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The Girlfriend SPOILER THREAD!

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LoafofSellotape · 11/09/2025 22:22

Oooo loved it , it was such good telly BUT Daniel was a trauma surgeon, no CPR on his mother, not even a quick chest compression? 😂

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70isaLimitNotaTarget · 14/09/2025 18:57

Okay finished it now .
Daniel was an utter wimp , but the Dad wasn't much better .

Cherry jumping from the balcony in her sequinned bodycom mini dress and bare feet , should've climbed over , hung her body down to her arms full reach then dropped and landed in a crouch . But she still managed to storm round with an injured ankle !

And Daniel - thumb to check a pulses ? Tut Tut .

It was pretty good . Not a re watch but pretty good .

Foolsgold74 · 14/09/2025 19:47

CalzoneOnLegs · 12/09/2025 11:47

@EachandEveryone I think Olivia looks like Helena Bonham Carter too

I got Rita Ora x Kate Winslet.

mrsnjw · 14/09/2025 21:22

I thought it was the girl from sex education, on Netflix, mauve best friend. I enjoyed it. What a pad they had!!

Abominableday · 16/09/2025 15:15

CalzoneOnLegs · 11/09/2025 23:21

Are there any bakers that can explain how animal blood could be contained within a wedding cake and not coagulate? And leak out and ruin the white icing ?
how did she access the wedding cake anyway 🤣

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Didn't she put the animal's heart inside the cake?

CalzoneOnLegs · 16/09/2025 15:19

@Abominableday i don’t know as I looked away when she was in the butchers shop, again a huge plot hole as mum was a butcher and it was a shop not an abattoir !

Abominableday · 16/09/2025 15:40

Don't butchers chop up meat? I've seen big bits of meat being delivered to the butchers that I don't think they'd sell in that size.

CalzoneOnLegs · 16/09/2025 15:54

@Abominableday as far as I know yes, so the butcher can make ‘cuts’ but the carcass is empty at that stage. I’m pretty certain evisceration happens at the abattoir in a controlled environment. Anyway, the whole thing was so far fetched that is just one example of many ‘things that couldn’t happen ever in real life’ 🤣

Sasssquatch · 16/09/2025 18:30

Not a single pass code on anyone’s phone?? It was fun though. V watchable

pinkpanther84 · 16/09/2025 22:49

Foolsgold74 · 14/09/2025 19:47

I got Rita Ora x Kate Winslet.

Yes! I had the exact same thought

SapatSea · 17/09/2025 23:24

@paulhollywoodshairgel I agree - that's my take away. Even Cherry's mums ctake on her daughter not letting anyone get in her way just sounded like how Daniel's mum operates. I did sympathise with Cherry. The rock climbing accident wasn't her fault - she wanted Daniel alive to marry her.
I think there could be a season 2 . We didn't see a funeral or anyone say that Laura is actually dead - maybe she is in a pysch unit , still recovering or just not in their lives anymore.Perhaps they did get help for Laura.There was no way Cherry could have known that the fateful evening would play out the way it did. She likely had good reason to push her dad.
I enjoyed it - it was fun and a great binge watch, twisty. A great change from all the dreary detective/murder/police/serial killer dramas

CalamityGanon · 18/09/2025 11:43

I hadn’t realised that I’d got this in my Audible library but not listened to it. I’m now wondering why tv|film producers buy up a book they’ve clearly enjoyed and changed lots of it for no apparent reason which don’t in anyway improve the book?

CalzoneOnLegs · 18/09/2025 13:51

@CalamityGanon
it is mainly to make it translate to screen.

here’s a better explanation (AI)
Screenwriters change book plots due to inherent differences between page and screen, including time constraints, the need to translate internal thoughts into visual action, and the challenge of adapting complex narratives into a standard film length. Other reasons include creative differences and a desire to make the story more commercially viable, which can lead to changes in characters, plot points, or even entirely new storylines.

Lottapianos · 18/09/2025 14:10

'I got Rita Ora x Kate Winslet'

Yes, good shout! She's absolutely stunning, and gave a terrific performance in this

It was daft nonsense, but very well done. The script and acting were actually good, unlike most of these sorts of things. Gorgeous locations and interiors too!

Catsinaflat · 18/09/2025 15:03

The estate agent where Cherry worked is a gym in Notting Hill

CalamityGanon · 18/09/2025 16:42

CalzoneOnLegs · 18/09/2025 13:51

@CalamityGanon
it is mainly to make it translate to screen.

here’s a better explanation (AI)
Screenwriters change book plots due to inherent differences between page and screen, including time constraints, the need to translate internal thoughts into visual action, and the challenge of adapting complex narratives into a standard film length. Other reasons include creative differences and a desire to make the story more commercially viable, which can lead to changes in characters, plot points, or even entirely new storylines.

