Talk:Season 8/@comment-88.104.86.111-20150316082729/@comment-68.70.59.104-20150325180743

I agree that it's a little strange to give Howard a half-brother, as it opens up the relationship thing to a whole kind of creepiness that does not led itself well to comedy. Obviously, Howard's father did not want to be with Howard and his mom - he abandoned them. He obviously took up with another woman and had another son. OK, but, we don't know anything about the other son. Maybe Howard's father liked the 2nd woman better than Howard's mother, but he might have taunted the younger son by telling him he would never be the genious Howard is. Remember, Sheldon and the gang know why Howard's father left and they all sort of told Howard about it last season, although the REAL truth was still hidden from him. I like to think Howard's father was proud of Howard on some level. And now that Howard's mother has passed away, it just doesn't feel right.