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.
[A programming note: I was out last week in a remote castle where nobody could hear me scream with zero access to the internet and/or television, so I am combining Episode 2 and 3 in this post!]
Season 12, Episode 2: The Wedding Gift Wormhole
Summary: Leonard and Penny give Sheldon and Amy a crystal wand for their wedding gift, which has no real purpose other than to torture them since they can’t figure it out. I hope to steal this idea someday. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj help Stuart, who owns a comics shop, go on a date with Denise, the assistant manager there. Also Raj decides that he wants an arranged marriage because he’s alone in the world.
Worst joke: Howard makes a comment to Stuart that it’s nice when someone’s pubes are groomed before a date, and his wife Bernadette, yells “I KNOW HOWARD, I’VE BEEN BUSY.”