TBBT's Sheldon Cooper Was Never Supposed to Be Straight

If one thing was a constant on The Big Bang Theory, it was that Sheldon Cooper, played by Jim Parsons, adored science more than anything. At least, that's what the show had us believe until he fell in love with Amy.

Over the course of the first three seasons, Sheldon was never romantically or sexually interested in anyone, and we were quite okay with that.

In fact, to many, it was part of his charm. Until Amy came along, Sheldon was an unofficial asexual icon, which was unheard of in the late 2000s.

What if we told you that he was supposed to be asexual all along?

According to the TBBT oral history book, Chuck Lorre always envisioned Sheldon too in love with learning to be in a romantic relationship with someone else. The creator believed that Sheldon "was in a relationship, and it was with science."

Before introducing Amy into the story, Lorre advocated for Sheldon to be "asexual." That would have made him an even more remarkable character than he already was.

We love Shamy as much as the next guy, but we were robbed of an asexual genius.

This revelation is just further evidence of an alarming trend that The Big Bang Theory perpetuated. First, the show turned Sheldon into just a regular guy in terms of relationships because an asexual character might have been too unrelatable for the general public.

Then Penny and Leonard's childfree family got "a happy ending" in the form of a pregnancy in the series finale.

The Big Bang Theory has given us a lot of joy, but some of the character decisions just seem lazy and unnecessary.

They didn't give Raj a soul mate, but they gave a child to a childfree couple? We are disappointed, but not surprised.