While The Big Bang TheoryMissy's story was never entirely optimistic, Young Sheldon made his saddest turn of events even worse. Put Young SheldonBy the end of Sheldon, Missy, Sheldon's sister, had become as important a character in the spinoff as her twin brother. Missy may not have been a child prodigy like Sheldon, but she was a brilliant, funny, and engaging character in her own right. Unfortunately, Missy's adult self rarely interacted with The Big Bang Theorycast of characters, and when he did, the original show's rare updates about his personal life were less than hopeful.
The Big Bang Theory revealed that Missy's personal life fell apart off-screen as the series continued, and upon rewatching it makes Young Sheldon'The depiction of his childhood and early adolescence is much sadder. Although Missy didn't show up The Big Bang TheoryTowards the end of, she appeared occasionally throughout the series. The first time she was seen on screen was in Season 1, Episode 15, “The Pork Chop Indeterminacy,” when Raj, Howard, and Leonard tried to woo her. Sheldon then tried to intervene in her love life, only to be harshly reprimanded.
The Big Bang Theory revealed that Missy's husband was in a motorcycle accident
Missy's baby's father was in a horrible accident before giving birth
Sheldon and Missy clearly came to an understanding after “The Pork Chop Indeterminacy,” as Sheldon travels to Texas to help with her pregnancy a few seasons later. In Season 7, Episode 11, “The Cooper Extraction,” The Big Bang Theory revealed that Missy's partner was in a “Horrible“motorcycle accident while she was pregnanta devastating circumstance that the series never investigated again. This was mainly used as an excuse to get Sheldon out of California so the gang could imagine their lives without him in a loose parody of It's a wonderful life.
Missy did not appear on screen and her role in the episode was limited to some background screaming as she delivered the baby.
Fortunately, Jim Parsons' Sheldon still appeared in most of the episode's daydream segments, meaning the actor hasn't lost his impressive streak of never missing an episode of The Big Bang Theory. Unfortunately, Missy did not appear on screen and her role in the episode was limited to some background screaming as she delivered the baby. Although The Big Bang TheoryThe previous Christmas episode fleshed out Raj's character arc, Missy didn't get the same treatment in “The Cooper Extraction.” Instead, his presence in the episode was only used to set up his daydream segments.
Missy eventually left her Big Bang Theory love interest
The season 11 finale revealed that Missy left her husband
Although his recovery is never mentioned, Missy left her husband after the birth of their first child in The Big Bang Theory. This was revealed in the season 11 finale, “The Bow Tie Asymmetry,” when Missy mentioned that she was delighted to be divorced, but less happy to be pregnant again. This implied that her off-screen life was turbulent, but did not explore how this impacted her character. The Big Bang Theory done Young Sheldon sadder when the show revealed that Sheldon's father never cheated on Mary, but Missy's treatment on the original show was just as dark.
Missy's life appeared to be in serious disarray during her later appearances on The Big Bang Theorywhether due to the husband's terribly timed accident or the couple's terribly timed divorce. Since the reasons for this divorce were never explored, it's hard to say whether Missy is better off alone. Likewise, because the horrific motorcycle accident Missy's husband was involved in is never mentioned again, viewers are unable to tell whether her baby's father had recovered before the couple separated. This makes his mysterious fate even sadder.
Young Sheldon Changes How You View Missy's Dark Future on The Big Bang Theory
Young Sheldon proved that Missy once had a bright future
All over Young SheldonMissy is smart, sweet, kind and friendly. None of her future misfortunes seemed to be predicted for her in her youth. Like many The Big Bang Theorythe jokes, her husband's accident, and their eventual breakup were played for laughs, but were genuinely very sad upon rewatch. Very similar The Big Bang TheoryThe Thanksgiving episode proved that Sheldon truly valued his late father, despite regularly insulting George Sr.'s memory. Young Sheldon proved that Missy and Sheldon once shared a close bond in their youth.
Sheldon could have visited his sister in Texas without this storyline necessitating a motorcycle accident for his brother-in-law.
This link makes it difficult to laugh at the news that the father of Missy's child was in a terrible accident in “The Cooper Extraction,” and the episode's setup seems bizarrely dark in retrospect. Sheldon could have visited his sister in Texas without this story necessitating a motorcycle accident for his brother-in-law, but The Big Bang Theory didn't take the fate of Missy and her family seriously in season 7. This became an even bigger problem in The Big Bang TheoryThe season 11 finale, when the show ended up giving young Sheldon's heroine a relentlessly downbeat ending without much thought.