Young Sheldon Keeps Repeating TBBT Later Seasons' Most Annoying Tradition
For all its award-winning greatness, The Big Bang Theory was famously annoying for time jumps that confused viewers and episodes that ended without us seeing the outcome of actions. And Young Sheldon is continuing that habit.
Redditors have highlighted the issue following the time jump between episodes 13 and 14, with one bemoaning the fact that episode 14 just "jumped into something unrelated".
Neither were they happy the whole George and Brenda thing suddenly came up again having been largely ignored so far this season. It was, they stated, more evidence of a season that has proved to be "disjointed and awkward".
And while they were conveying their displeasure at both of these, some users threw in their confusion over the Paige storyline that was the focus of episode 13 but then seemed to be completely forgotten about in the subsequent show.
This is a storyline that has got fans talking – but not necessarily in a good way. While Paige is spiralling out of control in a plotline that has (so far) stayed on the lighter side, there are fears about where this particular story is going.
Young Sheldon hardly seems the right show to be dealing with underage sex, substance abuse or suicide – and some fans have even suggested that Paige could end up getting murdered.
But in many ways, the major issue with the Paige storyline reflects that of George and Brenda – and, for that matter, Mary and Rob.
The plot comes and goes without any real sense that we understand why it's important to one episode but not the next.
It's an odd angle to take for a prequel show which is supposed to be telling the backstory to an existing story we already know.
The show is really about filling in a part of Sheldon's life that we were previously unaware of. But, of course, some elements of his childhood were brought up in TBBT. And we know how the young version of Sheldon turns out.
So, there are questions to ask about whether these time jumps and additional characters are necessary and what their true purpose is.
Paige, for example, is presumably there to help us understand part of what makes Sheldon who he is as an adult. But her own storyline is one that shifts focus from Sheldon to her.
And with her popping in and out, any episode that includes her feels more like a one-off glimpse into her life than a bona fide part of Young Sheldon.
But, with all that said, the jokes are pretty good, and we are finding out a bit more about Sheldon Cooper's upbringing. So, we're all going to keep watching regardless, aren't we?