AlthoughGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageis in no rush to explain what caused its big break-up, it is still surprising to see theYoung Sheldonspinoff rule out one major possibility so early on. Thetitle ofGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagealone warns viewers that the show won’t be a straightforward sitcom. LikeHow I Met Your Motherbefore it,Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagearrived with its ending preordained. AlthoughYoung Sheldon’s endingleft the couple seeming relatively stable and happy,The Big Bang Theoryalready confirmed that Montana Jordan’s Georgie and Emily Osment’s Mandy eventually broke up.
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InThe Big Bang Theoryseason 11, episode 23, “The Sibling Realignment,” Georgie mentioned an “Ex-wife.” This proves that he and Mandy don’t stay together, meaningGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagewill eventually need to explain the couple’s separation. This seems like a tricky task asGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1 has mostly proven that they are a surprisingly solid couple with a bright future and a lot of potential. Season 1, episode 6, “A Regular Samaritan,” doubled down on this whenGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageintroduced Georgie’s new friend Valerie and, in the process, shut down one possible explanation.
First Marriage Episode 6 Makes It Unlikely That Georgie Will Cheat On Mandy
Georgie Seemed Shocked When His New Friend Tried To Kiss Him
At the end of “A Regular Samaritan,” Georgie realized that his new friend Valerie had more than the lord on her mind when she kissed him after a Bible study session. Georgie was surprised by this and didn’t reciprocate her advances, pulling away before Mandy revealed that she had seen the exchange. Mandy punched Valerie as the episode ended, butGeorgie turning down Valerie’s advances proves he is unlikely to cheat on Mandy. This means that another potential explanation for their breakup can be ruled out, although it is possible that Mandy might cheat on Georgie in the future.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagealmost brought back a tragicYoung Sheldontwist, as Mandy witnessing the kiss between Valeria and Georgie was reminiscent of Sheldon mistakenly believing that his father George Sr. cheated on his mother Mary. The same fate could easily have befallen Georgie, but Mandy fortunately saw the context of the kiss and knew he was blameless.Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriageavoiding Christmasmeans the show can improve its chances of emerging fromYoung Sheldon’s shadow, and ensuring that Georgie did not suffer the same fate as George Sr furthered this goal.
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Georgie & Mandy’s Divorce Will Need A Thorough Justification
Since Georgie clearly isn’t interested in cheating on Mandy,it is tough to work out what caused Georgie and Mandy’s divorceat this point inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1. The flaws in their relationship might become more obvious in coming episodes, but currently, the most likely prospect seems to be Georgie becoming a business rival to Mandy’s father, Jim. George has a keen business sense despite his dimwitted exterior and constantly comes up with new income streams for Jim’s tire store. Meanwhile, Georgie’s older self owns a chain of tire stores inThe Big Bang Theory.
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WhileGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s off-screen tragediesprove that the show isn’t too heavily invested in paying off all ofYoung Sheldon’s setups, the spinoff can’t simply ignore Georgie and Mandy’s breakup. As the title implies, this event is the entire reason for the show’s existence. Even if the duo later remarry, Georgie and Mandy’s breakup must be explained and Georgie’s sharp business sense leading him to set up a rival tire store currently seems like the most obvious cause. Any other obvious reasons have largely been ruled out throughout season 1.
First Marriage Sets Up Georgie & Mandy’s Split To Be More Heartbreaking
The Sitcom Spinoff Addressed Numerous Potential Causes Already
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagekeeps making Georgie and Mandy’s breakup more tragicby proving that it wasn’t caused by irreconcilable differences.Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s unusual age gapcould have been blamed for their decision to call it quits, but episode 4, “Todd’s Mom,” already saw the couple directly address this issue. Living with Mandy’s credit card debt could have exacerbated their struggles, but episode 3, “Secrets, Lies and a Chunk of Change” saw George not only accept this issue, but promise to help Mandy overcome it.
It has become almost impossible to work out just what went wrong forYoung Sheldon’s central couple.
With each new episode ofGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, another obvious cause for the pair’s breakup becomes irrelevant. Episode 2, “Some New York Nonsense,” even saw an open-minded Mandy encourage Georgie to address his anxiety. Now, “A Regular Samaritan” has proven that infidelity also wasn’t the problem, at least from Georgie’s end. As such, it has become almost impossible to work out just what went wrong forYoung Sheldon’s central couple, somethingGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagemust solve in future episodes.
New episodes ofGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageair on CBS Thursdays at 8pm.
