# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 24 (May 12, 2016) -- "The Convergence Convergence" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630 "2016-05-12T19:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/21 "2016-05-13T18:38:31Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > What we know is that Mary banged her churchmate and was flirty with the other two. :dubious: > > Given that her husband died when Sheldon was 14, she’s been a widow for 20 or so years. One confirmed and two presumed sexual partners during that time is pretty chaste, even for a Bible thumper. Yeah, she ain’t married, she shouldn’t be fucking, according to her own philosophy and her advice to Penny. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/22 "2016-05-13T18:42:40Z")
Yeah, but she admitted she was a wild one when younger: _When I was your age you could have me for a car ride and a bottle of strawberry wine._ Old habits die hard. Or hardly die. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/23 "2016-05-13T18:46:15Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Why would they contact Howard at all? The university has control over the patent, doesn’t it? I’m not familiar with how the whole thing works. Perhaps the Air Force is contacting the man in charge of the project? Maybe they’re trying to bypass the university? ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/24 "2016-05-13T19:47:45Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I’m not familiar with how the whole thing works. Perhaps the Air Force is contacting the man in charge of the project? Maybe they’re trying to bypass the university? Maybe before initiating the process for Eminent Domain for Intellectual Property or whatever you want to call it, they like to talk with someone directly involved in the project to see if it works in a useful manner? ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/25 "2016-05-13T19:50:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yeah, but she admitted she was a wild one when younger: _When I was your age you could have me for a car ride and a bottle of strawberry wine._ Old habits die hard. Or hardly die. Yeah, I remember that. She’s returning to her old ways! ---
**Author:** ![67java89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/aeb1de/32.png) [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/26 "2016-05-13T20:57:29Z")
Why are these episodes getting shorter and shorter? This one was only 19 minutes ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/27 "2016-05-13T21:08:10Z")
Leonard’s mom admitting she was hurt they did not invite her to the wedding seemed very out of character, so I was expecting them to build on that. Perhaps some kind of emotional breakdown from Leonard’s mom ala Sarek when he got Vulcan Alzheimers, which analogy Sheldon would immediately make. A lot of wasted talent in this episode. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/28 "2016-05-13T21:14:36Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I’m not familiar with how the whole thing works. Perhaps the Air Force is contacting the man in charge of the project? Maybe they’re trying to bypass the university? I can imagine that they might want to hire the brains behind a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/29 "2016-05-14T00:38:09Z")
That would have been an excellent penultimate episode but was a weak finale. Felt unfinished. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/30 "2016-05-14T01:05:39Z")
Yeah, for a finale that really blew. If it was the first part of a two-parter it would have been fine. They could have set up all sorts of things to play out next season and they got lazy. What a waste of Judd Hirsh. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/31 "2016-05-14T01:07:15Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Galecki is gaining weight, and has been for years. It seems now, unlike previous seasons, he’s not bothering to fight it. IIRC, I read somewhere he quit smoking about a year or two ago. > [@ivylass](#): > > How long has it been since Bernie got pregnant? Should she have a baby bump, even a little one, by now? Sometimes first babies don’t show for four or even five months. I was still wearing regular clothes in my second trimester, albeit a size bigger. It just depends. And a “bump” also has a lot to do with whether you are wearing the kind of clothes that show it off. She could have gained a lot of weight, but be wearing clothes that conceal it. Some women aren’t anxious to broadcast the fact that they are pregnant, and Bernie strikes me as one of them. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/32 "2016-05-14T01:37:40Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Leonard’s mom admitting she was hurt they did not invite her to the wedding seemed very out of character, so I was expecting them to build on that. I find it odd that she would be so cold to Penny. At one point, several years ago, they were getting along like a house on fire. Now she just seems very condescending toward her, far more than the elopement would justify. For that matter, I was surprised that Penny would be so reluctant to see Beverly again. She was acting as though the prospect was repellent when Leonard asked her to pick her up at the airport. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/33 "2016-05-14T01:42:09Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > She was acting as though the prospect was repellent when Leonard asked her to pick her up at the airport. Good point. Last time the two of them ended up doing tequila shots until Beverly tried to pick up the busboy. _Why didn’t you tell me you’re tapping my home girl? Did I say that right?_ ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/34 "2016-05-14T03:13:45Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > That would have been an excellent penultimate episode but was a weak finale. Felt unfinished. Maybe they’re setting us up for the next season opener; a cliffhanger, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/35 "2016-05-14T03:20:23Z")
> [@gytalf2000](#): > > Yeah, I remember that. She’s returning to her old ways! In the sense of _pon farr_, maybe. I don’t believe people ever change that much, though. If you’re hot to trot when you’re 22, odds are you’ll still be when you’re pushing 60. ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/36 "2016-05-14T06:22:40Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Good point. Last time the two of them ended up doing tequila shots until Beverly tried to pick up the busboy. > > _Why didn’t you tell me you’re tapping my home girl? Did I say that right?_ Beverly’s more tolerable when she’s drunk? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/37 "2016-05-14T06:28:01Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > In the sense of _pon farr_, maybe. I don’t believe people ever change that much, though. If you’re hot to trot when you’re 22, odds are you’ll still be when you’re pushing 60. Or 70. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/38 "2016-05-14T12:11:56Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Maybe they’re setting us up for the next season opener; a cliffhanger, if you will. Or maybe to set up Judd Hirsch as a new recurring cast member. Which, of course, would be totally cool. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/39 "2016-05-14T12:25:37Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Or maybe to set up Judd Hirsch as a new recurring cast member. Which, of course, would be totally cool. They once mentioned that Sheldon’s father was really fat. Anyone else want to see a flashback where John Goodman plays him? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/40 "2016-05-14T12:31:00Z")
Or maybe he recovered his self-respect and regained control over his eating habits once free of Lilith, er, Beverly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630.md?page=3)