Plus, find out what was cut from the final two episodes to appropriately honor that major character death.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for theYoung Sheldonseries finale.
“So we felt like he couldn’t quite get that far yet.
Iain Armitage in the ‘Young Sheldon’ series finale.cbs
“But the truth is that he loved his dad and missed him.”
GettingBig Bangstars Parsons and Bialik to reprise their roles in the series finale was an easy ask.
“Honestly, we asked and they said yes,” Holland reveals with a laugh.
Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons on ‘Young Sheldon’.Bill Inoshita / 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
It’s been a while since we’ve been in the same room with him.
It was a nice little reunion to get to be with them both again.”
That was a natural fit.
Iain Armitage on ‘Young Sheldon’.Sonja Flemming/CBS
“Maybe that helped it not feel like we were trying to chase something or recapture something.”
But even the most eagle-eyedBig Bangfans will likely miss the Easter egg cameo in that scene.
“It is for nobody, because no one would recognize it,” Holland reveals with a laugh.
“We didn’t want it to be distracting,” Holland says.
We didn’t have to go for the release valve of a joke all the time."
Finding the balance between comedy and drama for that episode was a challenge.
“All the cuts made it a stronger episode.”
But Holland says that the upcoming spinoff didn’t factor into how they concluded this series at all.
“It was important for us to end this show on its own terms,” he says.
But we didn’t feel the need to make this finale about the new show.
Young and older Sheldon would certainly agree.
