i loved that. she chose to not say goodbye, but "See you later". she may have tried to date as she got older for company, but George was her one and only love.
@@sersastarkexactly! She loved George with all her heart and you can clearly see that as she says her 2nd bit of her speech when she is “mad” at herself or god!
Mary is devastated Sheldon is numb Georgie is worried Memaw is strong and Missy is broken Pretty much every thing someone goes through when they lose someone they love
@@dew-me7266Maybe the fact he has a child already and was brought up with strong values on supporting family (referring on not being a deadbeat to Ceecee), sort of pushed him to take the mantel for the entire family?
@@dew-me7266 indeed, it is hard to suddenly become the head of a family, and many shy away from the responsibilities. The fact that Georgie (who many people might labeled as "failed" in life) stand up and be the pillar of his family, reminded me of someone in my life who decided to do the same, and without him my life won't be the same.
and let's not forget what Sheldon said to Howard when his mother died "when I lost my own father I didn't have any friends to help me through it, you do" Yes Sheldon had no idea what Georgie did and how things really were at home, but did they really know how things were for Sheldon?
@@lisahuber9329 it's probably hard for him, he is alone, abandoned by his best friend at the time (at least that's what he told himself) this is where we see how his personality reverts back to the beginning of the shows.
Missy's reaction is so real. Distancing yourself from the casket because you cant handle the pain and the loss, but needing to say goodbye to that loved one despite how painful it will be
The way Mary’s characters sobs were so real, it is so hard to capture the utter pain you feel when you lose someone, it’s more than just crying. She really put the feeling into it.
Seeing Georgie saying goodbye to George instantly takes me back to TBBT where Sheldon visits him at his tire shop, saying mommy was a mess and Missy was a dumb teenager that he had to take care of everything, god those BBT references are flooding back...
Yea... Georgie really did take care of everyone he let sheldon go off to college so he could focus on his goals of science while he took care of the family even if sheldon didnt understand due to lacking the social cues and focusing on the heart of all ppl they really did protect him all his life
@@onepieceking1770 at the TBBT timeline yes, i think it will end with narative saying that Sheldon not knowing that `Georgie take care of everything` are hard and yes, Sheldon start new environment alone is hard too but to not talk to your brother because this misunderstanding, feels like we should have moments againt in Young Sheldon finale about Sheldon telling Georgie how thankfull he is
Young Sheldon script writers do know their jobs really well, making the connection between Young Sheldon and TBBT strong and consistent as much as possible. Really respect them. And looking forward for George and Mandy sequel series with full confidence to enjoy.
Can we all appreciate Connie here? She held shit together when Mary wasn’t able to, and didn’t waste a second in going up there to hold her daughter when she broke down. Connie was the MVP of the entire finale, without her who knows what would have happened?
I love that the show put his dad in a better light. We learned he was a loving, supportive, not always perfect but trying dad, and never cheated. It was just a big misunderstanding.
Yes, precisely at the end of this episode, adult Sheldon recognizes that he was unfair to his father and understands that he always did everything he could. I wasn't surprised that George wasn't all that Sheldon used to say, we know how much he loves to complain and over exaggerate about others. Although it does bother me that he said shit about his deceased father.
I think even if he had cheated, it shows like sheldon says at the end, despite having his shortcomings and definitely not being the perfect person, he was a good dad worthy of love, he was a great father to him and his family, and deserved the love and respect he received, sheldon took a long time to process it cause it was his way to cope with his death, it's easier to forget about someone who you think was bad than someone who you know you loved, at that time sheldon was definitely uncapable of dealing with the grief, but with time you learn to let go of any resentment you might've had, and can just acknowledge it like it is, george was a good father, not the best, he had his moments, but nothing can deny that he loved his family
I honestly thought that he did cheated with Brenda, and he was Billy's real father . And he was the reason why Brenda's husband left . But I was wrong .
@@stevehernandez75 no that didn't happen. They hint that she might be the one he cheats with but in the end he removes himself from that situation both mary and him deciding that it was inappropriate he talked to Brenda and her the mustache man.
