Young Sheldon season 7’s first promotional clip reveals Missy’s new role. Sheldon may be its headlining character, but The Big Bang Theory prequel has long outgrown its premise and is now a proper family comedy. This means that there’s increased interest in all of the Cooper family members, including George and Mary’s only daughter. Missy was sidelined for most of Young Sheldon, and her rebellious storyline in season 5 was in direct response to that. Coming into the new year, however, she is given a brand-new role that she may actually be able to thrive in.
The official Young Sheldon YouTube account has shared the first full clip from Young Sheldon season 7, showing Missy taking over Mary’s duties while she’s away. Watch the video below:
Young Sheldon season 6 finale.
How Missy’s New Young Sheldon Season 7 Role Fix Her Character
Time and again, Missy has proven that she is the best Cooper family member. While she isn’t a genius like Sheldon or as entrepreneurial as Georgie, she has street smarts and charisma, making her a better overall character. Sadly, Young Sheldon fails to capitalize on her appeal by relegating her to a supporting character throughout its run. Giving her an expanded role in season 7 allows her to showcase just how responsible and capable she truly is. This is the only way they can fix her character in time for the prequel’s end.
Considering the limited time that Young Sheldon has left, it won’t be able to fully explore Missy’s teenage years. Her stereotypical experiences in high school could have been a juxtaposition to Sheldon’s arc as a 13-year-old in college. At the very least, however, Missy’s prominence in the aforementioned Young Sheldon season 7 clip indicates that the writers are planning to better utilize her in the remaining episodes of The Big Bang Theory prequel. Perhaps, it can even give her a more lighthearted plot before inevitably changing the course of her life with the impending death of George in Young Sheldon.
Young Sheldon Season 7’s New Intro Hints At What Georgie & Mandy’s Spinoff Will Be Like
Young Sheldon season 7 gets an updated opening sequence, which subtly reveals clues as to what to expect from Georgie and Mandy’s spinoff.
Another way for CBS to fully make up for its underutilization of Missy is to include her in the upcoming Young Sheldon spinoff about Georgie and Missy. Per The Big Bang Theory canon, Georgie remained connected to Missy after George’s death, and the next offshoot can simply stick to that. In any case, there’s really no drawback to including Missy in the project. Not only is Revord great in Young Sheldon, but not much about her teenage years was revealed in the nerd-centric sitcom, giving CBS more creative room to craft her story.
Young Sheldon
- Release Date
- September 25, 2017
- Cast
- Jim Parsons , Iain Armitage , Annie Potts , Emily Osment
- Seasons
- 6
