The episode explains about Sheldon being irritated with getting the attention from people by discovering a super heavy element and Raj irritating Howard while staying at his house by trying to be a better husband than he is. Sheldon is forced by the university to go to NPR for an interview for discovering a heavy element but he walks out of the interview by calling the host, Ira a bully. The way that Sheldon had that meltdown embarrassed President Siebert but it was also hilarious. President Siebert is mentioned when Sheldon talks to him on the phone but does not appear in this episode. It’s not a lie that Sheldon does not want to get recognized of his “so-called” achievements because he discovered an element that he made by mistake.
Later at Sheldon’s apartment, Amy comes over to his room and invites Wil Wheaton to try and cheer him up. I loved how the actor, who is played by himself made references about his character from Star Trek, Wesley Crusher. Despite that people made fun of Wil growing up because of his character, he was able to overcome those obstacles. Now, he notes that he is now a public speaker, author, and has a webpage about board games. He did well in trying to cheer him up but Sheldon asks him to leave. The entertaining part about this scene was where Sheldon asked Amy if there were any cookies but she said, “No”. However, he lets her in anyways because he does not deserve cookies!
Later, Sheldon’s wish comes true by Leonard rerunning the test in his lab and finds out that Sheldon’s element that he discovered doesn’t exist because a person in China faked the results. You would think that Sheldon’s happy but Leonard irritates him even more by robbing him of his greatest achievements. It was funny how Sheldon told Leonard he would rather hear a joke about a koala and an otter becoming unlikely friends just like him and Leonard. Then, Penny makes a funny comment by asking if Sheldon’s “7 friends” only includes hobbits and superheroes!! The way where Sheldon kept counting down and up his friends was hilarious. He could not make up his mind on how many friends he has!
I’m glad that I got to see Barry irritate Sheldon at his own office. What surprised me about their conversation was where Barry pretended to get his feelings hurt after Sheldon mimicked Barry’s speech impediment. Then, Barry joked about him being hurt and took the opportunity to insult Sheldon again by calling him a “re-tractor”.
Things could not get any worse for Sheldon as he finds out that Raj brought his dog to the apartment and refers her as “Jurassic Park”. This implies that he is not a fan of dogs! The hilarious part about this scene was where Penny tried to make Sheldon feel better. However, Sheldon didn't think it would make him feel better and Penny kept her mouth shut to not start an argument with him.
Sheldon comes to NPR without permission and apologizes for his behavior at NPR. Being the selfish that Sheldon usually is, Ira asks if he wants to something (meaning an apology), but the host refuses. This interview is supposed to be for Leonard. Not surprisingly, Sheldon tries to make the interview all about himself and this causes a fight between the two. At the beginning of the episode, Sheldon mentioned about yodeling to Ira, the host. Coincidentally, he interrupts Leonard's interview by yodeling on the radio.
The ending is what makes this episode one of the best written episodes of the season! While listening to their boyfriends argue on NPR, Penny marks that if she and Amy did a shot every time they said something embarrassing, it would be an epic drinking game. Even though Amy thinks it's too early to drink, she leaves the computer to get herself and Penny the vodka.
Subplot:
Because of termites, Raj has to stay at Bernadette and Howard’s place for a week. Raj volunteers to help clean around the house, which makes Bernadette happy. Later, she lectures Howard on how she should be a better husband to her. This causes Howard to be angry at Raj for trying to make him look bad in front of her.
After Raj interjected into their marriage many times, they kicked him out of their house. Poor Raj forgot Cinnamon’s toothbrush at Bernadette and Howard’s house after he arrived at Sheldon and Leonard's apartment. I bet he was afraid to go back there after he was kicked out!
I’m glad Raj had more screen time this week as his awkwardness towards people makes me laugh especially when he tried to barge into Amy and Sheldon’s relationship. It was entertaining where Raj brushed Cinnamon, his dog’s teeth on the couch!
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Verdict: I found this episode to be one of the funniest in the series especially with the plot with Raj butting into Bernadette and Howard’s marriage and Sheldon always being irritated even when Leonard and the rest of the gang try to cheer him up!
Thought I would offer my own little review here so we could speculate together :)
ReplyDeleteThe writing in this episode was great in some scenes and lacking in others. They speak about Barry's speech-impediment, which I thought they never going to do, but they still don't dare to talk about Sheldon's psychological disorders. That's one of the biggest issues I have with this show. A bunch of geniuses can't even talk about that, but are able to mock Barry about his speech. Bleh, it annoys me!
However, Barry's scene is one of the most hilarious scenes I've ever seen him in ("Maybe physics just isn't your thing. Have you ever considered a career in retail? Then you could take things back for a living" bahahahaha!) A+ to the writers for that line!
The phone call at the start between Sheldon and President Seibert was off the charts and one of the best jokes I have heard in the entire series. "For the record, I have 9 friends. 10, if we count you! 9 it is!" I feel off my chair!
Although Raj staying with Howard and Bernadette was a nice twist of the series that I don't think they've done before, I was really surprised to see how Raj acted around Bernadette. Around other girls he's all awkward and weird, but he was like the perfect husband in those scenes. Why does the show have so much contrast between Raj talking to his friends and talking with other girls? Speaking on that topic, I am seriously upset that the show hasn't done anything to celebrate that Raj's selective mutism was solved. I mean, come on! We've had 6 seasons of the show before he could talk to women without being under the influence and there is like NOTHING they do to celebrate it. It's a huge accomplishment!
The episode was good, and while it in the aftermath may seem like they invented the plot of Sheldon's heavy element discovery purely to have a change in the season, I have a feeling something else is going to happen pretty soon. The season is undoubtedly building up to something big! Either way, I am curious to know how Leonard managed to disprove it. Apparently Leonard does nothing but easy work as quoted by Sheldon in an earlier season, so how come Leonard suddenly managed to be the big man who disproved it? "I disproved it, your element does not exist!" didn't really do anything for me, no explanation whatsoever as to how Leonard did that (for which, by the way, he is now famous for!)
On the more positive sides, the yodeling on the radio and Sheldon's very natural reply to his heavy element not existing were both excellent scenes! I also loved seeing this side of Raj. A very sweet and dedicated man with a big heart. I just wish they could find him a solid girlfriend soon (maybe that too could happen later in this season?)
I'll personally rate it 4.0/5.
While I think this episode had many funny lines, I personally did not care for it nor was it the funniest I've seen by far. I would rate it as 2 out of 5..
ReplyDeleteI find the writing to be all over the place this season as a whole and this episode justified my thoughts even more so. The relationships have brought this show tremendous success but as of lately, it seems like the writing of them is falling apart, so to speak.
A particular scene that annoyed me was between Sheldon and Amy. When Amy offered to go for a walk and he responded with 'Everything is always sex with you', that did not strike me as funny. I found myself confused. I get that we are talking about Sheldon here, however, even for him it did not make any sense. How does a walk translate into sex? I couldn't find the humor in it because it was just so weird.
I also feel like Sheldon is being written as extremely cruel this season. I feel like he was making strides in S5 and S6, while still being himself and hilarious. Now, some of the things he does are off the wall and just intentionally mean, which doesn't seem Sheldon Cooperish. For example, the sweater episode was just cruel. While Leonard was hilarious, I found myself pissed off that Sheldon would so something so cruel.
I know we are only about halfway through the season, but i surely hope the second half brings some better episodes development wise.
Good review, SSDROiD. :)
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