Although it is a comedy series with light tones, Young Sheldon it also features some touching and dramatic moments in some episodes. One of them happened in the episodes that aired on May 9th in the United States, making a situation that fans of The Big Bang Theory They already knew it would be shown at some point.
On them, we witness George Sr.’s final moments.who ends up passing away completely unexpectedly.
Young Sheldon said goodbye to George Sr.
The final moments of the character who marked the series are quite peaceful, with him appearing in the kitchen to greet his family and being reminded that he must return in time to take a new family photo. At the appointed time, it is not he who knocks on the door, but his co-workers Tom and Wayne.
They reveal that George Sr. was the victim of a heart attack and, unfortunately, he did not survive in time to be rescued. We then see Mary, Missy and Connie hugging and crying, while Sheldon stands still in his chair, slowly absorbing the shock of the news he has just received.
What makes the scene especially sensitive is the fact that it portrays well the way many people receive news of this kind. Most of the time, heart attacks are situations that happen to people who are leading their lives normally, and the series was right by not showing the audience the character’s moments of suffering.
The death of George Sr. will be marked as one of the main events of Young SheldonSource: Disclosure/CBS
Since Young Sheldon began, Big Bang Theory fans already knew that George Sr. was going to die, because Sheldon reports that he lost his father during his childhood. This was one of the reasons CBS decided to end the current series with season seven, ensuring that the impact of the situation would not be diluted in future episodes.
The latest batch of episodes also clarifies why Sheldon believed his father was cheating on his mother, something that went against his characterization in the series. Ultimately, George Sr. proved faithful to the end, but a misinterpretation by his son ended up resulting in the story he would end up telling Penny years later.
