While The Big Bang TheoryThe final Christmas episode of is a lot of fun, the ride brings to light a controversial twist that makes Young Sheldon tragic after a rewatch. Put The Big Bang TheoryBy the end of the episode, it was clear who the show's breakout character was. The Big Bang TheoryThe entire cast of characters was memorably funny, but the show went from focusing on the romantic relationship between Leonard and Penny to Sheldon's character arc very quickly. Jim Parsons' Sheldon was the star of the sitcom, so it was no surprise when the series' first spinoff focused on his childhood.
What was surprising was that, for Young SheldonAt the end of, the same gradual change happened again. A show that originally sold itself as Sheldon's origin story ended up focusing on the rest of the Cooper family as much as its titular child prodigy, as Meemaw, Mary, George Sr., Georgie, and Mary won over viewers. It was a pleasant surprise, but it made The Big Bang TheoryCanon is a problem for the spinoff. Young Sheldon left some Big Bang Theory plot holes unanswered as the prequel stumbled upon the franchise's inconvenient lore created by its predecessor.
Mary brings up George's cheating plot in Big Bang Theory's latest Christmas episode
Sheldon's mother, Mary, mentioned George Sr.'s infidelity.
A notable example of this was George Sr.'s infidelity, which Sheldon and his mother referred to on numerous occasions throughout the book. The Big Bang Theory. George Sr. never cheated on his wife Marybut Sheldon and his mother continually tarnished his memory after his death by repeating this false claim. This does The Big Bang TheoryThe latest Christmas special, season 10, episode 12, “The Holiday Summation,” is difficult to watch again. While Amy and Sheldon's trip to visit Mary in Texas is mostly funny and touching, Mary's reference to George Sr.'s betrayal leaves a bad taste thanks to Young Sheldonrevelations.
While The Big Bang TheoryThe previous Christmas episode centered on Raj's character growth, “The Holiday Summation” separated its three central couples and chronicled their equally disastrous holidays. Howard and Bernadette couldn't stop the baby from crying, Leonard and Penny fought over the Christmas tree, and Sheldon returned to his childhood after his mother tactlessly admitted that she never thought he would find a romantic partner. During this segment, Mary also made reference to George Sr.'s tendency to cheat, although, as Young Sheldon viewers know, he didn't have that addiction.
Young Sheldon revealed what really happened in Sheldon's cheating story with George
George Sr. was innocent and the betrayal was a misunderstanding
All over Young Sheldon In Season 6, the prequel heavily implied that George Sr. might cheat on Mary with his neighbor Brenda. Young SheldonGeorge Sr.'s Thanksgiving episode gave up his dream job at Mary's request and their marriage was filled with serious fights that left his stability in question. However, things got better for the couple in Season 7 after Mary went to spend the summer with Sheldon in Germany. In Season 7, Episode 4, “Ants on a Log and a Cheating Flasher,” Mary returned with a sexy surprise for her husband.
“The Holiday Summation” made young Sheldon's story even sadder when an angry Sheldon also insulted his brothers' intelligence while arguing with Mary.
Mary dressed in lederhosen and, after months on different continents, the couple engaged in a role play that Sheldon intervened and misinterpreted. Young Sheldon interpreted Sheldon's misunderstanding of his parents' tryst as a funny momentbut The Big Bang Theory has already made it clear that this event genuinely marked him and permanently altered Sheldon's perception of his father. “The Vacation Summary” made Young SheldonThe story is even sadder when an angry Sheldon also insulted his brothers' intelligence while arguing with Mary. It provided another reminder of how tense the family dynamic was in the decades after George Sr.'s death.
TBBT and Young Sheldon never clarified whether Sheldon discovered the truth about George's affair
Sheldon's knowledge of his father's “betrayal” was unclear
As evidenced in “The Holiday Summation,” Sheldon and his mother thought George Sr. The Big Bang Theory. However, there is an inexplicable Young Sheldon plot hole in this storyline. It's unclear if Mary has any reason to believe George Sr. cheated on her other than Sheldon's story, and she knows the act wasn't what Sheldon thought. As such, it is unclear whether Mary ever corrected the record.
The “Ants on a Log and a Cheating Flasher” scene might just be something viewers saw, but not something Sheldon himself discovered.
Sheldon may have found out later, which could explain why the incident is treated so flippantly in his memoir. However, the “Ants on a Log and a Cheating Flasher” scene might just be something viewers saw, but not something Sheldon himself discovered. If that's the case, then “The Holiday Summation” is part of a shockingly dark comedy plot. That would mean The Big Bang Theory'The hero spent years thinking his father was guilty of something he never did, and Young Sheldonclarification never helped Mary or Sheldon discover the truth.