George Sr. takes Georgie fishing. The new ice chest works too well—everything is frozen solid, including the bait. They sit in silence. Georgie finally admits he doesn’t care about fishing; he just wanted his dad to talk to him like an adult. George Sr. sighs, cracks open a (barely thawed) soda, and says, “Alright, smart guy. Tell me about that girl you like.”
Sheldon Cooper learns that even the purest science is no match for a melted popsicle and a brother’s broken heart. young sheldon s02e01 hdrip
Sheldon becomes obsessed with a Nobel Prize announcement from Sweden. He’s convinced he should have been nominated for his work on supercooled liquids (read: he saw a slushie freeze too fast). He hijacks the family TV during Jeopardy! to watch a grainy livestream of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. George Sr
Sheldon, after an hour of Swedish scientific jargon he can barely translate, realizes the Nobel Prize wasn’t awarded in his field. He slams his laptop shut. Mary tries to console him. “It’s okay, sweetie. You’re only twelve.” They sit in silence
“The first day of seventh grade is statistically the least efficient day of the academic calendar. Introductions, syllabus reviews, and icebreakers. If I wanted to engage in pointless social rituals, I’d join a cult.”