Young Sheldon Season 6’s Church Tease Proves Season 6 Will Be Darker
Young Sheldon star Raegan Revord has teased that Mary will return to the church in season 6, meaning there are likely to be more dark storylines in store for the Coopers on The Big Bang Theory's more dramatic spinoff. One thing that sets Young Sheldon apart from earlier working-class family sitcoms is the show’s focus on the religion of its central family. According to Revord's latest first-look image of Young Sheldon season 6, the church will return as a setting for the show.
The Coopers live very different lives than most TV families when it comes to religious obligations. Due in part to its nostalgic setting in the 1980s, Young Sheldon depicts going to church as a big part of everyday life for the Coopers — much to the chagrin of the title character, a scientifically minded super genius. In particular, the Cooper family matriarch, Mary, is an avid churchgoer and an intensely devout Christian, something that underlies a lot of her major character decisions.
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Mary’s tendency toward dogmatism has come back to bite her more than once in Young Sheldon’s five seasons, with her obsession with piety resulting in her being embarrassed and ashamed on various occasions when she has failed to live up to her ideals. Mary’s obstinacy influenced The Big Bang Theory’s story and can be seen there in Sheldon's stubborn insistence that he is right about everything, a trait he inherited from his mother. While Young Sheldon season 5 put Mary and her family through a lot of heartaches when they were shamed out of church due to Georgie’s indiscretions, Missy actor Raegan Revord teased on social media that the Coopers aren’t done with church just yet. However,
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