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TMC · 01-12-2018, 11:03 AM

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cu...e-you-feel-bad

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By Dawn Slusher | January 12, 2018 2:53 AM EST
If you’ve ever watched The Big Bang Theory or its new spin-off Young Sheldon, you already know that both shows love to remind viewers how much main character Sheldon doesn’t believe in God and likes to bash Christianity. But just in case you missed the 5,924,835 references that came before, Thursday night’s episode of Young Sheldon, “Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers,” made sure to remind everyone once again.

The episode kicks off with young Sheldon (Iain Armitage) playing Dungeons & Dragons with his friends Tam (Ryan Phuong) and Billy. Sheldon’s mom Mary (Zoe Perry) walks in and is shocked to discover that the game contains demons and the Devil.

“I’m worried,” Mary later tells Sheldon’s father and grandmother “Meemaw” (Annie Potts). “There are incantations in this book to summon actual demons.” She talks to the other parents about it.

Billy’s father isn’t concerned about there being demonology in the game and it being against the teachings of their southern Baptist church as long as “nobody’s touchin’ nothin’” and “everybody’s got their trousers up.” He’s also happy that Billy has friends and isn’t “eating dirt and crabgrass anymore.” He then proceeds to hit on Mary. Typical caricature from Hollywood of the southern, mostly conservative and Christian state of Texas where the show takes place. Texans must all be naive, unintelligent, hypocritical “rednecks,” of course.

Chocolate Moose · 01-12-2018, 12:07 PM

I think it's cute.

JO Sweet Heart · 02-01-2018, 09:23 PM

I thought it was really nice of that Billy Sparks kid to show up for Sheldon's church service.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

loaferman · 02-02-2018, 02:43 PM

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/dec...ion/oe-stein19

the truth · 05-20-2018, 02:20 PM

I'm in Billy's father's corner.......wantin' to hit on Mary!

Does this make me a weirdo? And it's weird because I don't really care too much for Mary on TBBT or Laurie Metcalf either.

So is it the young Mary character or Zoe Perry who I'm diggin'? Hmm!

Saw Zoe as a bad ass on NCIS.....didn't care for it too much....so maybe it's the younger Southern Baptist Mary that's doin' it for me?

I remember laughing when George was all "woman, you're getting sexier by the second" each time she'd make Sheldon fend for himself in "A mother, a child and a blue man's backside". Like he was reading my mind! Still.....kinda weird...even for me. This needs to stop, if for no other reason then the fact that Zoe's eventually going to look like Metcalf at some point down the road.

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05-20-2018, 02:20 PM	#5
the truth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 26, 2002 Posts: 403	I'm in Billy's father's corner.......wantin' to hit on Mary! Does this make me a weirdo? And it's weird because I don't really care too much for Mary on TBBT or Laurie Metcalf either. So is it the young Mary character or Zoe Perry who I'm diggin'? Hmm! Saw Zoe as a bad ass on NCIS.....didn't care for it too much....so maybe it's the younger Southern Baptist Mary that's doin' it for me? I remember laughing when George was all "woman, you're getting sexier by the second" each time she'd make Sheldon fend for himself in "A mother, a child and a blue man's backside". Like he was reading my mind! Still.....kinda weird...even for me. This needs to stop, if for no other reason then the fact that Zoe's eventually going to look like Metcalf at some point down the road.