# The Big Bang Theory: Season 9, Episode 10 (December 10, 2015) -- "The Earworm Reverberation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079 "2015-12-10T15:11:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **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:** [December 11, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/21 "2015-12-11T17:19:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’s because they are usually dropping samples and contaminating the lab. Or forgetting which refrigerator held the weaponized smallpox samples. 😛 Let’s just say the next time you move a dozen vials of raccoon virus to the fridge, make two trips. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2015, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/22 "2015-12-11T17:23:49Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Yeup. > > Also, Sheldon seemed to be enjoying the very long kiss, which is weird since he never, ever liked kissing before and only did it because he was forced to. In fact, the reason they broke up was because Sheldon was thinking of some science fiction (don’t remember which) while fulfilling his contractual boyfriend obligation. > > Not that TBBT has ever concerned itself with continuity. How is having fictional characters grow and change, you know like how people do in real life, weird and against continuity? If Sheldon was acting like and reacting to everything like he did on the first season eps, now that would be weird. (and I’d have stopped watching long ago.) ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/23 "2015-12-11T17:42:21Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Yeup. > > Also, Sheldon seemed to be enjoying the very long kiss, which is weird since he never, ever liked kissing before and only did it because he was forced to. In fact, the reason they broke up was because Sheldon was thinking of some science fiction (don’t remember which) while fulfilling his contractual boyfriend obligation. He was considering whether or not he should start watching “The Flash”. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/24 "2015-12-11T17:57:53Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > How is having fictional characters grow and change, you know like how people do in real life, weird and against continuity? If Sheldon was acting like and reacting to everything like he did on the first season eps, now that would be weird. (and I’d have stopped watching long ago.) Because re-evaluating whether or not you want a particular woman in your life doesn’t automatically make you like kissing when, for your whole life, you never even liked touching. I hope the writers give this aspect of Sheldon an explanation. Even a small handwave about how love has changed him or something. And it looks like they will, seeing as how the promos from next weeks show is giving it all away just like the promos for this week’s show did. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/25 "2015-12-11T18:17:03Z")
Oh man, that reminded me. In the Television Without Pity’s TBBT forum, there was a very large and vocal asexual contingent that absolutely hated the Shamy after a while. They were all for it in the beginning, when Amy and Sheldon were robot clones of each other. When Amy’s character grew into more of a real person though, they wanted her gone. Other, more regular people argued that it was perfectly normal for a person to grow and mature and that 99.9% of the human population have sexual feelings. But they were adamant. Sheldon was their one and only asexual representation on TV and he should remain broken. Although, of course, they didn’t consider him broken. The asexuals did not like my joke that whether they break up or not, Sheldon is getting him some pussy. This joke made more sense since it was made very soon after their first break up when Sheldon went out and got himself a bunch of cats. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/26 "2015-12-12T00:10:19Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > I wonder if Mayim, devout and conservative as she is, allows herself to do Amy’s kissing scenes only because Jim Parsons, a gay man, is unlikely to be aroused. Do you suppose she’d feel less comfortable – or even balk at – kissing a straight actor? I believe that as Blossom, she smooched her boyfriend (who happened to be young Johnny Galecki). > [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > L-shaped Hollywood sheets don’t cover shoulders. Given Mayim’s modesty, will there be a scene showing Amy and Sheldon in bed in the upcoming Shamy coital episode? I bet that all we’ll see is them heading into the bedroom and later emerging from it, de-virginized but covered up. Leonard wears boxers and a tee shirt to bed with Penny, who at least wears a bra. Amy could wear that nightgown of hers that she wore in the episode where Sheldon spanked her. So, even with Hollywood L-shaped sheeting, they could do the obligatory post-coital scene. 😃 I just remembered Sheldon’s [Walk Of Shame The Morning After](https://youtu.be/aOQp3FHOPyQ) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/27 "2015-12-12T01:46:23Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > I wonder if Mayim, devout and conservative as she is, allows herself to do Amy’s kissing scenes only because Jim Parsons, a gay man, is unlikely to be aroused. Do you suppose she’d feel less comfortable – or even balk at – kissing a straight actor? I’m pretty sure if I was told I had to make out with an attractive woman… and then was told she was a lesbian, I would still enjoy it just as much. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/28 "2015-12-12T02:11:29Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > I wonder if Mayim, devout and conservative as she is, allows herself to do Amy’s kissing scenes only because Jim Parsons, a gay man, is unlikely to be aroused. Do you suppose she’d feel less comfortable – or even balk at – kissing a straight actor? There’s this thing they pay Mayim a whole lot of money to do called acting. Jim Parsons, a gay man, also gets paid a lot of money to play a straight man on a TV show. I wonder if he’ll balk at coitus scenes with a woman? ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/29 "2015-12-12T03:22:54Z")
As an actor Mayim Bialik is well aware that sometimes her job will ask her to do things that she herself would never do. It’s part of the deal. I’m sure there are limits, but she has to be realistic about what she is likely to be expected to do in any given role, and kissing strangers, let alone someone who has become a close friend, is hardly against any average person’s principles. She’s probably more concerned that the science she does on the show is accurate. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/30 "2015-12-12T08:13:07Z")
