Synopsis:
Sheldon
does not want to deal with change by getting a new table, which Leonard
suggests. Meanwhile, Howard wants to go to space but his friends including Bernadette's father does not believe
he is stable to go back.
Leonard/Sheldon/Penny/Amy
Plot:
I
loved when Sheldon referenced “Windows 98” in the beginning of the episode and
when he prematurely thought Penny failed her audition. Leonard asks him to come
and go table shopping but he has several thousand updates to take care of.
Sheldon asks him one thing that they can live without. Then, Leonard takes a
picture of him on his phone. This implies that they can live without him. I do
not blame Leonard at all for being selfish in this scene. Just when we thought
Sheldon was smart, he uses bad grammar by saying, “nary an argument”. This
shocks Leonard but in Sheldon’s defense, it means “not one” or “not any”.
Penny
and Leonard are now shopping for tables. It’s not easy for them to purchase a
table because Sheldon is always picky about almost everything, which frustrates
her. She lets him know that he should make his own decisions instead of Sheldon
controlling his life. It’s not going to go down well between them and Sheldon.
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At
the apartment, Penny asks Sheldon to give the new table a chance. Surprisingly,
he agrees. In less than a second, he tries it and is not impressed with it.
With the table situation, he blames her for purchasing the table. She fights
back and tells him that Amy has changed him. She tells him that he used to hate
touching things. With Amy in the picture, she and him are now holding hands and
going out on dates. Leonard agrees that she has had an impact on him. After
what they tell Sheldon, he decides to go and break up with her. Looking out for
her friend, Penny decides to call her and gives her a heads-up by telling her
that Sheldon is going to break up with her. Knowing Amy’s personality, she will
not be happy about this one.
Amy
lets Sheldon into her apartment. He asks her to sign the agreement that the
relationship is over. I loved he referenced that he did not have “AppleCare” if
she needed to cry on her iPad. She has already moved on and the breakup between
them has nothing to do with them. She tells him that Leonard has been
manipulating him like he always does, which baffles him. I’m glad that she was
going to stand by him against the stupid table but he still questions her. Amy
has a good point that if she was manipulating him, he’d be smart enough to see
it. He apologizes (rare for him) for giving her a hard time. Shamy is back and
I can’t wait to see them confront Penny and Leonard!
Back
at Leonard and Sheldon’s apartment, Sheldon confronts him that Amy pointed out
that he was only trying to manipulate him. They tell them that their
relationship is stronger than ever. Leonard tells him that he was reluctant to
by the couch; yet, Sheldon loves it especially his “special spot”. He wants him
to know why he does not have a problem with the couch; yet, why he has a problem
with the new table. He tells him that he does not have to explain himself.
Raj/Howard/Bernadette
Plot:
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In
this scene. I love the magic wand where it can do anything especially change
the channels like a remote control. It was interesting how Raj tapped the
channel and used the magic wand. The most entertaining part of this scene was where
he accidentally turned off the TV with the regular remote. Instead, he uses the
magic wand to do it. A few seconds later, Howard gets a call from NASA and they
want him to go back to space. Raj tells Howard they will miss each other and will name
his first child after him. However, he changes his mind and will name his first
child after his grandfather. Raj knows how to entertain me every week and I hope
the writers continue to use him well.
Bernadette
comes home and Howard greets her with a wine glass for him and herself. Then,
he tells her that NASA wants him back. He tells her that he wants to go back to
space. Not shockingly, she does not support his decision after his trauma
experience in NASA.
Later
on, Raj is at Bernadette’s house and tells her he is excited for Howard that
NASA wants to send him back. They have discussion that he had a miserable time
there. He tries to cheer up by showing her the magic wand but she is not
impressed. Then, she likes the magic wand.
Howard comes home to be surprised to see Bernadette with her father and Raj. Raj is
on the laptop with Mike Massimino and is about to give it to Howard but not
before that Raj tells Howard that he, Bernadette and even her father love him
so much. Howard is given the laptop and Mike tells him that he had a horrible
time in NASA. Howard says that he is physically ready this time around.
However, Mike tell him that he would have to go to surviving training again.
At
the doctor’s office, Howard is getting a physical checkup. He does not believe
that he is healthy and wants to get his blood pressure up. To do that, he calls
his mother. She yells at him for not answering the phone and something bad
could have happened to her just like his Aunt Ida. I was so happy to hear Howard’s
mother again screaming.
Ending:
Everyone
except Sheldon and Amy are sitting at the table. Howard tells them his blood
pressure was off the charts. The doctor could have inflated the results but it
would have been unethical. Penny asks them to join them at the table. He calmly
tells them that they can eat at the table if they want but he and Amy do not want to join them. He tells them that he loves eating at the sofa because this is how
they have always done things. It seems that he is not ready for change and wants that
tradition to stay that way. Bernadette feels sad for Amy and suggests that they
should join her and Sheldon. Penny and Howard go with her but Leonard can’t comprehend
why she did not stand up to him. He reluctantly leaves the table to join them. Raj does not
want to come join them because he hates sitting on the floor but Bernadette
pleads him to come join them. Raj finally joins the gang in the living area and
everything is back to normal. In the end, Sheldon got what he wanted like he
always does but that’s his character.
Overall:
I am impressed because of the chemistry between all the characters this week
with the main plot and subplot especially with Sheldon and Amy. He always
assumes everything just because of what people say but I’m glad that he
listened to her by telling him that she will still be on his side. Lately, Raj
has really impressed me especially how he changed the channel to “The Oprah
Network” by using the magic wand and that he was looking out for his friend
about why he should not back to space. Bernadette’s father and the astronaut,
Mike who haven’t been big fans of Howard were actually doing what was best for
Howard. Raj's take on "moo-stache" (normal word: mustache) was interesting as well after Howard wanted to grow a goatee. What did you all think of this wonderful episode?
