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Robin Wright Says The Girlfriend’s Ending Took Shape During Filming as Gender Portrayal Faces Fresh Critique

She details on-the-day improvisation guiding the climax, as a prominent review questions whether the series reduces its women to manipulative rivals.

Overview

  • The Prime Video limited series adapts Michelle Frances’s novel, centering on a feud between Laura, played by Robin Wright, and Cherry, played by Olivia Cooke.
  • Wright told RadioTimes.com the climactic episode was still being finalized when shooting began and called finishing it “a bit of a scramble.”
  • As star and director, Wright said she worked with Cooke and Laurie Davidson on improvisation to calibrate tension in the final sequence.
  • Radio Times highlights the show’s dual-perspective approach, with Wright expecting viewers to switch allegiances over the six episodes.
  • The Indian Express critiques the series as resembling ‘saas-bahu’ soaps, arguing it paints women as schemers while positioning the male lead as a passive decider.