Mckenna Grace’s effortless performance. Skip it if: You can’t handle watching a tiny genius have a panic attack over a chessboard. Note for archivists: The h264 release of this episode is preferable to the h265 (HEVC) re-encodes found on some streaming services, as the higher bitrate preserves the period-accurate film grain and the warm color palette of the Cooper household.
Grade: A-
Sheldon (Iain Armitage) is thrilled to hear that another 9-year-old prodigy, Dr. John Sturgis’s granddaughter (played with razor-sharp charm by Mckenna Grace), is coming to visit. Expecting a kindred spirit who will appreciate his lecture on the magnetic moment of the electron, Sheldon instead gets a rude awakening. Paige is not just as smart as him—she’s socially adept, emotionally intuitive, and, worst of all, better at chess . young sheldon s02e03 h264
