The Big Bang Theory is a CBS sitcom about a group of geeky adults that has run for 12 staggeringly long years. In that time period, it has attracted critical ire, many Emmys, and earned its stars million-dollar salaries. But now this show is dying and I, a pop culture critic with a heart made of onyx who has never even seen a single episode, have decided to watch the program weekly to pay my respects—and also roast it to death one last time.
Season 12, Episode 18: The Laureate Accumulation
Summary: If it seems like it’s been a century since I’ve done a recap of this show, it’s because The Big Bang Theory airs as consistently as a dirtbag Tinder match incapable of setting up a second date. I’m not saying The Big Bang Theory ghosted on me, though it has been almost a month since there’s been a new episode. That’s because of 1) March Madness taking over CBS and 2) me not realizing this show sort of airs whenever it feels like it. But anyway, we’re back! Just give me two seconds to remember who the hell is on this show.
Amy and Sheldon are still dealing with those scientists from a few episodes ago who piggy-backed on their paper and proved their thesis by accident. Those two scientists Dr. Pemberton and Dr. Campbell, still angling for the Nobel Prize, are cruising by on their charm and getting famous for it. Caltech decides to throw some big Nobel Laureate meet-up (including real winners doing cameos on the show) in support for Amy and Sheldon, but as Amy’s reading off the names of who’s coming Sheldon reveals he’s been, more a less, a dick to all of them. To help, Leonard suggests he can help Sheldon when he’s going too far. “What, like with a code word?” he asks. “Sure, how’s ‘shut up’?” Leonard says. But it doesn’t really matter because it’s Amy who eventually blows up at the event, yelling at everyone that the two scientists are impostors.
