This article contains spoilers for Ginny & Georgia
Ginny & Georgia launched in 2021 and took the world by cringey storm. Jokes and memes were made about the show and characters (specifically Hunter). On January 5th, Netflix released season two of the series which got significantly better reviews than the first season leaving viewers wanting a third season ASAP.
Georgia, Ginny’s mother, has a history of bad men she’s had to escape. After she moves to a new town in season one, the viewers get to know her prospects. In season two, viewers were solidifying who they liked the most personally for Georgia. Getting to know the not-so-terrible men of Georgia’s life has been a hoot and I’m going to talk about them.
Zion
Zion is the first boy and man in Georgia’s life; he is Ginny’s father and therefore a reoccurring figure. Zion is fiiiine, we can all agree on that. However, while he is fun, caring, and respects Ginny’s boundaries, he was out of the picture for a good chunk of time.
Georgia and Zion had Ginny when they were teenagers, and while they were both intent on raising her, Zion’s parents disapproved of Georgia and of Zion potentially putting his future on hold. They suggested to take care of Ginny, but they only had Zion in mind and left Georgia discarded.
Georgia kept Ginny and moved around a bit making it hard for Zion to keep up. However, he could’ve tried harder, helped Georgia, and defended her to his parents. Even as an adult, Zion doesn’t defend Georgia, the mother of his child and the person responsible for raising Ginny, to his parents during Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.
Love Zion, I do. He just needs to do better. At most, he and Georgia are platonic soulmates. They do have a connection that is very much “best friends”.
Paul
Paul, thank goodness, is not going to be another one of Georgia’s despicable men (hopefully).
He is the man Georgia pursues and eventually marries in the second season and the only person who has stood by her. He didn’t need to or have to, especially after she revealed (most everything) to him.
He cares deeply about Georgia and her kids; he treats them as his own. He stood up for her against his parents when Georgia met them for Thanksgiving and is not going to let anyone, not even family, dim what he has with her.
Joe
Okay, I was (and still am) a sucker for Joe. Obviously, the flashbacks of them meeting each other when they were teenagers and the sunglasses is something to hold onto. It’s so so clear that he is in love with her and it’s painful to see him pine!! Unrequited love is a trip, isn’t it?
Alas, this season Joe kind of annoyed me…The whole ‘oh I’m a nice guy, why am I not being noticed, I only have eyes for her’ schtick got on my nerves after a while. Like, please give it a rest. Especially when she was about to get married and he told her that he was done with whatever flirtation they had but then proceeded to seek validation of their connection. Dude, she’s getting married, you know that, she knows that, it’s over.
Now yes, for a moment I did kinda hope that they would kiss in that moment (sorry Paul), but in the end I just wanted him to stop moping. Joe’s thoughts of kindness are not lost (the horse called milkshake moment, I mean come on *insert crying emoji*), however, it comes to a point where he needs to move on.
We have Zion, the father of Georgia’s child, Paul, the hot commodity mayor, and “I never feel like you’re judging me” Joe. All three men have their own delights as well as things that they can work on.
Each could be a good match for Georgia in their own way, but the overall conclusion in the end is that with or without them, Georgia is fantastic on her own. She’s gotten herself to where she is by herself, and knows herself. Yes, she also has things to work on and even though her prospects are yummy, I think it’s safe to say that viewers can all agree that she doesn’t need a man to thrive.