Michael Yarish That’s funny. I said this at Paleyfest last year, but my theory was that in the finale Penny was going to wake up from a nightmare where in reality she’s the expert scientist and the guys were just dudes she knows. Prady: Well, pragmatically Penny was always the smartest one. Look, one of…
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Michael Yarish/CBS Across town, Raj is preparing to board his flight to London while Howard and Bernadette sit at home questioning his decision. They reckon that Raj—a hopeless romantic—is off to try and be with a woman who doesn’t believe in romantic comedies. “You can’t really think this is a good idea,” Bernadette tells her…
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Sheldon and Amy have taken center stage on The Big Bang Theory the last few weeks, but with less than five episodes left it was time to press pause on Nobel Watch 2019 to focus on the other main characters, specifically Leonard and Penny. In “The Decision Reverberation,” Leonard admits to Penny that he’s not…
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Nobel Watch 2019 continued on The Big Bang Theory this week as Amy and Sheldon were forced to do damage control following their outburst (well, Amy’s) in front of laureates, peers, and imposters (Pemberton and Campbell, for those keeping track). It’s no Game of Thrones cliffhanger, but it’ll do, especially since we’re down to the…
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The Big Bang Theory has only seven episodes to go before the show wraps up its 12-year run. While there are a few things I don’t expect to be resolved—Penny’s maiden name, or the elevator being fixed—there are some storylines that have a good chance of happening before we say goodbye: Namely, Amy and Sheldon…
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The Big Bang Theory finally concluded the most random storyline in the show’s 12 years. Spoiler alert: Leonard is not going to donate his sperm to Penny’s ex-boyfriend. Hear that cheering? That’s me, thrilled that this arc has come and gone. But at the beginning of tonight’s episode—”The Donation Oscillation”—things certainly didn’t look good. Marissa…
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