The latest Young Sheldon season 6 tease has ties to The Big Bang Theory and suggests a significant change for Mary. CBS' premier comedy is currently on hiatus, but work on its upcoming season will begin shortly. The cast is already preparing for what lies ahead, including young Sheldon actor himself, Iain Armitage, who is revisiting The Big Bang Theory for some research.
It was an eventfulYoung Sheldon season 5 for the Coopers. After starting the year with a potential affair between George (Lance Barber) and Brenda (Melissa Peterman), things progressively became more complicated for the family. Georgie (Montana Jordan) suffered the consequences of his actions when her girlfriend accidentally got pregnant. Like her husband, Mary (Zoe Perry) almost started her own affair with youth pastor Rob (Dan Byrd); she also lost her job after the congregation shunned her and the Coopers away because of Georgie's pre-marital pregnancy. Towards the end of Young Sheldon season 5, Mary was clearly under a lot of stress, causing her to have an emotional breakdown. She seemed to have bounced back from her setbacks after nabbing a new job at the local bowling center, however.
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All the hardships that her family has seen in Young Sheldon season 5 might instigate some internal change for Mary. In a new social media post by Armitage, the actor noted that he's been watching The Big Bang Theory episode «The Rhinitis Revelation» as part of his research for Young Sheldon season 6. During this outing, Mary made a pitstop in Pasadena before boarding her Christian cruise. While Sheldon was excited to see her mom, he became increasingly frustrated with her when she didn't
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