The thing that we’ve always loved about Ginny & Georgia is the complexity of relationships. They are both innocent, overwhelming, and well… a mixture of truth and lies. In this show, it’s a weird thing, how Georgia thinks that she’s a hero and that she’s done so much, but isn’t willing to admit all the ways that her actions have affected her kids.
It’s a time where family is taking center stage – because it’s Thanksgiving. When Georgia was young, she told Ginny that Thanksgiving wasn’t the best holiday. It was the day after that was the best day – the day when food was half off. But, that wasn’t the truth. Not even close.
What is and was true is that Thanksgiving was always important. It’s just that Georgia was trying to survive. We get that. We understand. But over time what she’s done is isolated her kids.
They’ve run away.
Georgia claims that it doesn’t bother her that they are gone, but Paul reminds her that she is missing them. He may not know anything about why the kids are gone, but he blames it on rebellion and her getting married. He doesn’t know that she’s betrayed her kids.
What I do love is that Zion knows that Ginny is hiding something and she’s not okay. Austin is trying to be there for Ginny – he’s young and confused. He’s mad at his Mom, but doesn’t understand why they had to run away. He asks when they’ll go home, and Ginny tells him that he can go home and be a perfect blonde family with Georgia and Paul. But Austin reminds her that she is his family.
What kills me is that Austin wants to know why it is that Georgia doesn’t seem to care they left. He’s a kid and wants to know he’s loved. He is not like Ginny – he doesn’t have a Dad that he can turn to. He’s only got Ginny & Georgia.
Georgia is determined to put on a brave face and goes to get stuffing at Joes. Joe looks like he’s avoiding her, because #feelings, but that’s okay. We’re all allowed feelings, but Joe knows that she knows the best person and that having feelings for her is a bad idea.
He sees how cold that she is, when Cynthia walks in. Georgia remarks how much she looks like shit and Joe reminds her that Cynthia’s husband is dying when Georgia says she looks like shit. Georgia remarks she would look well. Joe doesn’t want to listen to Georgia’s shit and goes to help Cynthia, giving her a free Thanksgiving meal.
The way that Georgia acts above everyone all the time makes me hate her. She’s the worst kind of narcissist. That being said though, it’s a testament to Brianna Howey. She brings Georgia to life in a way that makes you love and hate her.
Zion is doing his best to make Thanksgiving good for the kids, but also his family coming over. Ginny is sad, and her Grandma wants to make sure she’s okay. As good Grandma’s do. Zion may want to keep things as calm as possible, trying to diffuse things when Austin says all of the things that Georgia has done. Grandma needs a drink. We need a spreadsheet to keep track of Georgia’s lies.
Do we feel bad for Georgia? A little. But the person we feel the worst for is Austin. He has no idea what is going on. Ginny is a little naive, because she doesn’t understand everything that has happened. She understands one side of what she knows.
Georgia is on her way to Thanksgiving at Paul’s family and one has to wonder why she seems shocked they are rich. I’d be more surprised if they weren’t. His family is the worst. They are that type of elitist family that you’re thinking you want to be a part of, but when you spend time with them, slapping them seems like a better idea. The only good part of Pauls family is his brother Chris.
We will give Paul credit though, because he’s not about whatever sh** his parents are spewing. He loves Georgia and he loves her kids.
Where we get lost for a second is that everyone is so focused on Georgia and the things that she’s done, that they are skipping over what matters the most – Austin and Ginny. Ginny is suffering in a way that no one seems to see and that’s not okay.
Zion doesn’t even want to see it. He tells Georgia that he will bring the kids back the next day for Fry-Yay. It’s Georgia’s favorite holiday. It’s the day after Thanksgiving and what do they do? They fry everything? Can totally get down with that.
But Ginny, she doesn’t want to hear it. She wants her Dad to hear her, that her Mom isn’t the person he thinks that she is. Zion may think that he knows Georgia, but I do pray that he didn’t know what Georgia was doing.
When Ginny has a panic attack, you see the pain in his eyes and that he’s willing to do anything for his little girl. He loves Ginny, but he also infuriates me when he’s like your Mom had panic attacks too. Umm, then you should know that no matter how bad you piss your kid or your ex off, Ginny isn’t in the best place.
TBH, we didn’t expect this season to start off with such a bang and pulling so hard at our heartstrings, but it did just that. It destroyed us seeing what Ginny was going through.
Ginny finally tells someone that she’s hurting herself and her Dad promises to get her help. Ginny becomes very Gerogia like when he says that he’ll do whatever it takes, but they need to talk to her Mom. Ginny doesn’t want her Mom to know and reacts when her Dad says they need to tell her. But, it doesn’t give any excuse to the words Ginny spews at him. Words do hurt.
Georgia likes to be in control of her kids, because she feels she’s owed something for all that she went through in order to keep them safe. But, she’s so selfish that she doesn’t see that her kids need help. Instead she uses emotional manipulation to keep her kids in control.
When Zion hears Georgia say that therapy isn’t real, and then when he tells Georgia that Ginny wants to come to live with him for awhile, and that it’s not a bad idea. Georgia isn’t having it and when Zion starts to tell Georgia that Ginny’s been hurting herself – Ginny freaks out.
We want to believe that Zion is a good guy, but he should have said something about what Ginny is doing. We think that her words about him never being there, made him feel like he couldn’t betray his daughter, but there is a part of us that thinks the betrayal was in not saying look, our kid has issues. We need to help her.
Ginny may think that she’s broken, but we think she’s strong AF.
We will give Zion points for texting her that he got her a therapy appointment for that Monday. As much shit as we could give him, that man loves his little girl.
OTHER THOUGHTS
- Maxine acting like Ginny’s so horrible makes me want to yell at her. You’re not above all and have made your share of mistakes my friend.
- Marcus is so damn hot, however, like the brooding dude telling his sister about Ginny taking the bike, not sure why when his sister has been such a biotch about Ginny.
- Ginny telling Austin she’s imagining what it’s like to have a heart attack – girllll… has your brother not been through enough.
- What has the detective found about Georgia? Who the hell else was she married too?
- Dance parties with Georgia look fun, well younger Georgia.
- Max and Nora are horrible to Maddie and that’s not okay. Like they both need to be brought back to earth.
- Ellen telling Georgia to keep Ginny out of her garage… Ellen… come on now
- Seeing Georgia the night the kids left and seeing the wolfsbane burnt – we wonder if she’s crying because she was found out or because the bush was burnt.
- ZIons Mom is everything and we love her
- The way that everyone thinks that everything is about the engagement… like come on.
- The way Marcus and Ginny try and act aloof around everyone is just weird to us.
- Max is just mean
- Marcus telling Ginny he’s broken too – all the tears. Love that these two can find understanding in someone and that it forces them to have faith in themselves.
Ginny & Georgia is streaming now on Netflix.
