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When Sheldon finds out he’s getting an opportunity to go to the North Pole for three months on an NSF expedition, he struggles with the choice. It is a chance of a lifetime to help prove string theory… but it involves something he hates, going outside. The gang also seems extremely excited to have a Sheldon-less summer. That is until Sheldon decides to go and asks the guys to be the members of his team. The boys decide it’ll be worth putting up with Sheldon for three months to help make scientific history.



When Sheldon asks Penny to use the meat locker at the Cheesecake factory in order for them to practice, Penny is hurt to find out that Leonard didn’t tell her about the trip. Penny gives Leonard a goodbye gift (a snuggie) and an elongated hug (5 Mississippi count!). Leonard is convinced Penny still likes him and goes to say goodbye to her the morning before they leave and Penny won’t admit her feelings and how much she’ll miss him to his face.

The guys end up going to the North Pole and we see them eating reconstituted Thai food and watching movies. Sheldon still has his spot on the couch. Guess things aren’t so different there.

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The Big Bang Theory has big finale plans in the works. Seriously. Don’t you see the Snuggie on Johnny Galecki (Leonard)? Crazy, right?

The guys are setting out on a summer adventure to the North Pole and leaving their girl Penny behind. You might be asking yourselves how they could do such a thing, but Jim Parsons (Sheldon) said it best when we caught up with him and the rest of the cast on the set.

“I make them an offer they can’t refuse,” teased Jim. “Not that Sheldon’s the Godfather, although I guess in some ways he is the scientific Godfather.”

Keep reading for more on a Leonard-Penny hookup and most importantly, which one of these genius remembered to pack that toasty Snuggie…

Why the North Pole? “Sheldon is invited to go on a National Science Foundation expedition to the arctic, and we go along as his crew,” said Johnny. “There’s a lot of bracing for three months on an ice cube in a hut—with Sheldon.” Sounds kooky.

And the Snuggie? It’s just a thoughtful bon voyage gift from Penny to Leonard.

Speaking of the twosome, what does this mean for possible romance? Johnny tells us, “Leonard and Penny have to say goodbye for the summer, which blindsides them in a way that they didn’t foresee.” Kaley Cuoco (Penny) agrees. “The whole episode Penny’s acting very aloof. We don’t know until the last line of the episode exactly how she feels. She didn’t realize how much she didn’t want him to leave.”

What about life after the North Pole? Kunal Nayyar (Raj) and Simon Helberg (Wolowitz) have some ideas. Kunal’s suggestions? “We’re all going to come back with beards and bloodshot eyes. Raj has become 300 pounds. We’re all going to look like Joaquin Phoenix.” And Simon? “We’ll be wild animals when we get back. Sheldon should have a handlebar moustache, too.”

Kaley’s hoping for some new meat too. “Four new guys, all living with her. Or they should come back and she’s met someone and it is semi-serious.” We’d definitely watch that show!

Now that The Big Bang Theory is coming back for two more seasons, are you as excited as we are to see where things go with Leonard and Penny? What do you think about this North Pole craziness? Let us know in the comments below.

Wolowitz has to come up with a solution when he realizes his spoace toilet is going to fail.  He makes the guys pull an all nighter with him helping come up a solution using the extra parts on the space station.  Basically the episode becomes a series of poop jokes and the group is unable to actually fix the problem. The best part of the episode?  We actually saw Sheldon laughed!  All it took was a little toilet humor.



Meanwhile, Penny is going on a second date with the guys’ nerdy friend, Stuart.  Both Penny and Stuart go to Leonard for advice and he tries his best to sabotage it.  In the end, after Penny and Stuart ended up making out, Penny called him Leonard instead.  Stuart actually reveals this to Leonard as Penny is obviously way too embarassed.  There’s hope for our favorite couple yet!

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LEONARD AND PENNY RECONSIDER THEIR FEELINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER, ON THE SECOND SEASON FINALE OF “THE BIG BANG THEORY,” MONDAY, MAY 11

“The Monopolar Expedition” - Penny is conflicted when Leonard and his friends decide to spend the summer working - at the North Pole, on the second season finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Monday, May 11 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:
Leonard…………………………….. Johnny Galecki
Sheldon………………………………….. Jim Parsons
Penny…………………………………… Kaley Cuoco
Wolowitz……………………………. Simon Helberg
Koothrappali………………………… Kunal Nayyar

GUEST STARS:
Mrs. Wolowitz……………………. Carol Ann Susi
Dr. Koothrappali……………………. Brian George
Mrs. Koothrappali……………………. Alice Amter

WRITTEN BY: Eric Kaplan & Richard Rosenstock
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

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