After Young Sheldon, I Fear The Big Bang Theory Universe Has Lost Its Chance For 1 Reveal Despite Its Huge Potential
Kaley Cuoco’s Penny smiles in The Big Bang Theory season 9
Now that it has been a year since Young Sheldon’s ending, I fear we are further away than ever from finally seeing one of The Big Bang Theory’s promises come to fruition. The Big Bang Theory’s finale wrapped up a lot of unfinished plots, even if Raj’s love life felt like something of an afterthought. Sheldon and Amy won the Nobel Prize, the show’s trio of central couples were all happy together, and, in a twist that Vulture’s Kathryn VonArendonk noted felt out of place, Penny even revealed she was pregnant.
However, a year after Young Sheldon’s finale, it is starting to seem less and less likely that fans of the series will ever get to meet Leonard and Penny’s children. Indeed, it doesn’t look like any of the gang’s kids will ever make it to the screen. As implied by the title of Young Sheldon’s spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is an interquel that focuses on Sheldon’s older brother in the years between Young Sheldon’s ending and his first appearance on The Big Bang Theory.
Young Sheldon’s Ending Never Revealed Sheldon’s Children On-screen
The Big Bang Theory’s First Spinoff Stopped Just Short Of Revealing His Kids
Meanwhile, The Big Bang Theory’s upcoming spinoff seems like a more likely venue for the gang’s children to crop up, but this is unlikely to occur judging by the events of Young Sheldon’s finale. In a move that set the Internet alight with speculation about Leonard’s off-screen fate, Sheldon only mentioned Penny in the spinoff’s flash-forward ending. He noted that he was annoyed by Penny encouraging his daughter’s interest in acting, while simultaneously avoiding attending his son’s hockey game.
This meant that, although their existence was confirmed, Sheldon and Amy’s children never appeared on-screen in Young Sheldon’s finale. This was somewhat surprising at the time but, since only part of the episode was devoted to the older Sheldon finishing his memoirs and bickering with Amy, it also made some sort of sense. After all, viewers hadn’t seen the duo onscreen together in five years, so introducing new characters in the last minutes of Young Sheldon’s finale could have felt rushed and unsatisfying. However, this did mean viewers would need to wait until the next spinoff to meet them.
Judging by the evidence provided in The Big Bang Theory, the sitcom has seemingly made a running joke of hiding the gang’s offspring.
This wouldn’t be a problem if The Big Bang Theory’s upcoming spinoff had any intention of introducing the gang’s children, but the original show’s history makes this seem vanishingly unlikely. Judging by the evidence provided in The Big Bang Theory, the sitcom has seemingly made a running joke of hiding the gang’s offspring. Bernadette and Howard had a daughter who, like Harold’s mother, never appeared onscreen. Penny didn’t become pregnant until the show’s final episode and Young Sheldon’s finale confirmed the existence of Amy and Sheldon’s children without ever depicting them on-screen.
The Big Bang Theory Kept Howard and Bernadette’s Daughter Almost Entirely Off-screen
The Original Show Kept A Long-Running Gag Alive With This Choice
Bernadette and Howard’s daughter Halley was born in season 10, episode 11, “The Birthday Synchronicity,” but viewers hoping to see her play a role onscreen would soon be let down. Like Howard’s mother, Halley was heard but not seen for the majority of her time in the series. Halley did briefly appear onscreen in the finale, but this was mostly a way of paying off the long-running gag before the show ended for good.
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was defined by her off-screen absence. Howard’s daughter played a supporting role in 19 episodes of the series, from Bernadette discovering her pregnancy to her father helping her with her fear of the dark. Despite this relatively substantial amount of story focus, she received almost no screen time thanks to the show’s homage to Ms. Wolowitz. This means viewers were deprived of any chance to properly get to know the first of the gang’s children, something the sitcom franchise now seems determined to continue.
The Big Bang Theory’s Spinoff Could Introduce The Gang’s Children (But It’s Unlikely)
The Spinoff’s Setting Makes It A Believable Environment For The Gang’s Kids
At first glance, it might seem like Denise and Stuart’s upcoming spinoff from The Big Bang Theory is a perfect opportunity to introduce the gang’s children.
