TBBT 6x15: The Spoiler Alert Segmentation

When Sheldon spoils the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Leonard's finally had enough. Sheldon tells him to calm down and suggests that all the soy milk he's been drinking is turning him into a hysterical woman. That obviously doesn't have a calming effect (and will probably get CBS some letters), so Sheldon pulls out the roommate agreement to show that Leonard does indeed have to put up with his crap. But, that's the last straw. Leonard trashes the agreement and calls his friend a crazy bastard while he storms out. In exchange, Sheldon spoils Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

We all made that face when we found out Dobby died.

Over at Penny's house, Leonard unleashes his rage. But, rather than channelling that anger into unbridled sexual passion, he uses it to bitch. He can't live with Sheldon anymore, and since he has nowhere else to go, he suggests that moving in with his ladyfriend might be an appropriate solution. Penny's not ready for that step, however, when Leonard asks her if she has a good reason why they shouldn't do it, she's got nothin'.

Later, while they pack up some of Leonard's stuff to send over to him, Amy asks Sheldon what he plans to do with the soon-to-be empty room in his apartment. He's going to have to find and cultivate a new roommate, and it's going to be a terrible pain to find someone who's comfortable with his various eccentricities. Luckily, Amy already knows someone who's both a scientist and is aware of and even delighted by his idiosyncrasies: Her. He's hesitant, however when she asks him if he has a good reason why they shouldn't do it, he's got nothin'.

I think she broke his brain.

Sheldon immediately races across the hall to try to convince Leonard to come back, but even after some gentle prodding from Penny, it's not happening.

The next day, Sheldon and Penny bump into each other in the hall and they both admit that they're just not ready to live with their respective significant others. Unfortunately, they can't figure a way out of it, so they're going to have to bite the bullet and straight up tell Amy and Leonard to get lost. But, when he tells her she can't live with him, Amy lays out several perfectly good reasons why she should be allowed to, and all he can do is blame everything on Penny. A hallway confrontation ensues and the truth comes out.

The truth is, three of them are REALLY tiny.

The girls go back to Penny's place to drink wine and talk about their awful boyfriends, and the guys go home to watch The Walking Dead. The status quo is restored.

Elsewhere, at long last Raj returns Howard's suitcase. Bernadette's company gave her a bonus after she had the brilliant idea of marketing a dandruff shampoo that caused anal leakage as a laxative, so Howie and Bernie are going to Vegas. While they're gone, Howard asks Raj to check in on his mom. While he's reluctant at first, it's not like he has anything better to do, so he heads over to the Wolowitz house for dinner, and we get our very first glimpse of Mrs. Wolowitz.

Much like the noble Sasquatch, it's hard to capture her on film.

Raj tries to skip desert, but Mrs. Wolowitz breaks down crying and convinces him to stay. She's so convincing in fact, that he winds up spending the night in Howard's bed... and his pyjamas. The next morning he's awakened by a video call from Howard, who tells him to get out while he still can. Raj thinks he can get away whenever he wants, but he's about to experience the power of a fully armed and operational Jewish mother.

Mrs. Wolowitz puts his clothes in the wash and hides his keys in her bra. He's trapped there all day, and no matter what he tries, he cannot escape.

Just when he thinks he's out, she pulls him back in.

What I Liked
-Raj asks if there's a good type of anal leakage. No. No there is not.
-Sheldon and Leonard teach Penny about words and numbers, just like Bert and Ernie. Which makes Raj Cookie Monster, I believe.
-Amy convinced Sheldon to let her move in through a series of irrefutable logical arguments. I wish it were that easy to convince people of things in real life.
-Bernadette and Howard pulled some muscles trying to have acrobatic sex in Vegas.

They're doing it wrong.

What I Hated
-Leonard gets cheesed off because Sheldon spoiled a seven-year-old book that was made into a movie more than three years ago. I'm sorry, but the statute of limitations for something like that is 12 months. If you're not caught up by then, you have no right to complain about spoilers. I had someone spoil The Sixth Sense for me while it was still in the theatres. That's a spoiler.

Final Thoughts
I will admit that Sheldon's riff about how soy milk is turning Leonard into a whiny girl made me laugh, but it's probably going to get the show some letters from a few feminist groups. Or maybe not. I'm not a good judge of what will and will not piss off internet people.

We finally got a glimpse of Howard's mother. They've made a lot of jokes over the years about how fat she is, but I've seen fatter. It's the internet: We've all seen fatter.

This was a pretty funny episode, but unless Raj winds up living with Mrs. Wolowitz, they basically hit the reset button at the end. There was an opportunity for some real character growth or at least a three-episode arc where all the couples live together. Amy actually made some pretty good points when outlining her reasons why she should be able to live with Sheldon. However, even though their relationship's progressing, it's been well over two years and they've barely even touched each other. I thought her attempts to speed things up last season would've borne fruit by now, but the show's doing so well in the ratings that maybe it's best not to fix what ain't broke. I'm just concerned that the show might begin stagnating. Another season or so of Amy and Sheldon not banging and Penny being afraid of a long-term commitment is probably all I can take.