# The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 6 (October 20, 2014) -- "The Expedition Approximation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944 "2014-10-20T20:17:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/21 "2014-10-22T00:35:23Z")
> [@Barking\_Dog](#): > > Then you’re really going to be annoyed when it gets it’s own spin-off next year. @pennyshairsucks is a twitter account. Possibly has its own facebook page too. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/22 "2014-10-22T14:44:16Z")
TBBT Yuck. Spit. Puke. This has been a negative review of the current state of this show. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/23 "2014-10-22T15:24:53Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > TBBT > > Yuck. Spit. Puke. > > This has been a negative review of the current state of this show. If you don’t have anything to contribute to the conversation, don’t post. This isn’t threadshitting, per se, but it’s pretty obnoxious anyway. **twickster** , Cafe Society moderator ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/24 "2014-10-22T16:48:10Z")
The nice moment where Sheldon was human and exposed his fear of starting over in a new field was nice and then completely undercut by him being an asshole again seconds later. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/25 "2014-10-22T18:52:51Z")
One (minor) thing; when Penny attempted to pay back Leonard for the car he bought for her, why didn’t anyone think to apply that to her debt? She implied or explicitly said that she’s got piles of credit card debt. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/26 "2014-10-22T19:20:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > One (minor) thing; when Penny attempted to pay back Leonard for the car he bought for her, why didn’t anyone think to apply that to her debt? She implied or explicitly said that she’s got piles of credit card debt. Because they cannot write a funny story arc about that . And they probably cannot write a funny story arc about opening a dual account for their wedding. A Trip to Hawaii for the Holidays might be funny though! I suspect they are going to Nebraska for X-mas. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/27 "2014-10-22T20:31:01Z")
If they do, perhaps we’ll learn Penny’s last name? (Perhaps it will be on the mailbox.) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/28 "2014-10-23T17:36:03Z")
An okayish episode. Which makes it the best of the season so far. Sigh. The premises (S&R in the steam tunnel, P&L arguing over the money, H&B just arguing) were far from great. But there were still a few good lines scattered here and there. I was trying to guess how long Sheldon would last in the steam tunnel. Based on the concurrent events with the others, it seemed like it was taking around 1-2 hours. But then Amy announces 11 minutes. Uh, no. Nice product placement for Home Depot: We sell buckets that you can use for toilets! The vanity card was the same as the previous week. (Which followed the one announcing he was abandoning them.) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944/29 "2014-10-23T17:50:49Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > If they do, perhaps we’ll learn Penny’s last name? We may not find that out until the answer is Hofstadter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-6-october-20-2014-the-expedition-approximation/701944.md?page=1)