So what's a change-resistant scientist to do? Sheldon will make a major and literal move in what Molaro describes as a watershed moment for the character who's so fixated on ritual and order.
"A lot of things in Sheldon's world aren't the way they normally are and there's nothing he can do to make them go back to the way they were," Molaro says. "He realizes that and that's big. ... He couldn't have done that a few years ago. We always say these characters develop at a glacial pace, but when it does happen, I think it's pretty momentous. We felt like it was the right time to do this."
Another watershed moment will come for Raj (Kunal Nayyar). When we left Raj last week, he was making out with Emily (Laura Spencer) as they discussed showing each other their secret tattoos. Even Molaro is slightly surprised at how quickly the duo's relationship has progressed since Raj finally learned to talk to women sober at the end of Season 6.
"Their chemistry is great and we just went with it. I'm really enjoying their dynamic," Molaro says. "With Emily, unlike all the other girls he's gone out with, he's just being flat-out honest. It sounds like it's something he shouldn't say in the moment and it's this honesty that she finds so charming about him. For some reason with her, it's working. I think this newfound confidence is growing because of that. Again, it's taken a while, but it's worth it when we get there."
The Big Bang Theory will have a lot of time to get wherever it's going, after receiving a three-season renewal earlier this year. But Molaro says producers will continue to refrain from plotting long arcs. In fact, he says they currently have no idea how Season 8 will open, or where Sheldon will be.
"We don't work in long-stretching stories and we never have," he says. "One episode bleeds into what the next will be and we haven't thought about next season yet. I just want [fans] to enjoy the finale and then we'll start focusing on the next episode. I can't predict how fans will feel; I hope they like it. It's a little bittersweet, but there are a lot of nice moments."
"A lot of things in Sheldon's world aren't the way they normally are and there's nothing he can do to make them go back to the way they were," Molaro says. "He realizes that and that's big. ... He couldn't have done that a few years ago. We always say these characters develop at a glacial pace, but when it does happen, I think it's pretty momentous. We felt like it was the right time to do this."
Another watershed moment will come for Raj (Kunal Nayyar). When we left Raj last week, he was making out with Emily (Laura Spencer) as they discussed showing each other their secret tattoos. Even Molaro is slightly surprised at how quickly the duo's relationship has progressed since Raj finally learned to talk to women sober at the end of Season 6.
"Their chemistry is great and we just went with it. I'm really enjoying their dynamic," Molaro says. "With Emily, unlike all the other girls he's gone out with, he's just being flat-out honest. It sounds like it's something he shouldn't say in the moment and it's this honesty that she finds so charming about him. For some reason with her, it's working. I think this newfound confidence is growing because of that. Again, it's taken a while, but it's worth it when we get there."
The Big Bang Theory will have a lot of time to get wherever it's going, after receiving a three-season renewal earlier this year. But Molaro says producers will continue to refrain from plotting long arcs. In fact, he says they currently have no idea how Season 8 will open, or where Sheldon will be.
"We don't work in long-stretching stories and we never have," he says. "One episode bleeds into what the next will be and we haven't thought about next season yet. I just want [fans] to enjoy the finale and then we'll start focusing on the next episode. I can't predict how fans will feel; I hope they like it. It's a little bittersweet, but there are a lot of nice moments."
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