Sugar and pumpkin spice: My overtly candid thoughts on Ginny and Georgia

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I finally got around to watching Ginny and Georgia, after keeping it on the back burner for a while. I mainly was drawn to it because of the actors from Degrassi who were on the show, as well as hearing that Jennifer Robertson (Jocelyn from Schitt's Creek) had a role. All I knew was that it was about a mother and daughter that were close in age, just like on The Gilmore Girls. After that, I didn't know what to expect. All I know now is that I have a LOT of thoughts running through my head and I need to get them out. If you haven't seen the show, I am sharing a trailer, but afterward, please look no further as there will be a lot of SPOILERS. For those of you who have seen it, pull up a comfy chair and grab a cup of coffee (preferably from the Blue Farm Cafe) because we have a lot to discuss!

Here's the trailer I promised:

SPOILER TIME!

I'm just going to share any and all thoughts I have in no particular order. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section.

* I kept mixing up Ginny and Georgia's names. Usually I expect the mother's name to go first in the title, so that threw me off. Georgia also calls Ginny "peach" and peaches make me think of the state of Georgia, so that's not helpful either. 

*The Degrassi people referenced above were Sara Waisglass (Max, who played Frankie on Degrassi), Chelsea Clark (Norah, who played Esme on Degrassi...I liked her soooo much better on G&G though), and Raymond Ablack (Joe, who played Sav on Degrassi...while he's still attractive, I like him better without the facial hair). Raymond's sister is also on the show, as Padma. The actress who plays Riley was also on Degrassi for a short time.

*When it comes down to Ginny's love interests, I am 100% #TeamMarcus. Hunter (on the left in the picture below) is sweet and all, but I felt like he was too much of a pushover. I actually liked when he got mad at Ginny and stood up to her after the essay contest winner was announced. Even so, he was just too smiley all the time and there was no real chemistry between the two of them. Whereas Marcus (on the right) and Ginny just sizzled together. Maybe it was the clandestine aspect? All I know is that I liked them together. Fun trivia: The actor who played Marcus (Felix Mallard) also played Zoey's cute Australian neighbor on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Maybe I should get back to watching that to see more of him... 

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*As for Georgia's love interests, I do like her with Paul the most, but part of me ships her with Joe, especially now that he knows he was the guy she met when they were teenagers. 

*Speaking of teen Georgia, I loved Nikki Roumel in this part. She reminded me of Natalie Portman at the beginning of Where the Heart Is, at least until she showed a darker side of herself. 

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*As for adult Georgia, she was definitely my favorite on the show. Brianne Howey was so great in that role. At first, I thought she was going to be this irresponsible young mother and Ginny would be the one taking responsibility for everything, but that was not the case. She harbored a lot of dark secrets and she was a mama bear to the core. 

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*Here is my main issue with the show...how Ginny and her brother Austin treated Georgia. I get that Georgia is young and that she was a teen mom, but Ginny has no idea what she has to put up with in order to keep her children safe and provide a better life for them than the one she had growing up. Ginny got mad at her for every little thing. I get that it's complicated to be a teenager sometimes, but it's even more complicated to be a teen mom and Georgia did the best she could under a lot of really tough circumstances. Even after she confided to Ginny why she had to keep some parts of her life a secret, Ginny still turned on her! I also hated how ungrateful Ginny was for the fabulous spa day birthday party Georgia threw for her. Her friends were even on board. She also impulsively sent Austin's dad all the letters he wrote when there was obviously a good reason why Georgia kept them hidden. She could have asked Georgia what was going on first, but that would be too easy. I could go on and on ranting about this, but the gist of it is that Ginny treated Georgia like crap. And then she had the audacity to run away from home and take Austin with her. On a motorcycle. I felt so bad for Georgia not knowing what was going on. 

*My other issue with Ginny was how she acted with her friends, like everything revolved around her. While Maxine could be the same way, Ginny couldn't deal with not having all the attention. When Abby was telling MANG about her parents getting a divorce, Ginny started going on about how she had problems too. I don't blame Abby for slapping her. Also, when Sophie broke up with Max, Ginny was more focused on being with Marcus. I don't blame MANG for bailing on Ginny and I also hate how she threw Abby under the bus for accidentally finding out about her and Marcus. 

*I may hate on Ginny a lot, but I did sympathize with her sometimes and I admired her for standing up to the racist teacher. I also loved her poem for the essay contest. And she has great curls.

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*The character I really hate is Cynthia. She has no redeeming qualities and even sticking in a scene showing that her husband is sick doesn't endear me to her. She could at least try to be a decent person, but she's incapable of that. She also raised her son to be a bully. I don't even get how she was able to break into Paul's office to spy on Georgia's financial records for the campaign. It made me think of Carolyn from Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, where she tells on Sue-Ellen for potentially stealing the petty cash, but then Sue-Ellen had all these backup receipts. In this case, however, I think Nick figured something out and covered for Georgia. I love how Cynthia ended up looking foolish for making accusations about Georgia stealing money. 

*I'm guessing they didn't have the rights to be able to just perform Chicago at the school, since Sing Sing was very similar. I'm clearly not the only one who picked up on this. Too funny!

*There are still a lot of things that need answering. The first is how Georgia accessed her deceased husband's body if he had already been buried. Unless there was a long period of time between his death and when she moved to Wellsbury. Also, how did her sister get connected to Gabriel if her deceased husband's ex-wife is the one launching the investigation. Another mystery is why Georgia had Paul babysit for Austin one time, but then left him home alone at other times. It will be interesting to see what other secrets come out in the second season.

Overall, there was a lot to like about this show, even when some things made me so angry. I look forward to season two!

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