One small detail in the Young Sheldon finale flashforward highlights George’s biggest missed opportunity before dying worse. Preceded by George’s death from an unexpected heart attack, Young Sheldon‘s final hour was devoted to two main storylines. Firstly, the Coopers dealing with the aftermath of losing their patriarch, which was capped off by George’s emotional funeral. Secondly, Sheldon preparing for his move to California for his new life. In the end, the Young Sheldon finale also confirmed that Sheldon was working on his memoir, explaining why he was narrating his Medford childhood.
While Young Sheldon has long outgrown its ties to its parent series, the final season tried to honor the established canon as much as possible. Re-establishing the ties between the projects, the prequel brought back Jim Parsons and Amy Bialik as adult Sheldon and Amy for a cameo, marking their first on-screen appearance as the characters since The Big Bang Theory ended in 2019. The flashforward featured several Easter eggs, but while most of them pertained to the nerd-centric sitcom, a couple of things had ties to Young Sheldon, including one that made George’s death much sadder.
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Young Sheldon Flashforward Scene Features An Old Cooper Family Photo
George Died Just Before The Coopers Were About To Take A New One.
Ahead of George’s unexpected death in Young Sheldon season 7, episode 12, “A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture,” the Coopers’ day started much like every morning except that they were preparing to take a bluebonnet family photo in light of Sheldon’s impending move. While there were some complaints, Mary’s insistence eventually convinced everyone to dress up and participate. Unfortunately, before they could do the shoot, the Cooper patriarch passed away. Mary even mentioned this during her final goodbye to her husband during his funeral, joking that George really didn’t want to do it that he opted to die.
Had the family been able to take Mary’s bluebonnet images, Sheldon would have had an updated snap of the clan with Mandy and Baby Cece.
This big missed opportunity was once again highlighted in the Young Sheldon finale flashforward, which debuted adult Sheldon’s new office. Behind him were two prominent photos. The first image was of him and Amy when they won the Nobel Prize in Physics. A smaller one, however, was a snap of the Coopers in their Medford home living room. It was taken during the earliest years of Young Sheldon, considering that the kids were still very small. Had the family been able to take Mary’s bluebonnet images, Sheldon would have had an updated snap of the clan with Mandy and Baby Cece.
Young Sheldon finale’s TBBT connections were minimal, but to make things worse, it also continued the flagship’s failure of Sheldon’s true soulmate.
How Young Sheldon Season 7 Made George’s Death More Heartbreaking
Young Sheldon Rehabilitated George’s Character After The Big Bang Theory.
One of the biggest plot inconsistencies between Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory was their depiction of the Cooper patriarch. After badmouthing his father for years, Sheldon from the future finally admitted that his dad was a good man. Prior to that, Young Sheldon even retconned George’s cheating scandal, although it didn’t go down without any criticisms. Rehabilitating Mary’s husband in the prequel added depth to his character, making his death more heartbreaking to watch. However, Young Sheldon season 7 made it utterly gut-wrenching, as George was on the cusp of living the life he long dreamed of.
Just before he died in Young Sheldon, George was about to change jobs after being offered a spot on Rice’s coaching staff. The family was going to move to Houston, marking a new beginning for them. Most importantly, his relationships were finally all in good places, particularly his marriage, which had its ups and downs, especially in recent years. This was also why Mary was angry at George for dying and leaving her, as she confirmed during the emotional funeral.
