8 TBBT's Canon Forces Young Sheldon To End

Sheldon only has one year left in college when he returns from Germany.

The primary driving force behind Young Sheldon's season 7 ending is The Big Bang Theory's established canon. Because of its prequel nature, the spin-off has a pre-determined end the moment it premiered in 2017. Sadly, it is already approaching that point in the timeline. Deviating from the narrative schedule is far too big of a plot hole to ignore.

According to The Big Bang Theory lore, Sheldon only has one year left in college when he returns from Germany in Young Sheldon season 7. After that, he moves to Pasadena to begin his post-grad studies at Caltech. That leaves the offshoot just enough time to send him off.

7 Young Sheldon Has Outgrown Its Original Story

It has increased its focus on the rest of the Coopers.

The idea for Young Sheldon came from CBS' attempt to further capitalize on the popularity of The Big Bang Theory, and there was no better way to do that than by awarding its most recognizable character his own show.

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