Mandy & Georgie’s Wedding Makes Young Sheldon Ending More Difficult To Swallow (& That Hurts TBBT)

New details about Georgie and Mandy’s wedding make accepting Young Sheldon ending so much more difficult. Ahead of the Young Sheldon season 6 finale back in May 2023, rumbles about The Big Bang Theory prequel wrapping up its run started. While the show was confirmed to return for a seventh year — the final of the multi-year renewal that it scored from CBS, this kept avid viewers of the family comedy/drama alert and invested in what the future holds for the show. It didn’t help that the historic dual strikes of WGA and SAG-AFTRA delayed its comeback to 2024.

Like most scripted series, the pushback forced Young Sheldon to only have 14 episodes for season 7 — significantly fewer than its usual 22 output. Regardless, it was still better than waiting for the 2024-2025 TV season for new episodes, especially since the Young Sheldon season 6 finale ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. This, however, came with a trade-off, when it was announced that The Big Bang Theory prequel would end, despite its shortened year. CBS will continue its story with Georgie and Mandy’s spinoff sequel, but details about their Young Sheldon season 7 wedding somehow make things worse.

Amid the chaos brought by Mary and Sheldon’s return from Germany, Young Sheldon season 7 reveals George’s hidden impact on The Big Bang Theory.

Why Young Sheldon Is Really Ending (Despite Being Very Popular)

Young Sheldon Is Coming From Season 6 That Posted Show-High Ratings.

Young Sheldon‘s cancelation isn’t like the usual ones. While the show has been a hit from the get-go, thanks to its ties to The Big Bang Theory, it has only gotten bigger in the last couple of years. It is heavily criticized for its lax approach to continuity, which the creatives behind the show have defended themselves from countless times in the past. Ironically, however, breaking away from its mega-hit parent show has paved the way for some of its best storytelling. Some great examples are Paige’s fall from grace, Dr. Sturgis’ health issues, and Georgie and Mandy’s romance.

At this point, Young Sheldon could have gotten away with creating more plot holes if it meant being able to continue. Sadly, the same creators who defended the prequel for breaking canon also decided to stick to it when it comes to the timeline of events. The Big Bang Theory established that after ending his stint in college, Sheldon eventually moved out of Texas to California to begin his post-graduate studies at Caltech. There are several ways to bypass this, allowing Young Sheldon to continue. The creatives’ decision to stick to continuity, however, forced its cancelation.

Sheldon Is Missing From Georgie And Mandy’s Young Sheldon Wedding

Georgie And Mandy Are Tying The Knot In A Courthouse.

As one of the best original plots in the prequel, CBS is paying off Georgie and Mandy’s romance with a wedding in Young Sheldon season 7. Instead of tying the knot in their own upcoming series, the prequel decides to get it done ahead of it. Initial details have been revealed about the event, which is set for Young Sheldon season 7, episode 7, “A Proper Wedding and Skeletons in the Closet,” including the first images from the special occasion. While the couple appears to tie the knot in a shotgun ceremony, they are surrounded by their loved ones.

Noticeably, however, Sheldon is missing from Georgie and Mandy’s wedding. It’s uncertain where the boy genius it during the event, but it isn’t difficult to imagine why he isn’t in attendance. As previously mentioned, tying the knot in a courthouse seems like a spur-of-the-moment decision for the pair, which means that they likely gathered everyone and rushed them to witness their union. All of the witnesses are based in Medford, including Mandy’s parents, Jim and Audrey McAllister. Meanwhile, Sheldon would likely be at East Texas Tech, making it trickier to bring him home in time for the special occasion.

Missy and Georgie’s Young Sheldon season 7, episode 5 conversation explains his disparaging comment about his sister in The Big Bang Theory.

Sheldon Has Long Been Irrelevant In Young Sheldon

Young Sheldon Has Outgrown Its Premise.

Granted that it would have taken a little bit more effort to get Sheldon back to Medford in time for the ceremony, as a family, the Coopers should have tried harder to ensure that they are complete during Georgie’s wedding. This is especially important, considering George’s impending death. It’s uncertain why the pair is in such a rush to tie the knot, particularly after everything they went through when they found out they got unexpectedly pregnant. There’s no justified reason why they would be willing to get married without Sheldon; as annoying as Sheldon is, he is still family.

This reinforces the idea that Sheldon has long been irrelevant to Young Sheldon, and it all started when it broke away from The Big Bang Theory and transitioned to become an ensemble. Physically separating the boy genius from his family by sending him to school out of Medford sped up the process, since his arcs mainly took place in college. While he consistently came home, it was still difficult to incorporate him into what was happening in Medford, because he wasn’t there when certain incidents happened. It also didn’t help that Sheldon has become so insufferable — something that Mary even admitted.

Young Sheldon Could Have Continued Without Sheldon

The Coopers Would Have Been An Easier Way To Continue Young Sheldon.

Beyond highlighting that the boy genius is now irrelevant in his show, this also emphasizes that Young Sheldon could have continued after Sheldon leaves Texas. Granted that his move to California also comes with the death of the Cooper patriarch after George is exonerated from his cheating scandal story, CBS can easily keep the majority of the family members moving forward. It also doesn’t require much change in terms of branding as the network can easily retitle to The Coopers, which more accurately reflects the status of the show’s storytelling now anyway. This would mainly be making things official.

If Young Sheldon can afford to move forward with one of the few remaining Cooper family events without Sheldon, then it shouldn’t be difficult to continue without him as well. The work that the show has done to diversify its storytelling in the last couple of years effectively laid the groundwork for this transition from Young Sheldon to The Coopers, with the ensemble series shining a light on both Georgie and Missy’s arcs.

While Sheldon’s siblings’ to The Big Bang Theory are flimsy, with both adult Missy and Georgie only appearing a couple of times, it allows the new show to lean into its grounded storytelling. In any case, this has been one of the main assets of the prequel in recent seasons. Young Sheldon‘s familial aspects have become its biggest draw coming from being the origins story for Sheldon. CBS didn’t have to go through a whole format change or launch a new spinoff in Georgie and Mandy’s show. The network could have organically continued with The Coopers.