Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Young Sheldon season 6, episode 19.

While Young Sheldon season 6 made it tough to see why Georgie and Mandy didn’t work out at first, eventually, the spinoff started to make sense of this mystery. For the most part, Georgie’s characterization in Young Sheldon is pretty easily aligned with his appearances in The Big Bang Theory. In Young Sheldon, Georgie is industrious and well-meaning, if dim-witted and prone to risky decisions. In The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon’s older brother is a successful businessman whose fearless approach to risks clearly paid off for him in adulthood. He still harbors resentment over Sheldon’s status as their mother’s favorite, which is understandable given his sacrifices after his father’s death.

However, Georgie and Mandy’s break-up before The Big Bang Theory never added up entirely. Since getting Mandy pregnant, Georgie has seemingly acted like a perfect gentleman. He made a lot of personal and professional changes to ensure that both Mandy’s pregnancy and their shared parenthood would be as comfortable as possible. Furthermore, he accepted Mandy’s lack of romantic interest in him and continued treating her as well as he could. This eventually resulted in the pair rekindling the chemistry, but Georgie even accepted Mandy’s rejection of his marriage proposal with good humor after a little sulking. Georgie has been something of a saint, and it hasn’t been clear why Mandy let him go.

Young Sheldon Season 6 Episode 19 Showed Georgie’s Darker Side

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Luckily, Young Sheldon season 6, episode 19, “A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler,” offers a little clarity. While Georgie’s Young Sheldon proposal story went nowhere, Mandy's audition for a weather girl role allowed viewers to see a new side of Georgie in this episode. First, Georgie told Mandy that he expected her to be a full-time mother while he has a career. Not only that, but he also brought their baby to a gambling room when he did end up temporarily taking care of her. It was a sharp reminder that, for all his sweetness, Georgie isn’t invested in fatherhood if it interferes with his life plans.

The fact that Georgie failed to find a sitter or cover for work in “A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler” explains why his idyllic outward appearance was deceptive. While he treats Mandy well, this is only under the condition that she continues to play the role of stay-at-home mother. To be fair, Georgie did encourage Mandy to go for an audition later in the episode and sincerely apologized for his actions. However, much like Young Sheldon set up Mary’s best comeback earlier in season 6, this fight between him and Mandy may establish the division that eventually leads to their breakup.

Young Sheldon Season 6 Needed To Make Georgie Worse

Georgie, Mandy, and Baby Ceecee in Young Sheldon season 6, episode 19

When Georgie was providing for Mandy and the baby, acting reasonable and loving, and treating both of them perfectly, there was no reason for Georgie and Mandy to not work out. However, when “A New Weather Girl and a Stay-at-Home Coddler” proved that he wasn’t interested in changing his plans to accommodate Mandy, her choice became more understandable. However, if Young Sheldon season 6 wants to make the dynamic between Georgie and Mandy feel in any way balanced, the series needs to show more of Georgie’s dark side and use this to justify the pair’s incompatibility.