The red lobster episode flash back broke me tho I first thought of when George knocked out violent step dad on his porch while Georgie was dating Veronica in seasons 4-5ish George has so many instances that are relatable to those who can relate to the father they have, had or wish they had all relatable
Man....seing Mary break down like that hit harder than anything. Zoe Perry is a fantastical actress, the sobs the stuttering. It really sounds so hurt and angry
Blaming God is ignorance. I can understand she's hurting, but surely she knows God knows everything since eternity, therefore it's very foolish to blame him, for anyone's death.
@@pauljohnson6019 you mean to tell me when you were little, you never got angry at your parents even once? Especially for making you do something you didn't want to do? We know from the big bang theory Mary remained deeply religious despite this tragedy. She is angry at God now, because in her mind God just took her husband away right when they were starting to get close again. being angry is perfectly reasonable but eventually she made peace with God. Being angry but eventually reconciling is the sign of a very healthy relationship
@@pauljohnson6019She's grieving, so are many of us who've ever experienced the loss of loved ones. A lot of us angry with God while grieving, and your judgemental holier-than-thou attitude clearly doesn't help. Just shut the f-ck up, and bring your righteousness somewhere else.
@@pauljohnson6019A lot of us reminiscing our own grief while watching this clip. Some of us blaming God during our grief. We certainly do not need your holier-than-thou attitude. Shut the f*ck up and bring your self-righteousness somewhere else!
The worst part about being an audience. Is that I knew George's death was gonna happen this season. But I still wasn’t prepared for his departure. George Cooper Sr was a good man, a good husband, and a good father. And although you were fictional George, and I had only known you for a few years stalking your life and your family. I hope in fictional heaven that you will be watching down proud and possibly eating brisket and drinking beer from god. Goodbye, George. Holy smokes. Thank you for being here with me.
To the writers: my parents divorced when I was 16 mos old, and we lived in different states. I always wanted a dad like George. Thank you for writing such a great model of a dad.
Missy winds up with four children from multiple men. Georgie creates a tire empire by himself from the ground up, and Sheldon would have been nothing, had it not been for Leonard becoming his roommate.
@shivangparikh2933 his brilliance was never doubted, he had no social skills, and almost no one could stand to be around him. I personally would have loved for Leslie Winkle to have won the Nobel over Sheldon.
I love hearing Mary's super honest reaction at the end. I love the fact that she was comfortable saying that she was angry at God because it's totally understandable that she's devastated and angry and can't make sense out of why this happened when it did and how it did.
Well That's what we call DEATH..No warning no sign nk anything..that is why God told human many times to be more human in themselves...for they will go home and meet Him one day.. Of coz we cannot make any sense out of this...coz God ways are not like our ways...
I'm not confusing real life for the make believe on that we see on television but the writers did get the reactions of those of us left behind after our spouses are called home. I'm still pretty mad at God for taking my wife from my daughter and me, a daughter needs her mother and or course I need her as well. We were together over thirty one years and I miss her every day.
As a daughter I can say that Missy's flashbacks hurt the most for sure. The whole thing is absolutely sad and touching cause we all got to know, love and understand George. The one thing I appreciated about my dad dying in COVID times was that we didn't have to prepare a funeral, talk to people ,feed them and prepare things for them. It's hard enough to miss and love a great, lovable, anazing man who's not here anymore to also be forced to ENTERTAIN.
Fun fact: during the speeches part the actor for George went in woman’s clothes, and wore a grey wig. You can barely make it out where he is. On the right, in the middle of the last row. Thats why its slowly blurs in the back
When Georgie said "You don't need to worry, I've got everything under control* this line hit me, because this is what some of us had to go through.Responsibility of looking after our family.Shout out to all my peers who are trying their best everyday for a better life.
