# The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 14 (February 2, 2017) -- "The Emotion Detection Automation " **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851 "2017-02-02T20:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/41 "2017-02-05T23:41:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I will bet you any amount of money that those two never divorce… > > …on the show. :p[text altered for space] I agree entirely. > [@](#): > > The new relationship agreement will probably have an entire section on relatives. If it doesn’t, Sheldon isn’t doing his job. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/42 "2017-02-06T01:40:43Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Speaking of, I caught the S1 episode where Sheldon is sick, and he’s creating cultures in jello (IIRC). He says he has to use jello because “someone” polished off the last apricot yogurt. > > As Leonard is supposed to be lactose intolerant, he wouldn’t have eaten the yogurt. (Although, upon reflection, they seem to wobble on this point. He normally refuses dairy, but both Sheldon and Penny seem to know what happens when he eats dairy, so I guess he does indulge once in a while.) Being somewhat lactose intolerant myself, yogurt is generally safe. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/43 "2017-02-06T14:52:28Z")
Yogurt can also be made from soy milk. And in one episode Leonard remarked he can eat small amounts of frozen yogurt with no effects. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/44 "2017-02-06T19:12:38Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I will bet you any amount of money that those two never divorce… > > …on the show. 😛 > > The new relationship agreement will probably have an entire section on relatives. I suspect that Leonard and Penny’s marital problems will be treated in exactly the same way as Penny’s heavy drinking. As material for comedy in the occasional episode, with no expectation that it ought to lead into a long-term storyline in which a potentially serious issue is addressed. Some sitcoms can deal well with more dramatic or thought-provoking material, but I don’t think _The Big Bang Theory_ is one of them. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/45 "2017-02-06T21:28:12Z")
I thought it was odd that the hearing-impaired ex-girlfriend sat beside Howard and Raj rather than in the chair across from them. You’d figure it would be easier for her to read lips and for Howard to translate if they were looking at each other straight on. I also totally thought that Howard and Raj were going to make out at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/46 "2017-02-06T21:47:07Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > I suspect that Leonard and Penny’s marital problems will be treated in exactly the same way as Penny’s heavy drinking. As material for comedy in the occasional episode, with no expectation that it ought to lead into a long-term storyline in which a potentially serious issue is addressed. **Some sitcoms can deal well with more dramatic or thought-provoking material, but I don’t think _The Big Bang Theory_ is one of them.** Well, the only reason I’d argue your point (which I’ve put in bold) is Chuck Lorre’s involvement in the show. Sure, he’s been known to work on sit-coms that are as far from being dramatic as you could imagine (see _2 1/2 Men_) that would reinforce your point, but recent seasons of _Mom_ have shown that Lorre can handle the harsh, dramatic story lines as well. So I wouldn’t put it past them from handling their relationship more seriously. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/47 "2017-02-07T01:11:50Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > I thought it was odd that the hearing-impaired ex-girlfriend sat beside Howard and Raj rather than in the chair across from them. You’d figure it would be easier for her to read lips and for Howard to translate if they were looking at each other straight on. Hearing people don’t know, and Howard isn’t an interpreter, and doesn’t even really know sign language that well. > [@](#): > > I also totally thought that Howard and Raj were going to make out at the end. yeah ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/48 "2017-02-07T03:23:06Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > Well, the only reason I’d argue your point (which I’ve put in bold) is Chuck Lorre’s involvement in the show. Sure, he’s been known to work on sit-coms that are as far from being dramatic as you could imagine (see _2 1/2 Men_) that would reinforce your point, but recent seasons of _Mom_ have shown that Lorre can handle the harsh, dramatic story lines as well. So I wouldn’t put it past them from handling their relationship more seriously. Fair point. I almost said “Chuck Lorre shows don’t deal with serious issues,” but then I remembered _Mom_ (though I don’t watch it), and even some earlier stuff like the domestic abuse and alcoholism undercurrents to _Grace Under Fire_. Still, I don’t get that feel from _Big Bang_. The only really dramatic storyline they’ve done was the death of Howard’s mother, and that was sort of forced on them by the passing of Carol Ann Susi. I just don’t see it as the kind of show that would deal with the divorce of its primary romantic couple, particularly since it’s probably only got a season or two left in it, and that would mean ending the whole show on a really down note. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/49 "2017-02-07T03:51:20Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > The cultures in real yogurt break down the lactose, so people who are lactose intolerant can eat it. It has to be real yogurt, though. Some “yogurt” you buy in stores is essentially pudding with powdered bacteria mixed in at the end of the manufacturing process. As long as it has the bacteria in it, and is a real dairy product, it can be called yogurt. > > If it cracks, and is halfway to being curds, then it’s really been cultured. If it’s smooth like Snack-Pack pudding, then it’s probably not really cultured. I have to say that it’s really nice to see someone online be accurate on this subject. Even so, I have a slight nitpick. If the yogurt says “live and active cultures” on the carton, then it will continue to digest lactose in the original milk inside your intestines. It may _not_, however, digest all the \*added \*lactose from additional milk product used to cut down the sourness. IOW, it’s not whether the yogurt is cultured - it all is, technically - but whether the yogurt has been overly altered from the old-fashioned soured product that it was originally created to be. Or, the short answer: what she said. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/50 "2017-02-07T14:58:44Z")
Another show that did the ex-girlfriend review was _Seinfeld_. In S05E01 _The Mango_, after Jerry finds out about Elaine’s “fake, fake, fake”, he visits several exes to find out if they faked too. Those were one at a time. I think there might have been another time Jerry or George visited exes to get reviews. As to this _TBBT_ episode. Fairly decent, basically the Raj and Howard part for the win and the Sheldon, etc. stuff was just filler but not horrible. Could see the “Now you’re mad.” joke coming a mile away. Nice to see Raj and Howard talk openly about their relationship. You know, if they just dropped Penny and Leonard there’s a chance this could be a much better show. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851/51 "2017-02-07T15:43:28Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > The cultures in real yogurt break down the lactose, so people who are lactose intolerant can eat it. It has to be real yogurt, though. Some “yogurt” you buy in stores is essentially pudding with powdered bacteria mixed in at the end of the manufacturing process. As long as it has the bacteria in it, and is a real dairy product, it can be called yogurt. > > If it cracks, and is halfway to being curds, then it’s really been cultured. If it’s smooth like Snack-Pack pudding, then it’s probably not really cultured. Ignorance fought! Thank you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-14-february-2-2017-the-emotion-detection-automation/778851.md?page=2)