With the conclusion of Young Sheldon season 7, the producers launched a spinoff of the series to dive deeper into Georgie and Mandy’s relationship with each other and their families following Georgie’s tragic passing. In this series, we will find out how the duo handles the consequences of being parents and reaching adulthood, specifically the relationship with Audrey, whom a lot of people might refer to as the “devil in disguise.”

In the very first episode, we already get a sense of impatience and a manipulative attitude from Mandy’s mother, Audrey. Despite accepting them into her house, she still finds it hard to accept the two in the condition they are in, indirectly stating her opinion without being too straightforward. Due to the environment around her, Mandy is sick and tired of being in the house, often stating that she feels like a part of her dies every second that passes. To her, the house feels like a maze with no escape. Audrey and her son-in-law’s relationship is as distant as the dwarf planet Pluto from the sun. She even refuses to say a simple thank you to Georgie for making breakfast for the family. Meanwhile, she is reserved and confident in her son, despite glaring issues that continue to persist with him, often neglecting and sugarcoating the issues at hand—an opposite approach from how she treats Georgie. At work, Georgie has a tough time getting along with Ruben, a coworker of his. Ruben is jealous, stating that Georgie only won the job because he slept with the boss’s wife. After Mandy has heard enough bullying from her mother about her husband, she decides to look at places to move and settle. Georgie, despite trying to make everything work, also can’t handle it anymore, stating that he doesn’t care what his mother-in-law says about him, but does care when it’s anything to do with anyone he loves. They both decide to start packing and head out. They eventually find a place, that doesn’t scream paradise, but it’s the best they can get with the resources they have. After Mandy’s father convinces her mother to apologize, they eventually move back in, and at the same time, their baby says “papa” as her first word, ending the episode on a relatively better note.

In the following episode, Georgie tries his best to hide the pain he suffers from everyone else, following in the footsteps of his late father. To add to the stress, his sister gets into trouble in school, largely due to her trying to cope with the loss. He immediately goes there and helps her get through it by bringing her to their dad’s graveyard so that she can talk to him. During dinner, Georgie and Mandy get into an argument over their perspectives on moving—Georgie doesn’t want to leave his family, and Mandy is ready to set sail. Georgie storms out and, at the same time, experiences a panic attack that he perceives as a heart attack. Just like his father, he never lets anyone know about it, constantly avoiding all his problems. Near the end of the episode, Georgie discovers that Mandy has a lot of credit card debt. Now they must find a way to fix their financial situation and hope Mandy can get a job.

With the third episode coming out soon, we will see just how they can manage this tough road they are stuck on. We will get to see if Audrey can finally accept her son-in-law, or if this road just continues. The couple is now in a zone where their decisions and actions can make or break the trust and bond between them and their loved ones, so they have to play the game of life carefully, or else chaos could arise.