# The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 19 (April 2, 2015) -- "The Skywalker Incursion" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2015, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625 "2015-04-02T15:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 3, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/21 "2015-04-03T16:04:23Z")
They really should have asked that as they were being escorted out. “Do we still get the shirts and hats?” ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/22 "2015-04-03T16:11:14Z")
At least another restraining order for Sheldon’s collection? ---
**Author:** ![txtumbleweed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/23 "2015-04-03T16:15:23Z")
Bernadette was being pretty underhanded in her dealings to get rid of Howard’s TARDIS, promising to give it to anyone who sided with her against Howard. I think she needs a good spanking. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/24 "2015-04-03T16:21:49Z")
> [@txtumbleweed](#): > > Bernadette was being pretty underhanded in her dealings to get rid of Howard’s TARDIS, promising to give it to anyone who sided with her against Howard. > > I think she needs a good spanking. Now that’s an episode worth watching! ---
**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 3, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/25 "2015-04-03T16:43:47Z")
1. That’s more Amy’s thing. B. I doubt Howard has the upper body strength to dole out a good spanking. iii. It would, however, be a more productive use of those ping-pong paddles. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/26 "2015-04-03T16:57:22Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > 1. That’s more Amy’s thing. > B. I doubt Howard has the upper body strength to dole out a good spanking. > iii. It would, however, be a more productive use of those ping-pong paddles. We already know Bernie sometimes dresses up as a Catholic schoolgirl; aren’t spankings pretty much a given in that scenario? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/27 "2015-04-04T00:25:58Z")
Howard married a woman exactly like his mother in personality, which is kind of obvious at this point. She likes how she can push him around and he still worships her. I really don’t see the problem with leaving the Tardis in a corner of the garage, but again, she had to do her domination thing. Weak episode. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/28 "2015-04-04T09:56:30Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > Howard married a woman exactly like his mother in personality, which is kind of obvious at this point. She likes how she can push him around and he still worships her. **I really don’t see the problem with leaving the Tardis in a corner of the garage** , but again, she had to do her domination thing. Weak episode. I thought Howard was planning to put it somewhere in the house. Still, yeah, they’re going from an apartment to an entire house - they should be able to dedicate **one** room for Howard’s geekiness - the Tardis, light sabers, comic collection and associated figurines, etc. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/29 "2015-04-04T14:21:41Z")
> [@Master\_Wang-Ka](#): > > I thought about that – Galecki’s always been pretty ripped – but in last night’s NEW episode, he has a rather prominent double chin. And in the rerun from earlier in the season, after The Odd Couple, he lacks the double chin. OMG! He’s pregnant! That’s going to be the switcheroo for the last episode cliffhanger! ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/30 "2015-04-04T15:04:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Even the gate was right. It was a faked-up set, but was an exact match of the real deal. > > I have a few friends who have made the same trip for the same nerdy reasons. That surprises me. Don’t hundreds of people work at the ranch every day? A hundred? How long are the lines at that bucolic, one-lane entrance? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/31 "2015-04-04T16:45:14Z")
I thought it was a better than average episode and one of the best this season. I enjoyed the tag. ---
**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 5, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/32 "2015-04-05T00:55:00Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > That surprises me. Don’t hundreds of people work at the ranch every day? A hundred? How long are the lines at that bucolic, one-lane entrance? [Two lanes](https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.056313,-122.655842,3a,75y,349.54h,84.84t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s1ViE1D5ESbBX3QPNncmESA!2e0). It has a divider. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/33 "2015-04-05T04:43:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The tasering was much better off-screen. The humor is in watching Leonard’s face during the whole thing. They could’ve closed with a shot of him twitching on the ground, like the time he triggered his own apartment security system. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/34 "2015-04-05T18:21:56Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [Two lanes](https://www.google.com.au/maps/@38.056313,-122.655842,3a,75y,349.54h,84.84t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s1ViE1D5ESbBX3QPNncmESA!2e0). It has a divider. Thank you for the correction. And the photo. And the answer to my question. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/35 "2015-04-05T20:37:02Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > In some ways, I feel like each episode is a unit unto itself. Continuity seems to be unknown or unwanted - mainly with regard to character development. I feel like the writers’ meetings are along the lines of “Wouldn’t it be funny if _\_ did _\_” regardless of the reality of that character, such as it is. I’m really not liking any of them very much any more - they’re annoyingly inconsistent. That method of thinking as kept The Simpsons (and Family Guy and plenty of other sitcoms) on the air for 26 years and most people still like that show. Even if they whine about how it hasn’t been as good for the last X years they still loved the first 26-X years. Either way, I still like BBT and have no intention of not watching it any time soon. Occasionally an episode is a flop but overall, I like it, a lot more than most people (on this board) it seems, but then I don’t sit here and nitpick it to death. In fact, this is one of those shows that I typically stay out of the thread’s for because it gets annoying hearing people talking about how much they don’t like it anymore. Like The Office, instead of watching a show and then whining about not liking it, just don’t watch it. ETA FCM, this isn’t directed at you, just at the Haters in general. ---
**Author:** ![Reluctant\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@Reluctant\_A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reluctant_A)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/36 "2015-04-05T21:41:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Either way, I still like BBT and have no intention of not watching it any time soon. Occasionally an episode is a flop but overall, I like it, a lot more than most people (on this board) it seems, but then I don’t sit here and nitpick it to death… I hear you, brother. I don’t know whether it’s a universal thing for all TV shows on the Dope, because there doesn’t seem to be a lot of crossover between me and the Dope at large for favored TV shows, but I do lurk in the BBT and AoS post-episode discussion threads. Between them, and threads like “The mundane unrealistic details that take you out of the batshit fantastically unrealistic setting,” the Dope has me halfway convinced that I’m watching TV and movies wrong. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/37 "2015-04-05T23:27:21Z")
> [@Master\_Wang-Ka](#): > > This season seems like it’s … off, somehow. It just doesn’t have the laughs of previous seasons, and the characterization seems wonky. Watching the latest episodes, I get the feeling they’ve replaced the live studio audience with a standard 1960s laugh track. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/38 "2015-04-05T23:37:38Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > ETA FCM, this isn’t directed at you, just at the Haters in general. I’m not a hater, just a very disappointed fan. And I do continue to watch, always hoping for the BBT that I loved to slip back in. Ever the optimist!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/39 "2015-04-06T01:11:26Z")
I don’t hate it yet, but I do find that it’s getting less funny OVERALL and that so much seems to be phoned in now. I still watch because there are many funny parts and everyone is still likeable (or watchably unlikeable as they always were), but I definitely see its decline and I don’t think there’s a lot left to say. If it stays on the air for much longer (and I think it’s going to be), it’ll be running on fumes by the end and I’ll probably be hate-watching. ---
**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 6, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625/40 "2015-04-06T02:53:58Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > …I definitely see its decline and I don’t think there’s a lot left to say. That was a fair assessment. Even though I disagree with the continuity nitpickers, I am with you on your analysis of the downturn. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-19-april-2-2015-the-skywalker-incursion/716625.md?page=3)