The Big Bang Theory season 11 finale spoilers: Amy’s parents, wedding dress

The Big Bang Theory season 11 finale is coming onto CBS in one week’s time and it ultimately goes without saying that this is a huge installment of the show. It’s the wedding we’ve all been waiting for! Sheldon and Amy are tying the knot in a ceremony with many friends and family present, and there is a certain degree of irony to it. Whether it be with Howard and Bernadette or Leonard and Penny, some of the weddings we’ve seen to date have been rather unorthodox. With that in mind, it’s actually rather funny that the one somewhat-traditional wedding we’re getting (at least on paper — there’s plenty of time for things to go awry) is with the two most unorthodox characters at the center of it.

Leading up to this finale, who wants to see the first official glimpse of Amy’s parents on her big day! Kathy Bates and magician Teller have been cast as Amy’s mother and father, with Bates coming via a recasting after the character originally appeared in the past via Skype. You can see the first-look photo below via Entertainment Weekly, and it shows the gang all reasonably happy. While we haven’t seen a whole lot of Sheldon with either of these parents to date, we have to think that they all get along on some level. After all, if they didn’t wouldn’t that have been the subject of some sort of story by this point?

In addition to the castings of Bates and Teller, plus an appearance from none other than Mark Hamill as himself, John Ross Bowie, Courtney Henggeler, Lauren Lapkus, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Brian Posehn and Wil Wheaton are going to be coming back as characters who have appeared on the show before. This is going to be a huge and hopefully-funny episode that tributes the entire run of the show and the relationship that has overcome a lot since it first began. If you think back to the pilot episode, Sheldon is not the sort of character you could’ve envisioned walking down the aisle — yet, here we are now! It’s the element of surprise that is, in part, what helps to make this more exciting.

Below, the Big Bang Theory season 11 finale synopsis offers some more news as to what to expect:

“The Bow Tie Asymmetry” – When Amy’s parents and Sheldon’s family arrive for the wedding, everybody is focused on making sure all goes according to plan – everyone except the bride and groom, on the 11th season finale of THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, May 10 (8:00-8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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