Prime Video's new thriller TV show, The Girlfriend, bites off more than it can chew, adding another forgettable series to an oversaturated genre. Bringing to life the novel of the same name by Michelle Frances, The Girlfriend is obviously a literary adaptation in style and structure, using the characters' points of view to skew how the audience sees the story. In its attempts to be scary, sexy, and shocking in equal measure, The Girlfriend succeeds in confusing the viewer and presenting a narrative that escalates for seemingly no reason.