More than a month after the debut of the second season, Ginny & Georgia is still one of Netflix’s most popular original shows. The exceptional performances given by the performers are a big part of that. However, there are occasions when a character doesn’t get the attention they deserve, and unfortunately, that was the case with Ginny & Georgia’s Marcus (Felix Mallard).
In Season 1, Marcus was introduced as the moody stoner heartthrob who lived across the street from Georgia (Brianne Howey) and Ginny (Antonia Gentry), so it’s quite a feat that viewers would want to see more of a character who initially appeared so one-dimensional. Still, once Marcus appeared on screen, it was clear that he was a multifaceted figure with potential beyond our first expectations.
His major break came in Season 2 Episode 8 when he was given the lead role and narration duties; this should convince Ginny & Georgia’s authors to grant him more screen time in Season 3.
The ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Character of Marcus Extends Far Beyond Romantic Interest
Marcus’s status as Ginny and Georgia’s lousy boy love interest is established early on. They have a flirtatious exchange right off the bat, which leads to his slipping into her window and developing affection for her, which he keeps to himself because of his problematic relationship with Padma (Rebecca Ablack).
There’s certainly nothing wrong with such a character, but early episodes made Marcus appear as if he’d quickly fade away after his connection with Ginny ended. However, this is where Mallard’s skills come into play. It would have been easy to write Marcus off as a supporting character after the season one conclusion when Ginny and Marcus’ hidden relationship was uncovered and she abruptly left town for good.
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One of the Ginny and Georgia Season 2 Highlights is Marcus’ Star Turn
Episode 8 of Ginny & Georgia, titled “Hark! Darkness Descends!”, is just as well-written as any of the show’s other 20 installments. Marcus begins his opening monologue by saying, “Some feelings are like old familiar friends, depression’s like that for me.”
What follows is a complex exploration of one’s own inner conflicts and the difficulty of overcoming them. Even though we never fully get to witness how Marcus’s loss of his best buddy before the tale kicked up affected him, this episode displays what he’s been keeping bottled up ever since. Lying in bed with Ginny and listening to Marcus’ introductory monologue is eerily eerie.
Ginny & Georgia Season 3 has to put more of an emphasis on Mallard’s acting
Since Mallard’s breakout episode occurred so late in the season, there is hope that the writers may find a way to give him more agency in Season 3. After the pandemonium of the last 40 minutes, we forget that he had another sequence in which he excelled in the final episode.
Marcus and Joe are sitting on a bench together, both of them clearly not excited to be attending the wedding despite their own problems with Ginny and Georgia.
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