Paige's Throwaway Line Just Secretly Set Up TBBT's Most Tragic Twist
It looks like the Cooper household is in for some major drama in the near future.
Being a spin-off of a hugely revered sitcom is no easy task, and Young Sheldon is certainly struggling with the role. The Big Bang Theory boasts a massive fan base that knows every little plot and character detail by heart, so the spin-off series, which focuses on Sheldon Cooper's formative years, was forced to tread carefully in its subplots so as not to contradict the original show.
While fans were happy to learn more about the beloved character's upbringing, they were always nervous about one particular heartbreaking plot twist coming to life on screen. And it looks like that time is almost here.
Sheldon was always rather cold when talking about his father in the original series, often mentioning the moment he walked in on him cheating with another woman. While this incident was certainly traumatic for young Sheldon, he managed to come to terms with it and only referred to it as a joke.
Fans have been dreading to witness this moment in Young Sheldon ever since the spin-off was announced, and it looks like Paige Swanson's recent comment indicates that the heartbreaking storyline is already being prepared by the writers.
In the episode 'A Stolen Truck and Going on the Lam,' Paige suggests to Missy that they go to Florida without telling their parents, noting that spring break is the perfect time to visit the sunny state. While this line doesn't mean much to the casual viewer, old fans of TBBT immediately cringed when they heard it, as the whole cheating incident happened when Sheldon came home from college unannounced during his spring break.
Fans aren't sure whether CBS will actually include the scene of Sheldon walking on his father or simply show the consequences of George Sr's betrayal, but the Coopers are sure to be hurt pretty badly in the near future.
While much of the fandom would like to see that Young Sheldon storyline left out altogether, the canon of the original series simply doesn't allow it.