"The thriller genre is amazingly malleable. You can start with an escaped monkey, a mystery corpse in frozen tundra, or just two women who can't bear to be in a room together. You can make your own rules, as long as you do it with style, and take us somewhere surprising. Like using a tricycle to break into the Met Gala."
"When privileged surgeon Daniel takes new girlfriend Cherry, played by Olivia Cooke, to meet his family, things are tense from the outset. Daniel's mother, Laura, is extremely protective, and senses Cherry is hiding something. The women strain to remain outwardly polite while their real relationship grows into one of covert threats, secrets and lies, outmanoeuvring and betrayal. There are chills. But it's also hot."
"We first see mother and son together when he surprises her in her private pool, practising her stroke. They wrestle underwater, and later relax in the sauna, her foot resting on his thigh. Cherry sees them kiss on the lips. There are many scenes where Laura and Cherry lock eyes while one or the other is having an intimate moment with Daniel."
The thriller genre is malleable, accommodating wildly inventive premises and stylish rule-breaking. The Girlfriend follows privileged surgeon Daniel bringing new girlfriend Cherry to meet his family, where his mother Laura is extremely protective and suspicious. Outward politeness between Laura and Cherry unravels into covert threats, secrets, outmanoeuvring and betrayal. The series blends chills with overt sexual tension, repeatedly foregrounding ambiguous physical intimacy between Daniel and Laura and jealous dynamics with Cherry. Key scenes include underwater wrestling, sauna encounters, and a family holiday revelation about Daniel's past with Brigitte. The show mixes mischief, eroticism, and dark family manipulation.
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