Why TBBT's Howard and Bernadette worked so well.
While The Big Bang Theory often followed the sitcom playbook, the show’s Howard and Bernadette relationship offered a clever subversion of one tired trope. In many ways, The Big Bang Theory’s cast of characters wasn’t so different from most sitcom lineups. They may have shared nerdy interests, but Leonard, Penny, Sheldon, Amy, Bernadette, Howard, and Raj had a lot in common with the lead characters of How I Met Your Mother, Friends, and New Girl.
By The Big Bang Theory’s finale, the show had followed many of the same formulae that made those hang-out shows successful. The popular but blatantly flawed breakout character, Sheldon, became a humbler, more palatable version of himself, much like Schmidt and Barney Stinson. However, not all The Big Bang Theory’s relationships were so predictable. One couple managed to buck a sitcom trend with their frank conversations about kids.
Howard’s love interest softened on the idea of children as time passed, and the couple eventually became parents. However, where The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon fixed his self-centered character flaws as the show went on, Bernadette’s investment in herself wasn’t portrayed as a fault. She remained adamant that she didn’t want to have children unless Howard intended to quit his job and become a homemaker, since she refused to give up career opportunities that he didn’t need to sacrifice.
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