# The Big Bang Theory, Season 8, Episode 9 (November 13, 2014) -- "The Septum Deviation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538 "2014-11-13T16:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/21 "2014-11-15T00:00:01Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > Was probably a cost-cutting measure… his parents don’t show up either, and you think that’d be natural for an episode about their separation. Instead, it’s just Raj talking about them second-hand. No parents, but there was an appearance by Raj’s Brobdingnagian desk. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/22 "2014-11-15T00:25:43Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I thought Sheldon wasn’t very credible in his concern over a minor elective surgery. One chance in 700,000 doesn’t seem enough to frighten a mind as rational as his. > > Howie and Bernadette seem to be together just for the sex. Maybe they should move on. Yes, the Raj-Howie couples therapy gag was pretty obvious. Some families really do thrive on that conflict dynamic though. There was one such down the street from me as a kid; there were times I stopped playing and left their house for fear that serious injuries were in the offing. I have to say that today they are the closest siblings I know. They still fight snipe verbally with each other. “You just keep talking, I’m gonna chew my leg off.” :D:D ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/23 "2014-11-15T11:09:40Z")
Oofa, that barrette did Penny’s old-lady haircut no favors in the opening scene. > [@FlightlessBird](#): > > From a nice article in [EW- ‘Sports Night’: an Oral History](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/06/sports-night-oral-history/): That quote annoys me. They’re both named Josh. “Josh came in, but Josh got the part, and I really wanted Josh on the show.” ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/24 "2014-11-15T12:03:09Z")
Wow, all the ssturm und drang over Penny’s hair. I love it! I think she looks so much prettier this year. Last year she had a really hard, angry look about her, now she comes across to me like a mature version of the original Penny. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/25 "2014-11-18T22:58:33Z")
An okay episode dragged down by two things: 1. Leonard snores? Since when? _Penny_ snores, _not_ Leonard. Season 3, episode 14, _The Einstein Approximation_. "Sheldon: … Oh, by the way, I was watching you sleep for a moment, and I noticed that your snoring seems to be worse when you’re on your back. Penny: Leonard doesn’t snore. Sheldon: No, I wasn’t talking to Leonard. Leonard: Told you." It also isn’t a recent development. Sheldon says it bothered him for the first 5 or 6 years but he’s gotten used to it. So it definitely predates the earlier episode. Writers and continuity. There oughta be a law. 1. Sheldon smacking his nose and having a bandage. C’mon. What a crappy sitcom bit. I expect better from this show. Best little gag: the running bit about Howard and couple’s therapy. I know it’s been done. But that is the _ugliest_ woman’s hairstyle ever. Re: Molina. He is still on Thursday nights as a regular on ABC’s _Scandal_. He’s on the competition now. He apparently got that job after being one _Grey’s Anatomy_ once. (A lot of such folk turn up on other Shondaland productions.) Thursday is his night. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/26 "2014-11-19T14:32:54Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > I was just thinking, since Laurie Metcalf is now on a different sitcom on the same network (and the same night), I wonder if we’ve seen the last of Mary Cooper. I caught 10 minutes of that show. She’ll be back. _L_ And since they are on the same network, even if the show does go on, I could still see the occasional Mary Cooper visit. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/27 "2014-11-19T16:14:53Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > I caught 10 minutes of that show. She’ll be back. _L_ > > And since they are on the same network, even if the show does go on, I could still see the occasional Mary Cooper visit. Laura Spencer, the actress who plays Raj’s girlfriend Emily also does guest spots on “Bones” on Fox, so I can’t imagine Laurie Metcalf doing guest spots on TBBT being a big deal, especially on the same network. The only thing I could see making it a problem would be garden-variety timing issues. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/28 "2014-11-19T16:23:30Z")
Which can be solved by having the character Skype. They’ve done it before with Sheldon’s mom, when Baranski’s schedule prevented her from filming with the cast. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/29 "2014-11-19T17:30:57Z")
Leonard’s mom is played by Christine Baranski, Sheldon’s mom is played by Laurie Metcalf. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/30 "2014-11-19T17:40:24Z")
Oops. Thought one, typed the other. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/31 "2014-11-19T19:53:55Z")
I can’t really imagine Mary Cooper figuring out how to skype. I don’t know that she owns a computer. But even with her having her own series, I can see her in a recurring role 2-3 times a season. And unless Sheldon has another major breakdown, Mary is probably very occupied being a grandmother. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/32 "2014-11-19T19:59:57Z")
If my mother can learn how to Skype, Sheldon’s mom should be able to as well. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/33 "2014-11-19T20:27:58Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > And unless Sheldon has another major breakdown, Mary is probably very occupied being a grandmother. A grandmother to who? Did one of her other kids who are ‘dumb as soup’ have a child I didn’t hear about? ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/34 "2014-11-19T20:36:58Z")
Sheldon’s twin sister gave birth last season. Traumatized Sheldon no end, it did. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/35 "2014-11-19T20:49:57Z")
Oh, yeah. I remember that one. The gang kept calling him or Skyping with him or something. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/36 "2014-11-19T22:16:25Z")
Laurie Metcalf is also on another crappy TV show: HBO’s **Getting On**. Just started its second season. I have no idea how that got renewed. ---
**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:** [November 23, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/37 "2014-11-23T23:05:55Z")
Another continuity break on Leonard snoring: Series 6 Episode 08, _The 43 Peculiarity_. Sheldon: I’m not saying you don’t have attractive qualities. Your choice of friends is impeccable, you’re a good sleeper, and last but not least, you buy the grapes I like. You’re a real catch compared to some snoring guy with a fridge full of lousy grapes. This was just _two_ seasons ago. Good grief. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538/38 "2014-11-24T01:23:02Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Leonard’s mom is played by Christine Baranski, Sheldon’s mom is played by Laurie Metcalf. Sheldon’s mom played Leonard’s lover in Norm earlier. Different names, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-episode-9-november-13-2014-the-septum-deviation/704538.md?page=1)