# The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 21 (April 13, 2017) -- "The Separation Agitation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389 "2017-04-13T17:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/21 "2017-04-14T22:42:36Z")
I wonder if they could pull off a whole episode of “Fun With Flags” with no B plot. Just Amy and Sheldon as the hosts, Raj and Howard as the band and Penny, Bernadette and Leonard having special guest appearances on their show. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/22 "2017-04-14T23:09:09Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Didn’t care for the Feynman-Einstein-Heisenberg joke, though. Schroedinger, not Heisenberg. I had to explain the first joke to my husband, but I thought both of them were funny. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/23 "2017-04-14T23:44:42Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Rebecca, Bert’s girlfriend, was played by April Bowlby, who had a recurring role for awhile on _Two and a Half Men_ as Jon Cryer’s second wife. I didn’t recognize her with the blonde hair. The charming Miss Bowlby has often been **[blonde](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ae/97/37/ae9737c782957599828e4c5ae393ce79.jpg)**, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM. As for the rest, the irascible core cast, as with other sitcoms, is getting stale; the outsiders are starting to be more promising for an offshoot. Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/24 "2017-04-15T00:48:51Z")
April Bowlby is often cast as a ditzy blonde. She was one of the main cast in a show called _Drop Dead Diva_ and was underwritten too often even then. I hope she has hidden depths, but so far she hasn’t had much opportunity to show that. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/25 "2017-04-15T12:19:26Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > The charming Miss Bowlby has often been **[blonde](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ae/97/37/ae9737c782957599828e4c5ae393ce79.jpg)**, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM. Huh. I watched every episode of HIMYM, but I don’t remember her appearing on it. I \* told\* you I didn’t recognize her! 🙂 ---
**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:** [April 16, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/26 "2017-04-16T01:16:07Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars. I’ve noticed this too. And Leonard is aging faster than the others. ---
**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/27 "2017-04-16T01:39:44Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Didn’t care for the Feynman-Einstein-Heisenberg joke, though. Shroedinger, not Heisenberg, but I didn’t really get it, either immediately or even after thinking about it. 1. Why does Feynman think they’re inside a joke? Is it because the three never had a three-person meeting? 2. Which segues into Einstein’s statement - is the reason in (1) the same for this? 3. Is Shroedinger for some reason (why, I have no idea, since the conditions for the famous Gedankenexperiment are not there) thinking that if someone observes them from outside, he may die? I am sure someone smarter than me will explain the joke. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/28 "2017-04-16T02:18:28Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’ve noticed this too. And Leonard is aging faster than the others. Seeing older episodes it does appear Johnny Galecki is not keeping his girlish figure. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/29 "2017-04-16T02:24:50Z")
> [@Okrahoma](#): > > Shroedinger, not Heisenberg, but I didn’t really get it, either immediately or even after thinking about it. > > 1. Why does Feynman think they’re inside a joke? Is it because the three never had a three-person meeting? > 2. Which segues into Einstein’s statement - is the reason in (1) the same for this? > 3. Is Shroedinger for some reason (why, I have no idea, since the conditions for the famous Gedankenexperiment are not there) thinking that if someone observes them from outside, he may die? > > I am sure someone smarter than me will explain the joke. 1. I would assume Feynman is notorious for his sense of humor, so he world be the one to recognize a joke setup. ---
**Author:** ![HeXen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@HeXen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeXen)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/30 "2017-04-16T04:08:15Z")
I didn’t even realize this show’s still going. I just have streaming apps so apparently they just repeat old seasons over n over which is why I thought the show ended a long time ago. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/31 "2017-04-17T15:36:44Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > He showed them off during a game of D&D. He did Christopher Walken, Nicholas Cage, and Al Pacino. It was hilarious. Even Sheldon was tickled. Yeah, that was a classic scene! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/32 "2017-04-17T15:38:28Z")
> [@Algernon](#): > > I’ve read that Simon Helberg (Howard) was a pretty talented stand-up comic before BBT. I thought this impersonation was a good example of his abilities. > [@ivylass](#): > > He showed them off during a game of D&D. He did Christopher Walken, Nicholas Cage, and Al Pacino. It was hilarious. Even Sheldon was tickled. > [@MrAtoz](#): > > Simon Helberg’s skill at impressions has been featured several times. We’ve heard his Bernadette impression before, but I think this was the first time we’ve heard him do Stuart. And it was quite good! Just before BBT started he did a mean Nic Cage (and a passable Tom Cruise) as Alex Dwyer on _Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/33 "2017-04-17T15:53:10Z")
> [@Evan\_Drake](#): > > The charming Miss Bowlby has often been **[blonde](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/ae/97/37/ae9737c782957599828e4c5ae393ce79.jpg)**, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM. > As for the rest, the irascible core cast, as with other sitcoms, is getting stale; the outsiders are starting to be more promising for an offshoot. Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars. I didn’t recognize Miss Bowlby, either. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/34 "2017-04-17T20:24:35Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > I wonder if they could pull off a whole episode of “Fun With Flags” with no B plot. Just Amy and Sheldon as the hosts, Raj and Howard as the band and Penny, Bernadette and Leonard having special guest appearances on their show. Nifty idea! ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/35 "2017-04-17T20:27:59Z")
Aw crap! I forgot to watch the show last week. I’ll have to hit up [CBS.com](http://CBS.com) tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/36 "2017-04-18T16:32:53Z")
> [@Sir\_Prize](#): > > I wonder if the gold digger was originally thought up as Raj story line but they realized it wouldn’t work with him so they gave it to Bert. Probably because Raj already had a gold digger girlfriend. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/37 "2017-04-18T18:34:04Z")
And also, Raj no longer has scads of money. ---
**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 18, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389/38 "2017-04-18T18:37:41Z")
And also, Bert is a lot more interesting than Raj. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-21-april-13-2017-the-separation-agitation/784389.md?page=1)