The Big Bang Theory Never Needed This Many Seasons, and We’re Dying on That Hill
The Big Bang Theory ran for twelve seasons, and it’s three seasons too many.
Over the years, The Big Bang Theory has gained a huge following, but even the most devoted fans agree that the show has overstayed its welcome a bit.
Jim Parsons, who played Sheldon Cooper, decided that season 12 would be his last, and subsequently, the showrunners felt that The Big Bang Theory could never exist without its own genius weirdo. Season 13 never got greenlit, and the series came to an end in 2019.
Some people, however, believe that the hit sitcom should have ended even sooner than that – while the storylines still worked. To tell you the truth, they are not wrong.
For starters, Leonard and Penny’s relationship timeline became tiresome pretty quickly. In season 9, they finally got married, but many fans wished it had happened sooner (like a few seasons earlier).
Then there was their confusing having-children-or-not storyline, which rubbed most viewers the wrong way. Penny getting pregnant in the finale and deciding to have the baby all of a sudden after years of being pretty adamant about not wanting kids made no sense and was even kind of insulting.
The Hofstadters weren’t the only ones who the later seasons did dirty. In season 9, Sheldon and Amy also broke up for a brief period of time, which was extremely out-of-character for both of them and just a plot twist to spice up the show that was getting boring.
Don’t even get us started on Raj. The writers treated him like garbage for the entirety of the show, but the way that they kept giving him (and us) hope with Lucy, Emily, and Anu and then took it away in the most ridiculous manner possible was just unacceptable.
If the creators had introduced Anu earlier, she and Raj could’ve dated longer and ultimately become the endgame.
Even the best sitcoms can become mediocre if the creators don’t let go of the money-making machine in time. That’s exactly what happened to The Big Bang Theory. Hopefully, Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro won’t make the same mistake with Young Sheldon.