If a tv sequence is lucky sufficient to earn a second season and extra, it is solely pure for viewers to begin getting hooked up to sure characters. “Star Trek” followers had been instantly enamored of Spock, however, by the second season, it was inconceivable to not really feel some affection for everybody from the amusingly pompous Captain Kirk to the curmudgeonly ship’s physician “Bones” McCoy. And when you fall for these characters, you naturally wish to know extra about them — the place they’re from, why they joined Starfleet, and what they need out of life. And when this data solely will get parceled out in bite-sized items, you begin to look elsewhere for clues.
One sequence that grew its ensemble in methods its followers discovered irresistible was “The Massive Bang Idea.” For 12 seasons, viewers fell first for the principle trio of Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard, and Penny (Kaley Cuoco), however finally embraced the bigger ensemble — which stored getting greater because the sequence went on. Two of the primary breakout characters from exterior that triumvirate had been the roommates Harold Wolfowitz (Simon Helberg) and Raj Koothrappalli (Kunal Nayyar). Harold’s wannabe ladykiller methods had been grist for speedy hilarity, however Raj was one thing of a grower. Sure, his restricted command of English was humorous in a inventory Andy-Kaufman-as-Latka method, however his social nervousness finally made him relatable.
And his clothes was a part of the lovable bundle that was/is Raj (absolutely we’ve not seen the final of him). The layers! What was up with the layers? In the event you’ve all the time questioned about Raj’s love for layers, there’s a proof behind that.
Peeling again the layers of the enigma that’s Raj
Again in 2010, the New York Submit let its readers ask Kunal Nayyar questions about what makes Raj tick, and he responded with a wide range of entertaining solutions that solely additional endeared the present’s followers to him. Certain sufficient, one reader requested why Raj wears a bunch of layers, and Nayyar had a solution for them.
“I feel the dialogue that occurred with the costume designer is that as a result of he is in a brand new nation and since he is a genius at such a younger age, the layers act as safety. It is like a defend for him. I additionally guess Raj thinks it appears to be like good.”
Wait, Raj would not look good? Trend is within the eye of the wearer or one thing like that, and Raj makes no matter items of clothes he is strung collectively look comfy and, in his method, good. It is not like his finest buddy Harold is a trend plate (although his late mom would possibly let you know otherwise).
In any occasion: layers. Raj swears by ’em, and now why!
