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* RunningGagged: In the finale [[spoiler:the elevator in the building is finally fixed.]]

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* RunningGagged: In the finale penultimate episode [[spoiler:the elevator in the building is finally fixed.]]

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* RealityEnsues:
** Raj is tired of being alone and asks his father to arrange a marriage for him. His father sets him up with a woman named Anu, and the two [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage get along great]], with her proposing to him on their first date. However, Raj spots Anu hugging another man and immediately assumes she’s cheating on him, when she tells him he needs to trust her he blurts out “How can I trust you, ''I barely know you!''”. The next episode, they agree that they were both rushing into marriage with a near stranger for the sake of being married and call off the wedding, but decide to give dating a try since they do still like each other.
** Being an InsufferableGenius, Sheldon has managed to piss off even scientists he respects, and as such when he is looking to gain favor for a Nobel Prize nomination he has few allies in the scientific community.
** After Amy explodes at Dr. Pembleton and Dr. Campbell, she and Sheldon are forced to do damage control by the university in order to not lose their chances at winning a Nobel. They also have to apologize to Pembleton and Campbell.
** After realizing that Beverly's attempts at bonding were just more "research" for her next book, Leonard finally accepts that his mother is never going to change (TruthInTelevision regarding most AbusiveParents) and rather than tear into her, he decides it's better to just forgive her and move on, even though she doesn't deserve his forgiveness (forgiveness is about letting go of one's own pain rather than letting the one who harmed you off the hook.)
** When [[MarriedToTheJob Anu moves to London for her dream job]], Raj is prepared to go to London to stay with her. Howard manages to catch up with him, but first he has to buy a plane ticket for himself to be able to get inside the airport terminal in order to reach Raj. It ends with Howard telling Raj that Raj owes him the money he had to spend for said plane ticket.
** Despite having dreamed of winning the Nobel Prize all his life, Sheldon is totally unprepared for the level of fame that comes with it, hiding from the hordes of reporters wanting to interview him.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Raj is tired of being alone and asks his father to arrange a marriage for him. His father sets him up with a woman named Anu, and the two [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage get along great]], with her proposing to him on their first date. However, Raj spots Anu hugging another man and immediately assumes she’s cheating on him, when she tells him he needs to trust her he blurts out “How can I trust you, ''I barely know you!''”. The next episode, they agree that they were both rushing into marriage with a near stranger for the sake of being married and call off the wedding, but decide to give dating a try since they do still like each other.
** Being an InsufferableGenius, Sheldon has managed to piss off even scientists he respects, and as such when he is looking to gain favor for a Nobel Prize nomination he has few allies in the scientific community.
** After Amy explodes at Dr. Pembleton and Dr. Campbell, she and Sheldon are forced to do damage control by the university in order to not lose their chances at winning a Nobel. They also have to apologize to Pembleton and Campbell.
** After realizing that Beverly's attempts at bonding were just more "research" for her next book, Leonard finally accepts that his mother is never going to change (TruthInTelevision regarding most AbusiveParents) and rather than tear into her, he decides it's better to just forgive her and move on, even though she doesn't deserve his forgiveness (forgiveness is about letting go of one's own pain rather than letting the one who harmed you off the hook.)
** When [[MarriedToTheJob Anu moves to London for her dream job]], Raj is prepared to go to London to stay with her. Howard manages to catch up with him, but first he has to buy a plane ticket for himself to be able to get inside the airport terminal in order to reach Raj. It ends with Howard telling Raj that Raj owes him the money he had to spend for said plane ticket.
** Despite having dreamed of winning the Nobel Prize all his life, Sheldon is totally unprepared for the level of fame that comes with it, hiding from the hordes of reporters wanting to interview him.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Discussed between Bernadette and Denise regarding Howard and Stuart, respectively, during [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS12E9TheCitationNegation "The Citation Negation"]].
-->'''Bernadette''': You and Stuart... why?
-->'''Denise''': I don't know. My parents own a funeral home. Read into that what you will. [...] Let me ask you a question: Howard... why?
-->'''Bernadette''': You got eyes. What do you think?

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* TemptingFate:
** PlayedForLaughs in "The VCR Illumination" when Leonard, Penny, Sheldon, and Amy give a VikingFuneral (see below). Amy expresses doubt about its safety, so Leonard assures her that it IS safe, since it's in a bathtub filled with water. [[spoiler:Barely a second after Leonard's statement, the curtains are set on fire, prompting the "funeral attendants" to throw bathtub water at the curtains to put out the fire.]]

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* TemptingFate:
TemptingFate: PlayedForLaughs.
** PlayedForLaughs In "The Citation Negation", when Penny watches Bernadette trying to play ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' in office and struggling to defeat her targeted opponent, Penny asks to give it a try, with Bernadette telling Penny "good luck", as Bernadette herself has been struggling for a while. Cue Penny scoring a kill within ten seconds after she starts playing, which prompts Bernadette to cast a sideways DeathGlare at Penny out of sheer frustration.
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"The VCR Illumination" when Leonard, Penny, Sheldon, and Amy give a VikingFuneral (see below).VikingFuneral. Amy expresses doubt about its safety, so Leonard assures her that it IS safe, since it's in a bathtub filled with water. [[spoiler:Barely a second after Leonard's statement, the curtains are set on fire, prompting the "funeral attendants" to throw bathtub water at the curtains to put out the fire.]]

