Prime Video’s The Girlfriend episode five, the season’s penultimate episode, opens with Laura’s (Robin Wright) lies coming to light. It’s a game-changing moment when Laura and Daniel (Laurie Davidson) step into an elevator, only to be greeted by Cherry (Olivia Cooke).
The following is a detailed recap of episode five, which means there are spoilers ahead.
Cherry demands to know how Daniel could have done this to her and why he didn’t just break up with her. Laura tries to stop him from talking to Cherry, but he doesn’t listen. Before Laura can drag Daniel away, Cherry realizes this was all Laura’s doing. She informs Daniel that his mother lied and said he was dead. Laura claims she can explain everything, but Daniel doesn’t give her the chance.
We’re treated to Laura’s perspective first as she desperately tries to get ahold of her son. She leaves him a voicemail begging him not to tell anyone until they can talk. Howard (Waleed Zuaiter) wonders what’s wrong and instead of telling him the truth, she asks if Daniel is going to be home for dinner.
Changing the subject, Howard asks how the gallery is going. Laura lies and asserts that it’s great, but Howard is aware that she hasn’t been there in a while. When she questions if he is keeping tabs on her, Howard reminds her that it is his name above the door. He assures her he’s just stressed.
Laura arrives at the gallery and orders her assistant, Harriet, not to discuss what she does with Howard. It appears she missed a meeting with Jamal, an artist, and blamed Harriet even though it was in her calendar. Laura feels she should have called her, but Harriet reminds Laura she doesn’t pick up when she’s with Daniel. Laura doesn’t care and fires her assistant, even though it’s clearly not her fault.
Daniel heads home and speaks to his mom as he packs his belongings. He wonders if Howard knows what she did, and Laura assures him he doesn’t. Laura seems to think she can explain all of this, but Daniel believes what she did was insane. He wants his mother to leave him alone. She’s startled when she turns around and Cherry is standing behind her. When Laura asks why Cherry is there, Cherry replies, “You ruined my life, Laura. Now watch me ruin yours.”
Laura discovers she has a flat tire and reports the incident to the police, claiming Cherry slashed her tire. They can’t do anything without proof.
Things get worse for Laura when she shows up at the gallery and Jamal is removing all his artwork. Apparently, she didn’t get the memo that she is being accused of bullying and is being sued for unfair dismissal. Laura leaves Daniel a voicemail telling him he needs to tell Cherry to stop with her silly games; it’s escalated to harassment.
Isabella (Tanya Moodie) shows up, wine in hand, wondering how screwed Laura is. Laura comes clean to her friend about telling Cherry that Daniel died. Isabella doesn’t want to hear it and tells Laura she needs to stop all of it.
Laura appears to be losing it and thinks she sees Cherry in the pool with her. She turns to her old lover, Lilith (Anna Chancellor), and she seems understanding of everything that Laura did. After confessing she’s going to lose her reputation, Lilith suggests she just find another artist. Laura is desperate and tries again to convince Lilith to show her art at the gallery. Guilt-tripping works and Lilith agrees.
Lilith thinks Laura really needs to let loose. They get high, dance, and have sex.
Back home, Howard confronts Laura for lying to Cherry about Daniel. She didn’t just lie to Cherry; she lied to all of them. She insists he can still trust her and when he asks where she was last night, she admits she was with Lilith. Howard becomes angry and demands to know what she wants. He decides he needs time to think.
Laura meets with some investors about Lilith’s art and Cherry shows up unexpectedly. Laura asks what Cherry wants, and Cherry threatens Laura. In turn, Laura threatens to go to the police. Cherry reminds her that her reputation is a joke, her marriage is hanging on by a thread, and Daniel hates her. After Laura grabs Cherry by the throat, someone in the gallery screams, “Oh my god!”
Cherry Makes Her Move
Cherry’s perspective takes over as she confronts Daniel and Laura. Afterward, Cherry complains to her mom (Karen Henthron) about what Laura did. Cherry wants payback, but Tracey tries in vain to talk her out of it.
Daniel shows up, unwilling to lose her again. He begs for another chance. Cherry agrees to meet him at his hotel and of course Cherry gives in, and they get back together. The next morning Cherry discovers Daniel doesn’t remember much of what happened before his tragic fall. He definitely doesn’t remember proposing to her.
Daniel invites Cherry to accompany him to pick up his things from home. There, Cherry takes a butcher knife from the kitchen and slashes one of Laura’s tires.
Daniel and Cherry invite his friends, including Brigitte (Shalom Brune-Franklin), over to his new rental. They’re told about Laura’s lie and Brigitte apologizes to Cherry. She thinks Laura has been acting crazy and even fired her friend at the gallery for no reason.
After looking at Harriet’s socials, Cherry shows up to where she does yoga. Harriet unloads about Laura, telling Cherry everything Laura did. She even reveals all of Laura’s passcodes are Daniel’s birthday. Cherry talks Harriet into bad-mouthing Laura online and in magazines.
Daniel and Cherry attend a polo match, and he goes on about how amazing his mom is. Cherry asks why he didn’t tell these people what his mom did. Not telling them is making Cherry look cold-hearted. He doesn’t want to argue. No matter what, she’s still his mom.
Episode five ends with Cherry’s perspective of the events at the gallery. Laura lets go of Cherry’s throat, claiming she’s nothing like Cherry. She thinks Daniel is going to come to his senses and realize the kind of person Cherry is. In a shocking turn of events, Cherry smashes a champagne glass over her own head and screams. She goes back into the gallery, telling everyone in attendance that Laura attacked her.
Cherry, being the great manipulator she is, returns to Daniel’s and acts terrified, claiming his mother attacked her. His first thought is, “What did you do?” Cherry, enraged, lies and claims Laura screamed at her in the middle of the gallery and then attacked her.
Daniel talks Cherry into staying and cleans her cuts. Daniel decides to choose Cherry over his mom and asks her to marry him … again.
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