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07-23-2022, 07:07 PM
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One interaction Raj had with Sheldon still bothers fans
Raj has horrible luck with women — one even climbed out a window to escape him on a date (ouch, right?). As if all of this wasn't enough, "The Big Bang Theory" concludes with all of the main characters enjoying a happy ending ... except Raj. Though he revels in bringing "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar to Sheldon and Amy's Nobel Prize ceremony, it's not a romantic outing by any means.
Fans of Raj surely feel for him in each of these occurrences, but there's one particular encounter between him and Sheldon that saw them seeing red.
Sheldon abandons Raj in a steam tunnel filled with rats
In Season 8, Episode 6 ("The Expedition Approximation"), Sheldon and Raj dream of participating in a government-funded experiment on dark matter, which involves being in a small, 100-degree salt mine for 12 hours. To prepare, they conduct a simulation in the steam tunnels of CalTech. Though Sheldon goes confidently into the experience, he quickly becomes claustrophobic, with Raj trying to calm him with the history of "Hannah Montana."
Sheldon's breaking point comes 11 minutes in when he spots two massive rats behind Raj, who he abruptly leaves behind. Sheldon flees upstairs, slams the tunnel door shut, and informs lookout Amy, "It's too late for Koothrappali, let's go!" The episode ends with a sweaty, frazzled Raj confronting Sheldon: "You call yourself a friend? I was trying to help you and at the first sign of trouble, you ran away leaving me to fend off a family of rats."
A number of fans were angered by the situation. Redditor u/Crazypandathe20th (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifrjlkh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) said, "I feel like they treated Raj like s*** for a lot of the show. His dad was right in the last season when he told him his friendship with them was toxic." Meanwhile, u/kabovetti (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifr3ss2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) said, "And [Sheldon] doesn't just leave him there he actually closes the metal hatch door." And u/SheldonitaCooper (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifrei37/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) noticed how Amy didn't even attempt to reopen the hatch door and help Raj escape.
Despite his character's poor treatment on "The Big Bang Theory," Kunal Nayyar assured fans that, in real life, this isn't the case. He told HeyUGuys (https://youtu.be/d1Zk***ziF8?t=249) of the cast, "We're a family and we've got each other's backs. We have from day one."
One interaction Raj had with Sheldon still bothers fans
Raj has horrible luck with women — one even climbed out a window to escape him on a date (ouch, right?). As if all of this wasn't enough, "The Big Bang Theory" concludes with all of the main characters enjoying a happy ending ... except Raj. Though he revels in bringing "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar to Sheldon and Amy's Nobel Prize ceremony, it's not a romantic outing by any means.
Fans of Raj surely feel for him in each of these occurrences, but there's one particular encounter between him and Sheldon that saw them seeing red.
Sheldon abandons Raj in a steam tunnel filled with rats
In Season 8, Episode 6 ("The Expedition Approximation"), Sheldon and Raj dream of participating in a government-funded experiment on dark matter, which involves being in a small, 100-degree salt mine for 12 hours. To prepare, they conduct a simulation in the steam tunnels of CalTech. Though Sheldon goes confidently into the experience, he quickly becomes claustrophobic, with Raj trying to calm him with the history of "Hannah Montana."
Sheldon's breaking point comes 11 minutes in when he spots two massive rats behind Raj, who he abruptly leaves behind. Sheldon flees upstairs, slams the tunnel door shut, and informs lookout Amy, "It's too late for Koothrappali, let's go!" The episode ends with a sweaty, frazzled Raj confronting Sheldon: "You call yourself a friend? I was trying to help you and at the first sign of trouble, you ran away leaving me to fend off a family of rats."
A number of fans were angered by the situation. Redditor u/Crazypandathe20th (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifrjlkh/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) said, "I feel like they treated Raj like s*** for a lot of the show. His dad was right in the last season when he told him his friendship with them was toxic." Meanwhile, u/kabovetti (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifr3ss2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) said, "And [Sheldon] doesn't just leave him there he actually closes the metal hatch door." And u/SheldonitaCooper (https://www.reddit.com/r/bigbangtheory/comments/vwkefs/comment/ifrei37/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) noticed how Amy didn't even attempt to reopen the hatch door and help Raj escape.
Despite his character's poor treatment on "The Big Bang Theory," Kunal Nayyar assured fans that, in real life, this isn't the case. He told HeyUGuys (https://youtu.be/d1Zk***ziF8?t=249) of the cast, "We're a family and we've got each other's backs. We have from day one."