It made me so sad. Yes Georgie was already a dad and a reallu good one at that. But it kinda felt like when his dad died thats when he had to grow up. Way too fast and way too early
This was my mom. She is the eldest of six children and they became orphans when my mom was 22 and the rest of the siblings were teenagers. She was also, a single mom at the time when she had me, so it was her taking care of five siblings, the youngest being 11, with no mom, no dad, no support. It was all her. Looking back at her life, I see why she feels that if she’s not in service of helping her family, she feels that she doesn’t have a purpose in life, so she constantly worries about me and my brother (even though I am 42, married, a mom, a job, a house and the whole shebang), so she tries to intervene or intrude in my life. I’ve had plenty of fights with her about her antics, but I always remind myself that she didn’t ask for any of that. In one of the fights, I told her that she didn’t need to be on service of me because I was already a grown ass woman who could take care of herself and that I never intended to put that pressure on her and that she needed to remove those chains from her and be free. I told her I will always need her, but by my side walking through my journey, not on top of me trying to solve every issue I had because that was my job and my job only, and that I wanted her to be a grandmother who spoils rotten my child. I told her I was angry at her but that I loved her and I was grateful for everything she did to mantain the family together. She bursted in tears.
When Mary broke down, I burst into tears. After seasons of seeing the dynamics of this family, seeing the dad's death really hits you hard. Edit: this hits harder as my dad has a serious illness.
The “see you later” is what got me and when she finally broke down. I know Mary isn’t a lot of people’s favorite character but you got to admit you just feel for her in that moment.
@@maryannjesuino9882 I don’t remember meemaw ,being kind to George , She called him names ,and gave him a hard time . She wasn’t very nice to George ,or Georgie .
My guess is that now that George Jr will have the responsibility of Mary,Missy,Mandy + Cece all on him plus he has to deal with his evil mother in law Audrey and she might be the main reason of troubles in his married life.Also Mandy is a lot like her mother. I can't wait for Georgies show to see how he deals with all the added burden on his life while trying to establish himself in the business world. I am sure Mandy's father Jim will be there to help him.
Sheldon didn’t show a lot of emotion in bbt and didn’t seem to pay much attention to other people’s interest but when he knew about football and helped his friends I think that showed he did listen and somewhat care. That scene is all I can think about when watching this scene and makes me really miss George even more
Yea... it even helped him to understand no matter wat his dad was always with him even when he was gone cus it was the video of his dad giving the speech for his football team that gave sheldon the courage to keep on going and he earned the Nobel prize and with that he thanked his father
@@donniemarler3909intentional or not, it fits well with the beginning of TBBT. His character suffers because he can't have a complete character arc in this show because all he can have is setup.
"This wasn't supposed to happen." Saddest line in the entire show. I definitely broke down when Meemaw had to go up and hug Mary. Hearing Sheldon's line to Howard in TBBT also hurt too. "When I lost my own father, I didn't have any friends to help me through it. You do." Seeing Sheldon unable to talk, comprehend, or deal with his dad's passing... we knew it was coming and I still wasn't ready.
I still remember when Howard mother dead, Sheldon said during Howard get the news his mother dead he said " When my father die I have nobody with me, but you have friends surrounded with you." Thats hits me alot when I see this clip.
This made me cry 😢 George was an awesome dad and it makes you put in perspective that time goes by quick always spend time with your loved ones as much as you can ❤️
"This wasn't supposed to happen." I said the same thing at my son's funeral. Having reacted to loss as a young person by detaching from my emotions (like Sheldon) it took a lot of years and expensive counseling to be able to feel and express. When my younger brother died when I was 15, I was barely able to attend the funeral. But much like this show depicts, you cannot judge a mourner by the cover. Inside I was shattered. Now, 45 years later, I can be shattered on the outside too. I wish I could say it was better. Or easier. But neither loss was supposed to happen. And both leave a forever hole in my heart. All in all, I think they did an excellent job of connecting the story lines in a way that preserved the integrity of the characters and left you loving them even more. Thank you for what must be a combined 20 years of must-see TV.
We all know someone of a sudden untimely unpreparing passing such as that one...my mother and I cried all night...I don't care if it's the story plot line they could've extended the show 4-6 more seasons we were all robbed of that it's the flash backs of coulda shoulda woulda that did It when I thought the time George knocked out the step dad on his porch of the girl Veronica who Georgie was seeing
Seeing Sheldon sitting on his own when Mary broke down, brought back when he said to Howard in TBBT that he had no friends when his dad died. He has never looked so alone and empty than in that scene. Mary had her mum support her. Georgie supported Missy. Sheldon had no one to support him, as he watched his mum break down emotionally.
