# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 7 (November 5, 2015) -- "The Spock Resonance" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728 "2015-11-05T17:15:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/21 "2015-11-06T14:00:04Z")
If the entire season revolves around Sheldon trying to win Amy back, I’m out. I’ve ony seen half the episodes this season because it’s just turned so dull. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/22 "2015-11-06T15:04:48Z")
I kind of like those. He’s so smart there’s no problem he can’t figure out…except for Amy. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/23 "2015-11-06T15:11:12Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Cameos from not just Wil Wheaton and Adam Nimoy, but the mysterious new boyfriend of Amy’s was played by… Stephen Merchant! You don’t waste him on a back-of-the-head fleeting glimpse, so he will be back I’m sure. Next week’s episode is “The Mystery Date Observation”, so, yes. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/24 "2015-11-06T16:09:01Z")
I thought the initial conversation between Bernadette and Howard was the best part of the episode. “Of course it’s your house! Why else would you be cleaning it all the time?” “I’m changing everything that depresses me when I look at it. Try not to be one of those things.” > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And again, why has Bernadette not given him a makeover, because his hair is _really_ unattractive? He won’t let Bernadette repaint the dining room, and you think she’d be allowed to change his hair? > [@silenus](#): > > The episode Bernie turns up pregnant will be the last episode of this show I ever watch. Nah, I’m betting we get some wacky infertility clinic hijinks. Like Howard wearing icepacks in his boxers. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/25 "2015-11-06T16:25:46Z")
Does Chuck Lorre do that? Throw in babies in a last ditch effort? It seems to me the show is doing fine without adding a tot. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/26 "2015-11-06T16:40:07Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Does Chuck Lorre do that? Throw in babies in a last ditch effort? It seems to me the show is doing fine without adding a tot. Then why add plot points about a nursery? It’s ok, I see the final episode with Sheldon and Amy getting married, Bernadette giving birth, and Leonard and Penny getting divorced. Howard and Bernadette get the spinoff show, The Wolowitzesises. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/27 "2015-11-06T16:44:22Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Does Chuck Lorre do that? Throw in babies in a last ditch effort? It seems to me the show is doing fine without adding a tot. Dharma’s parents had a baby in the 4th season of “Dharma and Greg”, and Ashton Kutcher & Jon Cryer adopted a 6 year old in the final season of “Two and a Half Men.” So he’s certainly not opposed to bringing babies/children into his shows. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/28 "2015-11-06T16:57:52Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And again, why has Bernadette not given him a makeover, because his hair is _really_ unattractive? I’m pretty sure that early versions of Bernadette thought that Howard was the epitome of cute (IIRC she even liked the dickies), so why would she want him to change his hair style? ---
**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:** [November 6, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/29 "2015-11-06T17:11:56Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I’m pretty sure that early versions of Bernadette thought that Howard was the epitome of cute (IIRC she even liked the dickies), so why would she want him to change his hair style? Maybe so she won’t feel like everyone’s looking at them when they go out. And I’m sure she likes his little dickie. ---
**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 6, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/30 "2015-11-06T17:41:15Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Then why add plot points about a nursery? It’s ok, I see the final episode with Sheldon and Amy getting married, Bernadette giving birth, and Leonard and Penny getting divorced. Howard and Bernadette get the spinoff show, The Wolowitzesises. I’ve already [described](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-661142.html) how the last episode should go, although that could use some updating. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/31 "2015-11-06T17:44:13Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve already [described](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-661142.html) how the last episode should go, although that could use some updating. I do hope they use your closing lines. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/32 "2015-11-06T18:57:28Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > If the entire season revolves around Sheldon trying to win Amy back, I’m out. …Sheldon won’t win Amy back by trying to win her back. He will win her back by giving her space, respecting her decisions, and letting her go. (If the writers get it right.) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/33 "2015-11-06T19:43:23Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I thought of something this morning…Mayim is a devout Orthodox Jew. She will not show her bare shoulders or her legs above the knee. [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r23kudhslWk/U1z\_rtItfBI/AAAAAAAAOqk/blYR6JfQ-II/s1600/thebigbangtheory2.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r23kudhslWk/U1z_rtItfBI/AAAAAAAAOqk/blYR6JfQ-II/s1600/thebigbangtheory2.jpg) That’s barely above the knee, but there is certainly some thigh visible. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/34 "2015-11-06T19:43:45Z")
The way I was expecting the plot to go was that Adam Nimoy would look at the Napkin and say “That’s not my Dad’s signature.” and we would find out it was a fake. I am glad they didn’t do that though because it’s hacky and it would have under cut a very good episode from the early days of the show. ---
**Author:** ![mage-girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@mage-girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mage-girl)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/35 "2015-11-06T19:50:08Z")
I know I’ve been critical in the past, however I really liked this week’s episode! I actually felt sad for Sheldon, deliberately modeling himself on a fictional character to help explain life, to impose logic and order on irrationality and chaos. I wonder how many of us do that to some degree, even sub-consciously. Sometimes I try to “channel” Lady Mary from Downton Abbey when dealing with someone particularly annoying. 😉 Am I alone in wondering if Bernie not wanting kids could end up being a deal-breaker for Howard? Half of real-life marriages end in divorce. Or is everyone on this show going to end up married? Maybe we shouldn’t expect realism from \*all \*our entertainment. 😛 Hm, I didn’t know Ms. Bialik was Jewish, particularly Orthodox. That’s fascinating. You don’t see that every day. 🙂 (Not being smart here; I was a social-science major and I find facts like these rather cool.) I would rather not see Sheldon chasing Amy all season, but that may be the way we’re going… ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/36 "2015-11-06T20:07:03Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r23kudhslWk/U1z\_rtItfBI/AAAAAAAAOqk/blYR6JfQ-II/s1600/thebigbangtheory2.jpg](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r23kudhslWk/U1z_rtItfBI/AAAAAAAAOqk/blYR6JfQ-II/s1600/thebigbangtheory2.jpg) That’s barely above the knee, but there is certainly some thigh visible. It might have something to do with her personal preference in [not shaving](http://www.kveller.com/ive-never-shaved-my-legs-so-what/). She won’t wear strapless dresses, but it appears I was wrong about the skirt length. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/37 "2015-11-07T03:14:14Z")
Best episode of the season so far. Nimoy looks a LOT like his dad. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/38 "2015-11-07T03:16:56Z")
I was thoroughly confused. I watched the episode on _CBS On Demand_ that had an 11/06 date and it wasn’t as described in this thread. It had a ‘B’ after it but I don’t know what that means. It was about Penny going on an auditon and the guys trying to invent a way to communicate with aliens. I watched the episode on _[CBS.com](http://CBS.com)_ and it was as described in this thread. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2015, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/39 "2015-11-07T03:29:17Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > The episode Bernie turns up pregnant will be the last episode of this show I ever watch. > [@peedin](#): > > If the entire season revolves around Sheldon trying to win Amy back, I’m out. I’ve ony seen half the episodes this season because it’s just turned so dull. And I certainly hope you will come back to tell the rest of us why we shouldn’t enjoy the show anymore because our tastes are far less sophisticated than yours. Would you like me to show you any posters who gave up earlier and are obviously more sophisticated than you? ---
**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 7, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728/40 "2015-11-07T03:59:41Z")
What sophisticated? I hate children, I hate children on TV, I hate characters on TV having children, and I will not watch any show that does something like that. Others may not feel that way, and my decision in no way affects theirs or their viewing enjoyment. Your attitude, OTOH, would suck the joy out of a threesome with supermodels. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-7-november-5-2015-the-spock-resonance/736728.md?page=3)