The rest of Season Grate (Eps 8.07-8.15 and 8.17)

[FlyingMonkey]

Yes, I realize that ultimately this is just one screencap of one scene of one episode of one season, but it effectively underscores everything that's gone terribly wrong with the show. Everyone (except Raj) in their couple bubble, somewhat warily arranged around a supporting character who seems to call all the shots now. A character who openly despises everything we loved about these guys. Really, Mr. Lorre? Mr. Prady? This is what you envisioned The Big Bang Theory becoming?

Nailed it.

That scene is both depressing and horrifying. It's like the ending of The Stepford Wives, or being inside a Borg cube. Resistance has indeed proved futile. Everyone has been assimilated. The free-spirited geeks are now wearing "fancy-ass grownup clothes". All to appease what should have been a minor character. It's just sad.