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AlthoughYoung Sheldon ’s series finale wrapped up most ofThe Big Bang Theoryspinoff ’s mill around plot train of thought fairly well , I ’m annoyed that one pivotal storyline was efficaciously dropped . Young Sheldon ’s cast of characterswere thinly sketched inThe Big Bang Theory , but the spinoff did an impressive job of boom their world and defecate the Cooper family a more believable , empathetic bunch . The world ofYoung Sheldon ’s coming spinoffGeorgie & Mandy ’s First Marriageproves that the series managed to make endorse character who barely appeared inThe Big Bang Theoryinto compelling protagonists in their own right .
However , this does n’t mean thatYoung Sheldon ’s serial publication finale was perfect . AlthoughYoung Sheldonimproved Meemaw ’s storybefore wrapping up , the show never fully explained how the carefree maverick of the spinoff became the more sedate Meemaw seen inThe Big Bang Theory . likewise , although watcher got a glimpse of Sheldon ’s late life in the final episode , his relationship with Missy was leave disappointingly unresolved . Any long - running series is bound to have a few informal ends that the finale fails to bushel , but I was still let down when season 7 plainly ignored one of the show ’s good plots .
Young Sheldon hide a secret uncredited cameo from one of The Big Bang Theory ’s most illustrious champion , thus spotlight the grandness of their TBBT office .
Young Sheldon’s Ending Proved Brenda and Pastor Rob Never Really Mattered
The Series Finale Barely Featured Season 6’s Big Villains
I do n’t thinkYoung Sheldonreally cared about Brenda and Pastor Robbut , after all the accent they put me through in time of year 6 , I certainly did . Pastor Rob and Brenda were not villain in the traditional sentiency in that they were never openly antagonistic toward the Coopers , unlike Pastor Jeff . However , they both represented the biggest experiential threat to George Sr . and Mary ’s marital cloud nine throughout time of year 6 . For a long clip , it look like Brenda and Pastor Rob were set up to startle amour with George Sr and Mary respectively . Then this storyline came to nothing and was forgotten .
Young Sheldoneffectively admit Brenda and Pastor Rob were always a distich of reddish herrings by simply drop them after George Sr . and Mary ’s encounter
I was n’t shocked when George Sr . did n’t cheat on Mary with Brenda . Young Sheldonwas a warm family drollery and that twisting would have made its appealing everyman Italian sandwich a much more morally ambiguous figure . However , for all ofThe Big Bang Theoryplot holesYoung Sheldonfixedin its net expedition , the show never justified Brenda and Pastor Rob ’s oversize roles in the series . Instead of incorporating them into the roll as regular fixtures , Young Sheldoneffectively admitted Brenda and Pastor Rob were always a pair of cherry-red herrings by simply dropping them after George Sr . and Mary ’s encounter .
Young Sheldon Season 7 Forgot George Sr. and Mary’s Marital Problems
Sheldon’s Trip To Germany Seemingly Solved The Couple’s Troubles
In time of year 6 , episode 14 , “ A Launch Party and a Whole Human Being , ” Brenda , Pastor Rob , George Sr , and Mary all in the end ended up in the same place at the same time . Sparks aviate , and harsh Christian Bible were exchanged asMary and George Sr . both admitted they almost cheated with Pastor Rob and Brenda respectively . Since the church was a huge part of the category ’s life and Brenda was their next - door neighbor , it would have been fair to seize that the fallout from this showdown would impact time of year 7 . Instead , the twosome were all but dropped afterward .
I could n’t trust time of year 7 would convey Brenda back for a few background gag but never call her closeness with George Sr
Pastor Jeff ’s comportment throughout season 7 made Pastor Rob ’s absence seizure even more noticeable , specially whenSheldon ’s baptism for Mary inYoung Sheldon ’s finalewould have been an obvious chance to play the character back . Brenda ’s fate was arguably worse and certainly stranger , as she remained a mainstay but only had trivial interactions with the show ’s hero . I could n’t believe time of year 7 would fetch Brenda back for a few background gags but never mention her closeness with George Sr , particularly when Mary was spend calendar month in Europe with Sheldon . It was as if season 6 ’s account never happen .
George Sr. and Mary’s Happiness Made Young Sheldon’s Big Death Even Sadder
Sheldon’s Father Died Soon After His Marriage Stabilized
I was surprised when Brenda and George Sr . never mentioned their flirting and even more surprised when Pastor Rob did n’t even appear in season 7 . However , this was n’t the only way that the outing flunk to do season 6 ’s chronicle jurist . I could n’t trust how much good Mary and George Sr ’s marriage appeared to be in time of year 7 , and I thought this wrench was bizarrely mean - peppy givenYoung Sheldon ’s big death . Viewers roll in the hay that the moment was fare , somaking Mary and George Sr . ’s relationship happier and more stable before his wrong death felt needlessly cruel .
Young Sheldonspent the preceding season tease not one , but two affairs by the dysphoric couple .
It go ironic to say that more spat would have been a relief , butYoung Sheldonspent the forgo time of year pester not one , but two affairs by the unhappy couple . The revelation that Mary and George Sr . were not only ok but happier than ever was a brutal twist give the events of the final episodes . I ’m not sure why fixing George Sr . and Mary ’s marriage before killing him off feel like a good estimate , but it ended up have Pastor Rob and Brenda ’s office in the series feel utterly redundant . In retrospect , season 6 ’s most dramatic storylines were superfluous .
Brenda and Pastor Rob’s Reduced Roles Highlighted Young Sheldon’s Season 7 Flaw
The Big Bang Theory’s Spinoff Rushed Its Conclusion
Young Sheldonseason 7 was shorter thanks to 2023 ’s industry strikes , but most other sitcom on television faced the same issue in 20224 . This alone ca n’t account for the show ’s failure to enclose up Brenda and Pastor Rob ’s plot line beyond Brenda ’s abbreviated flirt at George Sr . ’s funeral . I was impressed byYoung Sheldon ’s most challenging installment , which proved that the show ’s final outings were not on autopilot and had plenty of approximation . It is a shame that , when it came to season 6 ’s story , Young Sheldonopted to merely drop its most inconvenient character and forget their roles .
Missy make a party at Billy ’s sign of the zodiac in season 7 was a perfect culmination of everything that frustrated me about this season . This subplot would have worked finely in season 5 , but Missy was tempestuous at Brenda in time of year 6 , and she had a tearful conversation with her father about her malcontent behavior and lying in time of year 6 ’s finale . Both of these plot strands were forgotten for this outing , result in a plot that did n’t fit within the show ’s creation . This shortcoming meantYoung Sheldon ’s concluding season could n’t endThe Big Bang Theoryspinoff ’s narration perfectly .
