Elsewhere in the Young Sheldon season 5 finale, Meemaw (Annie Potts) and Georgie take a trip to Mexico to buy cheap cigarettes for their gambling business. Unfortunately for them, the pair gets arrested, although it’s unsure which side of the border they are being held and what exactly are their charges. The whole road trip is done for comedic purposes and even Meemaw’s call to George for help is played off for laughs, but this arrest is actually more serious than perceived. For starters, the family is already strapped for money, so getting the bail money will be more difficult. Granted that Meemaw’s business is thriving in Young Sheldon, this could wipe out all of her savings. Secondly, now Georgie has an arrest record which will not sit well with Mandy. It isn’t outside the realm of possibility that she fully cuts him off after finding out about this incident, further complicating their situation.
Throughout Georgie’s Young Sheldon season 5 situation, Missy demonstrated her emotional maturity by being the most sensible member of the Cooper family. She offered Mary and Georgie genuine support when they were going through difficult times. In the Young Sheldon season 5 finale, she does the same for Sheldon who is freaking out about starting puberty and the future overall. For some reason, she’s the only one who is able to calm the boy genius down as he also gets increasingly affected by the constant fights between George and Mary. Suffice to say, Young Sheldon shows that Missy is the best-adjusted Cooper sibling, so her The Big Bang Theory fate doesn’t make sense. Out of all three Cooper kids, Missy became the least successful in the traditional sense. Granted that she took a different path than her brothers but it’s such a shame to think that despite all her great qualities, she didn’t quite reach her full potential.
Missy’s pep talk settles Sheldon’s fears. At the end of Young Sheldon season 5 finale, he expresses his newfound optimism through his sartorial choices. Instead of the polo and bow tie that he has been sporting for the last five seasons of the show, Sheldon finally debuts his first Flash shirt — styled the same way he usually wore them in The Big Bang Theory. It’s undoubtedly a fun Easter egg for fans of the geek-centric sitcom, but Young Sheldon producer Steven Molaro reveals that this doesn’t mean that Sheldon will finally ditch his more formal attire moving forward.
Unlike its predecessor, Young Sheldon‘s season 5 finale is arguably tamer and with less drama. That makes sense considering that the last few weeks have been quite tumultuous for the Coopers. Instead, “A Clogged Pore, a Little Spanish and the Future” functions more as a launching pad for what comes next for the Coopers. Given the state of Mary and George’s relationship, it seems like things are only going to get worse for Sheldon’s parents as they now also have to deal with financial woes. Pastor Rob (Dan Byrd) may no longer be actively involved in Mary’s life, but Brenda’s return is concerning with regard to George’s infidelity plot. The season 5 finale finally accepts the fact that the Cooper kids are growing in Young Sheldon, hence, they can no longer slow down the show’s timeline. With that comes a myriad of more mature storylines for Young Sheldon season 6, completing its transition from a straightforward sitcom like The Big Bang Theory to a family dramedy.
