#tbbt finale

[squilf]

can we talk about how terribly tbbt treated penny’s character?

when we first meet penny, she’s an optimistic young woman working as a waitress but trying to make it as an actress. she’s just got out of a relationship, but she has a lot of friends. she’s not a geek like the boys, but she has more common sense than they do.

she ends up working as a pharmaceutical rep, a job she often talks about disliking. married to leonard, who clearly wants different things to her (like children). her friends often talk down to her and treat her like a ‘dumb blonde’. she’s spent years drinks heavily as a way to cope, and only stops because she’s pregnant (something else she doesn’t want).

it’s just... all pretty sad. she gets nothing that she wants and seems unhappy with a lot of things in her life.

[threeninetyfour]

We never found out Penny’s maiden name. 

[plagg-supremacy]

Soo I just watched a video of a baby boy crying and then someone plays the Imperial march in a phone and the baby instantly starts to calm down... and now I can’t stop picturing Sheldon doing this with his baby.

Probably Amy tries to stop him but the baby starts crying again so she just let him do it.

[clairebear1298]

A headcanon: Amy’s haircut is longer in the first part of the finale than it is in the second. After Sheldon told her he didn’t like it, Amy responded by immediately cutting it shorter.

[involuntarytwinkle]

There is less then two hours until tbbt finale hits here in Denmark and even tho I have seen it a couple or twenty times I’m still excited about it 😄 and a little bit sad 😭

[gerrycoco]

The Big Bang Theory series finale aired tonight and I'm currently rather emotional.

It was the first tv I really got into and would wait with anticipation every week for a new episode. For the past few years it has been a steady constant in my life. I knew I could always count on it for the laughs, the science and the feels.

When I found out that this was going to be the last season I had to mentally prepare myself for the fact that it would be ending. Tonight I was prepared to be disappointed, because I've heard of too many long runners not getting a particularly satisfying ending.

But I wasn't disappointed. It was beautiful. It came full circle in so many ways. Loose ends were tied, plots were finished, potential futures hinted at that leave to the imagination many wonderful possibilities. All in all I'm very content with how they wrapped up the show. The final scene with the acoustic theme song with all of them on the couch was the perfect ending.

The world started with a bang, and this show ended with one

[high-functioning-hot-mess]

The best moment of the finale is undoubtedly Leonard forgiving his mother. I am so happy for him!

[hogwartsinthemoonlight]

Big Bang Theory Series Finale Thoughts

Alright everyone, I watched the Big Bang Theory series finale last Thursday and I have a lot of thoughts about it that I need to get out so I’m gonna dump them all here. Here goes...

Alright so first of all, I’m a huge TBBT fan. It’s my #1 favorite TV show, and it was the first show that I really got into. I’ve watched every single episode from all 12 seasons. I first got hooked on the show because I felt like I could relate to the characters, since I am also a nerdy scientist (well I’m studying science in university) struggling to find love. I found the humor to be hilarious and it always made me laugh. The evolution of the all characters has been very enjoyable to watch over the years. I loved all the references to other fandoms, and to science concepts. I always found it amusing when the boys would talk about something physics-related and I would actually understand it because I had learned about it at school. It made me feel smart. Seeing the show come to an end after so long was very sad for me.

WARNING: THE BIG BANG THEORY SERIES FINALE SPOILERS AHEAD

There will always be people who complain, but I think the two-part series finale was wonderful. It was so nice to see Sheldon and Amy win the Nobel prize, although I wasn’t very surprised by it, since they had been building up to it the entire season. Amy’s acceptance speech was so inspiring. As a female science student, hearing her say “To all young girls who dream about science as a profession: go for it. If anybody tells you you can’t, don’t listen” brought me to tears. And as if that wasn’t enough, Sheldon’s acceptance speech made me cry even more! Hearing him thank his family (even his father!) and all of his friends and apologize for not always being such a great friend was so moving! When he got to Howard’s name I thought for a split second “What’s he gonna say for him since he’s not a doctor? Mr.?” And then he said astronaut which is so much better! He finally appreciated Howard and didn’t belittle him!! Also, at first when Amy decided she wanted to have a makeover I was a little disappointed because Amy had never cared about her appearance before, so why start now? But then when I saw how happy she looked afterwards I couldn’t help but be happy for her. She showed us that a women can be badasses who win Nobel Prizes and look good while doing it! And the tiara even made a comeback!! Loved it! Some people were maybe hoping for Amy to get pregnant, but I don’t think that was necessary. Besides, we already know that eventually Amy and Sheldon do have children, because in the season 1 finale of Young Sheldon, narrator Sheldon says something like “I went on to make contracts even for my future children.”

And the elevator!! I was really hoping that it was going to be fixed and it was!!! I was so happy. The scene where the elevator doors opened and Penny came out was so good. Another unexpected surprise was finally seeing Halley and Michael! I had always wanted to see them, but I wasn’t expecting it to happen, so that was a nice surprise. I think that really rounded out Howard and Bernadette’s story line. The only thing that could’ve still been added to their story was Howard’s father, but I think that would’ve been too much to squeeze into the finale. It would’ve been nice to finally meet him, but honestly I think Howard doesn’t really need him in his life anymore. He has his own family now and he is happy.

Now for Leonard and Penny’s story line: finding out that Penny was pregnant was not exactly unexpected, and I think it was a nice ending to their story. Although Penny has said that she didn’t want kids, I always felt like they were going to have them eventually. I absolutely loved how Sheldon quoted Leonard’s “Our babies will be smart and beautiful” from the pilot!! It really brought the series full circle. I’m sure Leonard and Penny will be great parents. And I loved how the writers even snuck in the little detail of why Leonard always wears hoodies. So funny!

As for Raj’s story line, I think it’s ok that he didn’t end up with a significant other. The second to last episode wrapped up his story pretty well. Howard let him know that he doesn’t need a significant other and that his friends don’t want him to leave, but I wish Raj himself would’ve addressed that in the last episode. He could’ve said something like “You know what guys? I’m ok with still being single, even though I’m the only one. Someday I will find my person, but for now I’m happy to have all of you.” It would’ve been nice to hear that coming from Raj himself instead of Howard. I don’t think Anu was right for him, and I’m glad he didn’t leave everything and go to London for her. Someday Raj will find love. I think the cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar as Raj’s date to the Nobel ceremony was a little unnecessary, since she would only be around for that one episode. Also, she can’t really be Raj’s love interest since she was playing herself and she is married. I’ve never seen Buffy though, so maybe if I were a fan I would feel differently.

Before watching the finale, I was trying to guess what the very last scene would be. My guess was that everyone would get in the elevator and then the doors would close and that would be the end. However, I liked the real ending as well. It’s the scene that’s in every opening credit, so it makes sense that it’s at the end. And I loved the acoustic version of the theme song and everyone eating takeout on the couch like old times.

All in all, it was an amazing ending and I’m really sad that my favorite show is over 😭😭. Thank god for reruns. Let me know if you guys agree/disagree with me on any of this. (Sorry this was so long but I had a lot of feels.)