Sheldon’s Return Looks More Likely After Big Update on Georgie and Mandy’s Marriage

Sheldon’s absence from the Young Sheldon spinoff was always going to be expected, but one Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage update makes his return more likely. The creation of Young Sheldon after The Big Bang Theory got Sheldon to live through his dream of winning a Nobel Prize always meant that the TBBT spinoff would retell the story of the young genius’s childhood until his move to Pasadena. Although Young Sheldon continued to keep the focus on Sheldon, his family’s storylines progressively became more interesting and crucial, making Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage the most reasonable spinoff after Young Sheldon.

The Young Sheldon series finale setting up Sheldon’s move to Pasadena always meant he wasn’t going to be part of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, because of his home elsewhere and also as doing so would have risked making the two TBBT spinoffs too similar to one another. However, Sheldon’s absence is particularly felt, especially after Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage season 1 already managed to bring back Mary, Missy and Meemaw. While it’s unlikely for Sheldon to permanently return to Medford, the latest Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage update nonetheless made the possibility of his visit much more likely.

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage showed how bad things were for the Coopers after George’s death, justifying Georgie’s TBBT grudge against Sheldon.

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Secures A Full-Season Order From CBS

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 1 Will Have 22 Episodes

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s success got the Young Sheldon spinoff to secure a full season order from CBS. This means Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage season 1 will have 22 episodes, getting the Young Sheldon spinoff to make use of a full season to recount the joys and struggles of Georgie and Mandy’s lives as new parents and newlyweds. Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s premiere ending up with better ratings than Young Sheldon’s season 7 premiere and series premiere already hinted at its success, but it’s CBS showing enough faith to order a full season that cements its stance.

More Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Episodes Means More Opportunities To Bring Back Sheldon

A Longer Run Makes It Likelier For Sheldon To Pop By Eventually

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage season 1 having 22 episodes inevitably makes Sheldon’s return more likely in the season. If a more permanent return is out of the question because Sheldon’s stay in Pasadena is guaranteed at least until the end of The Big Bang Theory, nothing stops the socially inept genius from visiting Medford every now and then. This is made likelier by Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage having a bigger season 1, as more episodes mean more chances for Sheldon to pop by. After all, even when Sheldon lived in Pasadena he returned to Texas in key moments.

Despite Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage putting Mandy and Georgie firmly at the story’s center even if they were key characters in Young Sheldon, the series’ shift in focus makes it feel separate from Young Sheldon. From Jim and Audrey’s bigger roles to building up Connor as a major character, to showing Georgie at work in Jim’s shop, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage has a distinct perspective different from Young Sheldon, which doesn’t let it be its copy. That is the case even if key Young Sheldon characters appeared in episodes 1 and 2, before returning for the Thanksgiving episode.

The evident shift in focus makes a bigger Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage season 1 the perfect place to welcome back Sheldon, as its different perspective doesn’t risk a visit from him making George & Mandy’s First Marriage all about Sheldon. Additionally, more episodes consistently contribute to making George & Mandy’s First Marriage stand out, establishing it as its own thing. Having Sheldon return in this context would let George & Mandy’s First Marriage set up the Coopers as still a tight-knit family, even if the young genius moved away and Georgie and Mandy spent more time with the McAllisters.

How & When Can Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Feature Sheldon

Sheldon’s Postgraduate Makes His Return More Likely During Holidays

While Mary, Missy, Meemaw and Dale are confirmed to return for the George & Mandy’s First Marriage Thanksgiving episode, Sheldon is notably absent. This makes sense given his relatively recent move to Pasadena, making Sheldon likely be in the same place as Mandy and Georgie, trying to find a way to settle in their life in the new setting. However, this doesn’t mean Sheldon can never return to Medford. Indeed, being involved in a postgraduate degree makes holiday periods or pauses in between terms the perfect moment for Sheldon to return to visit Medford.

This would work based on what The Big Bang Theory established of Sheldon’s life in Pasadena. Despite not seeing eye to eye with Mary, Sheldon returned to visit her relatively often, doing so in moments of personal crises, or when he needed to support a loved one. The Big Bang Theory season 7, episode 11 hilariously highlighted Sheldon’s support, as he traveled to Medford for the birth of Missy’s child despite his opposition to anything about the delivery. This would make any key moment for the Coopers a good one for Sheldon to appear in George & Mandy’s First Marriage.