The second season received positive reviews from critics . On Rotten Tomatoes , it has a 78 % rating with an average score of 9.44 out of 10 based on 18 reviews . The site 's critical consensus reads , " '' The Girlfriend Experience '' reinvents itself from a character study into an ensemble piece , thoughtfully unpacking thorny aspects of sexuality and providing rigorous programming for viewers who want to be both challenged and titillated " . On Metacritic , it has a score of 72 out of 100 based on 6 reviews . Writing for Collider , Chris Cabin gave it a four star review and wrote that it 's " one of the greatest seasons of television that 2017 has produced thus far . " Writing for '' Variety '' , Sonia Saraiya felt that while the second season was " still directed and produced beautifully , with a soundscape so precise and intimate that it is haunting and immersive in a way little else on television can even approach " , sex work and " even the sex worker herself " had become " secondary to the aims of the filmmaker " , particularly in '' Erica & Anna , '' but that both storylines had fine qualities : " ' Bria ' is cinematically stunning , with a few sequences that are going to be hard to forget anytime soon . ' Erica & Anna ' is a much more straightforward story , with a chilly aesthetic that makes ' House of Cards ' look upbeat . But the relative opacity of ' Bria ’s story ' beats — and the oddly pat metaphors of ' Erica & Anna ' — left me with the wish that these two well-matched directors might , you know , collaborate . " For the 74th Golden Globe Awards , Riley Keough was nominated for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
74th Golden Globe Awards
74th Golden Globe Awards
The Girlfriend Experience (TV series)