Well, there is some stretch in her rules for appropriate clothing. Remember, she did wear a female ST:TOS uniform in Science Blue that time she played Doctor with Sheldon. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/31 "2015-12-12T12:13:20Z")
Bialik was wearing a uniform that covered her shoulders and knees in that scene. That’s doesn’t violate her usual restrictions on dress. You can find several videos of that scene if you want to look at it on Youtube by searching on “Amy”, “Sheldon”, and “doctor”. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/32 "2015-12-12T12:38:19Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Bialik was wearing a uniform that covered her shoulders and knees in that scene. That’s doesn’t violate her usual restrictions on dress. You can find several videos of that scene if you want to look at it on Youtube by searching on “Amy”, “Sheldon”, and “doctor”. That dress stops mid-thigh. She does have on tights, though. So. . . ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/33 "2015-12-12T12:59:26Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > As an actor Mayim Bialik is well aware that sometimes her job will ask her to do things that she herself would never do. It’s part of the deal. I’m sure there are limits, but she has to be realistic about what she is likely to be expected to do in any given role, and kissing strangers, let alone someone who has become a close friend, is hardly against any average person’s principles. And to prove it, I went to her website where she has [this article](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik-im-the-lead-actress-in-a-christmas-movie-its-totally-cool/) about her playing the lead in a romantic Christmas movie. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/34 "2015-12-12T14:39:03Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > As an actor Mayim Bialik is well aware that sometimes her job will ask her to do things that she herself would never do. It’s part of the deal. I’m sure there are limits, but she has to be realistic about what she is likely to be expected to do in any given role, and kissing strangers, let alone someone who has become a close friend, is hardly against any average person’s principles. She’s probably more concerned that the science she does on the show is accurate. Well, this isn’t anything new. Actor Steven Hill (who you probably remember as _Adam Schiff_ on _ **“Law & Order”** _) played Daniel Briggs the original lead agent on the first season of _ **“Mission: Impossible”** _. Hill, a devout Russian Jew refused to work on the Sabbath. Through most of that first season of _ **M:I** _ they were able to shoot around for him, but eventually they couldn’t continue abiding his wishes, so he was replaced by Peter Graves in the second season. ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/35 "2015-12-12T15:37:08Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Does Bernadette ever dress down? Just chilling out at home she’s still in what seems more appropriate for work. The clothing on this show always bugs me. Have we ever seen one of them in blue jeans? Penny is the only one of them that has bought new clothes or changed her style over the years. And why are they all dressed like they live in Minnesota? I thought Southern Californians all wore shorts, tee shirts, and flip-flops. 😉 Leonard always wears some number of shirts, a hoodie, _and_ a jacket. And isn’t it about time that Raj ditched the sweater vests? ---
**Author:** ![BigBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@BigBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/36 "2015-12-12T15:46:46Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > And to prove it, I went to her website where she has [this article](http://www.kveller.com/mayim-bialik-im-the-lead-actress-in-a-christmas-movie-its-totally-cool/) about her playing the lead in a romantic Christmas movie. [Here](http://www.kveller.com/wearing-the-pants-for-the-big-bang-theory-super-bowl-ad/) she talks about wearing a football uniform for a promo. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/37 "2015-12-12T16:21:51Z")
> [@BigBlue](#): > > [Here](http://www.kveller.com/wearing-the-pants-for-the-big-bang-theory-super-bowl-ad/) she talks about wearing a football uniform for a promo. Funny how the question of modesty works out. The Star Trek ultra mini was fine to wear but the football uniform is against modesty rules. Strange, that. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/38 "2015-12-12T16:24:42Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > The clothing on this show always bugs me. Have we ever seen one of them in blue jeans? Penny is the only one of them that has bought new clothes or changed her style over the years. And why are they all dressed like they live in Minnesota? I thought Southern Californians all wore shorts, tee shirts, and flip-flops. 😉 Leonard always wears some number of shirts, a hoodie, _and_ a jacket. And isn’t it about time that Raj ditched the sweater vests? Good points. At 72°f, I’m pretty comfortable in a single tee shirt. They must have the AC really cranked up on that set. It’s like they’re wearing uniforms: Howard’s turtleneck dickies, Raj’s sweater vest over a polo shirt over a tee shirt, Leonard’s hoodie/jacket, Bernie’s short cardigan over an empire waist dress, Sheldon’s short sleeved tees over a long sleeved tee, and Amy’s cardigan over some granny clothing. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/39 "2015-12-12T16:28:02Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Funny how the question of modesty works out. The Star Trek ultra mini was fine to wear but the football uniform is against modesty rules. Strange, that. If I’m understanding the modesty rules correctly, the football pants were more of a problem because the minidress didn’t display the crotch area. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079/40 "2015-12-12T16:36:44Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > I wonder if Mayim, devout and conservative as she is, allows herself to do Amy’s kissing scenes only because Jim Parsons, a gay man, is unlikely to be aroused. Do you suppose she’d feel less comfortable – or even balk at – kissing a straight actor? Have you ever kissed someone on a stage? With the lights and a crew and (sometimes) an audience? Most straight actors would also be unlikely to become aroused. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079.md?page=3)