Part of me wonders if there was a real debate about making Raj gay in the writers room, but then backed out on the idea for whatever reason, which means his character growth has to come with developing an adult relationship with a woman instead of Stuart.   Interestingly, I wonder if there will be issues with Raj…

I think penny's comment was more the gentle ribbing that loving couples do for each other.  Likewise, Raj's comment was more about being dateless, rather than being a nerd (notably he is still very much a nerd) and was I think about showing his massive immaturity rather than anything esle.

I think it could be just a feeling of disconnect by the reviewer for the material.  With the ongiong nature of AV Club Reviews, you have an assigned reviewer to a program, and they continue with that program regardless of their feelings for the program.  As such you get people who enjoy the show, become invested in…

Well notably there were two actual girls in comics shop in this episode (and hey it's that guy from the Go Daddy Commercial as well), so if nothing else it is an acknowledgement that yes there are girls who like comics too.

Unless you understand that the person keeping Penny from her happy ending is herself, and her realization of that fact, then it all makes perfect sense.

I really enjoyed the paralell stories that we have gotten for our cast memebers of late.  It really allows the four sets of persons who are no longer often engaged in interconnected stories to explore their own subject while building an overall interesting narrative.
 
If last week's episode was slaying the monsters we…

I took it that she was upset that two people she felt were cruel and mean people were finding happiness and that bothered her, however you are correct about the hypocriscy to some extent. 
 
I think the source of Penny's anger at the situation comes from anger at herself,and perhaps the realization that, it wasn't them…

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But is the antivaccination cause helped by her public position, or hurt by it?  There are far more respected actors, comedians, politicans, and medical professionals who have jumped on the band wagon to lend the movement the semblance of credibility.  Having someone whose personae is based on being a silly low brow…

Exactly how is she responsible for the death of someone who took the advice of a comedy bimbo?  Wouldn't say, the heir of a prominant political family, or the head of a media conglomerate who were also antivax advocates hold a bit more culpability in this?  I mean, I get that she is active in the world of Antivax, but…

Just an observation on the Jenny McCarthy causes polio idea…if you had watched this show, or anything Jenny McCarthy had ever done, would you take her advice on how to raise your children?  I mean, if nothing else, I would argue that given Ms. McCarthy's day job (making fart jokes and being attractive and…

If nothing else, this show should once and for all end the idea that Jenny McCarthy is in anyway influential in getting people to not vacinate thier children.  As spokespeople go, one can't imagine someone with less credentials than the shouting laughing drinking sex pot we were introduced to in this show (introduced…

>>>>Aby Normal, it's not that Amy shouldn't get to pick who she is with, it is that the subset of persons who she can both tolerate, and can tolerate her is fairly small as has been depicted.  While there are many men who might like Amy, she likely wouldn't tolerate most of them, and wihle she may find herself…

Actually if you pause the show as she crosses the kitchen (twice) you get a full view of her, she is a massive woman (likely in a fat suit) with a large head of red curly hair (also probably a wig).  The arms shown at the end of the show didn't seem particularly pudgy, but not everyone puts on weight the same.  If…

Given that Mix el plik is the primary spoken varation on the name (Superfriends I believe was the first time his name was spoken aloud, as opposed to simply read by the reader) so one could argue that it is the primary source on pronuniation.  Also, given the character design shown it was possible it was based on the…

For Leonard the reason is obvious, proximity to his romantic obsession.  While moving to another building might be practical to rid himself of Sheldon's demands (which I still don't think are as onerous as people say), he would be giving up the propinquity (shout out to the fair Zelda Gilroy) that no doubt has played…

Except that no popular entertainment is, or rather, all popular entertainment is. Popular entertainment, whether the TBBT, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Oliver Twist or a Midsummers Night Dream were intended first and foremost to attract a popular imagination and engagment with the product, for which the author…

He had actually once described his name as having "nerd" in it, though it would seem he was merely refering to the sound and not the spelling.  My error.

I'm more convinced the physical side will be much slower, but the emotional bonding will accelerate, such as the season ending with a Sheldon initiated hug and the words "I love you Amy Farah Fowler" as the big break through at the end, rather than something so over the top as sex….unless Sheldon orders another one of…

I respectfully disagree, I think that there is a common assumption with Chuck Lorre's work that because he does use bawdy humor, and crass characterization, but I've (obviously) always felt that beneath it, was a deeper more nuanced brand of story telling that most overlooked.  Which is why I think it's perfect that…