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The Big Bang Theory · 2009–2010

The Big Bang Theory

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The Arctic trip changes everything

Runtime8h03Where to watchTBCIn your marathonnot seen yet
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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story3 of 12
  • Chronological12 of 21
Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

The expedition comes home, and Sheldon learns his friends faked the data to spare him a failure. Humiliated, he flees to Texas. Leonard and Penny finally start dating. Penny sets Howard up with Bernadette, a coworker studying microbiology, and they become a couple. Sheldon gets into a prank war with Kripke and faces Wil Wheaton at a card tournament. When Leonard says 'I love you' and Penny doesn't say it back, they break up. In the finale, Penny shows up with a new boyfriend, Zack, dumps him and drunkenly tries to get back with Leonard. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj sign Sheldon up for a dating site, and he meets Amy Farrah Fowler.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. CameoWil Wheaton, archenemy

    In episode 5, Wil Wheaton, Star Trek's Wesley Crusher, plays himself as Sheldon's rival at a card tournament.

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  2. CameoExcelsior!

    In episode 16, 'The Excelsior Acquisition,' Stan Lee shows up as himself.

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  3. Behind the scenesA real neuroscientist

    Mayim Bialik, who debuts as Amy in the finale, holds a real PhD in neuroscience, the same field as her character.

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