The Girlfriend Episode 2 recap: Laura and Cherry's confrontation in Spain

Prime Video’s The Girlfriend keeps the audience invested from the very first episode. The show revolves around Daniel Sanderson, whose mother, Laura, is suspicious of his new girlfriend. Cherry.

Tensions arose between Laura and Cherry in the pilot while the family had dinner together. In the second episode, the tensions are further escalated as Cherry joins Daniel and his family on a trip to Spain.

While there comes a moment when Laura finally seems to trust Cherry, the peace does not last long, leading to a heated confrontation. Here is the complete recap of The Girlfriend Episode 2.

The Girlfriend Episode 2 recap: Cherry joins the Sandersons on a trip

Episode 2 of The Girlfriend showcases Cherry as she gears up to join her boyfriend Daniel and his wealthy family for a vacation in Spain. While Daniel pays for her to fly business class, she does not want to waste money and instead books a cheap flight and uses the leftover money to buy clothes. Cherry, being Cherry, hides this information from Daniel.

When she reaches Spain, she feels nervous around the Sanderson family. As always, Laura pretends to be polite to her but keeps a close watch on her. Things get more awkward when Carolina, a family friend, mentions that she never saw Cherry in business class on the flight.

Cherry also finds out that Brigitte, Daniel’s ex, is staying with them too. This bothers her, especially when she sees how close Brigitte and Daniel still are. While she tries to join the family for their activities, she feels left out and embarrassed. Meanwhile, she plans to sneak back the bracelet that she had taken, but the housemaid ends up seeing her in Laura’s room.

The Girlfriend Episode 2 recap: A temporary truce

Cherry finally gets a break when she and Daniel go on a ride into the hills, away from the rest of the family. Daniel then opens up to her about his past, and the two grow closer. Cherry finally starts to feel like she can trust him and tolerate his overbearing mother. However, when they return late for dinner, Laura gets upset, leading to further tension between her and Cherry.

Things change drastically the next day when Cherry falls into the water from a yacht. Seeing that she cannot swim, Laura dives to save her. The two women finally start connecting. Cherry admits that she did not fly business class. Instead of judging her, Laura takes her shopping.

The matriarch also reveals some painful details about her own past. She tells Cherry that after her daughter Rose died, she had an affair with a woman named Lilith. She asks Cherry to keep it a secret, and the two women confide in each other. They also decide not to tell any more lies and seem to form a genuine connection.

The Girlfriend Episode 2 recap: Confrontation between Laura and Cherry

By the end of The Girlfriend Episode 2, the dynamics between the two change again. At a wine-tasting event, Brigitte shows Laura a viral video of a wedding gone wrong, where the cake happened to have an animal heart inside. Laura sees Nicholas in the video and notices that he is the same man who was punched by Cherry.

Realizing that Cherry lied to her again, she goes back to the villa to confront her. There, she sees her swimming in the pool, realizing that she was not actually drowning after falling off the yacht. This makes her feel betrayed.

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Laura then tells Cherry to stay away from Daniel. Cherry, however, does not back down and threatens to expose Laura’s affair with Lilith. At this moment, Daniel walks in. However, instead of noticing that they are having an argument, he thinks they are getting along and talking to each other. The episode ends with both women wanting Daniel on their side.

The Girlfriend is streaming on Netflix.

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