# The Big Bang Theory, Season 11, Episode 24 (May 10, 2018) -- "The Bow Tie Asymmetry" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923 "2018-05-10T15:58:02Z")\ **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 10, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/1 "2018-05-10T15:58:02Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/2 "2018-05-11T00:40:57Z")
Wait… has Teller ever spoken before? ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/3 "2018-05-11T00:48:38Z")
So, so, _so_ much better than Penny and Leonard’s wedding. I was afraid there were too many special guests and they’d be wasted like Penny and Leonard’s but it all fit nicely together. Hubby, a casual TBBT watcher, laughed all the way through. ---
**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 11, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/4 "2018-05-11T00:54:23Z")
> [@Reluctant\_A](#): > > Wait… has Teller ever spoken before? At least once. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euYrm4RZcC0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euYrm4RZcC0) ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/5 "2018-05-11T01:11:06Z")
Teller stole the episode - his non-talking parts were great. The real spoiler was during _Young Sheldon_ where he discovers the joy of writing contracts, and says that he wrote one with his wife and also with his children.. ---
**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 11, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/6 "2018-05-11T01:33:55Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Teller stole the episode - his non-talking parts were great. > > The real spoiler was during _Young Sheldon_ where he discovers the joy of writing contracts, and says that he wrote one with his wife and also with his children.. Yeup! Plural, even. ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/7 "2018-05-11T02:10:33Z")
Was Amy’s tiara a part of her headpiece? I couldn’t tell. I feel like Will Wheaton got shafted. ---
**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 11, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/8 "2018-05-11T02:38:49Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I feel like Will Wheaton got shafted. He knows his place in the geekdom hierarchy. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/9 "2018-05-11T02:45:25Z")
I haven’t watched in a long time. Who’s the cute babe who was Stuart’s date? ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/10 "2018-05-11T02:55:55Z")
Well, how Mark Hamill showed up was slightly less far-fetched than when Stevie Wonder showed up on _The Cosby Show_. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/11 "2018-05-11T03:01:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > I haven’t watched in a long time. Who’s the cute babe who was Stuart’s date? His new clerk at the comic book store. When Neil Gaiman gave the store a good review, business picked up enough that he could hire someone. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/12 "2018-05-11T03:03:20Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Was Amy’s tiara a part of her headpiece? I couldn’t tell. [Yes.](https://www.glamour.com/story/big-bang-theory-sheldon-amy-wedding-photos) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/13 "2018-05-11T06:45:33Z")
Mayim Bialik likes to share some behind-the-scenes details whenever a significant Amy episode airs. [Here’s what she had to say about this one](https://groknation.com/culture/big-bang-theory-finale-wedding/). She’s a huge _Star Wars_ fan, and I think the producers brought Mark Hamill on for her sake this time. ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/14 "2018-05-11T11:46:11Z")
MeMaw wasn’t there… also, I thought maybe Beverly Hofsteder would attend… ---
**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 11, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/15 "2018-05-11T11:56:04Z")
Nice eppy ruined by the Kripke lounge lizard at the end. Seriously, Kripke needs to have a heart attack alone someplace and die because the 911 operator can’t understand where he says he’s at. I found it out of character for Amy to forget about the wedding to help Sheldon in a field she knows very little about. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/16 "2018-05-11T12:10:23Z")
> [@Reluctant\_A](#): > > Wait… has Teller ever spoken before? Search “Teller speaks” on YouTube, and you’ll find lots of clips of him talking. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJRIkTHqTSE), for example, is an extensive speech explaining why he doesn’t speak. 🙂 His silence is part of his magic performance, but he’s perfectly willing to speak in other contexts. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/17 "2018-05-11T12:37:30Z")
Another funny episode. And again, it is the ladies who are particularly funny. Sheldon was also great, as was … Stuart. Usually Stuart’s character isn’t funny just sad, but last night he was very funny. I like this new Stuart. Hamill and Wheaton were also good. Wheaton plays a self-important jerk so well. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/18 "2018-05-11T12:48:27Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Nice eppy ruined by the Kripke lounge lizard at the end. Seriously, Kripke needs to have a heart attack alone someplace and die because the 911 operator can’t understand where he says he’s at. I found it out of character for Amy to forget about the wedding to help Sheldon in a field she knows very little about. I found the Kripke bit slightly humorous (nice they brought him back) - but no one likes him as I recall, so why would he be invited, much less given the recessional? Although it would be entirely within character for him to just decide he should be the wedding singer - Shamy were exchanging glances as the marched out. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/19 "2018-05-11T12:54:40Z")
It’s not that Teller doesn’t ever speak, it’s that when he does it tends to be a very profound moment. In the case of this episode, I loved how he kept being interrupted, forcing him to not be able to speak throughout the episode, and when he finally was able to, it was a very heartfelt, “Thank you,” to Penny for shutting up Amy’s mother. Overall, a great bit of humor. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923/20 "2018-05-11T13:08:57Z")
When Wil Wheaton was replaced with Mark Hamill, why didn’t he ask “So where am I to go?” nd George Cooper would say “You can stand by me.” That joke wrote itself. The whole Mark Hamill thing was great from start to finish. I knew who would be the dog’s owner and what Wolowitz would ask him to do. It went off perfectly. And yes, Sheldon saying for the first time “my wife,” and then adding “and even my children” was a jaw breaking, jump up and down surprise. My part of New Jersey had an hour long thunder and lightning hailstorm during Big Bang/young Sheldon? How cool is that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-11-episode-24-may-10-2018-the-bow-tie-asymmetry/813923.md?page=2)