At the start of this season of The Big Bang Theory, executive producer Steve Holland told Glamour.com that the writers were working on an episode about the challenges of parenthood. And in tonight’s episode—”The Grant Allocation Derivation”—we saw just how far some (hi, Bernadette!) are willing to go to escape the chaos. The bulk of…
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The Big Bang Theory didn’t just go big for its final Halloween episode of the series, it went epic. From a Supreme Court justice to an ’80s cartoon character, the writers, actors, and costume department pulled out all the stops to propel the story forward while also paying homage to its iconic characters. Every costume…
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I’ll be honest: I love The Big Bang Theory, but I have no idea what super-asymmetry is, nor do I think I’ll understand it anytime soon. But that’s why I write about TV and not science. For Sheldon and Amy, though, super-asymmetry is their baby—and it’s a storyline that Big Bang producers have said will…
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The Big Bang Theory hyped its latest episode as a Young Sheldon-type crossover—thanks to the appearance of Sheldon’s childhood best friend Tam—but that wasn’t even best part of the episode. That honor goes to Bernadette and Penny’s mission to befriend Raj’s new fiancé, Anu. To be fair, the Sheldon/Tam/Leonard storyline in “The Tam Turbulence” was…
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We’re only three episodes in The Big Bang Theory‘s final season, but already major bombshells are dropping. (Consider that your warning: Huge spoilers ahead!) In tonight’s episode, “The Procreation Calculation,” the first big news happens when Raj gets engaged to Anu after knowing her all of five minutes. Yes, this was an arranged meeting by…
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Sheldon and Amy’s honeymoon kicked off The Big Bang Theory‘s final season, but it was the second episode of the week—titled “The Wedding Gift Wormhole”—that brought real fun for the couple. Leonard and Penny give “the perfect wedding gift” to Sheldon and Amy. It’s a sweet gesture, but there’s one problem: The newly marrieds have…
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