The Big Bang Theory – The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem

CBS

(Season 2, Episode 5)

Aha! Did I call this one or what? Well, I guess it’s a bit more of the “or what,” but Sheldon had a female attached to him through tonight’s The Big Bang Theory episode. I’ll admit I was thinking more along the lines of a real love interest and this wasn’t quite that. It’s hard to say exactly what it was. But as Penny put it, “Holy crap on a cracker.” That kind of sums it up, so this review is finished.

Nah, I’m just joking. Read on.

With as condescending as Sheldon was in his little speech to the grad students, it’s a wonder he attracted groupies. However, they were impressed with his mind and his work rather than his studly macho man physique. Yeah, hard to believe, isn’t it? Ramona Nowitzki was the first one although another followed at the end of the show. By then Sheldon had figured out how to use the attention to his advantage.

But he had to go through Ramona first to get to his realization that he should just use the girls for free dinners. And Ramona was a trip. I was thinking that she had ulterior motives, but no; she loved his mind and became worse than SuperNanny. No Halo night! No Paintball Saturday! Since the comic books, the video games, and his schedule are as much a part of Sheldon is as his physics passion … that’s just not going to cut it.

Fun parts which made me snicker:

• The reactions of Penny, Leonard, Raj, and Howard when a girl actually showed interest in Sheldon.
• Ramona actually shutting up Leslie and making a “dumbass” comeback in defense of Sheldon.
• Penny: “What’s Sheldon’s deal? You know … girls, guys, sock puppets?” (I’d vote sock puppets!) it turns out the guys don’t even know! Leonard thinks he has no deal. He might replicate by mitosis according to Howard. Leonard’s more of the cocoon theory.
• I still say sock puppets.
• When Sheldon was trying to get Leonard to help rid him of Ramona, the various pacts of their friendship were kind of cool. I’d like to have a Godzilla or Body Snatchers clause in some of my own friendships.
• How Sheldon only came to his senses when Ramona wanted her name on his theorem. Typical Sheldon.
• The ending bit during which Sheldon indeed multiplied by mitosis.
• Ah, but it was just a dream of Leonard’s.

Now, I’d still like to see a real relationship for Sheldon … not a mere “pumiced my hammertoe” kind of lurid affair with a SuperNanny. But I enjoyed the episode anyway.

Clacked by Jackie Schnoop
on Nov 03, 2008 @ 22:30 EST5EDT