SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the premiere of Georgie and Mandy's first marriage on CBS.

The Young Sheldon Spin off Georgie and Mandy's first marriage The film finally made its highly anticipated debut on Thursday night, and of course we have questions about how Georgie (Montana Johnson) and Mandy (Emily Osment) begin their new lives in Texas.

Here, co-creator Steve Holland breaks down the premiere episode, titled “The 6:10 to Lubbock,” including why he and the other EPs decided to have the stars perform a small ballroom performance in the title sequence.

DEADLINE: What was important to you in this episode?

STEVE HOLLAND: It was important for us to recreate the premise of the show and the situation in which Georgie and Mandy came together and their living situation. It was an opportunity to spend time with these characters and hopefully remind us why we love them.

DEADLINE: So basically days after that it accelerated Young Sheldon Final?

HOLLAND: I would say probably a month or two after the finale. Obviously George's death is still ongoing, but we didn't want it to directly compound the difficult time of her grief.

DEADLINE: Why the tango in the title sequence?

HOLLAND: We wanted something that was interesting and unique to the show. Nowadays a lot of shows don't even have title sequences, but we felt like especially in this one Big Bang World, the title sequences have always been such an identifiable piece. When we were talking about the themes of the show, Steven Molaro, my co-creator, introduced the idea of ​​tango and it seemed surprising in a great way. It also seemed to really express the push-pull of this relationship. There's a lot of love and passion in this relationship, but there's also a lot of fights and arguments, and the tango seemed to really get to the heart of it all. It's also the last thing you expect to see when you watch this sitcom.

DEADLINE: How long did you know that you wanted to somehow tackle the concept of a live audience?

HOLLAND: This was pretty early on when we broke the story. I'm not sure if it's ever happened before that a series went from being a single camera to being a multi-camera spin-off. We knew there would be a moment for the audience where it would feel a little different. So we thought: why not just own it? Why should we pretend we don't know that this is something different and that it's a slightly different format? Maybe it's fun to just come out of the gate and say: We know this is a different kind of show and we're excited about it.

DEADLINE: Why did you let her watch? Frasier?

HOLLAND: For two reasons. It felt very relatable to the audience. We felt like they would recognize it and understand exactly what it was. It's also a popular multi-cam show and that was important to us. It also sets the time in the show. It begins in 1994. You immediately notice that this is a historical piece.

DEADLINE: Reminder: How old are Georgie and Mandy now?

HOLLAND: Georgie is 19 and Mandy is 31.

DEADLINE: Seeing Mary and Meemaw was so cool. Is this a promise of what's to come?

HOLLAND: Yes. I mean, we already knew when we first talked about this show that it was still in Medford and that this was still his family. We love these actors and wanted to find ways to include them. So it always felt like they were going to be part of the show. With a show in its first season, we are in this fortunate position. We have a top-class squad of superstars waiting on the bench to join us when we need them. And it's incredibly fun to introduce them to an audience.

DEADLINE: There wasn't the obligatory “awww” when Georgie was hugged by Will Sasso's Jim McAllister. Did you edit out the studio audience at that moment?

HOLLAND: We try to be conscious of the tone. Sometimes the audience comes to these shows and they are very boisterous, so those big laughs can sometimes be jarring at home. We try to manipulate them. But especially things like the awwws… they've never been something we love. Sometimes it feels like the audience does it because they think they should. They take you away from a very beautiful moment. We didn't cut them out, but we did another pass and asked the audience not to do it (make a sound).

DEADLINE: How did you shake the set?

HOLLAND: It was incredible. They actually built it on these hydraulic gimbals. There were different strengths of shaking that could be increased and decreased. Then it was a matter of finding the right level, because sometimes the walls and the furniture didn't always wobble. It was great because (Jordan and Osment) really enjoyed having Zoe Perry and Annie Potts back, and Montana had never done multicam before. So this was his first foray in that direction and it was just great. He was so prepared and so ready to do it. I don't think he dropped a line during the entire pilot shoot.

DEADLINE: At one point we hear Georgie say, “Genius runs in my family.” Are you perhaps joking about the fact that her baby is going to be a prodigy?

HOLLAND: This was more of a reference to Sheldon than a joke about the baby's future. Hopefully we'll be on the air long enough to find out what happens to this baby in 10 years.