No that doesn’t explain it all in this case. The only thing I could think in this case is they were looking at doing a second series which they would have struggled with the book ending. However second series of successful 1st series invariably never work so they really have learnt their lesson and not bothered.

TessTickle0 · 18/09/2025 17:25

How did the book end?

CalzoneOnLegs · 18/09/2025 17:38

@CalamityGanon yes well, perhaps, I’ve not read the book with no plans to either.

can you see a sequel being made ?

CalamityGanon · 18/09/2025 20:29

TessTickle0 · 18/09/2025 17:25

How did the book end?

Unlike the series Cherry’s Mum doesn’t say anything negative about Cherry to Laura. When Cherry goes to collect all her stuff from her Mum’s house they have a huge argument because Wendy realises Cherry is embarrassed about her and Cherry ends up slapping her. Wendy then rings Daniel and basically tells him to be wary of Cherry and confirms some of the awful things Cherry has done to Laura.

Cherry realises something has happened as Daniel changes towards her slightly. She checks his phone and realises her Mum has had a long conversation with Daniel and correctly surmises it wasn’t positive about her. She then drugs Daniel and goes over to see Laura. She intends on pushing her down the stairs or something. She ostensibly tells Laura she is there to call a truce. Daniel wakes up and realises something’s up. As he arrives Cherry has decided to rush Laura so she falls over the balcony/down the stairs ( can’t remember the detail) but as she does Daniel arrives and she loses her balance. Laura could have grabbed hold of her to stop her falling but lets her fall. To Daniel however it looks like Laura did try to grab and save her. Cherry dies. Daniel rents a new flat in a different part of town. Laura downsizes after the dive orca and her ex moves in with Marianne.

CalamityGanon · 18/09/2025 20:30

CalzoneOnLegs · 18/09/2025 17:38

@CalamityGanon yes well, perhaps, I’ve not read the book with no plans to either.

can you see a sequel being made ?

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I hope not. But they could continue it with Daniel now being aware she’s evil and trying to extricate himself.

CalzoneOnLegs · 18/09/2025 21:12

@CalamityGanon perhaps they will, it certainly looked unfulfilled as if a sequel was possible, worrying to think of her being a mother though

ETA I just read your book ending, so it is completely different !

BlueDressontheLine · 26/09/2025 18:01

So he got away with his mums death? Did they say she committed suicide ? She'd have defensive wounds wouldn't she from fighting. Also the son could have done cpr !

Tootingbec · 26/09/2025 18:56

Enjoyed this as a bit of nice to look at and quite gripping nonsense! I would have liked more back story on Cherry and what she did to her previous boyfriend. It reminded me of a shitter version of Gone Girl but did watch it back to back!

If it’s still on the iPlayer I throughly recommend “Mother Love” with Diane Rigg. Series from the 1990’s about an equally obsessed mother and son psychodrama nightmare - it is superb!

Robin Wright is so beautiful and I loved her outfits!

1offnamechange · 27/09/2025 15:44

BlueDressontheLine · 26/09/2025 18:01

So he got away with his mums death? Did they say she committed suicide ? She'd have defensive wounds wouldn't she from fighting. Also the son could have done cpr !

No, they'd have basically just said exactly what happened - I entered, my mother was trying to drown my fiancée, I stopped her but didn't realise how long I held her underwater for.

You have to think about it from a police/CPS point of view - they can't just prosecute on a 'something about this feels a bit dodgy' charge - you have to have a specific charge/crime so for example, manslaughter AND meet the evidential threshold for that (Homicide: Murder, manslaughter, infanticide and causing or allowing the death or serious injury of a child or vulnerable adult | The Crown Prosecution Service) which is high AND then have a realistic prospect of conviction AND pass the public interest test.

You'd have Daniel with the resources to pay for the best legal representation, able to provide multiple witnesses who would have all said Laura had been acting erratically, hated Cherry, etc., plus evidential proof matching their story (drugs in his system, disruption in the house, Cherry wet with bruises etc.) vs a random police officer with a huge caseload and no personal ties to Laura.

It's not like the police would have just turned up and said 'Ah fair play, sounds legit, well very sorry for your loss,' - very likely Daniel would have been arrested and interviewed, possibly could have even gone to court but found not guilty (albeit I think it more likely charge just got dropped), we just didn't see any of that.

It is ridiculous that he didn't attempt CPR though
(unless he did and that's how there's a second season!)

BlueDressontheLine · 30/09/2025 11:36

What happened to the sister who died before him?

Abominableday · 30/09/2025 11:57

I didn't think anything sinister happened with her, I think she was there to explain the mum's particular attachment style with her son