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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Amy tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.

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'''"The Closure Alternative"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on April 25, 2013. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds and Steve Holland, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Bill Prady and Creator/TaraHernandez.

When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Amy tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.
Lucy (Creator/KateMicucci).



* BaitAndSwitch: Sheldon gets mad at Penny for recording ''Paul Blart'' and other movies on his DVR with limited storage and demands she answer honesty because "This is not a trial..... that'll come later."

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* BaitAndSwitch: Sheldon gets mad at Penny for recording ''Paul Blart'' ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' and other movies on his DVR with limited storage and demands she answer honesty because "This is not a trial.....trial... that'll come later."
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* TheStinger: At the very end, Sheldon successfully gets a hold of the ''Alphas'' creators on the phone, and asks what was the ending going to be like. Upon hearing it, Sheldon decides it wasn't worth materializing and so now he's glad ''Alphas'' ended the way it did.

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* TheStinger: At the very end, Sheldon successfully gets a hold of the ''Alphas'' creators on the phone, and asks what was the ending going to be like. Upon hearing it, Sheldon decides it wasn't worth materializing and so now he's glad ''Alphas'' ended the way it did.

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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon rebuffs it makes no sense for the Chinese to record anything on their DVR, let alone the ridiculous comedy ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'', but rather than continue this pointless interrogation Sheldon just deletes them much to Penny's dismay.

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* BaitAndSwitch: Sheldon gets mad at Penny for recording ''Paul Blart'' and other movies on his DVR with limited storage and demands she answer honesty because "This is not a trial..... that'll come later."
* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her.grill her saying a trial will come later. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon rebuffs it makes no sense for the Chinese to record anything on their DVR, let alone the a ridiculous comedy like ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'', but rather than continue this pointless interrogation Sheldon just deletes them much to Penny's dismay.
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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon asks it makes no sense for the Chinese to record ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' on his DVR, and he proceeds to delete it with Penny protesting.

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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon asks rebuffs it makes no sense for the Chinese to record ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' anything on his their DVR, and he proceeds let alone the ridiculous comedy ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'', but rather than continue this pointless interrogation Sheldon just deletes them much to delete it with Penny protesting.Penny's dismay.

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* TheStinger: At the very end, Sheldon successfully gets a hold of the ''Firefly'' creators on the phone, and asks what was the ending going to be like. Upon hearing it, Sheldon decides it wasn't worth materializing and so now he's glad ''Firefly'' ended the way it did.

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* SanitySlippage: Sheldon goes through one as he endures Amy's closure-curing therapy.
* TheStinger: At the very end, Sheldon successfully gets a hold of the ''Firefly'' ''Alphas'' creators on the phone, and asks what was the ending going to be like. Upon hearing it, Sheldon decides it wasn't worth materializing and so now he's glad ''Firefly'' ''Alphas'' ended the way it did.
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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon asks it makes no sense for the Chinese to record ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' on his DVR, and he proceeds to delete it with Penny protesting.

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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon asks it makes no sense for the Chinese to record ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' on his DVR, and he proceeds to delete it with Penny protesting.protesting.
* TheStinger: At the very end, Sheldon successfully gets a hold of the ''Firefly'' creators on the phone, and asks what was the ending going to be like. Upon hearing it, Sheldon decides it wasn't worth materializing and so now he's glad ''Firefly'' ended the way it did.
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* BlatantLies: When Sheldon finds movies on his DVR that he did not record, he (correctly) assumes Penny did it and proceeds to consider ways to punish her. Leonard comes to her "defense" by lying maybe Chinese hackers did it. Sheldon asks it makes no sense for the Chinese to record ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop'' on his DVR, and he proceeds to delete it with Penny protesting.
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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Penny tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.

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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Penny Amy tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.
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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Penny tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.

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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Penny tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.Lucy.

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When one of Sheldon's favorite shows is cancelled without a proper ending, Penny tries to help him get over his obsessive need for closure. Meanwhile, Raj discovers a secret about his new girlfriend Lucy.

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