Young Sheldon has been my comfort show all year — and George’s goodbye broke me
Young Sheldon is the show that’s been keeping me company through every meal this year, and the finale’s sendoff for George absolutely destroyed me.
Seeing the scene where he passes away had me crying nonstop. They were just about to move to Houston, finally get their Texas family photo, and start a new life… He was never perfect, but he showed up for his family in every way he could: taking Missy out on dates with her “princess backpack,” sitting with every kid through their breakdowns, even writing Mary letters just because international calls were too expensive.
Sheldon’s hyperthymesia means he can never forget his dad — he replays every memory, looking for the “best possible outcome” of every moment. The finale’s callback hit so hard: seeing adult Sheldon sit in his dad’s old chair, then cut back to little Sheldon talking to Penny, it’s like he never stopped missing him, even if he was never good at showing it.
I’m also so glad the writers fixed the “affair” retcon — they gave George such a dignified exit, no scandal, no cheating. The whole “blonde woman” from TBBT? It was just Mary in a wig, which even explains why Sheldon knocks three times. It feels like they were sorry they wrote him that way in the original show, and finally gave him the closure he deserved.
These two Sheldons (young and adult) are perfect. What a beautiful, full-circle moment for the whole series.