The Real Reason Raj Was Kept Single During The Big Bang Theory Finale
When The Big Bang Theory aired its series finale, all their characters were married—some had children—except for for one, Raj. His tale arc ended with him single and having hope the "one" was nonetheless available in the market.
But why was his persona no longer given "the happily ever after" that every one the others seemingly got? Especially peculiar, taking into account Raj was in an on-again-off-again relationship with the personality Anu.
Anu And Raj's Relationship Didn't Last On The Big Bang Theory
Raj was the only Indian character on the display, so the writers paid homage to the cultural tradition of organized marriages. We see Raj asking his father to set him up on a mutually agreed-upon organized marriage. After he asks this of his father, enthusiasts of the show meet Anu.
In the episode "The Procreation Calculation," Raj and Anu pass on their first date and finally end up engaged. We further see Raj introduce Anu to his friends at Leonard and Penny's Halloween birthday party in "The Imitation Perturbation." Raj goes as Ruther Bader Ginsburg, and Anu goes as the US Constitution—as he plans on "interpreting her."
All is well of their courting, they usually set their wedding for Valentine's Day in "The Consummation Deviation." The marriage ceremony going to be in India till Raj sees Anu greeting her ex-boyfriend with too much affection. The pair calls off the marriage ceremony when he believes she's cheating.
However, they come to a decision to give their relationship another go and date one every other. But, this plan adjustments when Anu is offered a role in London. She asks Raj to join her.
He is initially all about it and desires to fly to London and propose. But, Howard—Raj's perfect friend—advises him against it and tells him he will to find the right woman. And thus, Raj turns Anu down, and the pair is officially over.
What Was The Show's Motivation To Keep Raj Single?
Executive producers Steve Holland and Bill Prady, who also co-created the display with Chuck Lorre, expressed their motivation for Raj finishing the series single to Glamour. Holland mentioned, "It just felt like we didn't need to leave everyone in a relationship at the end of the show. Also, it felt like life was going to go on for these characters."
Holland continued with, "This wasn't an end for them. There's more adventures for them to go on; we just weren't going to see those stories anymore. We didn't need to tie all these stories up and leave the characters all in a more finite place."
Ending with Raj, no longer in a relationship, left the show open-ended. Prady is happy with how ambiguous the finishing is. "Raj continuing to look for love is more satisfying to me than him finding someone neatly at the end of the series."
Prady goes on to say, "The decision to say, 'I'm going to wait for the right person, and I believe the right person is out there,' is a really cool ending. I love that we kind of leave the characters where we've known them to be."
What Does Sarah Michelle Gellar Have To Do With Raj?
The episode before the finale displays Raj announcing, "You'll never believe who called me." It was implied, and plenty of fans speculated, Anu had determined to not cross to London so she and Raj may well be in combination.
But, it was Sarah Michelle Gellar who authorised Raj's invitation to attend the Nobel rite with him—Amy and Sheldon, two of Rajs best possible buddies—were receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for his or her work in Super Asymmetry.
Steve Molaro, who is some other executive manufacturer and co-creator, stated, "We were figuring out everybody being on the plane, and we knew that Koothrappali [Raj] was going to have an empty seat next to him."
He continues, "Chuck [Lorre] thought this was an opportunity to have somebody fun sitting there. Whether it's just a really interesting person, someone for him to meet, or a celebrity."
Holland mentioned, "A bunch of the writers and myself are big Buffy fans. It seemed like a fun, cool pull to get Sarah Michelle Gellar on the show."
How Does Kunal Nayyar Feel About The Decision?
Kunal Nayyar performed Raj Koothrappali for 12 years. Nayyar has mentioned his persona was treated poorly in the past, but almost 3 years after the show ended, he spoke to Metro UK in 2020 about how he in point of fact felt about his character send-off.
Nayyar said, "I find it quite poignant that the one character that believed in true love so much was the one who didn't, in the end, find it. It's beautiful! It doesn't have to be so formulaic; that's what I loved about the show—it doesn't have to be a certain way, you know?"
With the show ending and no new story arcs being created for those characters, Nayyar says that doesn't imply it is the finish. "In the world of these characters, they wake up the next morning, and their life continues. So somewhere, these guys are living and having a great life, and their adventures are continuing."
Nayyar finished his thoughts on Raj finishing up single, saying, "...we were saying goodbye to the show, but in their lives, they're continuing on. I don't know what Raj is doing. But we have this Hindi word called 'Masti.' He's up to some mischief. So wherever he is, he's doing some masti!"
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