Young Sheldon
Warning ! This article contain SPOILERS for Young Sheldon season 7 , installment 4 .
Summary
WhileYoung Sheldonseason 7 ’s George Sr expiry was always go to be grievous , The Big Bang Theoryspinoff ’s biggest retcon ever just made the tragedy way worse . Like any spinoff , Young Sheldondiverges from the canon of its predecessor from time to time . However , most of the alteration that the show make toThe Big Bang Theory ’s backstory are not too major . Sheldon ’s mother , Mary , is more bitter and mean - spirited in the earlier show , but this could be a result of losing her married man of a sudden while Sheldon and Missy were still vernal . Meemaw ’s eccentric modification is similarly understandable .
However , out ofYoung Sheldon ’s entire cast of characters of characters , one major physique stands out when it comes to canyon inconsistency . Lance Barber ’s George Sr . is nothing like the fictional character that Sheldon and Mary describe throughout the original show . InThe Big Bang Theory , Sheldon drop a line his Church Father off as an treasonable , shiftless , incurious drunk . However , six seasons ofYoung Sheldonproved that George Sr . was a angelical , attentive , and loving father who did n’t merit this aspersion . Season 7 , installment 4 , “ Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker , ” worsen the issue when the spinoff finally explicate Sheldon ’s cheating claims .
Young Sheldon’s Cheating Retcon Makes George Sr’s Death Even Sadder
The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon never learned that his father was innocent
In this long - awaited field day , Young Sheldonfinally proved that George Sr did n’t cheat on Mary and that Sheldon just misunderstood what was fall out . Mary returned from Germany with a wig and a costume , eager to seek out some role - gambling with her husband . Sheldon walked in on the pair and silently assumed his father was cheating on his female parent , only to never confront either parent about the incident . This imply that George Sr . did n’t wander on Mary , but his young son always thought that he did . To make matters worse , The Big Bang Theory ’s canon states George Sr is going to give-up the ghost soon .
George Sr . ’s death has been an inevitableness sinceYoung Sheldon ’s season 6 finaleas Sheldon cite his age at the time of his father ’s death inThe Big Bang Theory . This event was always going to be deplorable , but the revelation that George Sr . did nothing wrong and never got to explicate himself to Sheldon before he conk is savagely tragical . This misunderstanding awfully traumatized Sheldon and was also an unfair discolouration on George Sr . ’s memory , despite the episode trying to play the instant off as a light - hearted misunderstanding . This makes the forthcoming death far harder to imprimatur .
Young Sheldon’s Big Bang Theory Backstory Was Always Doomed
George Sr’s backstory would always have been too dark for Young Sheldon
SinceYoung Sheldonbegan , it was clear that the spinoff ’s well - stand for , patient , and loyal version of George Sr . was n’t go to screw on his wife . Despite season 5 and 6 correct up a red Clupea harangus via George Sr . ’s human relationship with his neighbour Brenda , the show was never moody enough for a cheating plot to make tonic sense . Ironically , Young Sheldonseason 7 did make George Sr ’s expiry darkerby making him such a kind character , and “ Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker ” only exacerbated this . Now , George Sr’sYoung Sheldondeath is in a positioning to be the sad event in the spinoff ’s history .
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