Warning! Spoilers for Ginny & Georgia season 3 ahead!
Ginny & Georgiaseason 3 was tumultuous for nearly all the characters, but I’m frustrated by how one in particular was treated. This installment picked up just after Georgia’s arrest for Tom Fuller and carried on through a murder trial that quickly got out of control. All Georgia’s darkest secrets were brought to the surface, and, if the public turning on her wasn’t bad enough, her friends and family doing the same made the whole thing a nightmare. Naturally, this meant that everyone around Georgia had a pretty bad time as well.
As Georgia’s darkest crimes came to light and the public began to judge her inGinny & Georgiaseason 3, Ginny suffered significantly. School became unbearable, and Georgia’s daughter was forced to grapple with the uncomfortable truths she knew about her mother. Then there were characters like Marcus and Abby. Marcus has been trapped in a depressive episode for a couple ofGinny & Georgiaseasonsnow, and it only got worse in the recent installment. Abby’s parents are getting a divorce, and her body dysmorphia has become more extreme. Still,none of this excuses how these characters treated Max.
Max Was Treated So Unfairly In Ginny & Georgia Season 3
Max’s Friends Treated Her Like A Bigger Problem Than She Was
Max is far from perfect inGinny & Georgia. She’s someone who feels everything very deeply, which means she can sometimes forget to put herself aside to be there for her friends. However, Max really gave it her all inGinny & Georgiato do better, and I think it’s evident that she succeeded. She went out of her way to be there for her friends and brother, to the point that she completely disregarded her own needs and feelings. Unfortunately,what she got back was a lot of neglect, ridicule, and abuse.
Ginny’s comment that she and Max may have grown apart and that that is “okay” was downright cruel.
I couldn’t stand how poorly Ginny, Abby, and Norah treated Max inGinny & Georgiaseason 3. She had worked so hard to be there for them, and they responded by icing her out. While we could, at first, blame their lack of attention on their own struggles, the final episode of this installment proved otherwise. Ginny’s comment that she and Max may have grown apart and that that is “okay” was downright cruel.My heart broke for Maxin that moment.
What’s truly baffling about all this is thatthere’s no clear answer forwhyeveryone started treating Max so poorly. It was almost an unconscious decision on everyone’s part that they simply didn’t want to deal with her anymore. I would understand this if Max had continued to prioritize her own feelings, but she did remarkably well in supporting everyone inGinny & Georgiaseason 3. Even when she began to feel that she was being purposely excluded, Max continued to prioritize her friends' feelings. As it stands, however, I don’t think this will continue much longer.
Max’s Season 3 Story Could Set Up A Dark Twist For Season 4
Max Could Just Stop Caring
The fact that everyone so suddenly turned on Max for virtually no reason may reflect a sort of herd mentality amongst her friends. Though this could all be resolved inGinny & Georgiaseason 4, it’s possible that things will only get worse. Ginny went through a significant change in season 3. She’s no longer so sweet, and she appears to have more fully embraced the manipulative qualities that she inherited from her mother. It seems that things are all set for Ginny and Max’s friendship to shift into a rivalry.
It seems that things are all set for Ginny and Max’s friendship to shift into a rivalry.
Previously inGinny & Georgia, Max attempted to cut Ginny out of her friend group. Now, going into season 4, this situation may be repeated in reverse. Ginny, Abby, and Norah may fully commit to excluding Max. Add in the fact that Marcus is likely to still be angry with his sister going into the next episodes, andwe may see Max reach a breaking point. Though it’s hard to imagine thisGinny & Georgiacharacterbecoming a villain, it also appears that her character is being pushed in this direction. Of course, only time will tell.
