The following article contains spoilers for Ginny & Georgia Season 3. If you’re not caught up, you can check it out with a Netflix subscription.
After two years of waiting, Ginny & Georgia Season 3 finally premiered as part of the 2025 Netflix schedule. If you binged the latest batch of episodes like I did, then you surely reached the finale – in which Marcus Baker (Felix Mallard) finally breaks down in front of his family after battling depression for several seasons. In the aftermath of this critical moment, the series’ EPs opened up to CinemaBlend about the poignant scene and the story behind its conception.
What Happened To Marcus At The End Of Ginny & Georgia Season 3?
best to binge on Netflix, has has consistently tackled mentally health especially with Marcus, and that continues in Season 3. Throughout the season, his depression steadily worsened, culminating in him not only getting suspended from school but also developing a drinking habit.
Mental Health America to make sure it was respectful:
Honestly, it’s all very grounded in truth. And I think when things are grounded in truth, you just lean into that. In terms of getting it right, it’s really holding the hands of what’s true, and then Mental Health America’s guidance in really leaning into that partnership of telling the story responsibly. Because we know we have a wide-ranging audience, but a lot of that audience is younger and really leaning into them, that the story isn’t gonna be instructive or triggering, but truthful, and hopefully is able to connect to a lot of people who are really going through it.
Glinski explained that with Marcus, the creative team wanted to make sure that his story was told in a slow and natural way that many teenagers have experienced themselves. They wanted it all to build up over time and, as a result the scene would feel almost “earned” to the audience when it ultimately happened. Glinski said:
With Marcus specifically, we tried to tell this story very slowly, very authentically in a really real teen way. So when we get to that big moment, we really feel like we’ve earned it. We weren’t trying to hit any tent poles in the story. We were trying to tell it in terms of what felt real for this character and this family. I think that’s why when you have that big moment, it really feels like it’s the right time for it to happen.
One area in which Ginny & Georgia Season 2 improved upon the first season was its portrayal of mental health, and Season 3 got that right and more. Marcus, at least in the beginning, fell into the typical “boy next door” archetype that’s commonly seen on teen romance show on Netflix. Needless to say, there didn’t seem to be all that much to the character, initially.
But, over time, as the layers behind Marcus’ mask of indifference were revealed, the genuine sadness he feels about himself arises. That feeling subsequently produces a version of him that feels not only real but also relatable. Sarah Lampert admitted that even in the writers’ room, those who crafted the character’s story brought their “heart and soul” to the mental health aspect of the show, and that’s just wonderful:
I think a beautiful thing about our writer’s room too is we all get very vulnerable, right? This is a story about people, and the writers really bring their heart and soul to telling these stories. And I think that’s reflected on screen.
I’m not sure what will happen next with Marcus. What is known is that at the end of Season 3, his mother takes him somewhere to receive help. Considering how well Ginny & Georgia‘s writers and producers have handled mental health on the show thus far, I’m confident that they’ll continue to handle Marcus’ journey with care. I’m eager to see what lies ahead for the young man in Season 4 but, for now, check out other great titles on the 2025 TV schedule.