The Connection to The Big Bang Theory
Young Sheldon season 7 might be the spinoff’s final outing, but it still has a lot of The Big Bang Theory canon events to cover before it ends. The show frequently offers explanations for Sheldon’s character quirks, providing a fresh perspective on the franchise’s fictional world.
Iain Armitage's Sheldon crying in Young Sheldon season 2 finale
While The Big Bang Theory was a hangout sitcom with a traditional multi-camera format, Young Sheldon is a nostalgic family sitcom with a voiceover narration from Jim Parsons’ adult Sheldon and no laugh track. Despite these differences, the spinoff is still connected to the story of its predecessor.
A young Amy Farrah Fowler reading a book in bed in Young Sheldon season 2 finale
Young Sheldon took viewers back to The Big Bang Theory’s protagonist’s childhood and provided a unique insight into the franchise’s fictional world. However, there are still major events from The Big Bang Theory that Young Sheldon has yet to address, including the death of Sheldon’s father, how Sheldon came to work at Caltech, and George Sr.’s affair.
The Tragic Route to Bring Back Heroes
The upcoming Young Sheldon season 7 will be the prequel’s last hurrah, and it needs to bring back the younger versions of The Big Bang Theory’s heroes. The tragic route from The Big Bang Theory's canon, particularly George Sr.'s death, could provide a poignant way to bring back the original show's main characters.
In the season 2 finale, “A Swedish Science Thing and the Equation for Toast,” Young Sheldon provided a glimpse into the childhoods of The Big Bang Theory gang, creating a connection between the two shows. It logically follows that the death of George Sr. will impact Sheldon's loneliness and lead to a poignant set of cameos from his future best friends.
The loss of Sheldon’s father will be a brutally sad moment, and Young Sheldon season 7 must utilize the return of The Big Bang Theory’s heroes to make this tragedy easier for viewers to digest.
The Need for The Big Bang Theory's Main Characters
As Young Sheldon’s title implies, the spinoff mostly focuses on Sheldon alone and ignores the existence of The Big Bang Theory’s characters. However, in its final season, Young Sheldon needs to bring back the original show’s main cast, as it would end the story of Sheldon’s tumultuous adolescence perfectly.
The return of The Big Bang Theory’s heroes will provide a poignant way to connect the two shows and offer closure to Sheldon's character arc. It will also make the tragedy of George Sr.'s death easier for viewers to handle, portraying him as a kind, considerate everyman rather than the thoughtless cad referred to in the earlier show.
The connection between the two shows will be essential in Young Sheldon season 7, and it will provide a unique insight into the characters' pasts and their future connections.
