McKenna Grace’s Paige Swanson does not present up on “The Huge Bang Concept.” The character debuted on “Younger Sheldon” after the flagship present aired its last episode, so her absence is totally comprehensible. Nonetheless, Sheldon Cooper’s (Iain Armitage) mental rival (and first crush) is an enormous a part of his childhood, and it is unusual that that she does not present up within the last season for one final hurrah. Sadly, bringing Grace again into the fold wasn’t doable on the time, and the creators of “Younger Sheldon” did not have any extra plans for the character.
Whereas chatting with TVLine, co-showrunner Steve Holland revealed that Grace was busy along with her film commitments when “Younger Sheldon’s” seventh and last season entered manufacturing. As such, her companies have been troublesome to amass, however Holland is proud of the best way her story panned out. In his personal phrases:
“Once we acquired into this season, particularly with it being a shortened season, we by no means thought that [Paige’s storyline] was an arc that wanted extra closing than it acquired. There was a parallel; she was a little bit of a mirror picture of Sheldon — a special means that Sheldon may have turned out — and I believe we noticed that play out.”
Whereas Paige’s arc is given a structured starting, center, and finish, some “Younger Sheldon” followers apprehensive about her destiny after the collection concluded. A cameo within the last season may have eased these considerations, as her final look sees her get arrested for stealing a truck.
What occurs to Paige Swanson on Younger Sheldon?
Paige Swanson flirts with the wild facet in “Younger Sheldon” season 6, exhibiting that she’s extra of an everyday teenager than her fellow younger prodigy Sheldon Cooper. Within the episode titled “A Frat Occasion, a Sleepover, and the Mom of All Blisters,” she will get drunk and smokes at a celebration. In the meantime, her last outing, “A Stolen Truck and Happening the Lam,” follows her and Missy Cooper (Raegan Revord) as they steal a automobile, attempt to depart the state, and get arrested — satirically, Revord acquired right into a automobile accident earlier than taking pictures this “Younger Sheldon” episode, however she managed to energy via.
Provided that McKenna Grace’s character was in her rebellious section throughout her last “Younger Sheldon” appearances, some followers have theorized that she went down a darkish path of booze, medication, and decadence. The present’s creators have since dismissed these claims, noting that folks should not learn an excessive amount of her life story. That mentioned, Paige’s “Younger Sheldon” journey ends after Missy’s mother and father cease them from hanging out ever once more, and we by no means discover out what occurs to her. The place’s the closure in that?
Perhaps this is not the top of Paige’s time within the franchise, although. The “Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage” spin-off may give the character a becoming farewell, but it surely appears unlikely. Grace’s schedule is fairly full lately, so possibly it is time to settle for that her arc is over as soon as and for all.
