Sheldon’s Sexuality & Georgie’s Predicament: ‘Young Sheldon’ Co-Creator Breaks Down 100th Episode
01.04.2022 - 03:57
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Thursday’s 100th episode of Young Sheldon on CBS turned out to be less of a celebration of the show’s longevity, and more about how the Cooper kids are entering adulthood. Here, Co-Creator and Executive Producer Steven Molaro addresses the episode’s significant plot points, including Missy’s telling comment about Sheldon’s sexuality and whether Georgie is ready to be a dad.
DEADLINE: Since it was the 100th episode, what went through your mind? Were you like, ‘we gotta go big?’ and get former characters from The Big Bang Theory?
STEVEN MOLARO In fact, it was the opposite. We didn’t want to force some kind of quote unquote special episode because it happened to be the number 100. We really just wanted to come up with an episode that we were excited to write and not be constrained by the fact that we were celebrating a number that I think most viewers may not even care about.
DEADLINE Sheldon’s friend Paige is having a hard time in college. What does this story arc mean for Sheldon?
MOLARO Paige (McKenna Grace) and Sheldon (Iain Armitage) go way back. They’re both equally smart, but she has been having trouble dealing with her side of it more than he has, through her parents divorce, which she blamed on herself in previous episodes. And now in this episode, those are troubles for her in college. It’s nice to see Sheldon gain a little perspective about his own experience through the only other person he knows who is in a similar situation.
DEADLINE Sheldon’s conversation with his sister Missy was a good one. He’s trying to figure out ways to entertain Paige while she stays in his dorm room, so he asks his sister for one of her Sassy magazines. (Missy’s response: “I knew it! Okay I’m cool with this. But do not tell dad.”) Is she
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