# The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 16 (February 16, 2017) -- "The Allowance Evaporation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 16, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000 "2017-02-16T19:12:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/21 "2017-02-17T13:58:51Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Yeah, I picked up on that too. > > The Euler’s disk reminded me of the time they mixed something and poured onto a speaker and when they turned up the bass the substance bounced around. That was cool too. > > . Oobleck [Non-Newtonian fluid - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid#Oobleck) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/22 "2017-02-17T14:13:36Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Yeah, in the cold open of last week’s episode (or was it two weeks ago?), Leonard asked about “that woman you’ve been seeing,” and Raj said that she dumped him. That’s what prompted him to gather his exes together so they could all tell him how much he sucks. While they didn’t specify that “that woman” was Isabella, she’s the only likely suspect. It seems kind of weird that they would devote a whole episode to establishing her, and then never have her appear again, but the show is getting a little sloppy about that kind of thing these days. > > Edited to add: Darn! Ninjaed! This show drops threads ALL the time. The biggest dropped story for me was when Penny was going to break of with Leonard but slept with him instead because he looked like a sad puppy dog. Other things that should be re-visited: Howard’s half-brother and how he is supposed to be a stay-at-home dad. Sheldon’s mom and either Leonard’s dad or Gablehouser, the head of the physics department. Oh and Yvette the vet. I think her name was Yvette. She gave Raj her number and then. . . nothing. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/23 "2017-02-17T14:18:32Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Other things that should be re-visited: Howard’s half-brother and how he is supposed to be a stay-at-home dad. I would love to see the half-brother again! ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/24 "2017-02-17T14:27:18Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Yeah, I picked up on that too. Me too. You think Leonard and/or Raj would have mentioned that. > [@](#): > > BUT he got his license and didn’t tell anyone because he feels important when he’s chauffered around. Oh, Sheldon. THAT is classic Sheldon. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/25 "2017-02-17T14:44:22Z")
I thought it was a bit of a filler episode, not one of the finer efforts this year. The only thing worse than subplots featuring Raj are those that feature Stuart. Surely he gets a decent wage from the university, why hasn’t he been independent until now? Hey Sheldon, there’s one way to keep Amy from bitching about sex only once a year. For me the best part was Sheldon admitting that he had a driver’s license. ---
**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 17, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/26 "2017-02-17T14:47:03Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > The Euler’s disk reminded me of the time they mixed something and poured onto a speaker and when they turned up the bass the substance bounced around. That was cool too. Cornstarch and water. My cousins and I used to make that. > [@](#): > > Sheldon loves her enough to want to fix things when he screws up. He’s come a long way. I love his diagram. I also love that the said he picked up on Bert’s mood from his body language and vocal tone, and Amy said “And not from the fact that he got stood up?” Sheldon is working so hard on picking up on the little things that he’s missing the big things. > [@](#): > > BUT he got his license and didn’t tell anyone because he feels important when he’s chauffered around. Oh, Sheldon. Maybe to get his license he borrowed a car from Frank and Alicia. In Indiana you can’t take the driver’s test in a rental car because of liability issues. I know someone whose parents had a station wagon and an El Camino, so he tried to rent a tiny car for the test because of the parallel parking requirement. Didn’t work. Maybe he owns a car that he keeps in the storage area with all his junk. > [@](#): > > So now Raj has to grow up. I bet now he finally finds someone. I wish they’d hook him up with Mandy Chow. I loved her brief appearance. It’s rare to see an actress make so much out of a tiny part, and do it honestly-- that is, not make it some kind of shtick. I’ll bet they’re saving “Raj gets a girl” for the series finale, though, which will probably come up in a year or two. Once Halley starts walking, they can’t keep sending her to Camp Not-in-this-episode. They’ll probably save Penny gets pregnant, and Leonard gets tenure and Amy and Sheldon become engaged for that too. It’ll be an hour long, and turn out to be Arthur Jeffries dream. Just kidding about the last one. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/27 "2017-02-17T15:03:27Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Just kidding about the last one. No, wait. That would be truly subversive. I like it! If the writers don’t want to work too hard, they could fill a season just picking up and dealing with dropped plot lines. Hell, Mary Cooper has had three different studmuffins on the show, and they’ve never settled the story with any of them. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/28 "2017-02-17T15:06:11Z")
How common is it for wealthy Indian families to support their adult children? Priya seemed a little spoiled, but she had a good job as an attorney and I don’t know that her family was supporting her. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/29 "2017-02-17T15:30:04Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Other things that should be re-visited: Howard’s half-brother and how he is supposed to be a stay-at-home dad. I don’t think stay-at-home dad can be considered dropped. Howard got the government development contract, which is presumably either bringing in real money or has a strong possibility of doing so. In the meantime, Stuart is apparently a live-in nanny. Is his comic store still open? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/30 "2017-02-17T16:11:35Z")
