The long-standing tension between Mandy McAllister (Emily Osment) and her mother, Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones), comes to a head in Season 2, Episode 8 of “Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage,” titled “Bitin’, Spankin’ and a Load of Yankee Psychobabble.” The catalyst for their clash is little CeeCee, who develops a troublesome habit of biting other children at the playground. Audrey’s attempt to curb this behavior by biting CeeCee back leaves Mandy appalled.

Furious at Audrey’s disregard for their parenting choices, Mandy and her partner Georgie (Montana Jordan) decide to move back into the Cooper household. Although tensions remain high, with Mandy still seething at Audrey and conflicts brewing between Mandy and Mary (Zoe Perry), Audrey remains unfazed, confident that the family will eventually reconcile and return home.

This unresolved scenario implies that Georgie and Mandy might settle at the Coopers’ for a while. However, teasers for the upcoming episodes suggest a resolution is on the horizon between Mandy and her parents.

The episode concludes with the Cooper and McAllister families exchanging heated words over the phone, using a talk radio show as a battleground, a nuance likely appreciated by the adult audience of “Georgie and Mandy.” Yet, promotional images for Episode 9, “Payback and a Partial Shebang,” reveal Georgie and Mandy seated at the McAllisters’ kitchen table. Even more telling, Episode 10 images depict the entire family enjoying a Christmas vacation in Miami Beach. This hints at a full reconciliation between the Coopers and McAllisters — and a likely return of Georgie and Mandy to their home — occurring between episodes.

“Bitin’, Spankin’ and a Load of Yankee Psychobabble” ends with the Cooper and McAllister families yelling at each other over the phone, using a talk radio show as a proxy for their frustrations in a way that only adult fans of “Georgie and Mandy” will likely understand or notice. Yet publicity photos released for Episode 9, “Payback and a Partial Shebang,” show Georgie and Mandy at the McAllisters’ kitchen table. Even more interesting, photos for Episode 10 show the whole family taking Christmas vacation together in Miami Beach. So it’s likely that the Coopers will reconcile with the McAllisters fully — and Georgie and Mandy will move back in — between episodes.

It’s worth noting that the Coopers once again cannot get on the same page regarding disciplining their child. Georgie is much more flexible on the punishment issue than Mandy is — while she believes in timeouts and strong talking-tos, he thinks spanking his daughter is just fine. It upsets Mandy, and clearly helps form another rift between the young couple and perhaps provide a further clue as to why they breakup. 

Georgie is even willing to let bygones be bygones because there’s only a single bathroom in the Cooper house, which has to be one of the most ridiculous reasons for the couple to jeopardize their marriage. It’s a good thing that Mandy will probably end up reconciling with her mother — when the couple eventually divorces, she’s going to need all of the support she can get, clashing parenting styles or not.