“Babies were born, people got married, people got divorced, people died, people were hired, fired, quit, homes were bought, expensive cars were leased, tears were shed, harsh words were spoken, fear dread, resentment, jealousy, frustration, and rage came and went like clouds in the sky. The only constant was laughter. We laughed a lot. We hope you did too. From everyone at The Big Bang Theory, thank you for watching. Oh, I almost forgot. Bill Prady went on a food delivery system, lost 20 pounds, and started tucking in his shirt” – Chuck Lorre Productions, #374.
Leonard and Penny fans, rejoice! Your favorite ship has NOT sunk. In its 100th episode (Happy 100th episode, everybody!), The Big Bang Theory did not aim to be funny, it aimed to resurrect a relationship that has been dead for two years, or so we thought.
In the beginning of the episode, Leonard asks Penny out on a date, and surprisingly, she says okay. Their date, however, takes a turn for the worse when Leonard asks Penny if she thinks they’re gonna get back together and she replies that she’ll always have feelings for him. We all know what “always” means. It’s not positive, at all. And Leonard knows that. So they end up arguing, always.
In the middle of the night, Penny calls Leonard and takes him to her room. No talking allowed. After their night together, they agree not to tell anyone about their relationship until they’re sure what this relationship really means. (Oh, c’mon, Penny. You’ve been trying to find out what this relationship really is for the last 5 years.)
The group goes out to dinner and Penny waits on them. But when Leonard mentions “always” again trying to prove his point, Penny loses her nerves and they have yet another fight. When they return home, Penny, once again, calls Leonard at night so he can meet her out in the hall.
She tells him he’s a jerk and shouts at him. Pissed at her,She tells him he’s a jerk and shouts at him. Pissed at her, Leonard heads to Penny’s apartment “not to talk” , if you know what I mean, because that’s what they’ve been doing lately whenever they have a fight. As they’re kissing, Leonard tells Penny that every time he imagines he and Penny are together, it always ends badly.
And then we discover, he’s been daydreaming the whole episode while staring at Penny as she hangs out with the girls. He heads over to her and asks her out.
“Have you thought this through?” she asks.
“Yes, and I think we should go out, anyway,” he replies.
I did not get why they made it a daydream if he’s gonna ask her out again. When I discovered he was dreaming, I quickly assumed he’s gonna move on and not ask her out. It just didn’t work for me.
The rest of the episode was basically filled with sexual innuendos and jabs at Zachary Quinto who plays Spock in Star Trek, the movie.
To be honest, I had higher expectations for the episode, it is the 100th episode, after all. I expected the whole gang to do something epic, something like the time they dressed up as superheroes on New Year’s Eve. I expected them to do something hilariously nerdy because, let’s face it, that’s why we fell in love with them. We fell in love with the group as a whole, so I don’t get why they turned such a momentous episode into a relationship episode. We could have had a Lenny reunion in any episode, but they chose to do it in the 100th which is kind of disappointing.
The only characters involved in the episode were basically Leonard and Penny. All the others had a few lines and a few jokes. Raj, once again, was banished in the background which pisses me off. Let’s give him a storyline, please? Thank you.
Sheldon: “I love my mind.”
Bernadette: (When she realizes that she’s going to have to double date with Sheldon and Amy if Leonard and Penny don’t work out) “Change of clothes! We got a lot riding on this!” (To Penny)
Raj: “If they ever make a movie version of that book, you know who should play Leonard’s mother? Sandra Bullock.”
Howard: “Why?”
Raj: “Because she’s great in everything!”
Penny: (Pretending that they’re on a first date) What are you some kinda nerd?
Leonard: “Not some kinda nerd, I’m the KING of nerds!”
Leonard: (About Penny and her ex) “If you didn’t talk, what’d you…Wait, stupid question.”
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I, too, felt this episode was a little disappointing. There were times when I did laugh out loud, like Sheldon making sexual innuendos without realizing it. But there were times when I thought the writing and direction felt forced, like the conversation between Sheldon and Leonard about where he was and if he purchased anything from the gas station after using the facilities. The chemistry and rhythm of that scene just lacked for me.
I agree this could've been just any other episode, not the 100th. The only part I really liked was that Sheldon and Amy had very limited interactions - just 2 lines together, I believe. Any more would've degraded this episode for me.
I thought the entire 5th season so far as been disappointing. Include in that the last episode of the 4th season. It seems to me that the writers have ran out of ideas. Americans really don't know quite when to draw the line. Four seasons of pure genius and stop there, but its all about the money, and what you're left with is frankly diluted unfunny nonsense.
I completely agree!!! I absolutely loved the first four seasons, loved them. "Pure genius" is right. I've been so disappointed in the fifth that I don't even want to tell people I watch it. I'm still watching, mostly to see if it gets any better, but the creativity really seems to be gone.
I thought that this episode was much better than most of the 5th season.
Really? So far the 5th season has been very poor. The writers have ran out of ideas. The "wood" jokes went on and on, and just weren't funny after the first one. The whole concocted dream sequence of L & P dating was terrible. Either date or don't. The only semi funny bit was L & Sheldon talking about the gas station. If this is what we can expect from the rest of the 5th season, I dread to think how bad 6 and 7 will be. I'll probably stop watching if the 5th doesn't pick up soon.
I'm not saying that it was a 'good' episode. I'm just saying that in comparison with most of the 5th season I actually enjoyed this episode. Most weeks I'm wondering what happened to this show and while I agree that the gas station things was the only particularly funny part and didn't particularly match up with S1 jokes, I think it was enjoyable to watch. I like L&P and found the narcissism of it in this episode funny.
My thoughts exactly. I could not say it better. The gas station scene was the only one that reminded me of past seasons (e.g. "amusing/clever"). The Penny-Leonard interaction felt really forced to me, from start to end. I really enjoyed their relationship in past seasons, but this just seemed unnatural. I know they were supposed to be somewhat awkward getting together, but it seemed very "wooden" (no accidental, Sheldon-like pun intended).