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Leonard's mother, Beverly (Creator/ChristineBaranski), comes visit Leonard, bringing the news that Uncle Floyd died. Beverly meets Penny and psychoanalyzes her, severely depressing the young woman. Leonard also finds his mother depressing.
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Leonard's mother, Beverly (Creator/ChristineBaranski), comes to visit Leonard, him, bringing the news that Uncle Floyd died. Beverly meets Penny and psychoanalyzes her, severely depressing the young woman. Leonard also finds his mother depressing.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Leonard recalls building a machine in his youth that would simulate a mother's hug and patting him on the back. It turns out his father would borrow it. Beverly also tells Sheldon it was immediately a SexlessMarriage, save for the wedding night and when trying to have children. She didn't see the problem with this, but Alfred clearly did.
* BrutalHonesty: Beverly tells Leonard that Uncle Floyd has passed away.
-->'''Leonard:''' Oh my God! What happened?\\
'''Beverly:''' His heart stopped beating.
* BrutalHonesty: Beverly tells Leonard that Uncle Floyd has passed away.
-->'''Leonard:''' Oh my God! What happened?\\
'''Beverly:''' His heart stopped beating.
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* InelegantBlubbering: In the time it takes to get from the lobby up to Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, Beverly has reduced Penny to this.
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* LampshadeHanging: Beverly is introduced looking at the elevator's out of order sign and makes academic guesses over just how long this has been the case. She reasons the elevator has been out of service far longer than would normally be the case, chalking it open to indifference from all concerned parties.
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* MoodWhiplash: Leonard's story of the hugging machine he built as a child is described as quite sad. Leonard saying his father borrowing is described as really sad, but in a different way.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: After Beverly leaves the table with Leonard, Howard and Raj take offense to being MistakenForGay, only to carry on like squabbling lovers.
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* ParentalFavoritism: In clinical fashion, Beverly cites the accomplishments of Leonard's brother and sister (Harvard law professor and medical researcher, respectively). She doesn't object to Howard pointing out they're so much more successful than Leonard.
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* GetOut: Penny delivers a very forceful one to Leonard after he brings up their OedipusComplex during intercourse, complete with a shot of him running out of her apartment.
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* GetOut: Penny delivers a very forceful one to forcefully tells Leonard to get out after he brings up their OedipusComplex parental issues during intercourse, complete with a shot of him running out of her apartment.
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* OedipusComplex: Both Leonard for his mother Beverly and Penny for her father Wyatt (which she denies). Leonard lampshades this, how not receiving love from their parents growing up and their (almost) having sex as adults would make up for the lack of intimacy they received from their parents.
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* MissFanservice: This is the first episode of the series in which Penny is seen in only her bra.
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* MissFanservice: MsFanservice: This is the first episode of the series in which Penny is seen in only her bra.
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* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing "I have to urinate" to those who aren't eager to hear about it.
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* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing [[CallingYourBathroomBreaks "I have to urinate" urinate"]] to those who aren't eager to hear about it.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Beverly exhibits symptoms of autism, and also of a personality disorder.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Beverly exhibits symptoms of autism, and also of a personality disorder.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Beverly exhibits symptoms of autism, and also of a personality disorder.
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* GetOut: Penny delivers a very forceful one to Leonard after he brings up their OedipusComplex during intercourse, complete with a shot of him running out of her apartment.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Beverly exhibits symptoms of autism, and also of a personality disorder.
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** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval.
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** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval.approval.
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* OhCrap: Howard and Raj when Beverly mistakes them for a guy couple, much to Leonard's delight.
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* OhCrap: Howard and Raj when Beverly mistakes them for a guy couple, much to Leonard's delight.MissFanservice: This is the first episode of the series in which Penny is seen in only her bra.
* OhCrap: Howard and Raj when Beverly mistakes them for a guy couple, much to Leonard's delight.
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** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval.
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* First episode where Penny is seen in only her bra.
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* First episode where Penny is seen in only her bra.
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** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval. \n\n!!Trivia\n* First episode where Penny is seen in only her bra.
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The episode's plot in a nutshell is that Leonard's mother (Beverly) comes for a visit and aside from Sheldon she makes everyone miserable.
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Commiserating with wine and
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* RetargetedLust: Unintentional on Leonard's part, which Penny lampshades. "So...you're not having sex with me, you're having sex with your mother?".
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* RetargetedLust: Unintentional on Leonard's part, which Penny lampshades. "So... you're not having sex with me, you're having sex with your mother?".
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Back in Apartment 4A, Beverly is contemplating Sheldon's "suggestion." She is not sure if it's appropriate with her son's roommate, but they both agree they'd be very good together. They play Rock Band together.
* OhCrap: Howard and Raj when Beverly mistakes them for a guy couple, much to Leonard's delight.
* OedipusComplex: Both Leonard for his mother Beverly and Penny for her father Wyatt (which she denies). Leonard lampshades this, how not receiving love from their parents growing up and their (almost) having sex as adults would make up for the lack of intimacy they received from their parents.
* RetargetedLust: Unintentional on Leonard's part, which Penny lampshades. "So...you're not having sex with me, you're having sex with your mother?".
* RetargetedLust: Unintentional on Leonard's part, which Penny lampshades. "So...you're not having sex with me, you're having sex with your mother?".
