A- (Too much George stress, not enough Meemaw one-liners). Grade for the HEVC Encoding: A+ (Flawless grain management in low light).

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Plus, if you are a data hoarder (like me) keeping the entire final season on your NAS drive, the HEVC version of S07E02 is roughly instead of 1.2GB . That means you can save space for the eventual series finale, which we all know will make us cry. Final Thought Young Sheldon is ending. Don't watch the final episodes compressed into oblivion. Whether you are sailing the high seas or ripping your own Blu-rays, seek out the HEVC (x265) version of S07E02. Your eyes—and your hard drive—will thank you.

Why Young Sheldon S07E02 Hits Harder (and Looks Better) in HEVC

If you downloaded Young Sheldon S07E02 in and tried to play it on an old laptop from 2014, you probably got a slideshow of Sheldon blinking very slowly.

Specifically, if you grabbed the (x265) release of S07E02, you weren’t just watching a TV show. You were experiencing it at peak efficiency. What Happens in S07E02? (No Major Spoilers) Without giving too much away for those waiting for the CBS reruns, this episode deals with the fallout of the tornado. The Cooper family is fractured, Mary is spiraling, and Sheldon, in true form, tries to apply logic to an illogical world. It’s heavy. There’s a particular scene where Sheldon stares at a broken object in his room—the subtle crack in the lens of the camera captures a vulnerability we rarely see.