Young Sheldon: Big Bang Theory Already Explained Mary’s Possible Affair
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Young Sheldon season 5.
Mary's (Zoe Perry) potential cheating scandal in Young Sheldon has been actually explained in The Big Bang Theory. All along there has been an expectation that Sheldon's (Iain Armitage) father will eventually commit adultery in the ongoing CBS comedy. But instead of developing that arc, Young Sheldon is setting up Mary's own affair with Youth Pastor Rob (Dan Byrd) instead.
Introduced as a youth pastor at Mary's church, Rob is among Young Sheldon season 5's new characters. After a brief, but tension-filled conversation regarding how to handle the kids' increasing interest in romantic and sexual relationships during Sunday School, Mary develops a crush on him. Eventually, Sheldon's mother even started to dream of actually sleeping with her younger colleague. Since then, Rob sporadically appeared inThe Big Bang Theory prequel. But over time, it appears as if he and Mary have gotten continuously close. At one point, George even caught Mary and Rob smoking and having a great time, causing the Cooper patriarch to be jealous.
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After not appearing for several episodes, Rob returns to the CBS family drama in the episode «Uncle Sheldon and a Hormonal Firecracker,” when Mary confesses to him about Georgie's (Montana Jordan) Young Sheldon situation. The pair continues to communicate, with the sitcom heavily implying that they will eventually start an affair. This may sound surprising considering Mary's uptight personality, butThe Big Bang Theory had previously debunked that notion. In the outing „The Mommy Observation,“ Sheldon (Jim Parsons) accidentally caught Mary having sex with her boyfriend Ron. He
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