The Big Bang Theory’s Lowest-Rated Episode Has All The Reasons For This Much Hate

Summary:

• The Big Bang Theory has been one of the most successful shows during its 12-year-old run, but still never got to avoid several big flaws — and one particular episode proves it like nothing else.
• Considered the lowest-rated by both critics and viewers, the episode shows both main characters screwing up perfect situations to draw the moral from.
• The episode’s double fiasco was never fixed later on as both characters never got to own up to their mistakes.

Until the end of its television run back in 2019, The Big Bang Theory has been a raving success watched by millions of devoted fans across the globe, but not everything in the sitcom was that successful — and fans have their point regarding one specific episode.

Episode 22 of season 10 was crashed by both critics and viewers, ending up with only 6.8 on IMDb and becoming the show’s significant failure that, in its turn, failed to show the main characters in a right way.

Season 10 finds Leonard and Penny stronger than ever after their hop-on/ hop-off relationships during the previous seasons. Here the characters are already married, yet Leonard still appears to have some trust issues towards Penny.

Episode 22 shows the latter reflecting on a big job opportunity that she got from none other than her ex-boyfriend Zack, but the idea is clearly disapproved by Leonard who, even after having married Penny, is still scared of losing her even to her ex. Over the course of the plot, the show has repeatedly proved that Leonard’s biggest fear was to catch Penny cheating on him while it was actually Leonard who once cheated on Penny.

In the episode the latter gets under her husband’s pressure who makes it clear that he would be triggered by the fact that Penny got to work with her ex, even if the job was actually worth the shot. What makes it even worse is that the whole plot is seemingly on Leonard’s side making him look like a wise and reasonable man seeking the best for his wife.

Sheldon’s storyline in here didn’t save the episode either — and actually made it even worse than that. Constantly reassured that he’s the best at literally everything, Sheldon couldn’t accept the fact that he lost to a group of teens while playing a video game.

The episode could’ve seized a great opportunity to send out a very important message via Sheldon’s failure that nobody has ever been good at absolutely everything, and the show’s central mastermind isn’t an exception either, though he pretends to be.

Instead, the character is more than eager to waste his precious time on some goofy useless hobbies that are supposed to train his brain enough for his next video game fight with teens.

The episode thus becomes The Big Bang Theory’s double failure as both main characters got into perfect situations to learn their own lesson and do better in the show, yet both ditched these opportunities like never before with no serious repercussions that could follow later.