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* DreamRealityCheck: In the finale, Sheldon falls asleep while waiting for a call from the Nobel Prize committee on whether he and Amy won or not. Leonard wants to slap him awake, but he's woken up by his phone. [[spoiler:When the call saying that they won comes]], Sheldon thinks he's dreaming. A slap from Leonard proves him wrong.



* DreamRealityCheck: In the finale, Sheldon falls asleep while waiting for a call from the Nobel Prize committee on whether he and Amy won or not. Leonard wants to slap him awake, but he's woken up by his phone. [[spoiler:When the call saying that they won comes]], Sheldon thinks he's dreaming. A slap from Leonard proves him wrong.

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* DreamRealityCheck: In the finale, Sheldon falls asleep while waiting for a call from the Nobel Prize committee on whether he and Amy won or not. Leonard wants to slap him awake, but he's woken up by his phone. [[spoiler:When the call saying that they won comes]], Sheldon thinks he's dreaming. A slap from Leonard proves him wrong.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Amy in "The Confirmation Polarization" is willing to [[spoiler:withdraw her name from the Nobel Prize nomination after two physicists confirm their Super Asymmetry theory (the committee only allows three names) if it means that Sheldon finally gets his coveted Nobel Prize.]]



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Amy in "The Confirmation Polarization" is willing to [[spoiler:withdraw her name from the Nobel Prize nomination after two physicists confirm their Super Asymmetry theory (the committee only allows three names) if it means that Sheldon finally gets his coveted Nobel Prize.]]



* PinchMe: In the finale, Sheldon falls asleep while waiting for a call from the Nobel Prize committee on whether he and Amy won or not. Leonard wants to slap him awake, but he's woken up by his phone. [[spoiler:When the call saying that they won comes]], Sheldon thinks he's dreaming. A slap from Leonard proves him wrong.
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** After coming into possession of the proof of Dr. Pemberton's plagiarized thesis, which if revealed would discredit him, leaving them in the running for the Nobel Prize, Sheldon and Amy are left with the choice to either sit on the information, risking them not wining, or releasing it, which they feel would be dishonest. Instead they decide to hand the evidence over to Pemberton himself. [[spoiler: As discussed in SpannerInTheWorks the resulting argument destroys Pembertonand Campbell anyway, paving the way to their Nobel victory.]]

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** After coming into possession of the proof of Dr. Pemberton's plagiarized thesis, which if revealed would discredit him, leaving them in the running for the Nobel Prize, Sheldon and Amy are left with the choice to either sit on the information, risking them not wining, or releasing it, which they feel would be dishonest. Instead they decide to hand the evidence over to Pemberton himself. [[spoiler: As discussed in SpannerInTheWorks the resulting argument destroys Pembertonand Pemberton and Campbell anyway, paving the way to their Nobel victory.]]



** This happens to Penny during the final episode. The fish she consumes in the hotel doesn't seem to mesh well with her, and the scene of the next day opens with the shot of the empty hotel bedroom and the sound of Penny vomiting in the bathroom, while Leonard tries to help her through it.

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** This happens to Penny during the final episode. The fish she consumes in the hotel doesn't seem to mesh well with her, and episode, once her MorningSickness comes along, where the scene of the next day morning opens with the shot of the empty hotel bedroom and the sound of Penny vomiting in the bathroom, while Leonard tries to help her through it.
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* CharacterDevelopment: In season 2 Sheldon finally gets rid of Ramona by blowing up at her when she wants to share credit over the theory she kept him on track to complete. In this season Sheldon is faced with the fact that, after [[spoiler: 2 other scientists confirm his and Amy's super-asymmetry theory, putting them in the running for a Nobel Prize, only 3 of them can be nominated. Despite Amy's willingness to surrender her chances to ensure Sheldon's, given that she knows it's always been his dream, Sheldon outright refuses to deny Amy the credit she deserves.]]


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** After coming into possession of the proof of Dr. Pemberton's plagiarized thesis, which if revealed would discredit him, leaving them in the running for the Nobel Prize, Sheldon and Amy are left with the choice to either sit on the information, risking them not wining, or releasing it, which they feel would be dishonest. Instead they decide to hand the evidence over to Pemberton himself. [[spoiler: As discussed in SpannerInTheWorks the resulting argument destroys Pembertonand Campbell anyway, paving the way to their Nobel victory.]]

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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: In "The Maternal Conclusion", [[spoiler: Leonard realizes that while his abusive mother probably doesn't actually deserve forgiveness, holding a grudge against her isn't good for his own personal well-being. So, despite fully acknowledging how awful his mother is and how she most likely will never change, Leonard decides to forgive her so he can let go of the pain she had caused him and move on with his life]].
* FourthDateMarriage: Raj's ArrangedMarriage with Anu catches everyone else by surprise, with their primary concern being that Raj is very romantic in nature and he barely knows her.



* FourthDateMarriage: Raj's ArrangedMarriage with Anu catches everyone else by surprise, with their primary concern being that Raj is very romantic in nature and he barely knows her.
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** When [[MarriedToTheJob Anu moves to London for her dream job]], Raj is prepared to go to London to stay with her. Howard manages to catch up with him, but he has to buy a plane ticket for himself to be able to get inside the airport terminal in order to reach Raj. It ends with Howard telling Raj that Raj owes him the money he had to spend for said plane ticket.

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** When [[MarriedToTheJob Anu moves to London for her dream job]], Raj is prepared to go to London to stay with her. Howard manages to catch up with him, but first he has to buy a plane ticket for himself to be able to get inside the airport terminal in order to reach Raj. It ends with Howard telling Raj that Raj owes him the money he had to spend for said plane ticket.

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