Back in Wellsbury: A review on the Netflix original show Ginny and Georgia season 2 release

My friends spent the end of February into March of 2021 sharing their mixed feelings of love and hate for the new Netflix original, “Ginny and Georgia.” After hearing about it long enough, and being the bored eighth-grader I was, I decided it was a must-watch. 

After getting through the first two episodes, I finished the 10 episode show in less than a week. The show was yet another cringy, but annoyingly entertaining Netflix comedy-drama that had me hooked.

So when I heard season two was coming out — a season that would give insight into the history of characters and follow the relationships left on a cliffhanger in the season one finale — I struggled to contain my excitement. After spending the past two years predicting the different endings to the chilling final episode that left me anxious, I needed to see how it all played out.

The second season started off just as I expected — very relaxed. 

Until it wasn’t. It soon became both shocking and left my questions unanswered. While the show still focuses on the relationship between Ginny and Georgia, it presents more characters that affect the way Ginny and Georgia view each other. We meet Austin’s dad and follow his character throughout the show with the continuous flashbacks and scenes between him and Georgia. I thought it was interesting getting to follow a new character throughout the show and learn why Georgia has certain opinions about him.

After the plot twists kept on coming, each episode left me quickly clicking “next episode” to find out what could possibly happen next.

One of the biggest things I noticed throughout the season was the focus on the characters. An entirely new side of Georgia, Marcus and Ginny were revealed, especially when we get insight into Ginny and Marcus’s mental health struggles. The show did a great job of projecting just how deeply mental health can affect relationships, as Ginny’s mental health is greatly affected by the way Georgia treats her throughout the season.

While the show still focuses on how the characters interact with one another, season two takes a deeper look into their certain motives to understand why they act the way they do. 

It made me feel like I was right there in Wellsbury, Massachusetts listening to Georgia speak to me about the rocky moments of her past. I started to feel bad for her and almost understand some of her risky choices when raising Ginny. 

Just like any other Netflix show, there were obviously cringy parts. Max can’t seem to get over her ex Sophie even when a new love interest is introduced. Hunter continues to hang on to his love for Ginny. I know it adds to their characters, but it became annoying. 

All I wanted was for them to be happy and get over their feelings, but it took way too many episodes to see a change. I guess that adds to the appeal of details of certain characters in the show, but for me it was a drag in the plot that made me more annoyed than curious.

But if I had to choose a favorite ending, it would have to be the first season. Once again, season two ended on a cliffhanger. But this time, it was expected. I miss the frustration of not knowing what was coming. The hour and four-minute long season finale felt way too long with random scenes throughout. But when I excluded the ending, the season overall was better than the first. 

This season combined my two favorite themes of romantic comedy and mystery to follow the relationships of characters throughout the seasons. While there is still no Netflix confirmation for a third season, I’ll definitely be watching anything if there’s more to come.