Review by jsmeade-36776

Once again, Sheldon gets off with a slap on the wrist for his outrageous and narcissistic behavior. The writers had a real chance for an extended storyline, showing Sheldon just exactly how much support and encouragement he received from nearly every character throughout the series. In the "It's a Wonderful Life " fashion, he could have been shown how inextricably and undeniably linked the characters were to his success, and how diametrically opposed his life without them would have been. As the only character with a stable moral compass, Leonard played probably the biggest role and shouldered the greatest amount of pain and suffering secondary to Sheldon's sociopathic behavior, and therefore had the biggest impact on his life. A complete loss of friends, however temporary, would have made for several touching episodes, and shown Sheldon in unmistakable terms the way his sanctimonious and self-righteous actions caused others pain and inconvenience. It did, however, end the series, that for some inexplicable reason lasted 6-7 seasons after it "jumped the shark ".