Leonard Was More Important To Sheldon’s The Big Bang Theory ArcThan Amy
Sheldon’s life would have been very lonely if he hadn’t met Leonard.
Amy was introduced in The Big Bang Theory season 3 and was promoted to a series regular. Her arrival made a romantic story for Sheldon possible — something that even Lorre was skeptical about. She was patient and understanding about the socially-inept genius’ oddities, and just as how the fortune-teller told Sheldon, his life did change for the better with her by his side. That being said, while Amy’s existence in his life was a pleasant surprise, Leonard was a necessity. Without him, Sheldon’s life would have been very different, and likely sad, as proven by Paige’s Young Sheldon arc.
Traces of Sheldon’s loneliness are already starting to show in the latter seasons of the prequel as Young Sheldon’s storytelling diversifies. As the Coopers deal with their respective arcs, the boy genius is left mostly to his own devices. It doesn’t help that Tam, the only good friend he’s had in the series has been phased out. Had Sheldon not met Leonard, this would have continued to be the case in The Big Bang Theory, and while he claimed to be just fine on his own, he would eventually realize how lonely his life was.
How The Young Sheldon Finale Can Fix Its TBBT Leonard Mistake
Young Sheldon can make up for Leonard and Penny’s divisive finale.
A potential Leonard cameo in the Young Sheldon series finale will be great for Sheldon’s story. That being said, it also has a big benefit for Johnny Galecki’s fan-favorite character. It’s no secret that The Big Bang Theory finale had divisive elements when it came to how Leonard and Penny’s story wrapped up. Their surprise pregnancy revelation was met with pushback since it was rushed. Even Kaley Cuoco was against it. Leonard’s Young Sheldon finale appearance could somehow fix that by offering an update about the status of the Hoftstadters’ current life.
Doing this offers some kind of reprieve for those who were worried that Penny was just trapped into having kids after she and Leonard got accidentally pregnant. Leonard’s appearance in the Young Sheldon series finale doesn’t need to be long, but it would be great if it included a reference to how his wife is doing. Better yet, the prequel can also just bring in Cuoco with him.
