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The Big Bang Theory

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S5

Howard gears up for space

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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 story5 of 12
  • Chronological14 of 21

Rating

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Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Penny and Raj's night turns out to be nothing but drinking, and life goes on. Leonard ends things with Priya and, after a lot of back-and-forth, he and Penny get back together. Amy goes out with Stuart, Sheldon gets jealous and asks Amy to be his girlfriend with a relationship agreement. Howard is picked to fly to the International Space Station and spends the season juggling NASA training and wedding plans with Bernadette. Sheldon meets Stephen Hawking and dreams about a Spock action figure. In the finale, Howard and Bernadette marry in a rush on the building's rooftop, surrounded by friends, and Howard launches in a Soyuz toward the space station.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. CameoSpock's voice

    In episode 20, Leonard Nimoy voices the Spock action figure that talks to Sheldon in a dream.

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  2. CameoStephen Hawking in person

    In episode 21, 'The Hawking Excitation,' Stephen Hawking appears as himself.

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  3. Behind the scenesA Soyuz built from NASA photos

    The finale's Soyuz capsule and space station sets were built from NASA photos, with help from astronaut Mike Massimino, who also plays himself.

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