History YMMV / YoungSheldon

** Mary's casual prejudices don't seem as prominent in this show as in the parent show, where she's constantly dropping innocently prejudiced remarks regarding Howard and Raj. Is it because she became more prejudiced over time, or is it simply because in this show, she is almost never seen interacting with anyone who isn't white and Christian?

** Connie. Some fans think that she's a better parent than Mary or George to all three children, due to being the ideal balance between overbearing (Mary) and lax (George). Other fans think that she's an immature DirtyOldWoman who only cares about sticking it to Mary and George, especially since her other children never speak to her; case in point, in "Babies, Lies and a Resplendent Cannoli", she openly admits to Sheldon that she only reads books that have a MrFanservice on the cover. Others think she's somewhere in the middle--which is to say, probably a better parent, but still nowhere near perfect. Both sides often compare her to what [[Characters/TheBigBangTheoryPenny Penny]] would be like if she ever became a grandma; Penny, like all of the other main characters in the parent series, is a BaseBreakingCharacter herself.

** Dale falls here as well due to being a misogynistic asshole who's too set in his ways to change. His relationship with Connie isn't very well-received, with many fans unable to see why Connie stays with him. He's also a horrible role model for Georgie (it was he who encouraged Georgie to drop out of school and keep seeing Mandy). Additionally, many of his appearances in Season 6 are for no apparent reason, other than the episode needing a B- or C-plot.

** Missy can come across as this in "The Wild and Woolly World of Nonlinear Dynamics". She pulls a JerkassBall being even more hostile than usual [[MisplacedRetribution taking her heartbreak-induced anger out on her whole family]] (especially Sheldon) to the point very few people really have [[NoSympathy sympathy for Missy]] for the way she's behaving. On the other hand, she is still very young, and dealing with heartbreak, so as befitting a YMMV issue, it's ambiguous.

** Paige in "A Second Prodigy and the Hottest Tips for Pouty Lips". Sheldon confesses that he has a crush on Paige and she says she feels the same way and has for a long time, but when they're about to kiss, she instead [[MustacheVandalism draws a mustache on him]]. Was she just messing with him the entire time, or was she being honest about liking Sheldon back and was too nervous to kiss him? Her confession seemed rather sincere and her actions in "A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly and the Truth" imply that she still likes him in some way. If it was a prank, was Missy in on it? (Missy is the one who suggested Sheldon might have a crush on Paige, and it's possible, given their past friendship and mutual love of picking on Sheldon, that she and Paige were both working together to trick Sheldon.)

** Mary, again for the same reasons as in ''The Big Bang Theory''.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the numerous contradictions between the events depicted in this show and what Sheldon's childhood was said to be like on ''The Big Bang Theory'', a number of fans like to think of ''Young Sheldon'' as being set in an AlternateContinuity. Mainly out of wishful thinking, since many are hoping that George's impending death and/or infidelity (both of which are alluded to multiple times in ''The Big Bang Theory'') will be {{retcon}}ned away.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the numerous contradictions between the events depicted in this show and what Sheldon's childhood was said to be like on ''The Big Bang Theory'', a number of fans like to think of ''Young Sheldon'' as being set in an alternate continuity. Mainly out of wishful thinking, since many are hoping that George's impending death and/or infidelity (both of which are alluded to multiple times in ''The Big Bang Theory'') will be {{retcon}}ned away.

** Missy in "A Romantic Getaway and a Germanic Meat-Based Diet" While, yes, Sheldon can be annoying and ratted her out getting her grounded for the summer, he did it out of concern for her because he wouldn't be able to live with something terrible happening to her if he'd kept his mouth shut. Her declaring she hates him and slamming the door in his face after he delivered a heartfelt apology makes her come off as an Main/UngratefulBitch.

** Missy in "A Romantic Getaway and a Germanic Meat-Based Diet" While, yes, Sheldon can be annoying and ratted her out getting her grounded for the summer, he did it out of concern for her because he wouldn't be able to live with something terrible happening to her if he'd kept his mouth. Her declaring she hates him and slamming the door in his face after he delivered a heartfelt apology makes her come off as an Main/UngratefulBitch.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the numerous contradictions between this show and what Sheldon's childhood was said to be like on ''The Big Bang Theory'', quite a number of fans like to think of ''Young Sheldon'' as being set in an alternate continuity, if only out of wishful thinking, as many are hoping that George's death and/or affair will be {{retcon}}ned away.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the numerous contradictions between this show and what Sheldon's childhood was said to be like on ''The Big Bang Theory'', quite a number of fans like to think of ''Young Sheldon'' as being set in an alternate continuity.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Due to the numerous contradictions between this show and what Sheldon's childhood was said to be like on ''The Big Bang Theory'', quite a number of fans like to think of ''Young Sheldon'' as being an alternate continuity.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: While the scene of the Earth being devoured by a black hole is genuinely unsettling and nerve-wracking, very few people thought that the show would actually go that route, for obvious reasons.

