# The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 3 (October 3, 2016) -- "The Dependence Transcendence" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 3, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592 "2016-10-03T20:44:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/41 "2016-10-07T16:06:09Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Maybe it’s because I was pretty tired yesterday, but I didn’t much enjoy this episode. In fact, as soon as it was over, I went to bed. > > I thought all 3 story lines were kinda dumb. I agree. About halfway through, I thought to myself that I really hadn’t laughed at anything yet. By the time the show ended, there were a couple of chuckles, but no laughs. The show has apparently run its course. I’ll admit feeling the same way about Modern Family. For the first several years, I thought MF was exceptionally well written, expertly acted, and very funny. Now, it doesn’t get a quarter of the laughs from me that it used to, and I’m actually annoyed by many of the characters. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/42 "2016-10-07T16:44:17Z")
The vanity card defended the “laugh track”. He seems to miss the point that it doesn’t matter if it is genuine laughter or canned, it is still distracting. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/43 "2016-10-07T18:18:35Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I can see how wedding bells breaking up the old gang can make some male viewers sad. To them I say, “Buck up. Shit happens.” I think the real disappointment there is actually probably among \*married \*male viewers. Speaking for myself, the BBT male buddy gang was, for a TV show, unusually reflective of how me and my buddies were before some of us got married/had children. Not necessarily in the details of what they actually did together, but in how they treated each other- jokes, pranks, put-downs, etc… Having that go away is kind of disheartening; rather than being a buddy comedy that was relatable, now it’s a chick show that’s relatable. So in a sense, the disappointment is in the demise of the old gang, because it was sort of a nostalgic look back in time to my college/post-college days when I was single and had a gang of male friends I hung out with. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/44 "2016-10-07T18:44:05Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I think the real disappointment there is actually probably among \*married \*male viewers. Speaking for myself, the BBT male buddy gang was, for a TV show, unusually reflective of how me and my buddies were before some of us got married/had children. > > Not necessarily in the details of what they actually did together, but in how they treated each other- jokes, pranks, put-downs, etc… > > Having that go away is kind of disheartening; rather than being a buddy comedy that was relatable, now it’s a chick show that’s relatable. > > So in a sense, the disappointment is in the demise of the old gang, because it was sort of a nostalgic look back in time to my college/post-college days when I was single and had a gang of male friends I hung out with. I miss Leslie Winkel, who fit quite nicely into the guys’ “buddy gang.” But then, I’m one of those women who don’t like “relationship shows.” I liked the nerdy stuff, but was glad to see they included a proper female nerd too. Bernadette and Amy, even though they’re both card-carrying nerds, have gravitated away from nerdity and into the more traditional female relationships. Not fond of that on the show. I hate that it’s always the guys doing something and the girls doing something else. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/45 "2016-10-07T21:28:37Z")
Anybody want odds on the sprog being a girl and them naming her “Debbie?” ---
**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:** [October 7, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592/46 "2016-10-07T22:58:05Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Anybody want odds on the sprog being a girl and them naming her “Debbie?” Especially if she weighs 15 lbs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-3-october-3-2016-the-dependence-transcendence/767592.md?page=2)