# Big Bang Theory -- Conclusion Airs Tonight, May 16, 2019! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 16, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053 "2019-05-16T13:53:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/1 "2019-05-16T13:53:40Z")
The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 23 (May 16, 2019) – “The Change Constant” The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 24 (May 16, 2019) – “The Stockholm Syndrome” I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s double-episode, which will conclude the series. It has been a wild ride! A retrospective episode will air afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/2 "2019-05-16T13:56:06Z")
Note that I have no advance knowledge but isn’t Stockholm where the Nobel Prizes are awarded? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/3 "2019-05-16T13:57:10Z")
Also, the entire cast will be on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:30pm. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/4 "2019-05-16T14:07:19Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Note that I have no advance knowledge but isn’t Stockholm where the Nobel Prizes are awarded? I believe so. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/5 "2019-05-16T14:29:07Z")
I hope the gang all moves out and as they haul the last of their things down the stairs, the elevator repairs are finished. Will we learn Penny’s maiden name? Will Amy be pregnant? Will Penny? Will Stuart get married? And what do we do about Raj? Hope it all gets straightened out. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/6 "2019-05-16T14:41:56Z")
According to reliable sources, the story ends with closing credits followed by a vanity plate. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/7 "2019-05-16T15:09:51Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > According to reliable sources, the story ends with > > closing credits followed by a vanity plate. Holy shit, that would be so epic! It’ll show those Game of Throne writers a thing or two about ending a series! ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/8 "2019-05-16T16:42:57Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I hope the gang all moves out and as they haul the last of their things down the stairs, the elevator repairs are finished. > > Will we learn Penny’s maiden name? Will Amy be pregnant? Will Penny? Will Stuart get married? And what do we do about Raj? Hope it all gets straightened out. And I hope it doesn’t. I hope none of those things happens. These stories have been evolving for 12 years, why should everything (or anything) happen now? I think it’s much better for the show (and its syndication revenue) and the fans if nothing further is resolved. Much better would be if these were actually funny episodes, to bring the series back to its more halcyon days. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/9 "2019-05-16T20:04:39Z")
I think it’ll end with Thanos resurrecting Night King with the Infinity Gauntlet and then riding on the Zombie Dragon to torch the Nobel Prize ceremony. But Daenerys and Captain Marvel and Doctor Strange will try to stop them. And somebody will die. Probably a lot of somebodies. Then Sheldon will be revealed as Dr. Manhattan, and Leonard will fly off with Penny as Night Owl and Silk Spectre in the OwlShip. This will leave an opening for the HBO _Watchmen_ series. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/10 "2019-05-16T21:39:32Z")
I kind of hope the episode handles all our unanswered questions as if they had never been asked. No one makes a big deal about the elevator being fixed, Penny’s last name is mentioned so casually you might miss it, and the only thing Amy says about Stockholm is, “it’s very pretty,” while Sheldon bitches about the trip. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/11 "2019-05-17T01:02:15Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > According to reliable sources, the story ends with > > closing credits followed by a vanity plate. Nailed it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/12 "2019-05-17T01:16:07Z")
No spoilers here, but I found tonight’s surprise cameo guest star a disappointment. Couldn’t they get \_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_, or even \_\_\_\_\_? On the other hand Raj must have finally found the perfect pickup line, “Pardon me, would you like to be my guest at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony?” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/13 "2019-05-17T01:41:55Z")
Well, I liked it all very much. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/14 "2019-05-17T01:44:32Z")
was it as bad as seinfelds? or even cheers? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/15 "2019-05-17T01:46:39Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Nailed it. 😃 Oh, please. > [@How "The Big Bang Theory" should end.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-big-bang-theory-should-end/630628/1): > > Amy Farrah Fowler wins the Nobel Prize… Seven years ago! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/16 "2019-05-17T01:53:59Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > was it as bad as seinfelds? or even cheers? Definitely better than _Seinfeld_, and I happened to like the finale of _Cheers_. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/17 "2019-05-17T02:03:35Z")
I’ve been underwhelmed with most of this season, but the finale was pretty touching. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/18 "2019-05-17T03:07:03Z")
In the season finale of _Young Sheldon_, his future friends are shown as children. The name “Penny” is clearly visible. Can anyone see if her last name is somewhere in the shot? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/19 "2019-05-17T03:23:37Z")
I think the culmination of all the Sheldon jokes and Leonard angst was pretty well covered in that slap. Maybe it says something about me that I found that so, so funny. I still giggle when I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053/20 "2019-05-17T06:12:05Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > In the season finale of _Young Sheldon_, his future friends are shown as children. The name “Penny” is clearly visible. Can anyone see if her last name is somewhere in the shot? I spotted “Penny” on the wall, but I didn’t spot her last name, if it was even there. I did appreciate how Sheldon neatly sidestepped the question in his speech, when he introduced her as “Penny Hofstader.” I liked the final two episodes. There were a few clunky episodes this season, but the finale wrapped everything up neatly, IMHO. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-conclusion-airs-tonight-may-16-2019/834053.md?page=2)