The Big Bang Theory season 2

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The Big Bang Theory
Season 2
Second season DVD cover art
Starring
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2008 (2008-09-22) –
May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory was originally aired on CBS from September 22, 2008, to May 11, 2009, consisting of 23 episodes. The Complete Season DVD was released September 15, 2009, and a Blu-ray version was reissued on July 10, 2012, with remastered surround sound audio, whereas the DVD version only had stereo.

Jim Parsons submitted the episode "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, TV Guide ranked the episode the #60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[1] Christine Baranski submitted the episode "The Maternal Capacitance" for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.

Overview

Sheldon becomes increasingly obsessive. Leonard and Penny's relationship takes a turn for the worse when they break up, but this is quickly resolved and their relationship progresses to a stronger friendship than before, while Sheldon and Penny's friendship slowly begins. In the season finale Penny hints at her true feelings for Leonard when the guys leave for a three month expedition to North Pole and she admits to herself that she does not want him to go. Howard has a short-lived sexual relationship with Leslie Winkle in the second half of the season. Meanwhile, Rajesh manages, without having consumed alcohol, to briefly apologize to Penny for what he did in "The Griffin Equivalency". Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie) makes his first appearance in "The Killer Robot Instability".

Cast

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters

Episodes

See also: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
181"The Bad Fish Paradigm"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady
Teleplay by : Dave Goetsch & Steven Molaro		September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)3T73519.36[2]
192"The Codpiece Topology"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn		September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29)3T73528.76[3]
203"The Barbarian Sublimation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Nicole Lorre
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan		October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)3T73539.33[4]
214"The Griffin Equivalency"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Chuck Lorre
Teleplay by : Stephen Engel & Tim Doyle		October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)3T73549.36[5]
225"The Euclid Alternative"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch		October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)3T73559.28[6]
236"The Cooper–Nowitzki Theorem"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Stephen Engel & Daley Haggar
Teleplay by : Tim Doyle & Richard Rosenstock		November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)3T73569.67[7]
247"The Panty Piñata Polarization"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Tim Doyle
Teleplay by : Jennifer Glickman & Steven Molaro		November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)3T735710.01[8]
258"The Lizard–Spock Expansion"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady
Teleplay by : Dave Goetsch & Jennifer Glickman		November 17, 2008 (2008-11-17)3T73589.76[9]
269"The White Asparagus Triangulation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Dave Goetsch & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Stephen Engel & Richard Rosenstock		November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)3T735910.19[10]
2710"The Vartabedian Conundrum"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Richard Rosenstock		December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08)3T736010.80[11]
2811"The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Richard Rosenstock
Teleplay by : Stephen Engel & Eric Kaplan		December 15, 2008 (2008-12-15)3T736111.42[12]
2912"The Killer Robot Instability"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Richard Rosenstock
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro & Daley Haggar		January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)3T736211.81[13]
3013"The Friendship Algorithm"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Richard Rosenstock
Teleplay by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro		January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)3T736311.10[14]
3114"The Financial Permeability"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro
Teleplay by : Richard Rosenstock & Eric Kaplan		February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)3T736410.89[15]
3215"The Maternal Capacitance"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady
Teleplay by : Richard Rosenstock & Steven Molaro		February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)3T736513.11[16]
3316"The Cushion Saturation"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn		March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)3T736610.94[17]
3417"The Terminator Decoupling"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch
Teleplay by : Tim Doyle & Stephen Engel		March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)3T73679.46[18]
3518"The Work Song Nanocluster"Peter ChakosStory by : Bill Prady & Lee Aronsohn
Teleplay by : Dave Goetsch & Richard Rosenstock		March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)3T73689.76[19]
3619"The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition"Mark CendrowskiSteven MolaroMarch 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)3T73699.77[20]
3720"The Hofstadter Isotope"Mark CendrowskiDave GoetschApril 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)3T737010.13[21]
3821"The Vegas Renormalization"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Jessica Ambrosetti & Nicole Lorre & Andrew Roth
Teleplay by : Steven Molaro		April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)3T73719.31[22]
3922"The Classified Materials Turbulence"Mark CendrowskiStory by : Chuck Lorre & Lee Aronsohn
Teleplay by : Bill Prady & Steven Molaro		May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)3T73739.25[23]
4023"The Monopolar Expedition"Mark CendrowskiEric Kaplan & Richard RosenstockMay 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)3T73729.81[24]

Reception

Compared to season one, the second season received critical acclaim. Jessica Paff of Screener wrote that "if they can keep the funny coming, I will keep watching",[25] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly praised the improvements to the character of Sheldon Cooper, writing that "Prickly Sheldon has become a character to love, and [actor Jim] Parsons is doing something rare on network TV: making intellectualism admirable, even heroic",[26] and James Chamberlin of IGN wrote that "Jim Parsons is a riot and is reason enough to tune in each week."[27]

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