I'm Triggered

***I'm Triggered*** is the sixth episode of the first season of Ginny & Georgia. It premiered on February 24, 2021. It is written by Danielle Hoover and David Monahan, and directed by Sudz Sutherland.

## Synopsis

*Unplanned visitors cause headaches for Georgia and trust issues for Ginny, as more of Georgia's checkered past is brought to light.*

## Plot

Georgia is called into school after Austin stabbed Cynthia’s son Zach with a pencil. Georgia is fully on board with the suggestions from the school, including therapy, but she only agreed to in order to keep the school appeased. Georgia believes Austin’s behavior is simply due to her sister and nephew arriving unannounced at their house. Ginny is furious, and accuses her mother of being a liar.
Ginny narrates that Georgia lives in flight or fight, and they’ve lived in many homes as a result of her mother's coping mechanisms..

Georgia catches up with her sister, but Ginny interrupts the conversation and tells Maddie that Georgia is dating a mayor before angrily leaving the house. Maddie tells Georgia that Ginny gets her anger from her. Maddie claims she came all this way because she missed her sister. Afterward, Ginny vents to Hunter about her mother. Hunter suggests she should try to get to know her mother a bit more and her extended family, but Ginny wonders what else her mother is lying about.

Years earlier, Georgia finds herself fascinated with poker and is eager to learn. A man named Anthony was watching Ginny while Georgia was working. She works for him, and he’s paying her under the table and letting her stay for free. Anthony is desperate to take her out, but Georgia asks for healthcare instead. Georgia becomes consumed by poker on television. She arranges a poker event at Anthony’s place, and it’s making them good money. Her sister Maddie shows up afterward.

In present day, while working and serving her friends, Maddie turns up, and Ginny is embarrassed. When Ginny gets home, Georgia is dazed out as Ginny rants. But they don’t get a chance to talk about it, the yard is on fire. Austin had started it with Caleb. Ginny suggests therapy. Georgia confronts Maddie about the fire torches, and they argue at Joe’s cafe. Joe tells Georgia that “family is family”.

Now that Ginny has established a group of friends, Ginny appears to be comfortable enough in confiding with them as much as possible, but her anxiety continues to build up.

Maxine is fretting about Sophie; Ginny tells her to be direct with her and apologize. She thinks she should tell her that she likes her. Ginny tells Maxine and Marcus that Georgia has a sister that she lied about. She states that all this secrecy is affecting her. Marcus suggests that she talk to her aunt to find out more. Ginny has to return home and look after Austin and Caleb because Maddie and Georgia are too drunk at Joe’s. Marcus and Maxine help her out.

Eventually, Paul learns why Georgia has been off, when Georgia returns home, Ginny tells Marcus that she hates her mother and that she ruins everything. Paul then comes over to drop some flowers off for Georgia. Marcus and Ginny tell Paul that Georgia is upstairs, knowing full well that she’s drunk upstairs with Maddie and Joe. Joe and Georgia have a strange moment, but Paul comes up and interrupts it. Georgia explains that she didn’t want Paul to see her sister. Paul tells Georgia that she doesn’t need to hide things from him. He’s all in.

While her sister sleeps, Georgia checks out her phone. She sees messages between someone named Cordova and Maddie. The two are exchanging information about Georgia’s ex-husband Kenny. Cordova is giving Maddie money for information. Georgia researches Cordova, who turns out not only to be a private investigator, but also the same man that Nick is dating.

Ginny eventually asks Maddie what her grandparents are like. She tells Ginny that her grandparents were crazy, and Georgia looked after her when they were younger. Maddie then reveals that she and Georgia do not have the same father.

Years earlier, Georgia tells Maddie that she can’t afford to look after Ginny and her. She is angry with her younger half-sister as she left Ginny in the bathtub. Maddie is distressed about the situation; she doesn’t want to go back home. Before she leaves, she steals Georgia’s money under the bed.

In present day, Georgia packs Maddie’s bags and tells her she’s leaving. Maddie calls her Mary. An angry Georgia tells Ginny, Austin, and Caleb to go upstairs. Georgia gives Maddie ten grand, double what Cordova asked for. Maddie tells Georgia she’d never rat her out regarding New Orleans, and she thinks she is mad because she reminds her of her father. Georgia seems conflicted by her words. Maddie tells her that when she left, her father started “doing it to her”. Georgia holds in tears but still tells her to leave.

Maxine finally manages to grab Sophie at school. She’s extremely nervous to talk, but she admits she screwed up at Halloween. She confesses that she has never dated anyone before and freaked out because she likes her. Maxine then asks for another shot with ehr. Sophie agrees to try again, and they kiss.

At home, Ginny finds a secret stash under the floorboards. It’s photos of Georgia and Maddie. She also finds a Hell’s Angels jacket and a pistol. Georgia returns home and believes she has an intruder, so she draws out a second pistol. She points it on Ginny.

Ginny wants answers, but Georgia tells her she is her family. Ginny calls her Mary, so Georgia slaps her. Later on, Georgia apologizes for slapping her; she believes if she knew her past, she wouldn’t look at her in the same way. Georgia then goes on to say that “the past needs to stay in the past”.

Ginny narrates that her mother deals with her problems by ignoring them. But she states it’s her life too. Sick of all the secrets and lies coming from her mother, Ginny rings her father.

## Cast

* Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller
* Diesel La Torraca as Austin Miller
* Jennifer Robertson as Ellen Baker
* Felix Mallard as Marcus Baker
* Sara Waisglass as Maxine Baker
* Scott Porter as Mayor Paul Randolph
* Raymond Ablack as Joe
* Katie Douglas as Abby Littman
* Chelsea Clark as Norah
* Dan Beirne as Nick
* Humberly González as Sophie Sanchez
* Alex Mallari Jr. as PI Gabriel Cordova
* Kelly McCormack as Maddie
* Sabrina Grdevich as Cynthia Fuller
* Kaden Boland-Trowbridge as Caleb

### Co-Starring

* Kevin Hare as Principal Davies
* Linda Carter as Office Secretary
* Nikki Roumel as Teenage Georgia Miller
* Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll as Anthony
* Sarah Abbott as Teenage Maddie

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11246138/?ref\_=tt\_ep\_pr