The Big Bang Theory: 10 Unpopular Opinions About Raj (According To Reddit)

In a way, Raj was the odd one out in The Big Bang Theory. Not easy to love but hard to forget, the character sparked a lot of unpopular opinions.

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As The Big Bang Theory is all about four awkward and nerdy scientists attempting to interact with women and obsessing over comic books, Raj Koothrappali is the zenith of it all. However, as the three-dimensional character that Raj is, he isn’t the most beloved nerd on the show.

Between his social awkwardness, how needy he is, and his divisive relationships, the character has rubbed many fans the wrong way. But that has led to many people running to his defense, and it has created a big bang of hot takes all across the internet.

10 Raj Is The Best Character

Raj isn’t the most beloved character in the world, as he was so needy and emotionally leaned on everyone else in the gang, often pulling them into his problems. Very few fans believe he’s the best character of the show, but there are a select few that do.

This Redditor thinks he’s the best because he had one of the biggest character arcs in the show, which was overcoming his fear of speaking to women, and finally deciding to stop accepting money from his parents.

9 He Made Sheldon Look Normal

There’s no denying that Sheldon is by far the weirdest character on the show, whether it’s due to how demanding he is when it comes to the most menial of things or his strange obsessions with things like flags. But one user thinks that Raj was actually the weirdest of the two.

That could be arguable when it comes to the emotional aspects of the characters, but it was no clearer that Sheldon was the weirdest of them overall when Raj agreed to work for him, and all Raj tried to do was lighten the mood.

8 It Should Have Shown How Raj Didn’t Need To Be In A Relationship In Order To Be Happy

When it came to the end of the show, the finale divided fans because of Raj. Most people were unhappy that he was the only one left without a partner, as most sitcoms see all the characters living happily ever after with their soulmates.

But there are some who agree that it was the perfect end for Raj, as he doesn’t necessarily need a girlfriend to be happy. And some go even further by saying that the show should have had a storyline that explicitly showed how he could be happy without being romantically involved with anyone.

7 Raj & Cinnamon Were The Best Couple

Raj couldn’t speak to women for most of the series, but he actually had the most amount of success when it came to the bedroom department. However, very few of those women were actually any good for him, and his soulmate may have been Cinnamon.

Though the hot take is in part intended to be a joke, it’s actually a testament to how Raj doesn’t need a girlfriend to be happy, despite every fan wanting him to find his soulmate.

6 He Should Have Been Gay

Given Raj’s camp personality, this user believes that the writers had many opportunities to make Raj gay. But just because he’s shy around women and sometimes acts a little camp doesn’t mean he has to be written as a gay character, and straight people can just as easily have that personality too.

Not only that, but him being straight was what made the character so complex and interesting, as it subverted typical sitcom tropes and allowed a straight man to have interests typically deemed only for women without caring about his friends’ often idiotic comments rooted in toxic masculinity.

5 Raj & Howard Should Have Been A Couple

The need amongst some fans for Raj to be gay doesn’t stop there, as a fraction of fans think that he and Howard should have been a gay couple. Though the two scientists clearly had the best friendship on the show, whether they were helplessly trying to be each other’s wingman or supporting each other’s careers, the show didn’t need to make them gay.

They simply had a great friendship and were best friends, and there’s little evidence to give way to the idea that it could have ever been a thing. Although it would have made for good representations, it was a great move on the part of the show to allow two male friends to be close and affectionate with each other, once again going against ideals rooted in toxic masculine ideals.

4 Anu & Raj Were Good Together

Out of the surprisingly high amount of women that Raj has been with, this Redditor believes that Anu was the best for him. The user claims that it was refreshing seeing Raj not having to pretend to be someone he wasn’t.

And while that’s true, the idea of Raj and Anu being great together couldn’t be further from the truth, as there are so many moments that showed they were doomed from the start. Not only did they clearly have completely different relationship priorities, but the whole dynamic was based on a lie.

3 Penny Would Have Been Better With Raj

Even though he didn’t say a word to her for so long, Penny and Raj have had many iconic friendship moments, from drinking cocktails together to always defending each other. And those very moments have led to some fans thinking that Penny would have been better with Raj, but there’s a lot of evidence that says otherwise.

First of all, Raj acted like a snake when he made everyone believe that he slept with Penny. And on top of that, Penny and Leonard’s relationship was solid and the gold standard that everyone else on the show strived to achieve.

2 He Is Unrealistically Written

One critic claims that Raj should be able to speak to women given how he is successful in his career and has a history of academic excellence, as well as coming from wealth and being relatively good-looking.

However, he is probably the most realistically written character of them all, as not being able to speak to a woman is rooted in a real disorder called selective mutism, and anyone can have social anxiety.

1 Howard Was Always Too Mean Towards Raj

Though they might have the best friendship on the show, a few Redditors have argued that Howard’s banter has crossed over the line and become borderline bullying on too many occasions.

Though there have been times where their relationship has been a little toxic, Raj gives it as well as he gets it, and Raj might arguably be worse. Raj ruined Howard’s bachelor party when going into detail about a threesome the two of them took part in, and Raj has found himself in bed with Bernadette on many occasions.

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