Young Sheldon Best Episode Ever Could’ve Actually Never Happened

Fans surely didn’t expect Young Sheldon ’s most disheartening episode to have that much of an impact on the whole series, yet it was a groundbreaker in a very specific way. The show’s last season wrapped the story up soon after a big tragedy in Sheldon Cooper’s family when his father George suffered a fatal heart attack.

The character’s death was not only a huge loss for every single family member, but also something that later on left an imprint on everyone’s life, especially when it came to Sheldon’s quirky nature that was explored in both Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory. However, this triggering event was a big question even for the show’s creators who could’ve never inserted the tragic plot twist had they eventually changed their minds.

Season 7 episode 12, titled A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture, had fans shocked by its ending where it makes clear that George hadn’t survived yet another heart attack.

The sorrowful final minutes of the episode are followed by a signature Vanity Card written by Young Sheldon and The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre reaching out to viewers to console them after one of the most beloved characters’ departure.

According to Lorre, he came up with an idea to “imagine that Sheldon's childhood was deeply disrupted by the loss of his father” back when he was still writing and producing the original show, though “no one could have thought that someday we would regret that decision. That someday is now.”

The creator proceeded saying that he would’ve never thought the entire crew would get so attached to Lance Barber’s George that it could eventually feel impossible to say goodbye to him.

Lorre also revealed that filming the episode’s final scene had been one of the hardest tasks anyone on the set ever faced, stressing that “there were a lot of tears on stage.” Still, he admitted that George’s death wouldn’t be senseless until it serves as a reminder to love and care for real-life characters that surround us every day.

George’s passing in Young Sheldon’s final season proved that The Big Bang Theory had always been unfair to the character, blaming him for things he never actually did. Initially introduced as a quite indifferent father to whom Sheldon was never really close, George became the prequel’s most charming character that eventually influenced his quirky son’s life in so many ways.