The Optimist

Just as Clint is starting to settle, things go wrong.

Whatever it takes…

Hufflepuff: “You were only doing what you believe in, and that’s all any of us can do, it’s all any of us should. So no matter what, I promise if you need us, if you need me, I’ll be there.” -Captain America

Slytherin: “If we can’t protect the world, you can be damn sure we’ll avenge it.” -Iron Man

Ravenclaw: “When you can do the things that I can, but you don’t, and then the bad things happen, they happen because of you.” -Spider-Man

Favourite TV shows: Agents of Shield

please show us more fitzsimmons scenes from the academy, i beg you.

Alright everyone, I watched the Big Bang Theory series finale last Thursday and I have a lot of thoughts about it that I need to get out so I’m gonna dump them all here. Here goes…

Alright so first of all, I’m a huge TBBT fan. It’s my #1 favorite TV show, and it was the first show that I really got into. I’ve watched every single episode from all 12 seasons. I first got hooked on the show because I felt like I could relate to the characters, since I am also a nerdy scientist (well I’m studying science in university) struggling to find love. I found the humor to be hilarious and it always made me laugh. The evolution of the all characters has been very enjoyable to watch over the years. I loved all the references to other fandoms, and to science concepts. I always found it amusing when the boys would talk about something physics-related and I would actually understand it because I had learned about it at school. It made me feel smart. Seeing the show come to an end after so long was very sad for me.

WARNING: THE BIG BANG THEORY SERIES FINALE SPOILERS AHEAD

There will always be people who complain, but I think the two-part series finale was wonderful. It was so nice to see Sheldon and Amy win the Nobel prize, although I wasn’t very surprised by it, since they had been building up to it the entire season. Amy’s acceptance speech was so inspiring. As a female science student, hearing her say “To all young girls who dream about science as a profession: go for it. If anybody tells you you can’t, don’t listen” brought me to tears. And as if that wasn’t enough, Sheldon’s acceptance speech made me cry even more! Hearing him thank his family (even his father!) and all of his friends and apologize for not always being such a great friend was so moving! When he got to Howard’s name I thought for a split second “What’s he gonna say for him since he’s not a doctor? Mr.?” And then he said astronaut which is so much better! He finally appreciated Howard and didn’t belittle him!! Also, at first when Amy decided she wanted to have a makeover I was a little disappointed because Amy had never cared about her appearance before, so why start now? But then when I saw how happy she looked afterwards I couldn’t help but be happy for her. She showed us that a women can be badasses who win Nobel Prizes and look good while doing it! And the tiara even made a comeback!! Loved it! Some people were maybe hoping for Amy to get pregnant, but I don’t think that was necessary. Besides, we already know that eventually Amy and Sheldon do have children, because in the season 1 finale of Young Sheldon, narrator Sheldon says something like “I went on to make contracts even for my future children.”

And the elevator!! I was really hoping that it was going to be fixed and it was!!! I was so happy. The scene where the elevator doors opened and Penny came out was so good. Another unexpected surprise was finally seeing Halley and Michael! I had always wanted to see them, but I wasn’t expecting it to happen, so that was a nice surprise. I think that really rounded out Howard and Bernadette’s story line. The only thing that could’ve still been added to their story was Howard’s father, but I think that would’ve been too much to squeeze into the finale. It would’ve been nice to finally meet him, but honestly I think Howard doesn’t really need him in his life anymore. He has his own family now and he is happy.

Now for Leonard and Penny’s story line: finding out that Penny was pregnant was not exactly unexpected, and I think it was a nice ending to their story. Although Penny has said that she didn’t want kids, I always felt like they were going to have them eventually. I absolutely loved how Sheldon quoted Leonard’s “Our babies will be smart and beautiful” from the pilot!! It really brought the series full circle. I’m sure Leonard and Penny will be great parents. And I loved how the writers even snuck in the little detail of why Leonard always wears hoodies. So funny!

As for Raj’s story line, I think it’s ok that he didn’t end up with a significant other. The second to last episode wrapped up his story pretty well. Howard let him know that he doesn’t need a significant other and that his friends don’t want him to leave, but I wish Raj himself would’ve addressed that in the last episode. He could’ve said something like “You know what guys? I’m ok with still being single, even though I’m the only one. Someday I will find my person, but for now I’m happy to have all of you.” It would’ve been nice to hear that coming from Raj himself instead of Howard. I don’t think Anu was right for him, and I’m glad he didn’t leave everything and go to London for her. Someday Raj will find love. I think the cameo from Sarah Michelle Gellar as Raj’s date to the Nobel ceremony was a little unnecessary, since she would only be around for that one episode. Also, she can’t really be Raj’s love interest since she was playing herself and she is married. I’ve never seen Buffy though, so maybe if I were a fan I would feel differently.

Before watching the finale, I was trying to guess what the very last scene would be. My guess was that everyone would get in the elevator and then the doors would close and that would be the end. However, I liked the real ending as well. It’s the scene that’s in every opening credit, so it makes sense that it’s at the end. And I loved the acoustic version of the theme song and everyone eating takeout on the couch like old times.