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Both Leonard and Penny struggle with winning over their parent's affection and approval (Leonard with his mother Beverly and Penny with her father Wyatt).
** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval.
** After Beverly learns that she is an actress she observes that, “There are many studies that suggest that people who go into the performing arts suffer from an external locus of identity." By the time they reach Leonard's apartment, she is in tears talking about her own childhood and trying to win her father's approval.
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* DreadfulMusician: Raj. Penny complains it sounds like a cat, but then that makes her a {{hypocrite}} as both Leonard and Sheldon couldn't stand her singing back in "The Loobenfeld Decay"
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* DreadfulMusician: Raj. The episode opens with Sheldon, Raj, and Howard playing "Under the Bridge" by the Music/RedHotChiliPeppers on ''VideoGame/RockBand''. Penny complains it overhears them and says that Raj's singing sounds like a cat, but then that makes her cat being run over by a {{hypocrite}} as both Leonard and Sheldon couldn't stand her singing back in "The Loobenfeld Decay"lawnmower.
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Neither of those situations actually occurred in this episode. Penny's previous sexual history is not discussed at all.
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* BerserkButton: When it seemed like Penny and Leonard are about to have sex, Leonard brings up how his mother would try to break them down psychologically by claiming neither of them were loved by anyone else before this point. Penny gets angry over Leonard mentioning her lack of sexual activity in the past, and kicks him out before they can advance any further in bed.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Leonard claims that neither he nor Penny had intimacy before they start having sex in Penny's bed in this episode. Penny acts like he's right, but many later episodes establish that Penny's had multiple boyfriends or slept with men in the ''three'' digits.
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* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing "I have to urinate" to those who aren't eager to hear about it.
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* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing "I have to urinate" to those who aren't eager to hear about it.it.
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* First episode where Penny is seen in only her bra.
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* First episode where Penny is seen in only her bra.
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* BerserkButton: When it seemed like Penny and Leonard are about to have sex, Leonard brings up how his mother would try to break them down psychologically by claiming neither of them were loved by anyone else before this point. Penny gets angry over Leonard mentioning her lack of sexual activity in the past, and kicks him out before they can advance any further in bed.
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* CommonalityConnection: Beverly and Sheldon get along very well as they have so much in common including the fact they both are scientists who like to hurt other people's feelings.
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* CommonalityConnection: Beverly and Sheldon get along very well as they have so much in common including with each other and acknowledge it based on the fact they that they're both are scientists who like very psychoanalytical and find themselves superior to hurt other people's feelings.everyone else, especially Leonard.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Penny and Leonard get drunk to drown out the bullying Beverly inflicted on them.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Leonard claims that neither he nor Penny had intimacy before they start having sex in Penny's bed in this episode. Penny acts like he's right, but many later episodes establish that Penny's had multiple boyfriends or slept with men in the ''three'' digits.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Leonard claims that neither he nor Penny had intimacy before they start having sex in Penny's bed in this episode. Penny acts like he's right, but many later episodes establish that Penny's had multiple boyfriends or slept with men in the ''three'' digits.
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'''The Maternal Capacitance''' is the 15th episode of the 2nd season of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''.
The episode's plot in a nutshell is that Leonard's mother (Beverly) comes for a visit and aside from Sheldon she makes everyone miserable.
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* TheBully: Beverly turns out to be a huge one, destroying other people's self-esteem unless they're accomplished scientists following cold logic and are arrogant just like her (she found Sheldon to be the only one like her).
* CommonalityConnection: Beverly and Sheldon get along very well as they have so much in common including the fact they both are scientists who like to hurt other people's feelings.
* DreadfulMusician: Raj. Penny complains it sounds like a cat, but then that makes her a {{hypocrite}} as both Leonard and Sheldon couldn't stand her singing back in "The Loobenfeld Decay"
* KickThemWhileTheyreDown: Howard joins in on bullying Leonard with Beverly.
** TheDogBitesBack: Leonard then proudly tells Beverly that Howard still lives with his mom and Raj suffers from selective mutism so that he can't talk to women.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Beverly and Leonard have nothing in common other than the fact they both wear glasses.
* MistakenForGay: Howard and Raj by Beverly.
* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing "I have to urinate" to those who aren't eager to hear about it.
The episode's plot in a nutshell is that Leonard's mother (Beverly) comes for a visit and aside from Sheldon she makes everyone miserable.
!!Tropes
* TheBully: Beverly turns out to be a huge one, destroying other people's self-esteem unless they're accomplished scientists following cold logic and are arrogant just like her (she found Sheldon to be the only one like her).
* CommonalityConnection: Beverly and Sheldon get along very well as they have so much in common including the fact they both are scientists who like to hurt other people's feelings.
* DreadfulMusician: Raj. Penny complains it sounds like a cat, but then that makes her a {{hypocrite}} as both Leonard and Sheldon couldn't stand her singing back in "The Loobenfeld Decay"
* KickThemWhileTheyreDown: Howard joins in on bullying Leonard with Beverly.
** TheDogBitesBack: Leonard then proudly tells Beverly that Howard still lives with his mom and Raj suffers from selective mutism so that he can't talk to women.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Beverly and Leonard have nothing in common other than the fact they both wear glasses.
* MistakenForGay: Howard and Raj by Beverly.
* TooMuchInformation: Beverly keeps announcing "I have to urinate" to those who aren't eager to hear about it.
