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The show is about the infinite expansion of the universe. But ironically, the show itself is finite. Twelve seasons. One ending. A final shot of the group eating Chinese food in the apartment, the elevator finally fixed. Procurando por- a teoria do big bang em-todas a...
But the secret ingredient was never the physics. It was the pathology of friendship. Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) is not just a genius; he is a rigid system of rules. Leonard (Johnny Galecki) is the wounded romantic. Penny (Kaley Cuoco) is the empathetic cipher. Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) grew up before our eyes. Raj (Kunal Nayyar) learned to speak to women without alcohol. In São Paulo, a restaurant owner named Rafael
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