Sheldon Cooper's (Jim Parsons) genius takes center stage on The Big Bang Theory , but it's his friends who humble him when his intelligence gets the best of him. As smart as Sheldon is, he's stumped when it comes to empathy, social cues, and communication. Because of his shortcomings, it was hard to feel sorry for Sheldon whenever he unintentionally hurt someone.

As the series continued, Sheldon's character was fleshed out, as his wife and friends helped educate him on what was appropriate and what was not. Ironically, there was one The Big Bang Theory side character who was so devious towards Sheldon that he made viewers feel sorry for him , which was hard to do: Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie).

Barry Kripke Flipped The Switch And Made Audiences Feel Bad For Sheldon

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