Young Sheldon Risks Repeating a Mistake That Ruined HIMYM's Finale
In the world of television, it's not uncommon to come across shows that have a promising start but eventually become unfulfilling due to prolonged plot development.
One such show is How I Met Your Mother, which left many fans feeling disappointed with its final season.
But it seems that Young Sheldon, the prequel to The Big Bang Theory, may be risking a similar fate as the show's writers have been dragging out a pivotal moment in Sheldon Cooper's backstory – one that fans have been eagerly anticipating.
Will the sitcom make the same mistake, or will it learn from the past and resolve this long-awaited storyline?
In case you missed HIMYM's finale, let's quickly recap what went down. The show's final season delivered what essentially was an extended finale.
It followed the activities of a group of friends, two of whom were about to get married, in the days leading up to the wedding.
The entire season revolved around one weekend, and all the arcs ended up being crammed into the very end. The way the series concluded caused a huge reaction among the viewers and left millions of fans unhappy, to say the least.
Meanwhile, Young Sheldon fans have been pointing out that their favorite series is dragging out one important storyline, which could potentially ruin the show's continuity and previously established story.
Through TBBT, we found out that Sheldon's life was forever changed at the young age of 13 when he caught his father having an affair upon returning home from college.
From that moment on, he developed a habit of knocking three times, which he claimed was to give the person on the other side of the door enough time to "get their pants on."
Ever since the prequel came out, fans of the show have been eagerly waiting to see how it all played out. However, the way the showrunners have handled it so far is reminiscent of HIMYM's mistake.
Instead of uncovering the situation and moving on by portraying the aftermath, the show has been stretching out the build-up for this plot point for several seasons.
Sheldon has now reached the age of 13, so many are wondering whether this will finally be tackled in the ongoing season.
However, it looks like fans may have to wait a bit longer, though they shouldn't hold their breath.
In a recent interview with TVLine, the show's executive producer Steve Holland revealed that there are no plans for the event to be addressed at all in the current season.
While he didn't completely rule out the possibility of the storyline being included in future seasons, he emphasized that the show is not obligated to tell all of the stories that Sheldon shared on TBBT.
As such, the decision to show the incident in question is still up in the air.