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01-26-2023, 09:33 PM
https://www.looper.com/1179085/the-big-bang-theory-fans-arent-convinced-young-sheldon-portrays-the-same-sheldon/
Fans think the younger version of Sheldon is more mature
Some viewers of "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon" don't think the prequel series accurately depicts what Sheldon would be like as a boy. On Reddit, u/LemonPie678 (https://www.reddit.com/r/YoungSheldon/comments/10fiwyg/is_sheldon_from_yg_really_the_sheldon_from_bbt/) said, "The expressions, the mannerisms, the essence of the character...I just don't see it."
Many agreed that young Sheldon is more mature and independent than his older self, who is sometimes treated like a child by his friends. Remember when Penny takes him to Disneyland and Leonard warns her not to fill him with sweets? Redditor u/RVarki (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/sgzi0g/the_fact_that_young_sheldon_grows_up_to_become/) said, "I genuinely can't see how these are the same people, and if they are, Sheldon clearly went through a very rough patch after his adolescence, leading to him completely regressing."
Sheldon does, in fact, go through a very rough patch, as pointed out by u/MajorZombie7204 (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/sgzi0g/comment/huzlqnh/). In the years between "Young Sheldon" and "The Big Bang Theory," he loses his father and moves to California, where he has no support system. According to this user, he likely remains isolated throughout the rest of his teen years until Leonard comes into his life: "Sheldon went into a state of suspended adolescence for a long time. So when we meet him as an adult he has a lot of lessons to learn and in [some] cases re-learn."
In an interview with Deadline, Chuck Lorre revealed that the differences between the two Sheldons are intentional. "The character of Sheldon can be despicable. He is so difficult and hard on his best friends. And yet somehow ... the audience forgives him. But take those same qualities and ask a 9-year-old to bring that – it's a brat," explained Lorre, who wanted Iain Armitage's character to experience the world from a less cynical perspective.
Fans think the younger version of Sheldon is more mature
Some viewers of "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon" don't think the prequel series accurately depicts what Sheldon would be like as a boy. On Reddit, u/LemonPie678 (https://www.reddit.com/r/YoungSheldon/comments/10fiwyg/is_sheldon_from_yg_really_the_sheldon_from_bbt/) said, "The expressions, the mannerisms, the essence of the character...I just don't see it."
Many agreed that young Sheldon is more mature and independent than his older self, who is sometimes treated like a child by his friends. Remember when Penny takes him to Disneyland and Leonard warns her not to fill him with sweets? Redditor u/RVarki (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/sgzi0g/the_fact_that_young_sheldon_grows_up_to_become/) said, "I genuinely can't see how these are the same people, and if they are, Sheldon clearly went through a very rough patch after his adolescence, leading to him completely regressing."
Sheldon does, in fact, go through a very rough patch, as pointed out by u/MajorZombie7204 (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/sgzi0g/comment/huzlqnh/). In the years between "Young Sheldon" and "The Big Bang Theory," he loses his father and moves to California, where he has no support system. According to this user, he likely remains isolated throughout the rest of his teen years until Leonard comes into his life: "Sheldon went into a state of suspended adolescence for a long time. So when we meet him as an adult he has a lot of lessons to learn and in [some] cases re-learn."
In an interview with Deadline, Chuck Lorre revealed that the differences between the two Sheldons are intentional. "The character of Sheldon can be despicable. He is so difficult and hard on his best friends. And yet somehow ... the audience forgives him. But take those same qualities and ask a 9-year-old to bring that – it's a brat," explained Lorre, who wanted Iain Armitage's character to experience the world from a less cynical perspective.