Secrets, Lies, and a Chunk Of Change – The episode begins in the McAllister kitchen where Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment) briefly reads and discusses an article about breastfeeding before an excited Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) joins them. Georgie’s excitement is soon explained when announces that his mail has not only been officially switched to the McAllister’s address but he’s got his very first credit card. Audrey McAllister (Rachel Bay Jones) certainly doesn’t share the excitement but advises him to spend with caution, apparently, a lesson that Mandy had to learn the hard way.

Once Georgie is busy bathing CeeCee McAllister, Mandy quickly addresses Audrey’s comments about the credit card. She apparently hasn’t told Georgie anything about her experience. Both Audrey and Jim McAllister (Will Sasso) advocate for her telling Georgie, but Connor McAllister (Dougie Baldwin) interrupts before any more can be revealed. The talk to secrecy eventually leads to Connor claiming that he’s secretly corresponding with Jay Leno about their shared birthday.

Georgie later treats Mandy to an evening at a fancy restaurant but promises to return to Taco Bell’s dollar menu the following day. Mandy clearly becomes uncomfortable the more they talk about debt and the card but manages to keep her secret for the time being. Georgie assumes that the later intimate encounter is her returning the favor but quickly realizes she was simply buttering him to break the news about her $12,000 credit card debt.

Mandy’s betrayal continues to eat away at him and eventually leads to a bit of a confrontation with Jim. Ruben (Jessie Prez) also unwittingly gets pulled into the matter and surprisingly sides with Georgie. It isn’t until later that evening when Mandy shares her statements with him that he realizes the situation is far worse than he imagined. The $12,000 was merely for a single card of many. Georgie gets another shock when one of the statements reveals that Mandy paid for an ex-boyfriend’s medical charges. He later leverages his relationship with Jim to track down the ex-boyfriend, Nick (Casey Mills).

Much to Georgie’s surprise, getting Nick to repay the debt is no more difficult than showing up and asking for it. Despite that, he doesn’t appear all that shocked when the Bank Teller (Julie Dove) tells him that the check didn’t clear. Although Georgie luckily runs into Nick on his way out of the bank, he ends up fleeing the scene after learning Nick is here to rob the place.

During dinner that evening, Mandy shares her plans to return to the diner while Georgie pitches getting a tow truck to Jim. Much to everyone’s surprise, Audrey backs the idea. Georgie and Mandy end the night in bed, promising to be more honest with each other. Before the episode ends, two brief scenes reveal that Georgie’s tow truck idea is a hit and Mandy has returned to the diner. Other than becoming emotional while taking the order of a young c =couple with a newborn, she appears to be doing so as well.

The episode ends with Jay Leno leaving a voice message on the McAllister’s machine, thanking Connor for the birthday package.

 

Georgie And Mandy’s First Marriage Review

A very decent episode with a good foundational story. Debt is likely no doubt the leading cause of many failed relationships. Add to that the prolific rise of online wallets and it would be easy to see how young couples could get swept away in a mountain of debt. It was also kind of nice to see Connor get a bit more attention, although his character can be annoying at times.

Other than Georgie’s hilarious escapade with Nick there isn’t much to say. I’d have to the episode 6 out of 10 based on its approach to one of today’s leading issues. Looking forward to more!

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