The Big Bang Theory

The Bon Voyage Reaction

by Alan Rapp on May 18, 2013

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The Bon Voyage Reaction

In the show’s Sixth Season finale both Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) are surprised when Leonard (Johnny Galecki) is offered an exciting job in the North Sea working with Stephen Hawking. As Sheldon attempts to discourage Leonard the rest of the group gives their friend and impromptu going away party.

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The Love Spell Potential

by Alan Rapp on May 11, 2013

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The Love Spell Potential

When the girls night out to Las Vegas falls through after Amy (Mayim Bialik) physically assaults a TSA worker during a routine pat down and gets placed on the No Fly List their boyfriends invite them to stay and play Dungeons & Dragons. With the help of a little alcohol the night turns out unexpectedly well, even for Sheldon who was cautious about both the women joining the game and Howard’s (Simon Helberg) new role of Dungeon Master (which gives Helberg the opportunity to break out his various impressions including Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Nicholas Cage).

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The Proton Resurgence

by Alan Rapp on May 4, 2013

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The Proton Resurgence

Learning that Professor Proton (Bob Newhart) is available to hire for private parties, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) seek out the host of their favorite science show from their childhood. The genuinely confused scientist and former host, who usually performs for kids, does a children’s science show for the physicists and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and even agrees to take twelve pictures with them in “seasonal clothing.”

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The Closure Alternative

by Alan Rapp on April 27, 2013

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The Closure Alternative

Amy (Mayim Bialik) tries to get Sheldon (Jim Parsons) to confront his issues with closure after watching her boyfriend throw a fit when he learns that one of his favorite shows, Alphas, has been cancelled and now he will never know how the season cliffhanger was meant to be resolved.

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The Tenure Turbulence

by Alan Rapp on April 5, 2013

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“I’m here to pay my respects to Professor Tupperware, or whatever his name is.”

The Tenure Turbulence

After the death of tenured professor Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard (Johnny Galecki), and Raj (Kunal Nayyar) compete against each other and Kripke (John Ross Bowie) to woo the members of the selection committee, including Mrs. Davis (Regina King) from human resources,  and steal the open spot for themselves.

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The Closet Reconfiguration

by Alan Rapp on March 16, 2013

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The Big Bang Theory – The Closet Reconfiguration

While rearranging Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette’s (Melissa Rauch) closets during the pair’s dinner party for the gang Sheldon (Jim Parsons) discovers an unopened letter to Howard from his father with whom the engineer has neither heard from nor spoken to since he was 11 years-old. Rather than read the letter Howard decides to burn it, but taking Amy’s (Mayim Bialik) suggestion, a curious Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Bernadette trick Sheldon, who read the letter before showing it to Howard, into divulging its contents.

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The Contractual Obligation Implementation

Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon (Jim Parsons), and Howard (Simon Helberg) return to Howard’s middle school in a talk designed to interest young girls into going into the field of science. Surprising no one other than the scientists themselves, their presentation doesn’t go as planned as one could argue the three do damage than good to the girls’ view of science.

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The Monster Isolation

by Alan Rapp on February 23, 2013

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The Monster Isolation

After his latest dating disaster in which Lucy (), the cute girl he met in the comic book store, never comes back from the bathroom and ditches him on their date, Raj (Kunal Nayyar) stops answering his phone, stops going to work, and locks himself in his apartment. Despite Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Howard (Simon Helberg), and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) showing up to offer their concern, and Lucy leaving her number for Raj at the comic book store, the astrophysicist vows never again to leave his apartment.

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The Tangible Affection Proof

by Alan Rapp on February 16, 2013

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The Tangible Affection Proof

The arrival of Valentine’s Day makes Leonard (Johnny Galecki) work to plan the perfect night out for Penny (Kaley Cuoco) who has never had a good Valentine’s Day, but things go quickly downhilll when they are joined by Howard (Simon Helberg) and a grmpy overworked Bernadette (Melissa Rauch). Discovering that one of Penny’s former cheating boyfriends and her friend who he dumped Penny for, are dining (and getting engaged) in the same restaurant only further complicates the evening.

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The Spoiler Alert Segmentation

by Alan Rapp on February 9, 2013

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The Spoiler Alert Segmentation

A fight between Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) forces Leonard to leave the apartment and move in across the hall with Penny (Kaley Cuoco) who doesn’t have the heart, or words, to tell her boyfriend she’s not ready for such a big step. On hearing the news Amy (Mayim Bialik) proposes to a stunned Sheldon that she take Leonard’s spot as his new roommate.

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