Last season, The Big Bang Theory surprised us with a bondage episode. Penny and Leonard got up to some bedroom shenanigans, courtesy of a bad dream Sheldon had that featured his two pals taking over his room and turning it into a Fifty Shades of Grey-type of sex room. This meant that Johnny Galecki threw on a whole lot of leather, and Kaley Cuoco was stuffed into a corset that took her a whopping 15 minutes to get on. The results were pretty amazing. Fans really seemed to love the episode, and a behind the scenes picture has emerged that, of course, has gotten fans talking.
This photo is perfect. I love how uncomfortable Johnny Galecki looks, although he's clearly trying to be as stoic about his costume as possible. It's for a dream sequence, so Kaley Cuoco really goes for it, using her sex appeal to her advantage. I know she and Galecki no longer have a real-life romantic connection, but that behind-the-scenes look makes for one hell of a photo. Of course, the best part is Johnny Galecki literally hanging his glasses on a leather strap. Too funny.
The Big Bang Theory would be a very different show if the married Penny and Leonard were a sex-crazed couple that enjoyed trying a variety of different bedroom toys from week to week. It's not like they abstained from sex for years like other TBBT couple Amy and Sheldon, who only had sex for the first time on the weekend that Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out. Still, the type of intimacy usually shown is a far cry from a leather hat and whip, although it's really funny that The Big Bang Theory found a way to include a scene like this without it changing the overarching plot of the show at all.
Things are not always perfect for any of the couples on The Big Bang Theory, and the end of the episode saw Penny and Leonard have problems thanks to not being on the same page about decorating the bedroom. If you're a fan of the couple, perhaps it was preferable to think of them turning Sheldon's bedroom into a sex dungeon than to fight over the direction of the apartment.
The Big Bang Theory is currently airing its 11th season on CBS. Last year, it finished the end of its huge three-year renewal deal. There was quite a bit of speculation about whether it would come back, but ultimately, the Eye Network renewed it for two more years.. That renewal, plus the Young Sheldon spinoff will give Big Bang Theory fans plenty of content for years to come.
New episodes of The Big Bang Theory air on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. ET, only on CBS. To find out what else is coming up, check out our fall TV premiere schedule.
