History Headscratchers / TheBigBangTheory

*** I'm guessing that's easier to do in theory than in practice... having Sheldon as a boss would be stressful at the best of times. We've also seen how much he disrespects Raj and immediately dismisses Raj's contributions (which he was hired **to do**) when they don't align with what Sheldon has already figured out. Plus, Sheldon isn't just his boss -- he's also his friend -- which means they'll take liberties there that most people probably wouldn't with their employers. And Sheldon is so anxiety-ridden at the idea of even interviewing more qualified people to take to the north pole with him -- something that may have actually risked his life -- that it's likely he wouldn't fire Raj no matter what he did, because he'd rather keep the 'safe' choice he already knows than hire someone else to help him. And while Sheldon is certainly unsympathetic and a huge douche most of the time, I think he does still consider Raj a friend and probably has a few criteria for how to treat 'friends' that don't include having him be deported. Gratitude is something Raj would have felt to start with, but that quickly fades when faced with the day-to-day struggle of working with Sheldon that would have followed for the next several months.

* What bugs ThisTroper? Sheldon-Penny shippers. That's it. I can't really picture this ship happening at all.

*** So, given the finale, this means that going into the fourth season, the only one of the guys with a girlfriend may be Sheldon?

* Sheldon thinks the appendix is a superfluous organ. Recent studies have suggested it may be repository for "good" bacteria and pretty important in maintaining the health of the human digestive system. I'm a nerd that's never been to university and have no interest in medicine, and I know more about this than ''Sheldon'' does?!

* Sheldon thinks the appendix is a superfluous organ. Recent studies have suggested it may be repository for "good" bacteria and pretty important in maintaining the health of the human digestive system. I'm a nerd with no formal higher education, and I know more about this than ''Sheldon'' does?!

* Sheldon's eidetic memory. This seemed to have been introduced later than most of his character qualities as an extension of his genius level intelligence, but does not mesh with things previously shown. He has before forgotten things (he even says as much when he is 'counting catwomen' in the first episode of season two, talking about his favorite Catwoman actresses as well as his favorite x-men. This feeling of inconsistency applies to times when forgetfulness is implied but not explicitly stated - the various arguments he and the boys have about comic book things. Kryptonian skin cells might just be speculation and he accepts the challenge to find them in a comic, but if he had actually READ it somewhere he would know immediately where. The same is true for Wolverine's bone claws, and he could end those arguments simply by telling the comic verse and issue # rather than going to hunt it down, but he never does this, it's always shown as being his dedication to being right that results in him 'proving' things in that way when his eidetic memory could end the discussion right away.) The fact that they haven't had it in place from the beginning is annoying because of the nature of this particular ability. Most character qualities that are introduced later in a series can be chalked off as CharacterDevelopment, but this one can't and when re-watching older episodes it does create a few jarring moments when in the past he has shown a lapse of memory that is immediately noticeable because of how much attention he brings to his memory after this character quality was put in place.

* Sheldon's eidetic memory. This seemed to have been introduced later than most of his character qualities as an extension of his genius level intelligence, but does not mesh with things previously shown. He has before forgotten things (he even says as much when he is 'counting catwomen' in the first episode of season two, talking about his favorite Catwoman actresses as well as his favorite x-men, not to mention the various arguments he and the other boys have over comic book things - Kryptonian skin cells might just be speculation and he accepts the challenge to find them in a comic, but if he had actually read it somewhere he would know immediately where - the same goes for Wolverine's bone claws.) and later occasionally forgets things as well. Its lack of consistency after being introduced is irritating on its own, but the fact that they haven't had it in place from the beginning is annoying because of the nature of this particular ability. Most character qualities that are introduced later in a series can be chalked off as CharacterDevelopment, but this one can't and when re-watching older episodes it does create a few jarring moments when in the past he has shown a lapse of memory that is immediately noticeable because of how much attention he brings to his memory after this character quality was put in place.

* Sheldon's eidetic memory. This seemed to have been introduced later than most of his character qualities as an extension of his genius level intelligence, but does not mesh with things previously shown. He has before forgotten things (he even says as much when he is 'counting catwomen' in the first episode of season two, talking about his favorite Catwoman actresses as well as his favorite x-men.) and later occasionally forgets things as well. Its lack of consistency after being introduced is irritating on its own, but the fact that they haven't had it in place from the beginning is annoying because of the nature of this particular ability. Most character qualities that are introduced later in a series can be chalked off as CharacterDevelopment, but this one can't and when re-watching older episodes it does create a few jarring moments when in the past he has shown a lapse of memory that is immediately noticeable because of how much attention he brings to his memory after this character quality was put in place.

* Sheldon's eidetic memory. This seemed to have been introduced later than most of his character qualities as an extension of his genius level intelligence, but does not mesh with things previously shown. He has before forgotten things (he even says as much when he is 'counting catwomen' in the first episode of season two, talking about his favorite Catwoman actresses as well as his favorite x-men.) and occasionally later also forgets things occasionally. Its lack of consistency after being introduced is irritating on its own, but the fact that they haven't had it in place from the beginning is annoying because of the nature of this particular ability. Most character qualities that are introduced later in a series can be chalked off as CharacterDevelopment, but this one can't and when rewatching older episodes it does create some jarring moments on the rare occasion that he's forgotten something in the past episodes.

*** All of this. So very, very much. If that ersatz relationship/trainwreck continues to stink on into season 4, I don't see how any woman can continue to believe that that is a healthy thing. It's degrading to have a female character bleat that a guy whose sole criteria for sleeping with women is 'she's hot/she let me' has ruined her for other men. W. T. F ?!?

*** And now she's been PutOnABus.

** It bugs me that the whole damn SHOW is sliding rapidly into the toilet. All the heart and humour has been jettisoned in favour of lowest-common-denominator crassness. It's just a cringe-fest, now, and not in a good way.

* The introduction of Amy. It's a crass, lazy writing move. Two Sheldons will not be twice the fun, the humour is generated from difference and conflict between personalities. Given the general trend of this show, it will almost certainly result in a lot of cruel humiliation for one or both parties, too. It also comes across as a blatant slap-down for the S/P fans; given the on-screen chemistry between JP and KC, the continued denial of that has gone beyond bad business sense and is starting to look like stubborn vengeful idiocy. To overlook the comic potential of what actually exists in favour of short-term cheap laughs is just stupid - they have been happy enough to use the potential in episodes like 'TADD', why destroy that?

*** A highly subjective and personal opinion, I know, but I feel that the quality of the show already slipped badly this last season, and that this will just be a continuation of the process. I guess it comes down to a differing sense of humour. I simply think you could explore the ramifications of Sheldon and a relationship utilising an existing character with history and backstory, instead of abruptly shoe-horning in a new one. The show does not write female characters well at the best of times. Also, it harks back to inconsistent characterisation - if it takes Sheldon three years to manage to accommodate Penny into his life, to have him suddenly accept a new character so abruptly is very OoC.

** Leslie was dispassionate as a character flaw, "Beverly" (Hofstadter, Leonard's mum) was designed to antagonize Leonard and mesh well with Sheldon, and Amy is meant to be the DistaffCounterpart of Sheldon. I don't see Bernadette as speaking robotically at all, unless you count "uses proper grammar" as a symptom of being a robot. You also forgot Stephanie Barnette, the ''doctor'', and from what we saw a darned good one who was certainly intellectual ([[MDEnvy even if she]] ''[[MDEnvy is]]'' [[NotThatKindOfDoctor That kind Of Doctor]]).