Ginny & Georgia Season 3 Review - Murderess Mayoress

Season three of Ginny & Georgia came in swinging. It was equal parts teenage angst, clinical depression, and the survival instinct we came to know from the titular characters. We picked up right after Georgia's arrest. She is waiting for her preliminary hearing but it won't be for a few days as she was arrested during the weekend. It’s clear this season isn’t here to waste your time. The pacing is tight, the emotions are raw, and every episode matters. Before we go any further, I must warn that this review will contain spoilers. I’ll warn you again before we get too deep, but some things just have to be talked about.

Ginny and Her Friends

Ginny spends the season walking around with the weight of the world on her back. Her mother is now officially a suspected murderer, and while Ginny never really doubted Georgia’s guilt, she still chose to stand by her. The fallout is swift, Ginny becomes a bit of a social outcast at school. Not everyone has the stomach for that kind of scandal.

Max and Abby remain loyal, but Norah drifts. See, Norah babysat for Cynthia and Tom. You remember Tom? The one Georgia mercy killed. The guilt is everywhere, seeping into every part of Ginny’s life. She tries to keep it together, but it’s obvious she’s slipping. She starts poetry class again and meets Wolfe, a classmate who she lies to about her identity but he eventually finds out but digs it, it gives tortured artist vibes. And with Marcus spiraling and breaking her heart again, Wolfe enters stage left as a new possibility.

Speaking of Max, let's talk about how she’s lowkey being left behind. Max is a lot, yes, but she always has been. That’s never been a secret. Her friends know her, or they should. But this season, she starts getting pushed out and judged as though they have to keep things from her to protect her. It is a strange turn of events. I actually felt for her. Max feels the weight of everything her twin is going through and feels she has to be good, happy and perfect so that she is not another thing her parents have to worry about but no one is checking on her. She feels this and it begins to affect her emotionally. It’s subtle, but you can see her cracking at the edges.

Despite the chaos, the high school storylines are tightly interwoven. The trial explodes around Ginny, secrets leak, reporters circle like vultures, and still, her friends show up. For the most part.

Georgia and Her Men

Georgia is still Georgia, fascinating and frustrating all at once. We get a deeper look at her trauma this season, and yes, her childhood was brutal. But does that explain, let alone excuse, the chaos she unleashes on her children? Georgia keeps saying she’s protecting them, but she keeps dragging them into her mess. It’s exhausting. They don’t get to be kids—they’re too busy saving her.

Spoiler wall goes up now. Proceed with caution.

Paul tries to stick it out. He really does. But as the trial unravels and his career teeters on the edge, he’s forced to make hard choices. Georgia, in true Georgia fashion, doesn’t bend. Until she breaks. Paul walks away, the kids get taken, and for the first time, we see Georgia truly unravel. She’s not just surviving anymore, she’s crumbling. She and Paul reconcile briefly, but it falls apart again when she tells one lie too many. And right on schedule, she ends up sleeping with Joe not long after. Old habits.

Still, she pushes Joe away too. Says she needs space. And maybe, for once, she means it.

The Trial, the Lie, and That Ending

Austin, sweet, innocent Austin, lies on the stand, coached by Ginny, and says he saw Gil kill Tom. Cynthia gets on the stand and pivots, also nudged by Ginny, who goes full Georgia and blackmails her. It was shocking, but it tracks. Ginny has learned from the best and when Georgia later confronts her she is unremorseful.

Georgia’s found not guilty. The kids are allowed to return. But Zion makes it clear, he’s going for joint custody, and Ginny agrees. She wants that. That speaks volumes. She had some form of normalcy with Zion although she rebelled against it.

Austin, meanwhile, sits alone in his room, holding the hockey shirt Gil gave him, guilt radiating off him. When Ginny tries to talk to him, he lashes out. And you can tell, that’s just the beginning.

Ginny ends the school year with a win, she’s named Poet Laureate, and her poem brings the house down. Wolfe shows up, and apparently, they’re cool again? Why? Well, that misses me given his abandoning her after she told him that she was pregnant. He wasn't at the clinic when she had the abortion, Marcus was.

Speaking of, Marcus is forcibly sent to rehab. And then there’s that final moment: Georgia swigging milk from the bottle. Ginny eyes her and says, “Didn’t you say you only drink milk when you’re pregnant?” Cue gasps and credits.

Final Thoughts

This season hit. I could’ve done without the teen pregnancy subplot. These kids are supposed to be sophomores, 14 or 15, and it’s just… a lot. I get that casting minors with this material is tricky, but everyone looks like they’re pushing at least 25, and the three-year gap between seasons didn’t help. Austin now looks like a teenager, and the rest of the cast looks grown. A time jump next season might actually make things feel more grounded.

I really don’t want Ginny turning into Georgia. Austin is understandably angry, and what she made him do, lie under oath on a father, who has many issues but has shown him that he loves him. Well, that will haunt him. Unless he tells the truth, and if he does… then Georgia could finally pay. Either way, he loses.

Gil loved Austin. He wasn’t a great guy, but he wasn’t abusive to his son. Maybe he didn’t deserve full custody, but he deserved a shot with conditions. Zion’s family was right there, stability was available, Georgia just didn’t want to let go. She didn't have to raise her children with the instability that she did. Exposing them to the things that she did.

Still, I give it a 10 out of 10. Performances? Solid. Writing? Sharper than ever. The emotional stakes were high, and the tension never let up. I just wish we had more than ten episodes. Fifteen would’ve let the arcs breathe.

Predictions for Season 4

• Ginny, Wolfe, and Marcus will form some kind of awkward triangle. Honestly, it makes no sense. Marcus was out the minute she told him she was pregnant, so I don’t see the appeal. But here we are.

• Georgia will be pregnant. Joe and Paul will both be in the mix, and neither will want to step aside.

• Austin is going to act out. You can feel it coming. And I don’t think we’ve seen the last of Gil.

• Max will finally crack from all that pressure. Her perfectionism isn’t sustainable, especially as no one wants to see that she’s got her own issues too.

I’ll be seated for season four, tea in hand.