Sheldon rejected everyone's efforts. It wasn't for lack of trying on the part of the family. Everyone grieves in their fashion and if everyone didn't drop everything to cater to him oh well. He dealt with it in his way which is fine.
Sheldon doesn't connect with people well, and this I think was him completely disconnecting while his body and brain tried to understand the changes. I know how it feels to have everyone around you seem to know how to handle a tragedy when your own mind can't do anything but spin in place.
And to think that the only reason how she got this role is because her real mother casted as old sheldon's mother in a small scene. It's a major coincidence, but she did it really well.
@@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735 Zoe Perry had to go through audition, like other candidates. Her advantage is her mother, who played the older version of Mary in The Big Bang Theory, gave her tips to nail Mary's character and mannerism.
The flash backs of Missy spending time with her dad and saying thank you and I love you is sweet and Georgie making a promise of taking care of the family. Georgie eulogy to his dad was just sweet. Mary trying her best to keep it together and crying while trying to talk about her husband is expected. Sorry I got teary there myself and it remind me of my grandparent’s funerals
You can feel the emotions that are just flooding through her in waves. She loves him, she is mad at him, she is guilty for being mad at him, she is angry at God, she is horrified that she is angry with God, she is confused, she is lost, she is alone, she is a widow.
I saw some people comment on this scene about how Sheldon seems uncaring for his dad's death because he's not in tears. Well first of all, grief can be expressed in many ways. Just because you're not crying your eyes out doesn't mean you don't feel grief. And second, Sheldon is autistic. Autistic people have a different way to deal with death. I am an autistic person, and when my grandfather died, I stayed quiet through the whole funeral, but inside my head, I was in a rollercoaster of emotions. I never dealt with the death of someone so close before, so I understand what Sheldon is going through. It's something called "autism shutdown", where an autistic person is so overcome with bad emotions that they don't attempt to talk or show emotion, they just stand there drowning in bad thoughts. "But he didn't say goodbye to George before they closed the casket" Sheldon was sad and still trying to understand the concept of death, he probably didn't want to see his dad lifeless, it would break his spirit to see his loving dad lying down on a casket, knowing that he would never see him again. He just wanted to be alone, to try and get his thoughts straight. That also happens to me as an autistic person.
Breaks my fucking heart how Sheldon just shuts downs. Nothing. All those years of progress down the drain. Loosing a loved one is never easy is so damn hard. Seeing how it affects your family hurts the most. I'm crying my fucking eyeballs out man damn this show.
@@pauljohnson6019 Can’t personally say this and Eastenders are the same league, Enders is very cheesy and depressing from my point of view. This feels genuine and heartfelt and puts out a good message about family.
it's so nice that people in the comments comment as if George Sr really existed and really died. The creators must be proud of themselves that they managed to create such a bond with the viewer 😊
Sheldon still can’t process it, that his dad is gone. He didn’t want to accept it. Though I felt like he should’ve seen his father’s face one more time at least
Yea... everything just went silent to him when he had heard his dad died sheldon being the youngest one with missy but was very different due to her understanding ppl on a different level then wat he could he really couldnt process how his life would be now that his father is gone
Sheldon, while contradicting, is stapled in a logistical outlook on life, and death is one of the most illogical powers of our world... To him it's like sn impossible math equation that he can't figure out, and when the equation took his father away from him he just shut down... No speech.. No tears.. No expression... Just nothing, he basically just shut off the emotional part of his brain and distanced himself from what might jumpstart it again out of fear for breaking down similar to mary
That’s not always a good idea. A corpse doesn’t look like a living person. Sure, it’s still them, but at the same time, *they* aren’t there anymore, it’s just a body. I hugged my grandma one last time during her funeral. She had been embalmed, and she no longer felt like my grandma. It was like hugging a wax doll that just looked like her. It fucked me up, *badly.*
It's been weeks and I'm still crying whenever I see this. I've even been watching the series over again and whenever I see George on screen, it just cuts me real deep 😭. I love you George
Im impressed with Sheldon's actor trying to be emotionless expression. Honestly most people will be emotional even in acting. It takes skill to control it.
same here ;-) and I agree - Mary is so very relatable. She tries her best to be a good person and to be her very best but also allows herself these very human emotions.
