Why did Paige leave Young Sheldon? Reason behind Mckenna Grace’s exit, explored
Primarily centered around Sheldon Cooper’s character, The Big Bang Theory prequel was able to feature various guest characters including Mckenna Grace’s character Paige, but the character was deemed missing from the finale of Young Sheldon. This became the reason behind the frustration for a lot of Young Sheldon viewers.
Paige is Sheldon’s fellow prodigy who suffers a bad time in life and decides to take a darker path in life. The absence of the character from Young Sheldn’s finale left the character’s arc incomplete.
Steve Holland, executive producer of the show reveals the reason behind Paige’s absence.
Grace’s busy schedule during production of Young Sheldon’s finale
Paige was last seen in Season 6 episode 16, when Missy ran away from George and Mary in order to rebel. She was part of a handful of episodes but had an engaging storyline. Paige’s introduction was intriguing and also suggested that Sheldon’s feeling of being a misfit in society is not entirely true. Paige was potentially better than the boy’s genius and was also well-adjusted in society. The split of her parents shook her and changed her life altogether as she blamed herself for it.
“When we got into this season, especially with it being a shortened season, we never thought that [Paige’s storyline] was an arc that needed more closing than it got. There was a parallel; she was a bit of a mirror image of Sheldon — a different way that Sheldon could have turned out — and I think we saw that play out.” added Steve Holland.
