The Big Bang Theory's final season won't be one big long farewell

The Hollywood Reporter

The decision to make Season 12 the final season didn't impact any storylines, says showrunner Steve Holland. "Our goal is to make a really strong, really funny season, and then also find a way to end it in a way that seems satisfying," he says. "But it's nice to actually have the time to do that. It would have been hard, I think, if we'd found out in February or March that it was the end and with only a few episodes left to go (in terms of the writing process). This really lets us take our time and plan things out in a way that we don't always do."