The 18-episode fourth season of Young Sheldon aired during the 2020/2021 TV season. It is the first season of the show after the COVID-19 lockdown. As a result, it was a shorter season, and it started later in the year (November) than the usual September or October premiere dates that network shows usually get. The first episode is really the third season finale, which was not completed by the time production shut down in season three. Then, the rest of the season is really focused on Sheldon's first semester in college. Because the show is set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they could not directly reference the pandemic (aside from in the cards at the very end of the credits), but the writers did find a clever way of doing remote learning 1990s style and made a joke about how it would become the wave of the future. The show continues to mix procedural and serial storylines this season. The primary storyline involves Sheldon adjusting to life in college, Georgie trying to make money, and Missy's first relationship. We also see the beginnings of the storyline that would lead to Mary and George's marriage falling apart before he dies, which was referenced in The Big Bang Theory.
While Sheldon is, naturally, the focus of the series, the show does a good job of giving all of the characters (even some supporting characters like Billy and Brenda) substantial story arcs this year. The entire cast does a great job, and Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Annie Potts all had standout moments during the season. The show also featured many of the same recurring and guest stars, including Rex Linn, Jason Alexander, Wallace Shawn, Reba McEntire, Craig T. Nelson, Ed Begley Jr., Ryan Phuong, Matt Hobby, and McKenna Grace. Wendie Malick is a new recurring character this season. Mayim Bialik has a voice appearance during one of Shldon's narrations, and David Hasselhoff has a hilarious cameo appearance.
The Blu-Ray set is a two-disc set. The episodes are divided between the two discs, and on the second disc, there is a short feature of the cast having Zoom calls with each other during the lockdown. So, not a ton of extras by any means. Overall, the show is very good, with a great cast and good writing. For those new to this show and Big Bang Theory, you definitely want to watch BBT first because Jim Parsons (adult Sheldon) narrates this show and updates Sheldon's life after BBT, which will spoil some of what happens in BBT. But if you have liked the prior seasons of the show, then this one is definitely worth watching.
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