The Patriarch of the George Cooper Sr. family (Lance Barber) was condemned to die from the creation of the series “Young Sheldon”, something that “The Big Bang Theory” Creator Chuck Lorre finally came to regret. On “The Big Bang Theory”, the adult Sheldon (Jim Parsons) frequently denigns his dead father, speaking of him as a petticoat which was abusive, although when the prequel series “Young Sheldon” came, George’s personality has been largely retraconed. And it has become much more kind. Actually, He probably never cheated on his wife Mary (Zoe Perry)And although the young Sheldon (Iain Armitage) and his father often disagreed, George Sr. was a fairly good guy.
George’s death is looming on “Young Sheldon” a little while the show was starting to get out of an end, the fans wondering how it would be managed. After all, George Dying will have a deep impact not only on Sheldon, but the whole family, including his older brother Georgie (Montana Jordan), who plays in the center of the “Young Sheldon” Sessel Series “, Georgie & Mandy’s first marriage.” The shooting of The Death Reveal must have been a huge moment for the distribution, and according to an interview Television lineBarber decided not to be at all on the set during this hinge scene.
Barber was not on the set to help other actors feel the loss
In the episode of season 7 “A new house and a traditional Texas”, the Cooper family is dressed and waits for George Sr. to go home so that they can all take a family photo. Unfortunately, they are told rather that George died of a heart attack, who sends his daughter Missy (Raegan Revival), his wife Mary (Zoe Perry) and his mother-in-law Meemaw (Annie Potts) in happlings and tears. Sheldon reacts a little differently, Stop in a way that fully corresponds to its neurodivergente characterization, but it is clear that the family has been changed forever.
Barber explained to TV Line that he thought it was better not to be there during the shooting to help his colleagues actors really feel the loss:
“I had been a little there the same day and I finished before shooting. I was not deliberately there [for the scene]. I thought that my absence would be useful for the actors and appropriate for this moment. I wanted to wait and see him with everyone. “”
It is logical that he is not there because George’s death occurs completely out of screen, and this probably helped the actors to look into their own sorrow about the program ending only two episodes later. George’s death hits hard because he has become so kind throughout seven seasons and Really changed to how Sheldon described it on “The Big Bang Theory”, “ And it is difficult not to be devastated with the Cooper family.
Barber was not completely finished like George, however
Fortunately, the people of the “young Sheldon” did not have to say goodbye entirely to the barber, because he also filmed reverie sequences The best and most sad episode of the show, The penultimate “funeral”, presenting itself in Sheldon’s attempts to treat the loss of his father. The reveries are devastating and we even refer Dressing spock scene From “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”, there was other chances for the casting to say goodbye and shed a few tears together.
Not only that, but also the hairdresser had a secret cameo During the funeral of George, dressed in drag, and he is Planned to appear in Georgia’s dreams On “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage”, it therefore seems despite the fact that Barber walks away for the filming of the death of his character, he has not finished playing the father’s face of the Cooper family anytime soon.
