# Big Bang Theory 24/5 The Lunar Excitation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683 "2010-05-25T09:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/21 "2010-05-25T23:29:57Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > She dumps Sheldon and falls in love with Wil Wheaton. Oh this would be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/22 "2010-05-26T01:43:50Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > She dumps Sheldon and falls in love with Wil Wheaton. I hadn’t even thought of that. That’s _way_ better than either of my ideas. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/23 "2010-05-26T02:31:35Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I really liked Leonard trying the drunk sex ploy on Penny. Why is it that it works for women but not for men? Is it because women know that a drunk guy isn’t going to be worth a damn in the sack? This is one reason it’s handy to be a gay guy. If an ex shows up drunk wanting sex, odds are the other guy’ll take him right in. I think it’s almost an obligation. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/24 "2010-05-26T11:54:53Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > My prediction: The two seem to really hit is off at first, but Sheldon ends up rejecting her either a) because of some massive flaw she has (blind to the fact that his friends put up with the exact same flaw in him) or b) because of some really ridiculous minor reason, like she really likes Babylon 5. I’m hoping it’s option A… ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/25 "2010-05-26T11:59:14Z")
After Sara Gilbert turned Leonard down, did anyone else expect the next scene to be him knocking at Sara Rue’s door? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/26 "2010-05-26T12:43:27Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I really liked Leonard trying the drunk sex ploy on Penny. Why is it that it works for women but not for men? Is it because women know that a drunk guy isn’t going to be worth a damn in the sack? On the off chance this isn’t a rhetorical question, it’s because men and women are different when it comes to sex. Men evolved to be ready (even eager) for sex at the drop of a hat. Women, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/27 "2010-05-26T13:20:02Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > She dumps Sheldon and falls in love with Wil Wheaton. No, No, No. She meets Penny, they fall in love with each other, dumps Sheldon and the guys minus Sheldon, of course, video bug Penny’s apartment and watch the ensuing action…no, wait that was a porn video I was watching last night…never mind. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/28 "2010-05-26T14:05:41Z")
“Yee-haw!” ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/29 "2010-05-26T14:23:02Z")
> [@](#): > > “Yee-haw!” True Story: Friends of ours reported that they heard cries of “Yippi-ti-yi-Yay!, Oh Yippi-ti-yi-Yay!” drifting down from the bedroom of the apartment above theirs. So this is _completely_ believable. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/30 "2010-05-26T15:16:24Z")
I like the idea of keeping them as a couple, but the tension in their relationship will hinge on whether or not they will be able to stay together despite their combined social awkwardness factor. An on-again/off-again relationship, with the tension based not on whether or not they will have sex but on whether they can stay together despite their general weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/31 "2010-05-26T17:42:13Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > She dumps Sheldon and falls in love with Wil Wheaton. Now that would be hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/32 "2010-05-26T17:43:24Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > After Sara Gilbert turned Leonard down, did anyone else expect the next scene to be him knocking at Sara Rue’s door? I hadn’t thought of that, but it would have been very funny! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/33 "2010-05-26T17:49:37Z")
Will Wheaton would never fall for her though, unless it was a trick to mess with Sheldon. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/34 "2010-05-26T17:51:30Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Will Wheaton would never fall for her though, unless it was a trick to mess with Sheldon. Yes, it would have to be a trick by the “Evil Wil Wheaton”. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/35 "2010-05-27T00:19:15Z")
I didn’t mind the stunt casting for the part, and her dialogue was brilliant, but unfortunately the acting was way off. The actress confused ‘matter of fact’ with ‘emotionless monotone’. ---
**Author:** ![MsChilePepper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MsChilePepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsChilePepper)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/36 "2010-05-27T01:18:49Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Mayim Bialik was great. It was just what the episode called for. It had her in as a brief guest role. For those who don’t know Bialik is like, “scary smart” in real life and holds a PhD in Neuroscience. She was on an ep of What Not To Wear a while back. Her pre-show wardrobe was, indeed, really horrendous. She posed quite a problem for ol’ Clinton and Stacy, 'cause she just wouldn’t play along with their cookie-cutter fashion ideas. Also, she’s an observant Jew, so she had some modesty guidelines that you could tell were throwing them for a bit of a loop. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/37 "2010-05-27T02:22:51Z")
She’s quite cute though, even in deep hopeless-nerd disguise. Ironically, [she looks](http://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Mayim-Bialik-Page/254396735007) rather like the [young Elena Kagan](http://www.wdtn.com/dpps/entertainment/photo_galleries/gallery-supreme-court-nominee-elena-kagan-jgr_3352476). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/38 "2010-05-27T10:30:39Z")
I don’t think cute at all when I see her. I never did. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/39 "2010-05-27T13:53:25Z")
Which makes her perfect for the role. The idea of Leonard and Sheldon both scoring bodacious babeage is mind boggling. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683/40 "2010-05-27T14:02:46Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Which makes her perfect for the role. The idea of Leonard and Sheldon both scoring bodacious babeage is mind boggling. Yeah, but this is television. Howard got Bernadette. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683.md?page=3)