Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage Season 1 Episode 17 was the funniest episode of the series in a while.<\/p>\n
The comedy is enjoyable most of the time, but it\u2019s not usually doubled-over-in-laughter funny. It\u2019s usually more quietly humorous.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo Idiots On A Dirt Bike\u201d was the exception, and as much as I enjoyed it, I couldn\u2019t help worrying about Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage<\/a> when I realized how much funnier this episode was than many others.<\/p>\n Mary was never my favorite character on Young Sheldon<\/a>, but her scenes here made it clear that the new series is missing something without her.<\/p>\n She was panicking because of Missy and Todd\u2019s relationship, and it wasn\u2019t just about the possibility of Missy going down the same path that Georgie did with out-of-wedlock sex leading to a surprise pregnancy.<\/p>\n Missy was always lost in the shuffle during Young Sheldon. She wasn\u2019t brilliant like Sheldon or popular like Georgie.<\/p>\n Now, she\u2019s the only one left at home, and Mary doesn\u2019t know how to parent her.<\/p>\n That was the emotional core of \u201cTwo Idiots On A Dirt Bike,\u201d but the situation was as funny as it was dramatic.<\/p>\n My favorite part was Georgie trying to go back and forth between Beth and Mary on the phone to figure out where Missy and Todd had gone.<\/p>\n That type of comedy harkens back to the days of classic comedies like I Love Lucy or Jack Benny.<\/p>\n Mary\u2019s fight with Audrey was also strong. The two women shouting kind words at each other subverted their usual arguments and were hilarious.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time a Mary or Missy-centered episode has turned out to be one of Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage\u2019s funniest episodes.<\/p>\n That\u2019s somewhat of a problem. <\/p>\n Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage is the first spinoff of The Big Bang Theory<\/a> to not star Sheldon. Thus, it\u2019s worked hard to establish itself as a separate entity, using Mary and Missy only when the story calls for it.<\/p>\n Theoretically, the show stands on its own.<\/p>\n Instead of the Coopers, it focuses on the McAllisters, and many plots have nothing to do with Young Sheldon.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s hard not to compare the two shows by thinking about things such as Sheldon vs. Connor or the McAllisters vs. the Coopers.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not necessarily a bad thing, but what IS bad is that it seems to lose half the humor when the Coopers aren\u2019t present.<\/p>\n Yet, episodes like Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage Season 1 Episode 17 feel like an extension of Young Sheldon instead of a separate show.<\/p>\n These Cooper-centered episodes work so well not only because they\u2019re full of characters we\u2019ve already spent seven years with, but also because they\u2019re a good fit for the series.<\/p>\n Missy and Mary\u2019s difficulty moving on after George\u2019s death is always going to be a core part of this show, just like Joe Reagan\u2019s death always overshadowed the stories on Blue Bloods<\/a> no matter what else was going on.<\/p>\n It makes sense that their drama will interrupt Georgie\u2019s life from time to time.<\/p>\n I especially liked how this story dealt with the issue of Georgie being a teenage father who was trying to stop Missy from making the same mistake that he did.<\/p>\n Missy felt that Georgie was being hypocritical by warning her away from experimenting with sex when he got a girl pregnant.<\/p>\n I struggled with this question myself a bit, too, especially after the way Georgie confronted Todd.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve never been a fan of the stereotypical shotgun dad, and Georgie was stepping into that role.<\/p>\n Mandy was right, too, that Georgie trying to interfere with the relationship only made Missy and Todd more determined to be together.<\/p>\n That\u2019s teenage life 101, and Georgie should have realized it.<\/p>\n Missy and Todd figured it out for themselves after trying to run away together \u2014 but things could have been much worse.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t help wondering how George Senior would have handled the situation with Missy, though. <\/p>\n You could be watching literally anything, but you\u2019re here. It might not have come up. Missy was a Daddy\u2019s girl, so if her father was still alive, she would have less of a need to act out.<\/p>\n Still, the way she was so invisible to her family still might have triggered rebellious behavior.<\/p>\n What did you think of \u201cTwo Idiots On A Dirt Bike?\u201d<\/p>\n Let\u2019s keep the conversation going \u2014 it\u2019s the only way the good stuff survives.<\/strong> You can vote in the poll below to rank the episode.<\/p>\n Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage airs on CBS on Thursdays at 8\/7c and streams on Paramount+ on Fridays.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \t\t\t<\/p>\n Watch Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Online<\/p>\n \t\t\t TV Fanatic is searching for passionate writers to share their voices across various article types. 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