One of the biggest lessons we learn as kids is that our parents may have a completely different perspective, leading us to look at things differently. This often occurs in “Young Sheldon” with the titular scientist’s conflicting views that may inform the way each family member perceives a specific event. On top of that, a formative tragedy likely changed Sheldon in his teenage years, which led to the more emotionally immature version we meet at the beginning of “The Big Bang Theory.”
Many fans cited the death of Sheldon’s father George (Lance Barber) as a setback for his development. One user noted the tactic Sheldon utilizes to avoid feeling emotional pain — as u/Smooth_Loan3610 said, “Adult Sheldon says he learned to turn off his emotions by behaving like Spock so that might’ve happened in his teenage years. And also his father’s passing would have most likely impacted the way he behaved from that point on.” The tragic event, coupled with Sheldon’s emotional suppression, could definitely bring us to the iteration of the character we meet in the original series.
Another user had similar thoughts as u/TheUltimatenerd05 wrote, “Sheldon at the moment seems a bit ahead of where he started in ‘Big Bang Theory’ but I think George’s death explains that fairly well as that probably causes a lot of issues for him that he doesn’t handle well.” Fans seem to unanimously agree that his father’s untimely passing will cause a lot of inner turmoil for the adolescent genius, especially as he spends his time isolated away from his family in an unfamiliar setting.
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