Howard’s line about (paraphrasing) being sad his best friend will be homeless was really funny and perfectly delivered. ETA: also is the fact that the sister Leonard was into is married news or did we already know that? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/31 "2017-02-17T16:39:39Z")
I think it’s news to the audience. Presumably Raj went to the wedding off camera and Penny did a quiet jig when Leonard wasn’t looking. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/32 "2017-02-17T16:46:34Z")
Dunno, Penny knows, and makes sure Lenny knows, she is the best thing that could ever happen to him, and that he should be endlessly grateful. ---
**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 17, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/33 "2017-02-17T17:00:40Z")
I missed the original airing so had to watch it On Demand today and of course, they wouldn’t allow me to forward through the commercials. So, I was curious and decided to see how many ads they run during TBBT, which is CBS’s highest rated sitcom. Each break they air 11-12 commercials (a little less if you count a the CBS promos as one big ad). All these ads cut down on show time, so all these plot points people bring up in this thread have little chance of happening. It’s hard enough trying to spread the stories to include all 7 main characters (8 if you count Stewart, 9 if you count the baby) let alone try to cover stories about each one. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/34 "2017-02-17T17:43:32Z")
I noticed that on Sheldon’s Zone’s of Privacy (don’t google that) chart, Stuart was in the 3rd circle, with Bert and Kripke. I hope the chart shows up again so Stuart can see which circle he’s in. Since I’ve got the screen paused, here’s the information for each circle: Red (Sheldon, Amy, Dr. Fink (in the event of redness or swelling)): Bathroom Schedule Love Life Genitals Passwords Green (the gang + Stephen Hawking) Hopes Fears Scientific Breakthroughs Family Issues Blue (Stuart, Burt, Kripke) Movies Cafeteria Food School Policies Black (strangers) Weather Traffic Smells ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/35 "2017-02-17T20:46:38Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Did anybody else get that Priya must be married? If all Raj’s brothers and sisters are married, that includes Priya. I guess he didn’t mention it so as not to weird Leonard out. > [@ivylass](#): > > Yeah, I picked up on that too. > [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Me too. You think Leonard and/or Raj would have mentioned that. Wow, I must have an IQ of 2 because I didn’t think of that at all. > [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Maybe to get his license he borrowed a car from Frank and Alicia. Ooooh I love this idea. I did like that Raj was the one that decided to cut himself off from his dads money. It really shows he is maturing. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/36 "2017-02-17T22:36:34Z")
Or that he was trying to guilt his papa into stop bugging him. ---
**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 17, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/37 "2017-02-17T22:45:05Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I noticed that on Sheldon’s Zone’s of Privacy (don’t google that) chart, Stuart was in the 3rd circle, with Bert and Kripke. I hope the chart shows up again so Stuart can see which circle he’s in. > > Since I’ve got the screen paused, here’s the information for each circle: > > Red (Sheldon, Amy, Dr. Fink (in the event of redness or swelling)): > Bathroom Schedule > Love Life > Genitals > Passwords > > Green (the gang + Stephen Hawking) > Hopes > Fears > Scientific Breakthroughs > Family Issues > > Blue (Stuart, Burt, Kripke) > Movies > Cafeteria Food > School Policies > > Black (strangers) > Weather > Traffic > Smells Where are Frank and Alicia? And Beverly Hofstader? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/38 "2017-02-17T23:27:31Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > It seems kind of weird that they would devote a whole episode to establishing her, and then never have her appear again, but the show is getting a little sloppy about that kind of thing these days. These days? The last time I heard of Dr. Stephanie, Leonard was leaving the cafeteria to have sex with her. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/39 "2017-02-17T23:33:43Z")
Yes, but that _was_ her attempt to forestall their breakup. Obviously it didn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000/40 "2017-02-18T01:48:41Z")
In Sheldon’s Zones of Privacy: Where is his Meemaw? And since when can you just show up for a driving test without being driven there by a licensed driver? And neither can you rent a car without a license. So Sheldon would have needed someone to drive him to Motor Vehicles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-16-february-16-2017-the-allowance-evaporation/780000.md?page=3)