Analysis of 01e01s BBT
Oh my. What have I gotten myself into.
The first episode is a good and at the same time terrible start to the series. We get to know all the important characters (although I would have preferred that Howard and Rajesh hadn't appeared yet because their role in the episode is so small that I'd rather focus on the rest) and their general character. Not much can be said about Howard and Rajesh, except that after the first episode I already know why Wolowitz is my least favorite character. For that we have a bit of information about the main three.
Sheldon has changed the least, I'd say he's a character who is the same from beginning to end. He often refers to pop culture and science, and is gruff but not unsympathetic. Everything that is central to his character, and interestingly enough, apparently the creators wrote him from the beginning as a person with autism.
Penny has changed strongly in the course, in later seasons she is a strong woman, often gruff who has a strong character, and here she is completely bimbo. It doesn't bother me, I think if she had stayed that character until the end she would still be a cool character.
Leonard, unfortunately, is the worst character. He is the stereotype of the "nice guy", nerdy, nice but on the other hand he happens to behave creepily, does nice things to get Penny's attention and fantasizes about being with her and having children after not even one day of knowing her.
Humor? At start, we get a joke about sperm donation, about how "weird" Sheldon acting, and a joke about trans and gay people. Wonderful? Isn't it?
In the end, it was not a terrible episode and, knowing this series, it was quite okay.
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