# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 15 (February 11, 2016) -- "The Valentino Submergence" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857 "2016-02-11T21:35:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/41 "2016-02-12T18:47:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > They live all around here as well. Doesn’t answer my question. Went up the ladder to get a drink? Fell in? ---
**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 12, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/42 "2016-02-12T18:54:55Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Other than the Married With Children “Dream” season when Peggy and Marcy were preggers together, I don’t recall any shows with multiple pregnancies. So this has possibilities, altho I’m not creative enough at the moment to imagine them. As long as they don’t do some stupid fantasy sequence where the guys are all pregs… > > Maybe it could turn out that Bernie is having a false pregnancy because of the funky stuff she’s working around?? The Office did it too, with Angela and Pam. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/43 "2016-02-12T18:58:35Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Keep in mind that (a) Bernie is a “good little Catholic girl,” and (b) the only form of birth control that’s 100% effective is abstinence. 99.9% effective #mary ---
**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:** [February 12, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/44 "2016-02-12T19:16:10Z")
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**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/45 "2016-02-12T19:27:20Z")
It was the funniest episode in a while. Kripke calling in, Howard failing to bribe the Maitre D, and Sheldon being unable to get the conversation back to flags were all funny. One of the best episodes of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/46 "2016-02-12T20:17:23Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > Howard failing to bribe the Maitre D, That was Leonard. ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/47 "2016-02-12T20:30:38Z")
Penny must be very cool, she brushes her hair with a leaf blower. Perhaps, the rabbit can live and everybody else can drown in the hot tub. Lets bring a baby into the mix. What could possibly go wrong ? ---
**Author:** ![Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90ced4/32.png) [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/48 "2016-02-12T20:39:07Z")
A mediocre episode, sure, but I admired the compassionate way that Amy handled Raj’s and Kripke’s emotional pain. Wouldn’t it be neat if a publishing exec who was tuned into _FWF_ offered Amy her own syndicated agony aunt column? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/49 "2016-02-12T20:40:51Z")
Too retro - print is dead. Now if some internet company did it… ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/50 "2016-02-12T21:09:03Z")
I hope the cute white-haired girl returns. GROWWWL! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/51 "2016-02-12T21:20:28Z")
> [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](#): > > A mediocre episode, sure, but I admired the compassionate way that Amy handled Raj’s and Kripke’s emotional pain. Wouldn’t it be neat if a publishing exec who was tuned into _FWF_ offered Amy her own syndicated agony aunt column? You’re right, that was pretty good. Amy’s done gone and got herself some emotional intelligence! ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/52 "2016-02-12T21:52:39Z")
The thing I liked most about this episode: Raj got rid of Emily, who I disliked. Yay! But the cool new girl was in a relationship. Too bad. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/53 "2016-02-12T22:48:12Z")
The thing that bugged me is that pregnant women aren’t supposed to hop into hot tubs, are they? Yeah she said don’t make it too hot but still seems like something she should know. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/54 "2016-02-12T22:59:43Z")
As if you can instantly change the temp of a hot tub, short of dumping in a bunch of ice… We had a hot tub when I was pregnant, but we kept it pretty much at body temperature, and we’d rarely stay in it for more than 10-15 minutes, so it was as if I was taking a warm bath. No ill effects at all. My baby girl is a science teacher today! 😃 ---
**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:** [February 13, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/55 "2016-02-13T01:01:44Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > My baby girl is a science teacher today! 😃 Without the hot tub she would have been a doctor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fileystem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@fileystem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fileystem)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/56 "2016-02-14T15:47:37Z")
The last BBT season I really enjoyed is Season 5. Episodes since then are just hit or miss. The characters are getting older, and so the previous plots really do not work any more, especially since the fellows are in relationships/marriages. Seasons 8 and 9 are much more soap-operish for me. The show was not as enjoyable as it was for me anyway. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/57 "2016-02-14T15:58:07Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Maybe it could turn out that Bernie is having a false pregnancy because of the funky stuff she’s working around?? I was thinking of more horrible consequences of her handling that funky stuff. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857/58 "2016-02-14T16:41:02Z")
I can imagine all kinds of awful consequences, but it is, after all, a sit-com. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-15-february-11-2016-the-valentino-submergence/745857.md?page=2)