"Makes me think about the road trip": Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage star shares his take on Connor's emotional low point in Season 2

Dougie Baldwin as Connor in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (Image via CBS)
Dougie Baldwin as Connor in Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (Image via CBS)

If you’ve been keeping up with Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Thursday’s episode may have hit you hard. After weeks of panic and musician energy, Season 2, Episode 6 finally put Mandy’s brother Connor under the microscope, and the result was hilariously on-brand, we think.

Dougie Baldwin (who plays Connor) reflected in an interview with TV Line -

"It makes me think about the road trip episode from Season 1 where Connor says, "Everything I do just disappoints my dad. Everything I do upsets him."

This breakup episode has pretty much all we need. Be it a quarter-life crisis and a novelty track titled Do the Axolotl. and the fact that some of us may just not have a purpose in life, and that's scary to be honest.


What happens as Connor hits rock bottom on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?

Connor has always been the lovable and creative soul of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, but S2E6 finally forces him to face his reality.

And yes, he’s 27, unemployed, now single, and living with his parents while thinking about fame he hasn’t really dedicated himself to.

Before this episode, Connor treated life like a series of accidental bad decisions. But Chloe's leaving was existential. Baldwin explained that Connor is ashamed and struggling with self-blame. That leads to one of the rawest spirals.

And yet the breakdown doesn’t happen alone. Georgie sits with him through sleeplessness, Mandy tries to resurrect his career with a résumé overhaul, and the family bonds with him over some beers. And that's what Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is about: family being one's safety net.

This scene shows sus that a turning point can be a bad night with people who love you anyway. By the episode’s end, Connor does what heartbreak has forced artists to do for centuries. He makes a track and sends it to Dr. Demento, who champions musical oddities. The radio legend is shown listening to Connor’s tape in the final scene. So even if he doesn't get a callback, something clicked!


What makes Connor tick on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage?

This isn’t Connor’s first spotlight on Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, but Baldwin himself sees this one as a turning point. He adds that it is not because Connor finally becomes responsible, but because he sees the gap between who he is and who he wants to be. And then does something about it.

Baldwin doesn't treat the character as a caricature either. Yes, Connor’s odd and sometimes even delusional, but he dares to stay vulnerable. He wants to belong. He feels small when his parents hover over him. He blames himself when his love (Chloe) leaves. But more than all, wants to be believed in.

There’s also a shift in this episode of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, where we see that the support helps him feel normal again.

About the kitchen scene, Baldwin said,

"I remember feeling in that moment, "This is so nice." I don't think Connor's used to being comforted in this traditional college, getting drunk way, but I think he really likes it. He feels surrounded and warmed by it."

For once, he doesn’t feel like an outsider in his own life.


Watch Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage on CBS.

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Edited by Sohini Sengupta