Getting arrested on her wedding day dramatically changed the course of her life, something only Georgia could accomplish in Netflix’s latest season of “Ginny & Georgia.”
This season promised chaos and messy drama, which it delivered on. But throughout the third season, one question lingered in my mind: Is it really worth watching?
A lot of people, including me, excitedly awaited the third season, which premiered June 5. But when the first episode came to life on my screen, I couldn’t help but feel mixed emotions about it.
The plot picks up right where Season 2 left off, with Georgia and Paul’s wedding, then her arrest for the murder of Tom Fuller. The Miller family is faced with a brutal onslaught of media, with Georgia’s case rising to national headlines. The media picked apart every aspect of her life and broadcast it to the world, and to Wellsbury, the town where she lives with her kids and her husband, Paul, who served as mayor.
If I had to label this season with one word, it would be intense. Every scene feels like it is leading up to something big.
Ginny and Austin are in the spotlight at school, with their classmates and friends being privy to their personal lives due to the media. Because of this, Ginny’s mental health deteriorates, and we can see it in brief scenes during her poetry class, when she was venting her emotions. During these sessions, she grows accustomed to speaking what is on her mind while she was reading her poems aloud, and I enjoyed watching that. These emotional scenes are well executed by the directors, as they highlight the impact it has not only on her, but also on her family.
Marcus and Ginny’s relationship is another large focus of this season. There is clear tension between them, and it feels as if their relationship never fully recovered after what happened last season with Marcus breaking up with her despite still loving her. The way Marcus distanced himself and Ginny internalized everything made the breakup more real and raw.
MANG, the main friend group in “Ginny and Georgia,” starts to unravel, too, and Maxine is being singled out every single time. I felt bad for her as she, like Ginny, tries internalizing all of her feelings while her friends exclude her. What makes it worse is how much Maxine tries acting like it doesn’t affect her, and you can even see the pain in those moments when she is excluded. For example, when she tries to join conversations and is brushed off, or those moments when she is confused by what is going on.
It is quiet, slow, and sad to watch them break up. Maxine was a central figure of the friend group, to now mostly ignored, and that is hard to watch for me.
Not to mention, Austin’s trauma is brushed under the rug more than it should’ve been. He witnessed his own mother kill Tom in front of his eyes and covered up for her. Ginny partially influenced him to lie on his mother’s behalf, too, at the expense of his biological father. I really feel as if the show didn’t fully unpack his emotions this season.
This season is more focused on Ginny, but there should’ve been some reflection with Austin, scenes showing how he felt and what he was processing mentally. A small look into how he truly felt would’ve been nice to see for the viewer since he’s dealing with something incredibly traumatic, even if the actor has clearly aged while playing a child.
Some side plots felt underutilized and left me wanting more from the season instead. Zion’s and Simone’s relationship with Ginny felt surface level. Zion is always depicted as Ginny’s “best friend,” whereas this season, he seems more passive and more controlling. I thought that they would grow closer, but to me, he kind of faded into the background. Simone could’ve had a closer relationship with Ginny, too, but the scenes with them lacked the emotional bond they could’ve had together.
Then there was Cynthia’s affair with Tom, which felt out of place from the rest of the season. It didn’t add much to her character development and only made the storyline more confusing once Joe’s and Georgia’s relationship started to progress. There were still moments I enjoyed, like the way Ginny’s inner emotions are expressed through her poetry sessions, and how Georgia’s love for her kids shines through despite the ongoing trial.
“Ginny & Georgia” is still worth watching, though, as there are plenty of good scenes and story development throughout the seasons. However, this season left me with mixed feelings because many characters felt underdeveloped, like Georgia’s parents or Joe’s past, and some storylines weren’t fully explored. This made it hard for me to understand what this season was really about.
Was it worth watching? Kind of.
Georgia getting arrested on her wedding day may have set the beginning of this new season, but by the end of it, everyone was guilty of something, whether it was cheating, lying, or acting; someone was hiding something.
–July 14, 2025–
