Mary’s reaction is heavily influenced by her fear of being shunned by her church community and losing her job at the church .
A major theme is the parallel between Georgie's situation and George and Mary's own history; they also had a "shotgun wedding" due to pregnancy . [S5E19] A God-Fearin' Baptist and a Hot Trophy ...
Mary and George Sr. insist on meeting Mandy . The dinner is fraught with tension as Mary immediately pushes for the two to get married to "do the right thing" by the church, while George Sr. argues that a forced marriage between people who barely know each other is a mistake . Mary’s reaction is heavily influenced by her fear