jokes that there weren’t a whole lot of girls to pick from back then. Brigitte insults Cherry by stating he was lucky back then; it’s all slim pickings now. Laura aims a smug look directly at Cherry.
Later, Cherry sneaks into Isabella and Brigitte’s room and leaves the bracelet she stole from Laura there. (The maid sees her in the room.) Cherry makes her way to the tennis courts and catches Brigitte and Daniel flirting. Cherry joins the game and asks that they go easy since she’s barely played. Isabella wonders how that can be true since it was mandatory to play tennis at the school Cherry claimed she attended.
Although it’s supposed to be a doubles game, it turns into a game between Daniel and Brigitte. Cherry’s upset and hits the ball at Brigitte, striking her. Daniel and Cherry talk, and she confesses she is upset he didn’t tell her about his past with Brigitte.
Daniel and Cherry take off on a long bike ride and she apologizes for being strange earlier; she’s worried she doesn’t fit in. Daniel reminds her he loves her for her. Still concerned about earlier, Daniel makes a list of every woman he has been with. It’s revealed Brigitte was his first intimate partner. Cherry also learns he was with his music teacher.
Cherry notices messages on Daniel’s phone from his mother and turns his phone off.
Daniel and Cherry finally arrive back at the house and discover that Laura is extremely upset. Not only was she worried when they took off, the chef was there and cooked all of Daniel’s favorites. They missed it.
While lying in bed, Cherry teases Daniel about his wound from falling off the bike. She finds it a bit creepy how Laura treated him when she discovered he was injured. Daniel doesn’t find it creepy at all, stating his mother just likes to help people. He seems upset about the topic of conversation and decides to go for a run.
Cherry finds Howard in Rose’s room and asks how he is doing. He confesses no one has asked him that in a long time. After having a moment together, he suggests putting Cherry in touch with a business partner about housing. (Rose is the deceased daughter of Howard and Laura.)
Laura demands to know why the doors to Rose’s room are open. Howard confirms he and Cherry were in there. He knows she doesn’t like anyone in there but reminds her that he’s allowed to visit the room.
Cherry almost provides Laura and Daniel with a detail they can use against her when she leaves her plane ticket on her suitcase. She panics and hurriedly distracts Daniel sexually, just as Laura catches them. Cherry insists she wants to spend time alone, just the two of them, but Daniel doesn’t agree. He reminds her they are on holiday with his family.
The vacationers relax on a yacht and as Daniel is putting suntan lotion on Brigitte, Isabella notices Laura has found her missing bracelet. Laura thinks she must have left it there in Spain but pins Cherry with a knowing look.
Howard checks on a seasick Cherry but feeling ill is the least of her worries. She overhears Laura and Isabella talking about what a shame it is that things didn’t work out with Daniel and Brigitte.
Cherry tries her hand at paddleboarding, and when she gets knocked off, she pretends to struggle. Laura just watches as she flails around and calls for help.
Laura’s Perspective Shines a Different Light on the Vacation
Howard asks Laura if she is going to play nice and Laura admits she still isn’t sure about Cherry. He points out how much Daniel seems to like her, but Laura believes there’s something odd about her.
Isabella notifies Laura she did not see Cherry in business class on the plane; therefore, she was not on the same flight. Laura wonders if she pocketed the money Daniel gave her for the ticket. Isabella decides to do a little detective work to find out what happened.
Cherry hits Brigitte with the tennis ball and when we saw the accident from Cherry’s perspective, she was apologetic and checked on her. However, from Laura’s perspective, Cherry does none of that and instead just stands there.
The late dinner also plays out differently, with Laura calm and collected and Daniel apologetic. Afterward, Laura goes through Cherry’s luggage and finds her plane ticket and a magazine with a review of Laura’s gallery.
Laura overhears Howard and Cherry’s conversation and then catches Cherry trying to seduce Daniel. Cherry looks smug and laughs when she sees Laura. Laura reacts by turning the sprinkler on her.
Fast-forward to the events on the yacht, Laura jumps in as soon as she sees Cherry struggling in the ocean. She rescues Cherry and they have a moment of getting along. Now that things seem okay between them, Cherry comes clean about not being in business class and using the extra money for clothes. She wanted to look the part. Laura offers to make a pact: no more lies.
Cherry speaks to a butcher in perfect Spanish and seems to know what she is talking about. She admits her mom is a butcher.
Laura takes Cherry shopping and confronts her, asking why she punched the man outside her office. (That was a shocking scene in episode one.) Cherry lies and claims he’s an ex-boyfriend of her co-worker. She says she’s not normally a violent person as she proceeds to chop the head off a chicken.
Laura lectures Daniel about leaving his guest out, asking if they are in love. Cherry confirms they are.
In a quieter moment, Laura confesses she was in love with someone besides Howard. She fell for a woman after Rose died. They were going to spend their lives together, but she got pregnant with Daniel. Laura asks Cherry not to say anything about it. After having another good moment together, Laura tells Cherry, “And here I thought you threw my cat out the window.”
As they all dance around the pool at night, Cherry witnesses a strange interaction with Daniel and Laura where they kiss and he calls her, “My love.”
The next morning Laura offers the house to just Daniel and Cherry while the rest of them venture off wine tasting. While there, Brigitte shows Isabella and Laura a clip from the wedding Cherry ruined. Laura recognizes the groom as the guy Cherry punched. Furious, Laura takes off.
The episode ends with Laura confronting Cherry, and Cherry insisting she thought they were keeping each other’s secrets. Laura orders Cherry to stay away from her son. It’s game on as the two women engage in a stare-off.
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