Review of Ginny & Georgia Season 2

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I recently fell into a spell of unemployment probably during the worst time to be unemployed, as it was very hard to find a job. I was applying to hundreds of jobs, getting interviews, but no offer was manifesting for me in the near future. So during this time, I had a lot of free time, and spent a good chunk of it chipping away at the blog.

I’ve been really catching up on my television shows during this time, as I feel like I would actually go insane if I wasn’t doing something besides applying to jobs, freelancing, and working on the blog. I came to realize during this time that if I didn’t have something dedicated to do and a purpose, I would actually go insane in a way that isn’t productive. I need to have a purpose, and working has been a way to find that.

Anyways, I was watching a lot during this time. Sometimes I was putting on movies in the background as I applied to jobs, which may have been slightly counterproductive, others I was listening to audiobooks. I kept television as my brain rot and focus time largely, as television has become a way to unwind for me. Which is ironic, because even when I was working as a critic, I didn’t like television as much as movies.

I’ve come to appreciate it throughout the years for sure. Anyways, the latest show I began working through was Ginny & Georgia, which was a show I never expected to watch really. I was never interested in the show when it first came out, but then when season 3 came out, I ended up falling down the hole of watching all three seasons over the course of a singular month.

And man was this a wild ride. I’m slowly getting all the reviews out of the three seasons, so keep an eye out on the blog for the season three review in the next week or so.

Let’s get into the review of season two in the meantime! I don’t want to make this introduction too long.

Both Ginny and Georgia are struggling with new developments, especially as Georgia’s past starts closing in.

Season two of Ginny & Georgia picks right off where season one left us. Ginny and Austin, having run away from their home, have been staying with Zion for the past two weeks. When Thanksgiving rolls around, we start to learn from Ginny’s grandparents that there is some concern for the current status of her mental health.

Throughout the course of this season the entire trigger warning of self-harm and depression really comes into play, as Ginny self-harming herself to cope with the current situation and problems in her life is prevalent. It’s season two when this series starts to hit much harder (season three is devastating in so many different ways because of how it depicts these issues, but season two is the beginning of that), and I could see it be triggering for some individuals.

Anyways, when Georgia comes around and they have a family dinner later on, it marks the tension between Ginny and Georgia that’s also prevalent throughout this season. These two are going to keep bouncing back and forth about their trauma and how Georgia wasn’t there the way Ginny needed her to be, leading an immense amount of hurt and new trauma throughout.

Another focus of the season is Ginny’s budding relationship with Marcus. These two are genuinely very cute together, but considering both of them are dealing with serious mental health issues, there’s going to be some friction and a potential breaking point for the teenage lovers. Ginny also tells Marcus she probably shouldn’t have about Ginny, which, if he’s not trustworthy, is going to bite them hard.

Other plot points include Georgia and her embezzling from the mayor’s office, as well as Paul’s plot to marry her despite not knowing the extent of what she has done in her life. We can’t help but to wonder what’s going to happen when he finds out about her past, especially considering it can and will ruin his reputation and political career in the town.

Austin’s abusive father, Gil, also shows up at one point towards the end of the season, leading to even more complications in the characters’ lives. As soon as he rolls up to town we see he’s not the greatest person in the world, which tracks considering Georgia’s track record with men.

Something big is going to happen right at the end of the season though, as there’s something that has to lead us into season three. I personally found it to be quite predictable considering what the series has been hinting at for the longest time, albeit a bit ironic.

Overall Thoughts

I think for me a reason why I have been avoiding American television for so long is because of this: they tend to lose the momentum they have in the first season, leading to a snowball effect that just doesn’t work for me. I think we start seeing that in season two of this show, although season two is still quite good.

Season two has more momentum in terms of plot and the broader issues for me when comparing it to season one. I liked season two more than season one because of this, even though it became a bit difficult to watch some episodes because of Ginny choosing to self-harm. It’s very realistic in many ways, as this is a traumatized teenager with a lot of baggage trying to find an emotional release, but it was hard to watch.

I found Ginny’s story to be stronger in this season for a show focusing on both her and her mother. She does some typical teenage things with her poetry and hurting her mother, which isn’t justified but we can understand in many different ways. I just found Georgia to not be as interesting in this season, and this is a trend that continued into season three for me.

All in all, I’m glad I watched this season, but I’m not sure how this show is going to sustain itself for multiple more seasons. I can see it starting to lose steam if the plot continues the way it is, which is really unfortunate. The ball is in the writers’ court now, so it’s up to them to keep things fresh and interesting.

Go watch it if you haven’t already and are interested in doing so!

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