Sometimes I don’t know why I inflict this on myself. Twenty minutes of watching and nary a laugh. I barely smirked. Stony-faced throughout. Are the (very) occasional hilarious episodes really worth trudging through the other 18 to 20 utterly laughless ones? Do I really need to hear another ‘joke’ about Leonard’s lactose intolerance, Penny’s (comparative) dumbness, Raj’s effeminacy or Sheldon’s inability to be around people? Do I need to hear Amy make another uncomfortable comment about how her loins are on fire whenever Sheldon is near, or sit through another episode where Bernadette does nothing but prop up Penny and Howard? Do I really need to see Howard? But I can’t stop watching. Why, I’m never sure. Sometimes I think it’s just an overwhelming urge to watch something that I don’t need to think about and that it’s a nice short break between 42-minute episodes. Some time to give my brain a rest. I guess I’m just not ready to give that up.
Leonard is jealous because Penny has a new, British, guy friend, Cole (Ryan Cartwright, Bones, Mad Men). Explaining why nothing will happen between her and Cole, Penny tells Leonard she loves him. Leonard remains oblivious to Alex’s flirtatious advances.
Sheldon disappears every day at 2:45. Raj and Howard play detective to find out what he’s doing. The number 43 figures prominently.
Because I feel it would ruin the little intrigue that the episode has, rendering it unwatchable, I won’t tell you what Sheldon does with those 20 minutes. You’ll have to watch to find out. – K
Quoteworthy: “Call me Leonard. Dr Hofstadter’s my father. And my mother. And my sister. And our cat. Although I’m pretty sure Dr Boots Hofstadter’s degree was honorary.” – Leonard
Pond Hopping Girls 