Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / TheBigBangTheoryS11E22TheMonetaryInsufficiency

Go To



* {{Foreshadowing}}: After hearing about how prudish Amy's mother is, Penny jokingly asks Amy to remind her to kick her mother's ass. Come the actual wedding a few episodes later, Penny does put Mrs. Fowler in her place.



* IncrediblyLameFun: [[DumbBlonde Bernadette]] is amused at how finger sandwiches combined fit like a puzzle and even calls that interesting. This should be a no-brainer, finger sandwiches are usually cut into smaller pieces if they can fit like a puzzle.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Raj when he tries to express his sentiment about the pie he just ate before this episode began. He said it was "bananas" (figuratively, as in superbly-tasting) but that it was a cherry pie.

to:

* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Amy's third wedding dress choice - and her personal favorite - is basically a pile of pink ruffles that wouldn't look out of place at a Southern debutante ball. Neither Penny nor Bernadette is willing to admit to her how tacky they think it is.
* IncrediblyLameFun: [[DumbBlonde Bernadette]] is amused at how finger sandwiches combined fit like a puzzle and even calls that interesting. This should be a no-brainer, no-brainer; finger sandwiches are usually cut into smaller pieces if they can fit like a puzzle.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Raj when he tries to express his sentiment about the pie he just ate before this episode began. He said it was "bananas" (figuratively, as in superbly-tasting) superbly tasting) but that it was a cherry pie.pie.
* OurNudityIsDifferent: While checking out wedding dresses, Amy mentions that her mother wouldn't approve of one because it shows too much clavicle ("The bosom's welcome mat"). Later, while trying out dresses, Amy brags about one showing ''both'' clavicles.


* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also deliberately explaining to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm. %% [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] is supposedly FlameBait and should be moved to that namespace, but there's no such namespace? I asked about it on ATT https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=107955&type=att and I'm still not sure what the consensus is...

to:

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also deliberately explaining to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm. %% [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] is supposedly FlameBait and should be moved to that namespace, but there's no such namespace? I asked about it on ATT https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=107955&type=att and I'm still not sure what the consensus is...

Added DiffLines:

Also, Amy shops for a wedding dress. She tries on one and another that both Bernadette and Penny like, then she tries on a third that neither Bernadette nor Penny like, but neither of them has the heart to tell her.


* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm. %% [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] is supposedly FlameBait and should be moved to that namespace, but there's no such namespace? I asked about it on ATT https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=107955&type=att and I'm still not sure what the consensus is...

to:

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm. %% [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] is supposedly FlameBait and should be moved to that namespace, but there's no such namespace? I asked about it on ATT https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=107955&type=att and I'm still not sure what the consensus is...


* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm.

to:

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Sheldon gets thrown out of the Las Vegas casino by a black security guard for not just figuring out how the machine works, but for also [[WhatAnIdiot WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] explaining to the guard that the machine is fixed and follows a predictable algorithm. %% [[WhatAnIdiot deliberately explaining]] is supposedly FlameBait and should be moved to that namespace, but there's no such namespace? I asked about it on ATT https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=107955&type=att and I'm still not sure what the consensus is...


Sheldon tries to get $500 million funding for advancing his research on quantum decoherence but his authorities don't have that kind of money to give him, so he resorts to desperate measures such as attracting investors and selling his own beloved comic books.

to:

Sheldon tries to get $500 million in funding for advancing his research on quantum decoherence decoherence, but his authorities don't have that kind of money to give him, so he resorts to desperate measures such as attracting investors and selling his own beloved comic books.


* GoingColdTurkey: Sheldon complains the sandwich truck smells so good, but he's resisting the urge to buy and eat a sandwich from the truck since he knows it's salty and fattening.


* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Amy misquotes Spider-Man by "telling off" Sheldon that with minimal power comes minimal responsibility. Sheldon complains about her failure to accurately describe even the most basic facts about Spider-Man.


* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Amy misquotes Spider-Man by "telling off" Sheldon that with minimal power comes minimal responsibility. Sheldon complains she's

to:

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Amy misquotes Spider-Man by "telling off" Sheldon that with minimal power comes minimal responsibility. Sheldon complains she'sabout her failure to accurately describe even the most basic facts about Spider-Man.

Added DiffLines:

* GoingColdTurkey: Sheldon complains the sandwich truck smells so good, but he's resisting the urge to buy and eat a sandwich from the truck since he knows it's salty and fattening.


Added DiffLines:

* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Amy misquotes Spider-Man by "telling off" Sheldon that with minimal power comes minimal responsibility. Sheldon complains she's

Added DiffLines:

* BigNo: When Sheldon is kicked out of the casino at the same time his predicted and expected slot on the roulette wheel was the correct one!


* WithFriendsLikeThese: Sheldon coldly suggests a proper solution for [=CalTech=] to raise enough money for his research is to lay off Leonard.

to:

* WithFriendsLikeThese: Sheldon coldly suggests a proper solution for [=CalTech=] to raise enough money for his research is to lay off downsize and fire Leonard.


* GeniusDitz: Sheldon deduced how the Las Vegas casino machines work (use probability mathematics to pick the most frequently recurring numbers a.k.a. modes in roulette), but he can't keep his mouth shut in front of security guards who don't want statistical experts taking home half to all the casino's loot and throwing them into bankruptcy.

to:

* GeniusDitz: Sheldon deduced how the Las Vegas casino machines work (use probability mathematics to pick the most frequently recurring numbers a.k.a. modes in roulette), but he can't keep his mouth shut in front of security guards who don't want statistical experts taking home half to all the casino's loot and throwing forcing them into bankruptcy.


* TheBadGuyWins: Sheldon gets thrown out of the casino after he told them how he's winning off their machines.



* GeniusDitz: Sheldon knows how the Las Vegas casino machines work (use probability mathematics to pick his numbers in roulette), but he can't keep his mouth shut in front of security guards who don't want statistical experts taking home half to all casino's loot and throwing them into bankruptcy.

to:

* GeniusDitz: Sheldon knows deduced how the Las Vegas casino machines work (use probability mathematics to pick his the most frequently recurring numbers a.k.a. modes in roulette), but he can't keep his mouth shut in front of security guards who don't want statistical experts taking home half to all the casino's loot and throwing them into bankruptcy.

Showing 15 edit(s) of 21

Top