# Big Bang Theory April 12 2010 Unboxed spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911 "2010-04-13T02:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/21 "2010-04-13T17:13:16Z")
“You bowl like your mama … unless of course your mama bowled well in which case you bowl nothing like your mama” 😃 Brian ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/22 "2010-04-13T17:25:27Z")
I enjoyed this episode, even though it was not quite as funny as I had hoped. I am really glad that the evil Wil Wheaton got the better of “Sheldon and his C-Men” again. He needs to be Sheldon’s ongoing nemesis! I wouldn’t mind if they did a couple of Wheaton episodes per season; and, of course, he needs to meet Barry Kripke! ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/23 "2010-04-13T17:30:33Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > I enjoyed this episode, even though it was not quite as funny as I had hoped. > > I am really glad that the evil Wil Wheaton got the better of “Sheldon and his C-Men” again. He needs to be Sheldon’s ongoing nemesis! I wouldn’t mind if they did a couple of Wheaton episodes per season; and, of course, he needs to meet Barry Kripke! Upcoming guest star appearance: I’ve heard that Mayim Bialik, who played the title character of the TV series _Blossom_ and then went on to actually get a PhD in neuroscience, will have at least one guest spot as essentially a female Sheldon. I can not wait for the repartie! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/24 "2010-04-13T18:25:38Z")
[quote=“Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone, post:23, topic:535911”] Upcoming guest star appearance: Well, that should be interesting! ---
**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:** [April 13, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/25 "2010-04-13T19:19:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “I don’t know about you, but I think these outfits are empowering.” > > Leave it to Raj. That was the redemption of the episode. Raj in a Catgirl costume. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/26 "2010-04-13T19:46:51Z")
I wonder if they got to choose their own costumes? The characters, I mean. Was the assignment of costumes made by Sheldon et al, or Wheaton et all? Because any way you look at it, Raj/Catwoman was rather…different than the others. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/27 "2010-04-13T19:53:58Z")
I believe the winners got to choose how to embarass the losers. I loved Whil Weaton in this episode and Sheldon’s insistance that their team name is “The Wesley CRUSHERS!!!” and not “The Wesley Crushers” (sigh of love). ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/28 "2010-04-14T13:05:57Z")
I like this episode, it’s always fun when Sheldon gets his comeuppance. I am not really a fan of Leonard and Penny. Conflict is the key to comedy in this show and you don’t have any conflict between Penny and Leonard. It’s quite obvious Leonard only likes Penny 'cause she’s hot. Too often the only time the characters interact is to say something that is in the others world. And then it’s obvious Penny studied up to relate to Leonard and vice versa. While we can see why Leonard likes Penny, what is she doing with him? The only answer seems to be, she’s been dumped before so she’s trying someone different than usual. That’s fine but it’s hardly a good thing for Leonard. If it wasn’t him would she try someone else different from the others who dumped her? Probably. Leonard and Penny has gone on for a year and that’s problematic. You either have to have the characters get married or move in together or do something, if you let them stay as is, they both are boring. Which neither one is. Leonard certainly wasn’t boring with when he had the doctor girlfriend or dated Leslie Winkle. So why is he boring here? Because we can see a reason why the doctor and Leslie liked Leonard and why he liked them. They were equals. Here with Penny, Leonard comes off as a whimpy guy, desperately trying anything to hold the hot chick. Then we have a bit more of the “bromance” of Raj and Howard which as been done to death already and been done on other shows (think “King of Queens”) much better. Clearly neither Raj nor Howard is gay, so why milk it. It was funny once or twice, but it’s starting to get offensive. I mean would you have a white guy trying to act black all the time? The danger is do you change a winning format and risk having it tank? Or do you keep the winning format and have it grow stale? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/29 "2010-04-14T17:18:13Z")
