Summary

• Annie Marks's unwavering loyalty to her sister Beth in Good Girls ultimately leads to a heartbreaking fate for her in the series finale.
• Annie's prints are found on the gun used to shoot Beth, leading to her arrest and the end of her escape plans.
• Annie secretly asks hitman Mick to put her prints on the gun, betraying Beth and leading to a major cliffhanger.

Over the four seasons of the now-canceled Good Girls, Beth (Christina Hendricks) really put her sister Annie (Mae Whitman) in a tough spot, sinking them further and further into Rio's criminal empire. She preyed on Annie's need to provide for her son Ben while knowing Annie would never abandon her big sister. Unfortunately, as the series ended, this unwavering loyalty led to a heartbreaking fate for Annie, and it all had to do with a major betrayal.

Beth ended up working with Rio after she got elected to Ashfield's city council to take down their real boss, his "brousin," Nick. With evidence in tow, the FBI busted the councilman in Good Girls' finale, "Nevada," knowing he'd confess to setting up shell companies in their grandmother's name as he got kickbacks from city contracts, working in crimes like bribery and money laundering along the way.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on May 8, 2024: Good Girls may have been canceled nearly three years ago, but many of the show's fans continue to enjoy rewatching the series and the misadventures of its main trio therein. One of the most popular characters in the series, Mae Whitman's Annie Marks, undergoes quite the character arc over four seasons, ending in a somewhat tragic fate that was foreshadowed far earlier in the show. This article has been updated to include more information about Annie's fate at the end of Good Girls and to show what else Whitman has been up to in her career.

What Happens To Annie Marks In Good Girls?

Annie Gets Framed For A Shooting In The Good Girls Finale

• Annie Marks makes her first appearance in the series premiere of Good Girls, which aired in 2018
• Annie Marks makes her final appearance in the series finale of Good Girls, "Nevada," which aired in 2021.
• Overall, Mae Whitman appears in all fifty episodes of Good Girls over the course of four seasons.

Things culminated in the Good Girls finale, as Mick -- a hitman who usually worked for Rio -- shoots Beth in her shoulder at her home, leaving the gun at the crime scene. While Rio warned Nick during a prison visit to lay off a recuperating Beth as he now ran the business, Nick was all smiles, indicating he followed Rio's advice and hit Beth where it really hurt -- family.

When the feds ran the fingerprints on the gun, they came back as a match for Annie's. When Annie heard the news, she knew it was all over, packing her belongings and squashing road trip plans with Ben and her new beau, Kevin, in one of the show's most heartbreaking and unfair scenes. The cops carted her off, leaving fans wondering how Nick got her prints on the gun.

Annie Marks's Ending In Good Girls, Explained

Annie Secretly Orchestrated Her Own Framing

• In 2021, NBC officially announced that Good Girls had been canceled and would come to an end with its fourth season.
• In Good Girls, Mae Whitman stars alongside Christina Hendricks, best known for portraying Joan Harris in Mad Men.
• In Good Girls, Mae Whitman stars alongside Retta, best known for portraying Donna Meagles in Parks and Recreation.

Earlier in the season, Rio threatened to turn the gun in and get Beth arrested. She accidentally put her prints on it after Rio killed the graphic designer, Lucy, to ensure secrecy regarding their counterfeiting ring. However, in a shocking betrayal, Annie secretly went to Mick and asked him to put her prints on the weapon as she felt Beth could take better care of their kids if a fall guy was needed.

Mick's allegiance floated in ways audiences had no clue about. Many thought he'd only listen to Rio, but he went behind Rio's back in this case. Despite liking Annie and feeling sorry about how she was often paying for Beth's sins, Mick backstabbed her, which left Rio warning Nick to stay away from his guys. It was a major cliffhanger as fans will never know if Ben and Kevin found out about the criminal ring Annie was involved in or why Annie didn't tell Beth the truth to see if she and Rio could pull some strings. This shaped a lot of resentment toward Nick and Mick, but sadly, Beth won't be able to get revenge.

Why Was Good Girls Canceled?

Good Girls Nearly Returned For A Fifth And Final Season--But Never Did

• Good Girls ran for a total of fifty episodes over the span of 50 episodes.
• Good Girls showrunner Jenna Bans has not created any new series since its cancelation.

Unlike some TV shows whose cancelation sparked movements to save them, the Good Girls fandom has mostly died out since the series was canceled by NBC in 2021. However, many fans of the series may not realize that Good Girls very nearly returned for a fifth season. Like many shows that start off strong, Good Girls began to decline in ratings after its first season. By 2021, NBC was prepared to bring the series to an end but originally didn't plan to abruptly cancel it. Instead, the plan was to renew Good Girls for a fifth season, which would have fewer episodes than previous seasons. However, certain other stipulations behind the show's potential renewal eventually led to the deal falling through.

According to TV Line, NBC offered to renew the series for its fifth and final season, provided that the main cast agree to a reduced pay rate therein. Reports claim that the three main cast members, Whitman, Hendricks, and Retta, all agreed to the pay cut, while Manny Montana, who played Christopher, a.k.a. "Rio," did not. Some have suggested that Montana's refusal was instrumental in NBC choosing to end the series, while others have claimed other reasons. Nonetheless, shortly after these negotiations fell through, the network chose to cancel the series rather than renew it for the planned fifth season.

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