** Jana is the least liked out of all of Georgie's love interests. She has far less character depth than Veronica, Mandy and even Amber, who only appeared in a couple episodes. Her ClingyJealousGirl tendencies don't exactly make her endearing either, nor does her dumping Georgie after he drops out of high school (even though it's not entirely unjustified).
** Pastor Jeff, while initially tolerable, began to embody the negative stereotypes of Christianity more and more as the show progresses. The last straw for many was him kicking the Coopers out of the church due to [[spoiler:Georgie getting Mandy pregnant]].

** Jana Boggs is the least liked out of all of Georgie's love interests. She has far less character depth than Veronica, Mandy and even Amber, who only appeared in a couple episodes. Her ClingyJealousGirl tendencies don't exactly make her endearing either, nor does her dumping Georgie after he drops out of high school (even though it's not entirely unjustified).
** Pastor Jeff, while initially tolerable, began to embody the negative stereotypes of Christianity more and more as the show progresses. The culmination for many was him kicking the Coopers out of the church due to [[spoiler:Georgie getting Mandy pregnant]].
** Dale Ballard falls here as well due to being a misogynistic asshole who's too set in his ways to change. His relationship with Connie isn't very well-received, with many fans unable to see why Connie stays with him. He's also a horrible role model for Georgie (it was he who encouraged Georgie to drop out of school and keep seeing Mandy). Additionally, many of his appearances in Season 6 are for no apparent reason, other than the episode needing a B- or C-plot.

** Jana Boggs is the least liked out of all of Georgie's love interests. She has far less character depth than Veronica and Mandy and her ClingyJealousGirl tendencies don't exactly make her endearing, nor does her dumping Georgie after he drops out of high school.

** Dale Ballard falls here as well due to being a misogynistic asshole who's too set in his ways to change. His relationship with Connie isn't very well-received, with many fans unable to see why Connie stays with him. He's also a horrible role model for Georgie (it was he who encouraged Georgie to drop out of school and keep seeing Mandy).

* CaptainObviousReveal: [[spoiler:Mandy's pregnancy in "A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly and the Truth". The episode showed Georgie and Mandy having sex, Adult Sheldon was just talking about how hard it is to raise children, and there was really no other possible twist that could keep the Georgie/Mandy storyline going. However, some were thrown off since Georgie's appearances on ''The Big Bang Theory'' suggested that he didn't have any kids, though it was never outright stated that he didn't have kids either.]]

** Dale Ballard falls here as well due to being a misogynistic asshole who's too set in his ways to change. His relationship with Connie isn't very well-received either, with many fans unable to see why Connie stays with him. The way he treats Dr. Sturgis doesn't help either.

** Dr. Linkletter. Like Dale, he's an ass to Dr. Sturgis. He also fawns over Connie despite her clear lack of interest and treats Sheldon like crap as well (even though Sheldon usually brings it on himself, there are times where he's mean to Sheldon for no reason.)

** Jana Boggs is the least liked out of all of Georgie's love interests. She's has far less character depth than Veronica and Mandy and her ClingyJealousGirl tendencies don't exactly make her endearing, nor does her dumping Georgie after he drops out of high school.

** Dr. Linkletter. Like Dale, he's an ass to Dr. Sturgis, fawns over Connie despite her clear lack of interest and treats Sheldon like crap as well (even though Sheldon usually brings it on himself, there are times where he's mean to Sheldon for no reason.)

** Many faculty members both at the high school and the university Sheldon attends make it ''very'' clear that they do ''not'' actually like dealing with him - something he reinforces. Is his snide behaviour one part him just declaring ThenLetMeBeEvil, or do they dislike him ''because'' he's so snide and thinks he's smarter than everyone in the room?

** Paige in "A Second Prodigy and the Hottest Tips for Pouty Lips". Sheldon confesses that he has a crush on Paige and she says she feels the same way and has for a long time, but when they're about to kiss, she instead [[MustacheVandalism draws a mustache on him]]. Was she just messing with him the entire time, or was she being honest about liking Sheldon back and was too nervous to kiss him? Her confession seemed rather sincere and her actions in "A Solo Peanut, a Social Butterfly and the Truth" imply that she still likes him in some way. If it was a prank, was Missy in on it? (Missy is the one who suggested Sheldon might have a crush on Paige, and it's possible that she and Paige were both working together to trick Sheldon.)

** The tornado in "A Tornado, a 10-Hour Flight and a Darn Fine Ring" is ''much'' worse than the earlier one above. George and Missy are caught near it and likely would've been killed had they stayed in the car, and Connie's house is completely destroyed. She also points out how easily any of them could have been there, particularly Georgie, Mandy and CeeCee.

** Mandy. Does the fact that Georgie (who is doing everything he can to support her and the baby) lied about his age justify her rude behavior towards him?