With two episodes remaining before it wraps up its Season 8, American sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” is reportedly headed for a cliff-hanger finale to air on May 7 at CBS.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the season finale shall feature two life-changing decisions for the show’s central couples Leonard and Penny, as well as Sheldon and Amy. There will be huge developments in the 23rd and final episode of Season 8 that will leave fans of the show hanging as usual.
Leonard is played by Johnny Galecki, Penny by Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Sheldon by Jim Parsons, and Amy by Mayim Bialik.
The cliff-hanger ending of “The Big Bang Theory” for Season 8 only means that Season 9 will come back strong and hard out of the gate when it returns to the air towards the latter part of the year. This was confirmed no less by Steven Molaro, show creator, during a recent interview.
As early as March 12, 2014, “The Big Bang Theory” has already been renewed for three years or up to Season 10, which is a testament to how good the show is doing in as far as TV ratings are concerned.
Four lovable geeks
“The Big Bang Theory” focuses on the lives of four lovable geeks and the four women who love them. The other two geeks are Howard and Raj, played by Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayvar respectively.
Howard has Bernadette, played by Melissa Rauch, in his life, while Raj, for the first time, has to make a decision about his love life, at least in the current season.
There are hints that Lucy played by Kate Micucci, shall return to the show for Raj but Molaro refuse to divulge the details. Instead, he actually insinuated that Emily may also be great for Raj.
Future plans
When asked about the future plans or what fans might expect from the next two seasons of the show, Molaro bared details to the minimum.
He said that just like in the past seasons of “The Big Bang Theory,” the show will have nothing as far as guest stars are concerned. However, Molaro said that the creative team is always open to the idea if there is a good story that comes along the way, there is a good way to do it, and the guest star or stars would be willing to do it.
Molaro also confirmed that the final episode of Season 8 shall be a cliff-hanger because that is the way they wanted the show to be so that it would also whet fan appetites for Season 9. He said that he is also a fan of the show so he is also feeling a range of emotions and he made sure some of those feelings are answered or quenched on the season finale of “The Big Bang Theory.”
Asked if “The Big Bang Theory” will have its wrap on Season 10, Molaro said that it is still to early to say at this point. He added that their focus now is to finish Season 8 on a high note and then come back strong for Season 9.