Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S12 E20, “The Decision Reverberation”, scores 1/5 for violence, 3/5 for sex and 1/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Koothrappali is worried people won't take him seriously in his own field after publishing a paper that suggests he may have discovered alien life. Also, Leonard wants to be the principal investigator on a plasma physics study.
Across the episode we counted 3 flagged moments in 1 themes: Sex & hookups (3). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 10+Sex talk in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that The Big Bang Theory S12 E20, "The Decision Reverberation", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for more innuendo than the science jokes suggest, but rarely explicit. Sits in the gray area mainly on sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue). Sexual content includes I want to have sex. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 3 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in The Big Bang Theory S12 E20:
I want to have sex.
Wow, sex with your wife.
Don't take this the wrong way, but that was even more exciting than the sex.
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