Having a funeral for George might additionally assist clarify a significant contradictory plot level that exists within the “TBBT” universe, which is how the Coopers go from being a close-knit household in “Younger Sheldon” to nearly estranged in “TBBT.” Like George’s demise, that is one thing that may’t — or should not — be defined away in an epilogue voiceover.
In “TBBT” Sheldon just isn’t shut together with his siblings. He can barely tolerate being round Missy (Courtney Henggeler) and goes years with out chatting with Georgie (Jerry O’Connell). As grownup Georgie explains in Season 11, Episode 23, “The Sibling Realignment,” it appears that evidently that is largely on account of how all of them cope with George’s demise. As he sees it, Missy begins appearing like a “dumb teenager” whereas Sheldon goes to California and is not there to assist the household. Georgie seems like he was left to select up the items and assist Mary, and finally, all of them grew aside in consequence.
After seven seasons of “Younger Sheldon,” it is arduous to think about the Cooper siblings getting up to now. But when the prequel sitcom depicts the preliminary aftermath of George’s demise and the way it impacts the family members, fairly than simply glossing over it, it is going to be capable of efficiently deliver this chapter of their household life to an in depth.