r/YoungSheldon

Whenever someone complains about Mary Cooper being a bad mom because she’s religious or regressive, I can only think of my own mom and wonder if she was a bad mom too. I genuinely believe my mom is the best mom in the world. What people, especially the extreme progressive ones tend to forget is that, we are all a product of our societies.

A young mom who lived in small town Texas with three kids in the 80s, one of them a serious social outlier, not being religious would make her the outlier. Yes, she was too religious and forced it on the family passively. She prayed all the time and assumed it will solve problems. But, deep down she meant well, just like own mom.

She raised me religiously, definitely had restrictions my freedom based on some regressive religious practices, but did she mean well and only want the absolute best for me? 100% yes. Would I have someone else as my mom? Absolutely not. I’m sure Sheldon wouldn’t either.

EDIT FOR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HER BEING KINDER TO SHELDON: There are several episodes dedicated to how she feels bad for giving the extra attention to Sheldon and makes it clear in front of everyone how Missy or Georgie would get to decide the restaurant or how Sheldon needs to take a backseat. When you have someone like Sheldon at home at a time nobody really had any clue how to raise him, it’s obvious that you’re more worried about him. Also, it’s small town Texas in the 80s. She’s probably the most progressive mom you’d get. She made a female baseball trophy for representation. Also the show is literally called Young Sheldon. It’s ABOUT Sheldon primarily.

It’s pretty much what the title says. Characters like Billy Sparks who are kids that are not showing the level of emotional or mental development for their age should be super carefully written in a mainstream show like YS. I was quite disappointed by the way he was used an object of ridicule or laugh inducing scenes through out the show.

I recently started watching Young Sheldon because I was getting recommended clips from it on YouTube shorts. I started becoming addicted to it and decided that I needed to watch the show.

I just finished season 1 and here are my thoughts:

1.) Missy is the best. She’s so funny and sassy. I love her. I love the scene that’s in the photo above; and the one where she’s at the church event and she begins dancing while the lady is singing. Pastor Jeff comes to stop her and as soon as he walk away she starts again. 🤣

2.) Mary definitely favors Sheldon, it’s so obvious.

3.) Sheldon was lowkey annoying when Meemaw and Professor Sturgis started hanging out, but, that’s apart of the character.

I think it’s really good so far. I can’t wait to see if Meemaw and Sturgis’ relationship grows in season 2. Hopefully Missy still has the same sass and humor as she did in season 1. It didn’t really feel like there was too much of a plot until the end of season 1, but regardless; I really enjoyed it.

For me here’s my moments:

George (not putting in his death, too easy of a choice ): I felt the most bad for him when he turned down the coaching job in Oklahoma, and his family doesn’t realize how big of a sacrifice that was.

Mary: I felt most bad for her during George’s death, even with the ups and downs and her absolute fuck ups/terrible decisions, you can tell that this left a major hole in her heart.

Meemaw: I felt most bad for her when her house was destroyed by the tornado and she lost a lot of stuff in the process

Georgie: I felt the most bad when he clearly had to take the role as a second parent after George died

Sheldon: I felt the most bad when he was crying because his mom hid the caltech letter and it was so upsetting he wanted his dad instead of mom

Missy: I felt bad for her when she was crying after a relationship with a boy didn’t work out, and Mary went in and grounded her without knowing what actually happened

Don't get me wrong, I love the actress. It is nothing against the actress just in case people think it is. It just her character was 29 almost 30 and he was just a teen!! I hated their storyline. Imagine if Missy had a love interest who when she was seventeen, a 30 year old took interest in her? You would called him a groomer, so why is it okay for Mandy to go for him? I know technically she didn't know he was that young but then when she found that should've been the end of it.

I feel he had more chemistry with Veronica, I was so disappointed that she never made a reappearance I felt they had more believable and genuine chemistry than he had with Mandy.

Maybe it's a sign that even Missy needs Sheldon who is in Germany in this episode.

I’m just guessing from vibes of what would be peoples least fav characters, a bit biased definitely with Wayne, I don’t like Wayne, but that’s for another time. (Yeah I just took photos off my laptop too lazy to look it up on my phone)