Critic’s Rating: 4.7 / 5.0
4.7
It seems that the cracks in Georgie and Mandy’s foundation aren’t so big after all.
Audrey and Jim, on the other hand, usually make their marriage work, but Audrey’s ex may be more of a sore point than it seems.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 1 Episode 11 featured Mandy talking some sense into Georgie while Audrey deliberately needled Jim about Freddy. What was that about?
Georgie and Jim’s Conflict Showed Both The Strength and The Weakness In Georgie and Mandy’s Marriage
Mandy had the sense to present a united front with Georgie in front of her parents.
For the most part, around the McAllister family dinner table, Mandy took the position that Georgie and Jim were both stubborn and ridiculous, while in private, she worked on convincing Georgie to be the one to blink first.
That gave me new respect for Mandy and new hope for the marriage.
From the title and the backstory in The Big Bang Theory, we know that Georgie and Mandy’s marriage will eventually fall apart, and most of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 1 has made it seem like the couple is heading there sooner rather than later.
Of course, it won’t be much of a show if they divorce right away, but the plan seemed to be for them to hang on for years before admitting it’s not working.
This time was different.
Mandy was honest with Georgie about how she felt but gave him the space to make his own decisions, and it felt so much better than what they usually do.
Even though Mandy was anxious about finances and thought Georgie shouldn’t fight with her dad while living in his house, the situation didn’t escalate.
It was two people supporting each other and talking through a situation like adults.
More of this, please.
There Was No Way Georgie Was Staying Away From His Original Job
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 1 Episode 11 was never going to end any way other than it did.
The series usually follows classic sitcom tropes, and the first rule of this type of comedy is that everything needs to be resolved by the time the credits roll.
It’s too bad. I’d have enjoyed Georgie asserting his independence for several weeks.
Plus, it would have been hilarious if Georgie had quit the new job only to announce that he was going to a different tire store, depriving both of these men of his sales expertise.
Georgie and Jim’s Conflict Was About So Much More Than Tires
Georgie and Jim have been arguing about Korean tires since the season began, but this time things got out of hand.
Georgie’s frustration wasn’t so much about the tires as that Jim wouldn’t even listen to his explanation of the arrangements. Jim was aggravated that Georgie went behind his back to order a product he didn’t want to sell.
Georgie has been the “loser” older brother all his life, the one who was considered to be stupid because he didn’t measure up to Sheldon’s brilliance.
He’s gotten more respect from Jim than he’s ever had from his birth family, but it isn’t enough.
Jim rejecting his idea out of hand without listening to him probably triggered many old feelings about the way Georgie’s family treated him.
Although this episode didn’t go too deeply into Georgie’s mental health issues due to growing up in his little brother’s shadow — it is a comedy, after all — the exchanges with Jim did a great job of showing that Georgie’s frustration is deeper than this one issue.
Sales is his one great skill, so it’s hard for him to accept his ideas being vetoed without any discussion.
Jim has a similar issue.
He kept harping on how he had done this job for 35 years. He resented his son-in-law, whose main accomplishment so far has been accidentally getting Mandy pregnant, acting like he knew better how to make money in the business.
Add in the fact that Georgie is usually right about the tire shop, and Jim’s behavior is easy to understand.
Fred Fagenbacher Was The Most Annoying Character Ever, So What Did Audrey See In Him?
Kudos to actor Matt Letscher for a job well done.
His acting was top-notch, and he made Fred so annoying that I couldn’t wait for him to leave my screen.
That said, I wish Jim would just ignore him. That’s the best way to deal with people like Fred, even though it’s easier said than done with someone that aggravating.
Sadly, though, Audrey didn’t seem to feel the same way. She seemed somewhat nostalgic for their past relationship, and I didn’t know why.
Something may be wrong in her relationship with Jim. I never thought so before, but her reaction to Fred made me wonder.
While Audrey’s main reason for coming to see him was to tell him to ditch Georgie, she didn’t entirely rebuff his advances.
Am I reading too much into it, or did Audrey enjoy flirting with Fred despite being married to Jim?
I’d love to know what happened to break up her and Fred. Was it just getting older and moving on, or did she leave him for Jim?
It seems like there’s more to this story. Hopefully, we’ll get more of it without Fred getting more extensive screen time.
He’ll always be Jim’s competitor, but I’d be thrilled if they took their competition off-screen.
Over to you, Georgie & Mandy fanatics.
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Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage airs on CBS on Thursdays at 8/7c and streams on Paramount+ on Fridays.
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