Georgie And Mandy Season 2 Episode 4 Could Jeopardize Their Marriage For A Ridiculous Reason

Contains spoilers for "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" Season 2, Episode 4  — "Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence"

Future Dr. Tire proprietor Georgie Cooper (Montana Jordan) isn't necessarily known for his brain power, but the scheme he comes up with in "Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence" takes the cake. It also endangers his forever-imperiled marriage to Mandy (Emily Osment) once again, thanks to a stupid — and major — misunderstanding. Determined to outwit his inherited enemy, Fred Fagenbacher (Matt Letscher), who has begun to do favors for Georgie's regular customers to win their business, Georgie decides to team up with Ruben (Jessie Prez) to pour bleach into the gas tanks of Fagenbacher's trucks. 

While this helps them regain the business they lost, Georgie ends up feeling guilty for playing dirty, and Mandy thinks Georgie is cheating on her because he keeps taking frequent showers and disappearing for inexplicable lengths of time. This is the most foolish way in which Georgie's imperiled his union yet. He could easily share the burden with his wife and explain what's going on with the towing and maintenance part of the business. Instead, he endangers Fred's drivers and makes Mandy miserable for no reason. It all turns out for the best in the end, but ultimately it's one more hint that Georgie and Mandy don't belong together.

Georgie's scheme might have hurt some of Fred's drivers, if the trucks had stalled out instead of simply not starting thanks to their tanks being tampered with. Just as awful is the fact that Georgie keeps choosing to lie about how wonderful everything is instead of telling Mandy the truth. Georgie's inability to be honest with Mandy — and vice-versa — has been a running theme in "Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage." 

Mandy, for instance, has lied to Georgie about a pair of boots she bought while they're still in debt, double-underlining Mandy's inability to handle money. And remember the time Georgie pulled a stunt and went to what was supposed to be a tire convention with Jim (Will Sasso), only to find out his father-in-law has been taking secret vacations for years? It's a bedrock problem in the marriage. The couple cannot seem to face each other and speak honestly about what's going on in their lives. Is it any wonder why they end up getting divorced?

By the episode's end, Georgie salvages his relationship with Mandy again, while Jim approves of his behavior regarding Fred, noting that he too had to play dirty when he was young. That absolves Georgie of his guilt. Even though Fred's now on the warpath, we know everything turns out well for Georgie. But the fate of McCallister Tire and Auto — and more importantly, Georgie's marriage — continue to remain up in the air.