Lance Barber Has Perfect Response To George Cooper Sr.'s Death

Prequels are a tricky thing to pull off, and some of the finer points about Sheldon's father George Sr. definitely got lost in translation between "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon." Throughout the former, Sheldon frequently describes his father as a scummy womanizer who drank too much and didn't have a ton of interest in his son, a young intellectual prodigy. Because George Sr. is no longer alive during that show's timeline, audiences only meet the older Mary Cooper (played by Laurie Metcalf), who has an incredibly close relationship with Sheldon. So what is George Sr. like on "Young Sheldon?"

Yes, he drinks a lot of beer, and yes, he finds it hard to connect with Sheldon more often than not. But when it comes to being the father of a child genius and his two siblings, Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Missy (Raegan Revord), George does make a concerted effort to be a good one. What this means for the series is that it's going to be particularly gut-wrenching when George passes away, and fans still don't know how or when it will happen this season. Still, anyone who loves and watches "Young Sheldon" needs to prepare themselves for the inevitable earth-shattering event.

The seventh and final season of "Young Sheldon" is airing now.