We’re just two episodes into the newGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseries and already the responsibilities are beginning to pile up for 19-year-old dad, Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan). The series premiere saw characters fromYoung Sheldonsuch as Mary and Meemaw visit the new family and Episode 2 continued that trend with his sister,Missy (Reagan Revord)coming into the story. Getting married to Mandy (Emily Osment) and moving in with her parents as they seek to raise their young family was something Georgie prepared for. The sudden death of his father, George Sr. (Lance Barber), was not one he anticipated and with him gone, the pressure on young Georgie is beginning to tell.
Episode 2 begins with Georgie visiting his dad’s grave to offer reassurance that he has everything under control. However, a heated argument with Mandy sends him driving to the hospital where anxiety was the diagnosis, not a heart attack as Georgie first feared. Speaking withTV Line, series co-creatorSteve Hollanddigs deeper into what plagues Georgie in the latest episode of the show. George Snr.always tried, with varying degrees of success, to connect with his children.
Holland confirms that Georgie visiting his father’s grave is the closest the young man will ever come to therapy, saying:
“I think you actually hit it right on the head. When we were talking about this episode, and all of the things that have been piled on top of this young kid — with a wife and a family and in-laws… and a job… and his mom and his sister…andthe loss of his dad — we were talking about those things as a Texas guy in the ’80s and ’90s, right? He wasn’t going to admit that he was struggling, he wasn’t going to admit that he needed help, and he wasn’t going to go seek therapy, so getting to go and talk to his dad, and getting to admit that he was struggling in a way that he couldn’t really admit to anyone else, felt like the therapy that he needed, and that that was enough to sort of get him moving forward.”
Missy’s Rebellion Is Only Just Beginning
Thedeath of George Seniorwas always going to throw the spanner in the works for the Coopers. WhileSheldon reacted in a way no one quite expected, his mother, Mary, will throw herself deeper into the confines of her faith and Missy will be left alone to process her emotions. Aspreviously highlighted, Georgie will have to step in to curtail his sister’s rebellion going forward inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. Holland confirms that Missy’s actions in Thursday’s episode is just the beginning of her rebellious arc:
“Yeah, absolutely. This is the beginning of the pivot from theYoung SheldonMary towards theBig BangMary, you know? I think you’re starting to see that shift. When we’re finding these stories, it’s really about using these [Young Sheldon] characters to inform Georgie and Mandy [storylines]…. We know fromBig Bangthat Missy ends up OK, so I think we can have some fun with her. Her slide into rebellion as a teenager who just lost her father feels very real, and a thing that her older brother has to deal with now as the father figure of the family.”
New episodes ofGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageair on Thursdays on CBS. Watch the first two episodes on Paramount+.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
The show begins with Georgie and Mandy, who met during Young Sheldon’s fifth season and later had a daughter named Constance. Despite their unconventional relationship and age difference, they settled down and now face new challenges together. The series will explore their home life, interactions with family members, and the struggles and triumphs of young marriage.
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