# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 8 (November 12, 2015) -- "The Mystery Date Observation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 12, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388 "2015-11-12T18:14:56Z")\ **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:** [November 12, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/1 "2015-11-12T18:14:56Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/2 "2015-11-12T19:22:54Z")
Because the Jets game is on, does anyone know when this is airing on CBS in the NY/NJ area? In the past they would normally air it late at night but I don’t see it on the schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/3 "2015-11-12T19:32:30Z")
Jets game is on NFL network and begins at 8:25. Not sure when the cbs website will have it available. ---
**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 12, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/4 "2015-11-12T19:48:01Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > Jets game is on NFL network and begins at 8:25. Not sure when the cbs website will have it available. Local CBS affiliates air all the Thursday night games in their primary markets, even after week 8 of the season, when the nationwide broadcasts move to NFL network. ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/5 "2015-11-12T19:51:32Z")
I thought they would only do that for the Giants. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/6 "2015-11-12T20:21:08Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > I thought they would only do that for the Giants. Nope, the Jets too unfortunately 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 12, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/7 "2015-11-12T20:38:48Z")
This was the worst episode ever. I win for this week! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/8 "2015-11-12T22:07:36Z")
Best episode ever. Not just of BBT but in all of television history. ---
**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 12, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/9 "2015-11-12T22:42:45Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Best episode ever. Not just of BBT but in all of television history. And yet it was worse than all the others before. I’ll only give it 60 or 70 more episodes before I call it quits (and post my displeasure every week). ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/10 "2015-11-13T02:25:18Z")
An Emily sighting in next week’s preview! ---
**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:** [November 13, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/11 "2015-11-13T03:47:11Z")
Friggin Jets better win this game to make up for this outrage! Seriously, when and where can I see this weeks BBT? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/12 "2015-11-13T03:56:44Z")
Two seconds too late for edit– Also, damn that’s some ugliness out there on the field. Whose idea was this solid colored uniforms. I hear the colorblind cannot make heads or tails of this game. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/13 "2015-11-13T04:57:11Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Best episode ever. Not just of BBT but in all of television history. Did I call that or did I call that! Boo-ya! Amys’ date going all uber fan-boy on Sheldon and Leonard, the girls spying on Amy, finding out Berny is a stalker and has the equipment to go with it, the guys setting up a series of challenges for Sheldons’ new girlfriend, the dream girl for any guy shows up to meet Sheldon and loves the challenge thing and then Sheldon slamming the door in her face because she was two sends late, classic Sheldon, And Amys date so happy to have been dumped by the girl that dumped Sheldon and that through her he and Sheldon have defacto kissed. Great episode. ---
**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 13, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/14 "2015-11-13T06:20:37Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Two seconds too late for edit– You’ll understand the irony of that once you see the episode. > [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > the dream girl for any guy shows up to meet Sheldon and loves the challenge thing and then Sheldon slamming the door in her face because she was two sends late, classic Sheldon, Never mind. ---
**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:** [November 13, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/15 "2015-11-13T08:11:59Z")
Just watched the episode on line, without commercials. (Yay!) Did anyone recognize Vanessa (Analeigh Tipton) as the girl who answered the door in the episode where Howard and Raj tracked down the mansion where the TV supermodels all lived? If she showed up at my doorstep, I’d fall down on my knees and thank whatever power rules the Universe! :o ---
**Author:** ![Gothic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Gothic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gothic)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/16 "2015-11-13T12:46:09Z")
Merchant was great, Tipton had all of two minutes to make us fall in love with her, and she had a minute to spare. However, Sheldon slamming the door on her left me cold, gloomy, and easily accessible through a tunnel by a Frenchman. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/17 "2015-11-13T13:20:31Z")
I’m glad they didn’t do what I thought was going to happen which was that at the last second Amy would come through the door (with Merchant to introduce them). ---
**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 13, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/18 "2015-11-13T13:43:55Z")
So does anyone else think that Merchant just turned on his Wesley persona for this episode? Or does he always act like that? ---
**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 13, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/19 "2015-11-13T14:02:17Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > This was the worst episode ever. > > I win for this week! Holy Christ do we fucking HAVE to have someone do this tiresome and unfunny shit every fucking week? What a pain! Not a bad episode. Stalker Bernadette was a bit OTT, it seems her character is like a strong spice- a little is fine but too often, too much is used. I didn’t see what was to be gained by the walk by videos that couldn’t be seen with those military binoculars from the car. Raj’s “ooh” over Sheldon’s cow eyes was pretty good. I was expecting Amy to walk in the door as time expired. A little disappointed that Sheldon was just looking for a female to ignore, he acknowledges that he wants Amy back and that he treated her badly but doesn’t see his behavior as requiring change. I’m NOT looking forward to seeing Leonard in lingerie next episode, that promo made us all go ewwww. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/20 "2015-11-13T14:04:26Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > An Emily sighting in next week’s preview! Yeah, I was happy about that! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388.md?page=2)