# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 20 (April 7, 2016) -- "The Fermentation Bifurcation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360 "2016-04-28T19:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/1 "2016-04-28T19:46:17Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/2 "2016-04-28T20:26:57Z")
Am I missing something with the date? ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/3 "2016-04-28T20:36:11Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Am I missing something with the date? It’s the new BBT calendar, it’s moved everything back three weeks. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/4 "2016-04-28T20:52:49Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Am I missing something with the date? Oh, good grief. Silly me, I must have had a small stroke. I shall go back and edit the damn thing! ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/5 "2016-04-28T20:59:48Z")
Drat. Now I can’t edit the title of the thread! Can an administrator change the “April 7” to April 28", please? ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/6 "2016-04-28T21:23:54Z")
Did we ever do one for last week’s episode? Or was it a victim of The Great Outage? ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/7 "2016-04-28T22:40:41Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Did we ever do one for last week’s episode? Or was it a victim of The Great Outage? I didn’t make it in to the library (my interwebs connection) that day, so I did not start the thread. Then I kinda forgot about it. Oops! ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/8 "2016-04-28T22:49:25Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Did we ever do one for last week’s episode? Or was it a victim of The Great Outage? Either that, or we were all so gobsmacked by the continuity error that we couldn’t bring ourselves to post. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/9 "2016-04-28T22:49:54Z")
You do this from the library, **gytal2000**? More power to ya, bro! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/10 "2016-04-29T00:27:21Z")
That was sweet, the d&d game. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/11 "2016-04-29T00:56:54Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > That was sweet, the d&d game. Sheldon either has more insight into people than he lets on, or Amy suggested that. The two secret friends thing was the only thing about the episode I could have done without; otherwise, I really liked it. Especially Zack’s comment “Are you sure you’re smart?” ---
**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:** [April 29, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/12 "2016-04-29T01:09:05Z")
Aw man, was cooking dinner for my household of the too disabled to cook their own food and missed the whole thing. I’ll be sure to have much to say when I watch on demand once the 24 hour penitence has been served. ---
**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 29, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/13 "2016-04-29T01:14:25Z")
Obviously Leonard and Howard are unaware of Urinal Etiquette. Standing next to each other? Talking while peeing? Double violation! Wine tasting seems to be out of character for any of that crowd. Pretty lame plot device to get Zack in the scene. Okay, we’ve seen him this year, we’re good for another year. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/14 "2016-04-29T02:02:10Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Obviously Leonard and Howard are unaware of Urinal Etiquette. Standing next to each other? Talking while peeing? Double violation! But Leonard didn’t start peeing till Howard Left. And Zack isn’t so dumb after all. In this ep, he kinda reminded me of the guy Leonard and Sheldon bought helium from. And I really dislike Raj’s taste in women . . . though I suppose he takes what he can get. I think he’d be a lot better off with Stuart. ---
**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 29, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/15 "2016-04-29T02:43:32Z")
That was the funniest episode I’ve seen in ages. I laughed throughout! ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/16 "2016-04-29T03:10:45Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > That was sweet, the d&d game. Pregnancy porn! ---
**Author:** ![stosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@stosh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/17 "2016-04-29T11:41:12Z")
One of Penny’s ex-boyfriends at a wine tasting ??? ---
**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 29, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/18 "2016-04-29T11:45:20Z")
> [@stosh](#): > > One of Penny’s ex-boyfriends at a wine tasting ??? I loved the way he was holding the wine glass. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/19 "2016-04-29T12:15:12Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > And I really dislike Raj’s taste in women . . . though I suppose he takes what he can get. I think he’d be a lot better off with Stuart. I really dislike Claire, but I was warming up to Emily, and I thought Raj was a fool to dump her-- I never understood what she saw in him. Lucy made sense, because she and Raj seemed made for each other, kinds like Amy and Sheldon. The only one of his potential dates I think I’d personally get along with, though, was Yvette the vet; she made a certain amount of sense too, because dog people attract dog people. I like gross-out horror movies, though, but not for the same reason Emily does. I like them because the FX make me laugh-- how much detail they have, and all, without getting explicit and gross. If I thought of them as real on any level, I couldn’t watch. BTW: what’s with all the “Raj is gay” innuendo? Are they ever going to go anywhere with that? or are they just dead-end jokes? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360/20 "2016-04-29T13:48:08Z")
I thought the guys weren’t pursuing the invention because the university was demanding that they sign paperwork to turn the patent over to them? Won’t they be sued if they continue? Howard keeps talking about how he needs money because there’s a baby on the way. What’s the big deal about the military applications? It was funny to see Zack again, but so many of the Claire/Raj jokes seemed set up, then abruptly cut off. No, they’re not exclusive, he invited her to the wine tasting, no biggie. The D&D game was very sweet. I want a Warrior Queen figure. Two more episodes left, so I don’t think we’ll see Bernadette deliver the baby this season. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-20-april-7-2016-the-fermentation-bifurcation/753360.md?page=2)