I had an epiphany last night about Sheldon (which you all have probably had long ago) - when he tries to engage in put-downs, he’s terrible at it. When he’s just talking with people and interacting in his Sheldon-y way, he zings people most excellently all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/30 "2010-04-14T17:48:56Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I had an epiphany last night about Sheldon (which you all have probably had long ago) - when he tries to engage in put-downs, he’s terrible at it. When he’s just talking with people and interacting in his Sheldon-y way, he zings people most excellently all the time. I don’t know - what was wrong with "First, is your Mother a good bowler or a bad bowler? ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/31 "2010-04-14T18:11:36Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Then we have a bit more of the “bromance” of Raj and Howard which as been done to death already and been done on other shows (think “King of Queens”) much better. Clearly neither Raj nor Howard is gay, so why milk it. It was funny once or twice, but it’s starting to get offensive. I mean would you have a white guy trying to act black all the time? Maybe I’m slow, but what in the hell does this even mean? ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/32 "2010-04-14T18:13:33Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I had an epiphany last night about Sheldon (which you all have probably had long ago) - when he tries to engage in put-downs, he’s terrible at it. When he’s just talking with people and interacting in his Sheldon-y way, he zings people most excellently all the time. Yeah, he does it best when he is not really trying, doesn’t he? Once he attempts to self-consciously go into “zinger mode”, he will almost inevitably fail in the attempt! ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/33 "2010-04-14T18:27:54Z")
So, my DVR was on the fritz…how can I find a full ep? Hulu just directs you to CBS, which only has clips. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/34 "2010-04-14T18:57:18Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > The danger is do you change a winning format and risk having it tank? Or do you keep the winning format and have it grow stale? Thanks for what I think a spot on analysis. Whatever the correct solution, IMO TBB writers haven’t found it. And if they don’t stumble upon is soon, they’ll lose me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/35 "2010-04-14T21:37:57Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Maybe I’m slow, but what in the hell does this even mean? The writers keep playing Raj and Howard off each other as though they are a boyfriend and girlfriend. Sometimes it’s outright, like when Leonard’s mom assumed they were a gay couple, and sometime’s it’s implied like when Howard took Raj to the tar pits to make up fro being a jerk about something. The “bromance” is a meme I hated with Joey and Chandler in \*Friends \*and it’s not getting any funnier. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/36 "2010-04-14T21:55:23Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > The writers keep playing Raj and Howard off each other as though they are a boyfriend and girlfriend. Sometimes it’s outright, like when Leonard’s mom assumed they were a gay couple, and sometime’s it’s implied like when Howard took Raj to the tar pits to make up fro being a jerk about something. Ah, then I guess we’ll have to disagree because I think it’s funny. And I’ll tell you why. It’s funny because both Howard and Raj have women in their lives. So it’s not strictly a bromance. Howard has Bernadette and Raj has scored with a handful of girls since the series started (including Winnie Cooper, we’re not worthy Raj!). Which is a pretty big subversion from the usual bromance game (Chandler was basically celibate until Monica). ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/37 "2010-04-14T22:17:44Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Ah, then I guess we’ll have to disagree because I think it’s funny. And I’ll tell you why. It’s funny because both Howard and Raj have women in their lives. So it’s not strictly a bromance. Howard has Bernadette and Raj has scored with a handful of girls since the series started (including Winnie Cooper, we’re not worthy Raj!). Which is a pretty big subversion from the usual bromance game (Chandler was basically celibate until Monica). Hey, don’t forget how well Raj was doing with Summer Glau until he realized that he had been drinking fake alcohol (in the second season episode, “The Terminator Decoupling”)! That was hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/38 "2010-04-14T22:44:08Z")
I guess I find the girlfriend like interaction to be whinny and co-dependant. It is funny when Howard realizes how it looks/sounds and reacts to that. Chandler celibate!?! What about Janice? And his boss who handcuffed him to the chair? And the woman with two other boyfriends? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/39 "2010-04-14T22:50:19Z")
OK, my DVR cut off just before the end. Is aw Penny run off and Wil imply he did it on purpose. What happened when they came back from the commercial? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911/40 "2010-04-14T23:02:15Z")
Our four heroes, having been bested in the noble art of bowling, endure the humiliation of entering the comic book shop in the garb of super heroines (Sheldon = WonderWoman, Leonard = Super Girl, Howard = Bat Girl, and Raj = Cat Girl). Will Wheaton is not there, but the guy behind the counter mocks them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-april-12-2010-unboxed-spoilers/535911.md?page=3)