“That’s one of my wishes for the final episode”: Both Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco Agreed One Scene Needs to Make it to The Big Bang Theory Finale (It Did)
On The Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco were itching to see a specific arc finish.
Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco Agreed One Scene Needs to Make it to The Big Bang Theory Finale
The formula that turned The Big Bang Theory become one of the most-watched television programs was the motley crew of science nerds who take an odd liking to a beautiful waitress. The ensemble cast of Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kaley Cuoco, Mayim Bialik, and Kunal Nayyar, led masterfully by Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, offered fans all over the world numerous moments of amusement and hilarity.
Prior to the conclusion of the show’s twelfth and final season, the cast members shared their preferences on how the story and their individual character journeys should conclude. Parsons and Kuoco were particularly drawn to the famed malfunctioning elevator that was incorporated into the series. In the end, their wish came true.
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The Big Bang Theory Finale Fulfilled One Long-Standing Desire For These Two Stars
The Big Bang Theory brought unforgettable moments to fans’ living rooms for 12 seasons with its clever and funny story about a group of physics nerds and a gorgeous blonde beauty. In addition to the ensemble cast’s outstanding chemistry, inanimate objects also played crucial roles in the plot.
For these pals, one such enduring aspect of their life was the malfunctioning elevator. Sheldon Cooper, played by Jim Parsons, mentioned that it was constructed in 1852 and disclosed that it had been out of commission since 2003—four years before the start of the show. One of the first season’s episodes also reveals that the elevator’s malfunction was caused by Leonard’s botched experiment involving exploding rocket fuel that he was carrying down the shaft.
As the protagonists sighed and puffed their way up and down the stairs, wondering if this issue would ever be resolved, the elevator came to represent the characters’ actions and emotions over the course of the seasons. Before the last season of the program began production, the actors of the show sat together to reflect on their work and shared their personal ideas about how the series should conclude in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
Jim Parsons and Kaley Kuoco both said the same thing about how the story of the damaged elevator ended perfectly. It would make a suitable series finale, and both performers yearned for it to be fixed at last. As Parsons put it,
The elevator, definitely. That’s one of my wishes for the final episode.The elevator gets fixed, at least for a minute, and then we all get stuck in it.
It turns out that Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the creators, were paying close attention. In the penultimate 23rd episode of The Change Constant, which aired after 16 years and 12 seasons, the malfunctioning elevator received a makeover and was shown opening its doors to reveal Kuoco’s Penny exiting.
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Kaley Cuoco Listed Her Worst Plotline From The Big Bang Theory
Because of its biting comedy and well-developed characterization, The Big Bang Theory—a superb sitcom about a group of science geeks and a beautiful wannabe actor—became one of the most viewed television series. Even though she was a vital member of the group, Kaley Cuoco acknowledged that she wasn’t always enthralled with the story.
The actor went into further detail about Season 7 and the Serial Apeist episode that followed the story of her character, a struggling small-town beauty with dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. Cuoco was quite apprehensive about the sequence being included in the show since she had to be fully covered in hair that looked like an ape.
Jessica Radloff spoke about her physical agony in a costume that also made her appear foolish and how she was treated like a laughing stock on set in her book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series (available through Startefacts).
The worst experience was filming Serial Apeist and getting covered in hair from head to toe. I was like, ‘Really, you guys? This is what’s happening?’ And Chuck (Lorre) just thought it was so funny. He loved it. I never understood why.
As she believed it was not the right thing for her character to go through at that point, Cuoco proposed that the sequence and the entire plot be removed from the show. However, Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre, the show’s creators, did not share their opinion. As it happened, viewers also embraced this program in its entirety.
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