The Girlfriend is a Thriller, with a capital T — and its dramatic conclusion proves it. The Girlfriend ending left us with our jaws on the floor and our eyes watering from how wide they were. Because it was Thrilling.

Of course, the six part miniseries from Prime Video had us hooked from the very beginning. The story of a man, his girlfriend and his unwelcoming mother, the show was a whirlwind of manipulation, game-playing and divided loyalties. And the best part? It never really told us who to trust. Told from both of their perspectives, that’s something we had to figure out for ourselves.

“I think that’s the beauty of the perspectives. Our characters can’t be one thing,” Olivia Cooke told us. “They’re incredibly nuanced people that have great, great flaws, but great capacity for love and generosity as well.” Added Robin Wright, “In a different world, they would’ve been BFFs…”

But not in this world. And in this world, the final episode makes all of that multiple perspective uncertainty a little more clear. So how does The Girlfriend end and vitally, who dies? Here’s what to know about The Girlfriend ending.

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What happens in The Girlfriend?

Based on the novel by Michelle Frances, the show opens with Daniel (Laurie Davidson) introducing his new girlfriend Cherry (Olivia Cooke) to his wealthy gallery owner mother Laura (Robin Wright). The two women don’t exactly take a liking to each other.

Laura staunchly believes that Cherry is a social climber trying to weasel her way into their lives. Meanwhile, Cherry is weirded out by her boyfriend’s ultra close relationship with his mum.

Christopher Raphael