‘Young Sheldon‘ is nearing its end after an impressive run of seven seasons and it has left not just the show’s fans but also the cast with a bittersweet feeling. The decision to end the show was quite abrupt, and left even the cast members in disbelief.
Iain Armitage, who plays the lead role on the show has previously expressed grief about the show’s ending. However, in another recent statement, the actor mourned the death of one of the most beloved characters of the show. Here’s what he said.
Iain Armitage Pays Heartfelt Tribute To His On-Screen Father
As ‘Young Sheldon‘ approaches its conclusion after seven seasons, the lead actor of the show Iain Armitage took to Instagram to express his love for Lance Barber, who played George Sr. on the CBS series. Highlighting his significant contribution to the series, Iain Armitage acknowledged the death of Barber’s character on the show.
In the latest episode of Young Sheldon titled ‘A New Home and a Traditional Texas Torture’, the storyline took a significant turn while also getting in line with a plot established in ‘The Big Bang Theory‘, where it was revealed that Sheldon’s father passed away when he was 14 years old.
As Armitage’s character of Sheldon reached that age on ‘Young Sheldon’, fans anticipated the inevitable death of George Sr, and the latest episode delivered the plotline. In the episode, George suffered a heart attack at work and breathed his last there.
Paying a tribute to his on-screen father and off-screen castmate, Armitage took to Instagram. “Love you, George! Love you, Lance!!!” he wrote in his caption.
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Lance Barber Knew His Character On ‘Young Sheldon’ Has An “Expiry Date”
Executive producer Steve Holland opened up about the decision to bring an end to George’s life in this manner on the show. He explained that most viewers might already have an idea about his death, but they wouldn’t know when exactly to expect it. The sudden heart attack as the cause of his death was aimed to catch viewers off guard with the unexpected timing.
“We wanted to do it in a way that was hopefully a little surprising,” Holland said during an interview with Variety. “So that’s why it happens at the end of [episode 12] — we thought maybe we can catch people off guard. Even though they know it’s going to come, maybe they won’t see it coming then,” he added.
Holland also said that Barber was well aware of his character’s death on the show as he was informed about it since the beginning of ‘Young Sheldon‘. “He’s known since the beginning of the show that George Sr. had an expiration date,” he said. “We slowed time down a little bit… We stretched one year out into a couple seasons to keep Lance alive as far as long as we could. But he always knew this was coming,” the director added.
The last episode of the season finale airs on May 16, and will also feature Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik who played the characters of grown-up Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farah Fowler in ‘The Big Ban Theory‘.
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