After his death, George Cooper Sr. actor Lance Barber has a secret Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage involvement, and that makes

Young Sheldon‘s finale much sadder. Despite its popularity, CBS had to cancel Young Sheldon after Chuck Lorre and his writers

decided that it needed to stick to The Big Bang Theory‘s established canon. This was despite the show creating plot inconsistencies

throughout its seven-year run. Still, the network and the creatives found a way to take advantage of the prequel’s popularity by continuing the Coopers family’s story in Texas via Montana Jordan and Emily Osment’s new show.

While Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage is technically a continuation of Young Sheldon, picking up just a couple of months since Sheldon’s move to California, expect big differences between the shows. For starters, it is a multi-cam sitcom, which means that it is filmed before a live-studio audience. Secondly, the storytelling will shift its focus on the McAllisters, as they become the new show’s extended cast, effectively replacing the Cooper family. However, The Big Bang Theory prequel’s cast will still have a presence in the new series, including Barber. Sadly, it isn’t all that good after the Young Sheldon finale.

Satisfying finales are hard to come by, especially for very popular shows. Lorre and his team’s work was cut out for them for the Young Sheldon finale, considering its circumstances when it had to end. After the dual Hollywood strikes of 2023, The Big Bang Theory prequel had to wrap up its seven-year run with just 14 episodes, which was made trickier by the kind of storylines it had to tackle. Among the narratives that the final season of the comedy/drama had to tackle before it fully bowed out, George’s unexpected death was arguably the most difficult to navigate.

Losing George drastically changed the future of Sheldon and his family.

Young Sheldon tried to delay George passing away just before the finale, with the writers knowing full well how beloved the character was. Because of this, the Coopers were able to spend as much time as possible. Unfortunately, since the tragedy couldn’t be prevented, it still had to happen. Losing George drastically changed the future of Sheldon and his family. After the clan’s final family dinner, where George and Mary shared their intent to move to the city, they can never be completed again. The Young Sheldon finale didn’t have time to fully explore that, however