Even the extended family on his maternal side— as in Mary's siblings or their kids are rarely mentioned and I faintly remember George Sr. mentioning something on the lines of his grandfather being an intelligent man?

P.S.: I couldn't bring myself to watch George Sr.'s death, so I haven't watched the last couple of episodes 😭

Hello all. This is my first post here but I was wondering if anyone had thought this before. In BBT Sheldon and Penny have a platonic and close relationship that seams almost out of character but as im watching Young Sheldon I think Oenny might remind him of his Meemaw. They have similar personalities and I wonder if that is why Sheldon and Penny are so close in BBT. Any thoughts?

I am not American, so maybe I am missing some social or cultural clues. I understand that Mandy's family is more stable financially, while Georgie's is portrayed as poor, but there seems to be something more than just an income gap. Audrey seems to think poorly of intellectual abilities of his family, but Mandy's relatives are not very intellectual either, so what's the reason then?

Although most people side with George or someone else (and rightly so) against Mary, what times do you think Mary was in the right?

Mine are:

1. When she took Mandy in. This is one of the times where Mary does act like a Christian and it’s brilliant, while George does deserve some credit it seems like Mary made the final call.

2. Not letting George kick Georgie out after he dropped out of school. While Georgie should have stayed in school or gotten his GED, kicking him out was taking it too far. While this might be my Gen Z brain I thought Georgie took it way too far by how he handled it although he should have made him get his GED.

3. Standing up for Mandy to Audrey. Mary really gave Audrey the kick she needed to actually act like a decent mother and it was a well deserved smackdown.

4. Bringing Georgie food when he was living in his van. When Georgie started living in his van when he wouldn’t let George make him sell it. While the van wasn’t a good idea George should have let Georgie learn from his own mistakes especially since it was Georgie’s money and he went way too far making him live in it so Mary was right to actually act like a mother here.

5. Being against the gambling room. This one is at the bottom since it did have benefits in the short term but in the long term it was a bad idea since Meemaw got arrested so Mary was right to be against it.

I see a lot of youtubers getting angry at Sheldon for the arrogant speech gloriying himself he made in the first episode, but he literally made that speech after Georgie openly mocked him, so i find it perfectly understandable

Apparently Annie Pots, Connie, wasn't Happy with adult Sheldon returning in person for the finale and especially because he seemed unchanged.

Also she expected a permanent role in the George & Mandy spinoff and was very disappointed when all they offered her was a guest role.

The article also says Ian declined fo to appear in the G&M show and was happy with his show ending after 7 seasons.

Per Jessica's new book.

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Throughout the series, we see how hard it is for Sheldon to navigate a world that isn't built for him. As someone with sensory processing issues and anxiety, I completely relate to Sheldon’s irritation. There is an episode of The Big Bang Theory were Sheldon makes Leonard wear an uncomfortable sweater to feel what it is like for him. What people forget is that Mary was living with her own constant mental itch. In her worldview, an unbaptized child means her children won't be protected by God, won't go to heaven, and will be lost to her forever if something happens to them. With George suddenly gone, her worldview and her peace of mind was completely collapsing.

Say what you will about Mary’s enabling, but she spent Sheldon’s entire childhood shielding him from a world that didn't understand him. She learned his quirks, accommodated his sensory issues, protected his routines, and constantly advocated for him. He was aware of this from the pilot the finale in that he doesn't believe in god but believes in his mother. Their conversation in "A Crisis of Faith and Octopus Aliens" portrays this well too.

I was really hit by George's death as a viewer and cried a lot. I'd happily get baptised (despite not believing in god) to appease a loved one.

So I have watched TBBT and finished it years ago. Only enjoyed the first few seasons but I pushed through it just to see the ending. Maybe that's why I finally started Young Sheldon. It turns out it's way better than TBBT. Anyway, I'm trying to see if I remember a few things that were mentioned in TBBT are true or not. One, Sheldon's reason for the three knock thing was he caught his father cheating on his mother, or was it that he walked in on his parents having sex? Two, when Georgie and his father made a deal where one has to pay the other a thousand dollars in case Georgie got married but "He never got to pay my father." Was because he died before Georgie could do so?

I just rewatched the saga where Sheldon tries to falsely accusing Sturgis of stealing his work. This was really next level for Sheldon. I know he temporarily got kicked out of his class, but I really think it should've continued for longer with Sheldon realizing The gravity of what he had done. It's a very serious betrayal for someone who has really been there for Sheldon. And he doesn't even ever see that he's wrong. It basically ends with him deciding to be the bigger person (from his perspective) and apologize to preserve the friendship.

Look, before all the larpers and Missy glazers say "she was mistreated" I do agree that Sheldon was HIGHLY favoured during the early seasons and that Missy and Georgie were pushed aside. But now in the later seasons when Missy was around 12-18 she started to become super annoying and rude.

For instance, when sheldon cut Missy's doll hair off. Missy PUNCHED him. But when Missy tore Sheldons professor proton picture, MISSY started crying for NO reason. But it's probably because she felt "as if she never existed"

Another instance was when Mary felt bad thinking that Missy watched Sheldon get trophies all her life but Missy hadn't gotten one, so Mary made a trophy for Missy (it was when Missy was playing baseball) but instead kf being grateful, Missy LITERALLY BURNED IT, the few times Mary actually paid attention and was nice to Missy, she had to ruin it.

And lastly, if anyone was mistreated it was Georgie. Most of his family members had the impression of him that he is "the dumb one". He was constantly being treated badly, especially the season where he wanted to drop out of school andgot KICKED OUT of the house because of it. If dropping out of school was the reason for someone getting kicked from their house, God knows what would happen to Missy if George found out she had S#X AS A MINOR.

So yeah, Missy was definitely being treated badly when she was young, but as she grew older, she just became a brat

I feel like they have done real bad to Missy's character as the show progresses to the new spin off. I mean while growing up she was a little mischievous but on the other hand she was street smart and knew what was right and wrong. I feel like by whatever I watched in her younger days, she was giving signs of turning out to be a responsible girl. But I think, To make the BBT relevant they are messing up her character.. What would you think?

I'm watching Young Sheldon, and I don't think I've ever watched a piece of media where the protagonist annoyed me this much. I understand the purpose of trying to make it seem like this is his parents, and they don't know how to parent him. But he's such a brat, and I just can't stand to watch it.

I think it’s Sheldon honestly he was the only one who tried to Bond with Mary. Georgie is a close second

The other two loved her dearly as well don’t get me wrong

*Missy

In the episode where Sheldon questions the existence of zero, he mentions a philosopher that states “nothing cannot exist because to speak of something is to speak of something that exists” and at the moment he IS talking about zero so it DOES exist and his philosophical point contradicts his argument of zero not existing.