I have yet to see a show change the direction of their main character like Good Girls has done. I would call Beth ruthless but I feel like that would be me giving her too much credit. A ruthless person at least has reasoning. Beth is empty. Empty, Disillusioned and oblivious. I use to feel for Beth , but now I can barely stand her.
Why ?
Despite how strained a relationship her and Rio have had. Things have never gone this far. You shoot the man, snitch on him, have sex with him then kick him out, throw keys in his face , then blame him for Alll your woes. All so you can uproot his business from him. Guys I dont think she cares for Rio. I dont need a Socrates 10 page report to figure that out. Has he done stuff to mess with her, ofcourse. Have they all been called for ? Most of the time Yes.
Looking at Beth's behavior this season really drew everything into perspective for me. I've been looking at Beth from the standpoint of this mother of 4 trying to make a life for her friends and children despite the forces against her such as her cheating husband. Then enters Rio , someone she stole from who she initially helps out to get out of paying the remainder of a debt. She then gets intrigued by his MONEY and business , and decides she wants to get involved.
I know Rio is not this great person and he is indeed this "gangster". But when it comes to Beth he's been very lenient with her. Now when you toss the coin the other way around, The way Beth has treated Rio you see these sentiments are not shared. Rio has yet to be shown as dilibertly trying to send Beth to jail nor has he shot or harmed her.
I keep wondering why people INSIST on making up excuses for Beth and come up with all these deep analysis to try and justify her actions. Beth is a character written by writers displayed and portrayed by the actress Christina Hendricks. She's fictional. So when people speak out against the character we are NOT speaking about a REAL person. Where you can describe as layered with complexities. We are referring to how a fictional character is being displayed on screen.
Beth for me has become this distant Character I can no longer relate to or feel for. She wants to continue killing Rio a guy who has given her sound advise on how to navigate crime. Despite the dangers of dealing with a unrealiable person like Beth .
Did Rio have to cut her in when she proposed washing his cash at the stores , No. After she snitched on him could he have shot her instead of shooting Dean? Yes. After Rio found out the lead witness on his case was connected to the girls could he have killed them? Yes. Mind you Boomer was going to snitch ON EVERYONE including the girls. Beth has this Disillusioned idea that she can jump in and out of crime whenever she wants on HER own terms. She so busy worried about Rio being her problem that she doesnt realize hes actually her solution. I know she wants her own business , but what criminal is going to take Beth seriously ? A mother of 4 ? Without jeporidizing her children or her sister and friend. They would all be killed ! Shes lucky Rio is the only person Beth has been dealing with. The guy that despite his many attempts to get her to understand what shes up against has fallen against deaf ears. To the point where she keeps trying to play him and steal from him and NOW wants to continously kill him !! I guess shooting him three time wasnt enough. But people want everyone to feel for Beth ? How ? When she keeps doing malicious uncalled for stuff.
Rio has already moved on from the idea of wanting her dead. He told her he was going to allow her to live. Then she gets Max to try and kill him after he has moved on. She starts stealing from him too. Then he CUTS her back IN AGain. Only for the woman to hire a hitman to kill him. Come on ! Enough with it. Now I see her dancing like a robot after she believes Rio is dead ? This is not the Brio I asked for.
Beth has crossed too many lines for me . It doesnt make any sense compared to the emotions shown in Season 2. You would think nothing happened between the two of them. They've made her an unlikable character. You dont have to be a fan of Rio to realize hes the one constantly being played by a woman he shows empathy and emotions for. I don't need anyone jumping on me talking about he's trying to frame her for Lucy's murder or mental abuse , or whatever. He had too , to make her realize how deep she is in this criminal establishment. Beth believes she can have the easy way out of everything.
Remember this : Beth was a mother of 4 who had the ability to stay home and not work for several years while her husband paid ALL the Bill's (or so she thought) and never had to work hard to earn a decent living most of her life. Then she has a guy like Rio who has her EARN everything and be accountable for her mistakes. Ofcourse this was going to be unsettling for her to deal with. In her world things are suppose to be given to her. No wonder whenever Rio says No or forces her to deal with something she rather get rid of him rather than handle her business. Beth wants to run her own criminal organization without ANY legit experience nor any understanding of the reality and dangers of crime aside from Rio. She's lost.
