Seven seasons in, The Big Bang Theory has scored its most-watched finale and its first award for being “not funny.” Or so joked exec producer Steve Molaro, who phoned Entertainment Weekly Radio to accept our reader-voted Season Finale Award for Best Serious Moment in a Comedy for the train station scene.
“《生活大爆炸》(The Big Bang Theory)第七季季终集不仅打破了前几季的最高收视记录,还首次斩获了一个喜剧类剧集‘不好笑奖’。”执行制片人史蒂夫·莫拉罗(Steve Molaro)调侃道,他已通知Entertainment Weekly之声表示接受这个“喜剧类剧集最佳严肃时刻”奖了。此奖项由观众投票评选,而该剧获奖的原因是本季季终集中火车站一幕。

The goal of the finale, as Molaro puts it, was to “chip away at Sheldon and break him down to the point where he just needed to leave to process everything.” The university wouldn’t let him change his field of study. Newly-engaged Leonard wanted to talk about new living arrangements (as did Amy). And the comic book store burned down. Leonard and Penny found an overwhelmed Sheldon at the train station and decided they needed to let him go. With the writers not yet back to work, Molaro won’t say how much the experience will change Sheldon, only that it will affect him.
“本季季终集的主题是帮助谢尔顿(Sheldon)理清头绪,让他明白只有暂时离开才能让事态有所好转。”莫拉罗解释道。任职的大学不允许谢耳朵改变研究方向;刚与潘小花(Penny)订婚的莱纳德(Leonard)正忙着计划搬家的事也无暇顾及谢耳朵;基友们经常光顾的漫画书店又遭了火灾……当莱纳德和佩妮在火车站找到不知所措的谢耳朵时,他们意识到是时候让他一个人好好想一想了。由于编剧还未开工,所以连莫拉罗也不确定谢耳朵在经历了这一系列变故之后会有怎样的变化。

Watching Penny kiss Sheldon’s cheek goodbye got Molaro choked up. But the half hour also packed enough laughs for readers to vote it Funniest Finale. Molaro shares his favorite joke in the interview below.
莫拉罗说他看到佩妮在谢耳朵脸颊边温馨吻别的一幕时,竟然有些哽咽了;不过该集的其他场景仍然让观众捧腹大笑,被评为“最搞笑的季终集”也是名副其实。