Thank you for uploading this! ♥️ I stopped watching regular tv because I got sucked into Netflix, and I’ve watched Young Sheldon from the start. I can’t believe how grown these kids got!!! I’m crying like a baby right now over this funeral. I hope to rewatch this series where I last left off…..
Such honest representations of what grief is like. Anger, regret, depression, lashing out, shutting down…and all the what ifs. Bravo team, one of the very best episodes of television ever.
Mary’s honest - and totally predictable - loss of control up on the pulpit shows the human side of her we so rarely saw. For all of their scraps, she really did love George.
Missy saying Thank you to dad for all he did for her and loving him is just crushing. But man, Mary's speech was the icing on the cake to really get the audience bawling.
My favorite George moments with the family. Brisket recipe with Memaw. Teaching Missy how to drive. Trying to be proud of Georgie when he wouldn’t mow the lawn. Showing the house with Mary with the real estate agent. Bonding with Sheldon when they went to different colleges.
Don’t forget when he took Missy to Red Lobster for the first time and he helped her cutting the lobster and she asked him to sit with him, such a good scene.
“You don’t need to worry.. I got everything under control.. won’t let you down dad“ really had me in tears.. Georgie is an amazing brother and son.. and in TBBT too, he would talk about how much he struggled to keep the family going, and shielded Sheldon too from all the worries..
@@alfie3510 No, some people just do not cry for various reasons. It can even be a medical condition. Whatever it is, if it feels like it holds you back from mourning properly and dealing with stuff. I advise you to get it checked
This is heartbreaking. After following Sheldon and his sweet family over so many years, George's loss is the viewers loss too. I loved Young Sheldon so much - I'm so sad it is ending. 😢
This episode really pulled at my heart. Memories of my own father's funeral. Too close to home, cause George kind of reminded me of my dad. Still tearing up.
All of this was insanely well executed, makes it all the more impactful when Howard's mum dies in TBBT, Sheldon says "I was alone when my dad died", people tried to be there for him but they didn't know how. His 2 professors mightve been the 2 closest to understanding him, but even then with the age gap etc, it was obviously difficult for them. And in his mind, everyone else around him had someone in this situation, except for him. TBBTs Sheldon became a better character through this series
The moment Mary broke down, it reminded me of the day my grand dad died, my dad had his head down and crying his heart out, luckily my brother and I were there cause it’s hard to see your parents break down like that
Mary blaming God lol, biggest hypocrite, speaking as though God is at fault, when God is all perfect and all knowing, I'm shocked she made a total prat out herself and the pastor, who must have felt extremely offended.
@@pauljohnson6019 When you lose someone, you go in mourning. it's crazy how you can be so insensitive over loss, God definitely isn't perfect knowing he made people like you who rejoice over the suffering of others.
@@pauljohnson6019 PS: If you devote yourself to God like Mary did, I think you have the right to be mad that she lost her husband when things were going uphill for them. She would have been happier if they parted ways old, lovingly, instead she received the news from his school, while the family was getting ready for something that was supposed to keep memory of them being family.
@@pauljohnson6019please stop commenting the same thing over and over again. You are making a really bad impression of religious people. Making us sound and look crazy, judgie hypocrites. Mary is right now in the worst state of her mind, she cannot process the reality properly and she cannot care less about pastor's feelings. Being angry at someone at this moment is totally healthy. Later she will reconcile with the God, accept her loss, ask for forgiveness and remain deeply religious. People leave their respectful religions because of people like you, who make God look like a spiteful, angry tyrant who burns people in hell for the things they say in the times they cannot think properly. I apologize for my grammar errors since English is not my first language
I broke down into tears watching this episode. I am the oldest of 3 and my father died when I was 17 and when I watched this episode it brought me back to that day.
After seeing Mary break down reminded me of when my grandma died when I was in high school. The next day I went to school and all day people asked me if I was ok and I lied and said I was. I wept on the bus. Seeing this made me weep so much and seeing Georgie holding Missy when she broke down was the sweetest moment…truly.
Seeing Georgie so grown up and saying to his father you don`t have to worry I got everything under control it is really moving to see him step up like that.
