# The Big Bang Theory, Season 12, Episode 16 (February 21, 2019) -- "The D & D Vortex" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965 "2019-02-21T15:35:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/41 "2019-02-24T16:35:35Z")
I always considered Lalla Ward to have been iconic, even for the short run she was in. And look who she is married to. ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/42 "2019-02-24T16:49:48Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I always considered Lalla Ward to have been iconic, even for the short run she was in. And look who she is married to. was married to: [Lalla Ward - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalla_Ward) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/43 "2019-02-24T16:53:08Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I always considered Lalla Ward to have been iconic, even for the short run she was in. And look who she is married to. What is it with people hinting at something but not explicitly saying it? For those who don’t want to bother following the link you failed to provide, she was previously married to Tom Baker and is separated from Richard Dawkins. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/44 "2019-02-24T17:46:35Z")
Well, obviously we like to cultivate an air of mystery. Duh. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/45 "2019-02-25T01:45:40Z")
A nice interview with Wil Wheaton: [Wil Wheaton wraps up run as Wil Wheaton on ‘Big Bang Theory’ - cleveland.com](https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2019/02/wil-wheaton-wraps-up-run-as-wil-wheaton-on-big-bang-theory.html) ---
**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 25, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/46 "2019-02-25T13:44:56Z")
It’s hilarious that people in this thread are debating whether or not Howard should have freaked out about Bernie standing next to a 71 year old Kareem, while Amy had wrapped herself around [Big Dick Richie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/characters/nm0542133?ref_=tt_cl_t15). ---
**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 25, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/47 "2019-02-25T14:10:56Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > It’s hilarious that people in this thread are debating whether or not Howard should have freaked out about Bernie standing next to a 71 year old Kareem, while Amy had wrapped herself around [Big Dick Richie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/characters/nm0542133?ref_=tt_cl_t15). Well, Kareem _is_ black, you know! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/48 "2019-02-25T14:29:14Z")
I thought that was the funniest ep in some time. > [@N9IWP](#): > > …Wil Wheaton had a web series (Tabletop)… Never into gaming myself, but I consider myself to have “nerd-adjacent” cred. Having introduced my kids to Star Trek and Tolkein when young, my daughter is exceedingly proud of a shout out Wil gave her gaming group, and my son is very close to publishing the book for a game he created: [Age of Aether](https://www.calvinstudzinski.com/about). ---
**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 25, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/49 "2019-02-25T14:35:01Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > It’s hilarious that people in this thread are debating whether or not Howard should have freaked out about Bernie standing next to a 71 year old Kareem, while Amy had wrapped herself around [Big Dick Richie](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/characters/nm0542133?ref_=tt_cl_t15). But Howard is insecure, and Sheldon is fairly oblivious, so he wouldn’t likely pick up on the cue. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/50 "2019-02-25T14:58:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I didn’t know much about Manganiello until maybe a year and a half ago, when his wife, Sofia Vergara, was on Colbert. She talked about how much her husband loved “Doonjons and Drahgons,” and how he and his friends play for hours in the special room in the basement. > > Since then, I’ve seen him make numerous appearances in which he’s talked about playing, and rolling d20s with Colbert on his show. 😃 Oh, wow! He’s married to Sofia Vergara? Lucky duck! I didn’t know him at all. Knew the others… ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965/51 "2019-02-25T15:57:13Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > I’ll just say that I find it in questionable taste to refer to the size of a black man’s genitals in an American sitcom, regardless of how it was intended. If they wanted to make Howard and Raj insecure about the size of their junk, they could have done it with a tall white guy. If I were feeling uncharitable, I could accuse the writers of using height as a way of getting away with using a racial stereotype. I’m not feeling uncharitable, so I’ll give the writers the benefit of the doubt and say that they probably weren’t thinking about how it might come across. Nevertheless, they should have thought about it. Honestly, I was half expecting a “just the right height” joke in there somewhere after seeing the group photo. I was glad to see they didn’t go that route… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-12-episode-16-february-21-2019-the-d-d-vortex/829965.md?page=2)