The A.V. Club: This past season, the show hit a lot more emotional notes than it had previously. Does the dramatic focus come from the writers’ and actors’ increased comfort with the characters at this point?
Johnny Galecki: Sure, and I think we understand one another as creative people a lot more. I think there’s a healthy and warranted ego that the writers have right now while writing for these characters, and I think, after having worked together for years with this cast, they’re encouraged by our capabilities as actors with these characters in our hands. Maybe not in episode three, but by episode 163, there’s a level of comfort there. But also, a lot of that healthy and warranted ego is due to the audience’s reaction. I mean, those are storylines you really need to earn, especially within the genre of sitcom. There are few shows that could pull off more emotionally geared episodes in their first couple of seasons. I suppose All In The Family would be an argument against that.