Main Plot: Sheldon, disappointed that Amy is too busy with her own work for more time on super-asymmetry theory, tries to fix her schedule and makes things worse.
Subplot: Raj's boss at the planetarium shows interest in having Howard join him for a show after learning that Howard is an astronaut. However, Raj is worried about being overshadowed.
Tropes
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- Continuity Nod:
- The last time Professor Proton showed up in Sheldon's dreams, he asked if they couldn't be in a delhi instead of a swamp. This time they are.
- Professor Proton's ghost advises Sheldon to look under the bed for strange shoes, referencing the fact that his wife cheated on him.
- Hypocritical Humor: Sheldon snaps at Dr. Siebert not to mansplain to Amy, and then gives her a mansplaining definition of the word.
- Never My Fault: Sheldon tries to make Dr. Siebert the bad guy when Amy becomes angry about being removed from her own project.
- Platonic Declaration of Love: Raj tells Howard he loves him while they're in the middle of making up at the planetarium show. Howard reciprocates, and they hug.
- Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Acting on Professor Proton's advice not to go to bed angry, Sheldon wakes Amy up to hash out their problems. This makes her temporarily even angrier.
- So Proud of You: Howard and Raj both overdo talking about each other's accomplishments during the planetarium show and confess how proud they are of each other.
- Tender Tears: Raj and Howard making up causes Leonard to start crying.
- Wrong Assumption: When she catches Sheldon and Amy passing pieces of paper back and forth, Leonard thinks they're passing love notes. They're actually notes on their new theory.
