Mandy’s pursuit of her career inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1 highlights an unfair similarity withThe Big Bang Theory’s forgotten and neglected dreamof one character. Mandy has wanted to get back to being a weather girl sinceYoung Sheldon, not too long after giving birth to CeeCee.
However, this only became possible inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1’s second half, when the local weather station started to ask Mandy to cover, only for her move to full-time to be cemented in season 1’s finale. Mandy’s reveal that she had always worked with her ex-boyfriend dampened the news, bringing to the fore one major problem.
Mandy Pursuing Her Career Is Judged Harshly Just Like Penny’s Acting Dream Was Dismissed
Jim & Georgie Comment Negatively On Mandy’s Career Like The Gang Ridiculed Penny’s Dream
While Mandy’s family is shown to be supportive of her dream to be a weather girl, waking up early to see her program, that wasn’t always the case. Indeed,Georgie inYoung Sheldonhad expressed his desire for Mandy to be a stay-at-home mother, which fully contrasted with Mandy’s wishes after CeeCee was born, briefly becoming a point of contention.
WhileGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1’s ending seemingly delivered Mandy her dream come true, some characters didn’t understand Mandy’s attachment to her career.
Mandy prioritized her time with CeeCee inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1, but she was also shown working at a diner, trying everything to return to tell the weather forecast on live TV. WhileGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1’s endingseemingly delivered Mandy her dream come true, some characters didn’t understand Mandy’s attachment to her career.
This is eerily similar to how Leonard, Sheldon and the gang dismissed Penny’s dream to become an actor, downplaying her successes and generally being convinced that it would have never amounted to anything. In addition to Penny’s non-genius status being made fun of inBig Bang Theory, the gang never forgot to remind Penny of the silliness of her dream.
First Marriage’s Attitude Towards Mandy’s Career Shows How Only Some Dreams Are Valid In TBBT’s Universe
Becoming A Businessman Or A Renowned Scientist Is More Valid Than Acting Or Being A Weather Girl
Mandy isn’t the only character without an established career inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageseason 1. Indeed,while doing the most to enrich McAllister Auto & Tires, Georgie’s job is far from being the successful enterprise seen inThe Big Bang Theory. However, all the questions about someone’s interest in their career focus on Mandy, not Georgie.
With Mandy already having a career as a weather girl in the past and Georgie throwing himself into the world of entrepreneurship without anything but his enthusiasm, his steps are arguably more dangerous than Mandy’s. However, his dreams aren’t derided inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, but Mandy’s are questioned.
LikeBig Bang Theorybefore it,Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagedoesn’t give Mandy the chance to show audiences why her career is so important to her, instead only showing her doing anything for it, even putting her family second, without explaining why. This easily makesGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriageturn Mandy into a villainbefore showing her perspective.
Penny’s dreams were derided by many characters and thought as unreachable […] however, Sheldon’s dream of winning a Nobel wasn’t treated with the same disdain, and he even reached it inTBBT’s finale.
TBBTalso behaved similarly with the contrasting dreams of two protagonists. Indeed, Penny’s dreams were derided by many characters and thought as unreachable, with Leonard happily pushing Penny in another direction when she showed an interest in finishing college. However, Sheldon’s dream of winning a Nobel wasn’t treated with the same disdain, and he even reached it inTBBT’s finale.
Penny’s dreams are eventually forgotten inThe Big Bang Theory. For now,Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriagedoesn’t point to that being in Mandy’s future. Still,Jim’s insistence that she should find herself another career and Georgie’s tendency to ask Mandy to leave her jobwhen any conflict arisespoint to Mandy’s career following a similar path to Penny’s dreams.
How Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Can Make Up For Dismissing Penny’s Dreams With Mandy
Unlike Penny, Mandy Has Someone Very Important In Her Corner
While everyone in Penny’s life would have preferred she just switched careers, whether her family in Nebraska or friends in Pasadena,Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriageuses one character as a safeguard in relation to Mandy’s career.Audrey’s support for Mandy’s career has been staunch, no matter her past mistakes.
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Even if Audrey didn’t immediately get behind Mandy and Georgie, she always supported Mandy’s career dreams, through spending time with CeeCee and even buying Mandy dresses to help her succeed. This puts Mandy in a better position than Penny to succeed inGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, as if Penny didn’t have any supporters, Mandy at least always has one.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
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Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage follows the couple as they navigate the complexities of adulthood, parenting, and marriage while raising their young family in Texas.
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory: This sitcom follows a group of socially awkward scientists and their interactions with each other and the people around them. Centered on physicists Sheldon and Leonard, the series humorously explores friendship, romance, and the quirks of life among an eclectic group of academics.
