# 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:** 4
**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 18, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/61 "2015-11-18T02:17:03Z")
In SNL’s version of the I Love Lucy chocolate factory conveyor belt scene, Lucy (Gilda) was putting whipped cream and cherries on the top of nuclear warheads that were moving down the conveyor. If you can go beyond the chocolate candies, it’s easy to think of something that would be more in Sheldon’s, um, genre? Forte? So, now a meta question for regular viewers on this Amy breaking up with Sheldon story line… I think all who watch regularly get frustrated at times at Sheldon’s self-centeredness. Do you think that from this Reality Check/Slap in the Face that Sheldon will finally get the message that other people’s feelings can be important too? Would the show lose out if he became somewhat more adult? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/62 "2015-11-18T14:59:53Z")
Brace yourselves, friends: The Special Christmas Episode is going to feature [Shamy coitus!](http://www.eonline.com/news/716931/the-big-bang-theory-sex-twist-amy-and-sheldon-are-finally-doing-it) IOW the show is officially wrapping up soon. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/63 "2015-11-18T15:21:59Z")
Holy crap on a cracker! ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/64 "2015-11-18T15:25:16Z")
We all knew [del]they[/del] it would be coming. ---
**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 18, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/65 "2015-11-18T15:28:16Z")
I wonder how Sheldon’s mother will take the news. Earlier she would have been outraged at her son’s premarital sex, but given that she’s been making the beast with two backs all over the house with the guy from her bible study group, I don’t think she’ll be as quick to judge these days. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/66 "2015-11-18T16:28:52Z")
I hope it’s an hour long. I can’t imagine how they’re going to get this done. ---
**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 18, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/67 "2015-11-18T17:35:11Z")
I’ll believe it when I see it. Dunno whether that would make me happy or squeamish. Also, I agree with the above poster: Holy crap on a cracker! ---
**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 18, 2015, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/68 "2015-11-18T17:47:21Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > I can’t imagine how they’re going to get this done. Come on! We all know that Sheldon has genitals, and that they’re both functional\* and aesthetically pleasing! 🆒 \*Ever wonder how he knows that? :dubious: ---
**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:** [November 18, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/69 "2015-11-18T17:52:24Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > \*Ever wonder how he knows that? :dubious: Perfectly functional, a capable system to carry voided liquid waste out of the delicate ecosystem that is Sheldon’s body. Any other implied function of genitalia is disturbing and frankly, unnecessarily speculative. ---
**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 18, 2015, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/70 "2015-11-18T18:03:53Z")
😃 ---
**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:** [November 18, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/71 "2015-11-18T18:05:56Z")
I kind of wonder about his supposed non-interest in sex. The man was a teenager at some point, going through puberty with hormones raging through. Surely he was distracted by various throughts and/or fantasies? ---
**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 18, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/72 "2015-11-18T18:25:10Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I kind of wonder about his supposed non-interest in sex. The man was a teenager at some point, going through puberty with hormones raging through. Surely he was distracted by various throughts and/or fantasies? Yeah, but he’s been terrified of human interaction since he was a child. No wonder the lad is, shall we say, “confused” somewhat. I can’t be easy to reconcile his sexuality with the miserable life experiences he’s had. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/73 "2015-11-18T18:35:21Z")
If they make this a dream sequence it could very well be a deal breaker for me. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/74 "2015-11-18T18:37:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I kind of wonder about his supposed non-interest in sex. The man was a teenager at some point, going through puberty with hormones raging through. Surely he was distracted by various throughts and/or fantasies? I don’t know. He was in college by the time he was what, 14? He may have had night boners but I don’t know that it was that important to him. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/75 "2015-11-18T18:51:39Z")
He probably prayed them away at that age. Soon it became instinctive, fitting in with his OCD. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/76 "2015-11-18T19:03:55Z")
I don’t think he was ever overly religious. Certainly he treats his mother’s faith with scorn. I think that’s the episode where Bob Newhart returns, so THAT may be a dream sequence. ---
**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 18, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/77 "2015-11-18T19:22:06Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > He probably prayed them away at that age. Soon it became instinctive, fitting in with his OCD. Not prayer. The Vulcan rite of _kolinahr_! :o ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/78 "2015-11-18T19:38:50Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Not prayer. The Vulcan rite of _kolinahr_! :o They’re in the ninth season, right? Maybe human _pon farr i_s a bit different from Vulcan _pon farr._ ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/79 "2015-11-18T20:03:16Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > It would have been fun to watch everybody’s reaction to a stunningly beautiful genius dating Sheldon, with him being oblivious to her charms. I was REALLY hoping this would happen. Then when Sheldon slammed the door I hoped that Raj or Howard would run down the stairs after the girl. No such luck. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388/80 "2015-11-18T20:05:11Z")
I’m glad they didn’t. Howard is happily married to Bernie and Raj is in a relationship with Emily. But yeah, my jaw dropped when he slammed the door in her face. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-8-november-12-2015-the-mystery-date-observation/737388.md?page=3) [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=5)