Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
It's hard to believe The Big Bang Theory is more than halfway through its ninth season and we're just now meeting Sheldon's grandmother. "Meemaw" clearly had a profound influence on Sheldon's childhood as one of the few adults in his life who knew how to deal with his eccentric personality. The idea that Meemaw would finally appear in the flesh was an enticing one. Sadly, "The Meemaw Materialization" did very little with this long-awaited guest appearance.
This episode pretty much ticked off every single box on the list of stale, formulaic old people humor. There were the obligatory nods to everything from dentures to butterscotch candies to Bengay. The humor was so formulaic that Meemaw barely felt like a real character at all, but rather just another generic sitcom grandmother. Actress June Squibb (Nebraska) didn't have much opportunity to inject life into her character. More often than not her slow line delivery made her seem like she was on a different wavelength from the rest of the cast. As memorable a character as Sheldon's mother is in her sporadic appearances, it's a shame Meemaw couldn't achieve the same effect.
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It's hard to believe The Big Bang Theory is more than halfway through its ninth season and we're just now meeting Sheldon's grandmother. "Meemaw" clearly had a profound influence on Sheldon's childhood as one of the few adults in his life who knew how to deal with his eccentric personality. The idea that Meemaw would finally appear in the flesh was an enticing one. Sadly, "The Meemaw Materialization" did very little with this long-awaited guest appearance.
This episode pretty much ticked off every single box on the list of stale, formulaic old people humor. There were the obligatory nods to everything from dentures to butterscotch candies to Bengay. The humor was so formulaic that Meemaw barely felt like a real character at all, but rather just another generic sitcom grandmother. Actress June Squibb (Nebraska) didn't have much opportunity to inject life into her character. More often than not her slow line delivery made her seem like she was on a different wavelength from the rest of the cast. As memorable a character as Sheldon's mother is in her sporadic appearances, it's a shame Meemaw couldn't achieve the same effect.
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