The Big Bang Theory: The Bad Fish Paradigm (S02E01)
CBS
Tonight was the official return of TV for me. Until the big shows come out, it’s just a warm-up for the main event. First up tonight was The Big Bang Theory’s second season launch.
And let me get this out of the way immediately. The whole Penny & Leoanard idea is just wrong. It makes me cringe because those two have no chemistry and no business being together. Leonard pining for Penny seemed more appropriate and worked well within the show. To me, Penny should have not have been pushed as a love interest but just as a foil for the general nerdiness of the boys.
Glad I got that out out. Tonight’s episode was full of Sheldon goodness.
With my aversion to Penny & Leonard, I was glad that the majority of the episode was woven around Sheldon. Sheldon’s “talks” with Penny are always hilarious and tonight we got a dose of laundry time with Sheldon’s Flip Fold Shirt Folder.
With Sheldon unable to keep a secret and unable to reveal a secret to Leonard, his only logical solution was to move out–which lasted less than the one night. I was a little disappointed that they didn’t flesh out the idea of Sheldon living with Kuthrapali (sp?) or Howard longer. Hopefully, they’ll revisit that later in the series.
On a side note, I wonder who researched all the facts on the show. I wonder if the writers have diverse backgrounds or they come into work each week with a list of random facts that might be useful. Or, possibly, they have some lackey looking stuff up for them. If that’s the case, they should definitely try out ChaCha. You really can find out anything about anything. I asked them how much they get paid.
The show ended up with Leonard being almost shut out with Penny. I’m guessing they were leaving their options open to either pursue the romance if it worked or cut it short if it didn’t. I’m hoping they saw the disaster it ended up becoming and run the other way.
Spoonfuls (thoughts in smaller portions):
1. The Theme Song
I love the Barenaked Ladies and if anyone didn’t know, they sing the BBT theme song
2. Howard’s Mom
Is that the voice of Fran Drescher? I think it is and if I’m right, it’s even more funny.
A little light review, but that may be the norm for most shows. I’m guessing you’ve seen the show, so you don’t need a full recap of what happened. You can also get that anywhere.
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