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The D & D Vortex

Episode aired Feb 21, 2019
TV-PG
20m

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7.9/10

2.9K

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William Shatner, Wil Wheaton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin Smith, Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Joe Manganiello, and Melissa Rauch in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Comedy Romance

The gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith. Deception and betrayal are the pat... Read allThe gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith. Deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.The gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith. Deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

2.9K

YOUR RATING

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7pemigewasset68

Let it all hang out love notes to the fans

Reading some of the previous reviews I have to wonder how these people have escaped the fact that BBT is ending? So yeah, they're going to have some fun with it. It's not going to be Emmy award winning thought-provoking and character developing... It's going to be fun! And this one was fun. They always have fun when somebody from a show that creates waves of nerdgasms put in an appearance. Lighten up y'all. It's a comedy, it's sophomoric and juvenile and doesn't strain the brain - just as it should be.

6Hitchcoc

Perhaps It's Time to Move On

When Wil Wheaton becomes the star of an episode, it's pretty sad. I did enjoy seeing some of the big time SciFi guys playing D&D with him, but otherwise, the plot was dull. Maybe they could add another two minutes of commercials. Eventually, the commercials will be interrupted by the show. Obviously, the characters' priorities in life have stagnated to utter predictability.

1migrjo1949

Jumping the Shark!

WTF happened here, "BBT"?!? Not one moment was engaging! I sometimes have nightmares where a familiar show or movie does an episode or sequel where I know the characters but EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS FLAT AND OFF ! ! ! That's what watching this episode was like.

Jumped the Shark BIG TIME ! ! !

9jonathan-60093

A Perfect Way to Come Full Circle

When Wil Wheaton becomes the star of an episode it means all is well in the universe. This was a perfect episode that brought so many arcs to completion, something that many shows fail to do in their final season. Over the years Wheaton has developed a perfect synergy with the core cast and that synergy shone bright in what is likely his last episode in the series. It was a fun, quirky and totally enjoyable episode.

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Trivia
Joe Manganiello hosts a D&D party for other actors and directors.

Quotes
Wil Wheaton: Hey, Leonard, I have an opening in my D&D game next week, and I was wondering if you were interested in playing.
Leonard Hofstadter: [flattered] Well, yes, thank you.
Wil Wheaton: Okay, great. Now, here's the thing. You can't tell anyone. I'm serious. Not Howard, not Raj, and certainly not Sheldon.
Leonard Hofstadter: Okay.
Wil Wheaton: I'm really sorry to put you in a position where you have to lie to your friends...
Leonard Hofstadter: [hanging up] See you there!

Crazy credits
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #613

KOMPROMAT (picture of a young, long-haired Chuck Lorre)

Connections
Features Red Dead Redemption II (2018)

Soundtracks
History of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]