The Big Bang Theory: Christmas Episodes [DVD] [2007] [2013]

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The A.V. Club reviewer Oliver Sara thought that the episode made Sheldon more sympathetic, while changing the dynamic between Raj and Stuart to something similar to Tobias Fünke and Michael Bluth from Arrested Development. He hoped that the writers would commit to answering the question finally on whether or not Raj is homosexual, and gave the episode an overall grade of "B". [5] IGN writer Jesse Schedeen enjoyed both halves of the episode, but felt that the girls' bar scenes needed more time. While he compared the use of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the episode to "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" that of the series Community, he said the "results were characteristically brilliant", [6] but that the "D&D adventure was more of a loose framing device in this case". [6] He compared Sheldon's breakdown in the episode to that of Pierce Hawthorne in the Community episode, and thought that Sheldon's family revelation was dealt with in a silly manner rather than something "overly depressing". [6] He also enjoyed the beginnings of a new bond between Raj and Amy. He summarised the episode by saying "Season 6 has generally been underwhelming after a fairly strong start. This was the first episode in a while that I genuinely enjoyed without any real reservations." [6] Sheldon is now sitting on Santa's lap telling him that he wants their photograph|picture together to punish his girlfriend for making him celebrate Christmas. Santa thinks that dating Sheldon is punishment enough, to which Sheldon states "There's an argument for that, but I want to make sure". They smile for the camera. Leonard: Can you believe there was a time when we would have needed an array of the giant Cherenkov telescopes to detect cosmic particles? And here we are building are own multi-wire detector like a couple of bad asses. Howard: Yeah. If we were still single, we'd be trippin' over that booty. Leonard says, "Mmm, in my family, holidays weren’t so much celebrated as studied for their anthropological and psychological implications on human society." Likewise, his birthdays weren't celebrated either, as revealed in " The Peanut Reaction" (S1E16).

a b Day, Carla (December 14, 2012). "The Big Bang Theory Review: D&D Christmas Edition". TV Fanatic . Retrieved December 18, 2012.The scene of Bernadette and Sheldon at the shopping mall) Bernadette: What about that sweater? Sheldon: No, it’s not good enough. It has to be perfect. Bernadette: (informs him crossly) I think the nicest gifts I’ve got from Howie show how well he knows me. Sheldon: Hmm. Let’s see, what do I know about Amy? She loves medieval literature, Chaucer’s her favorite. And her eyes sparkle when she watches old French movies. I enjoy how harp music causes her fingers to dance as if she’s playing along. Bernadette: (with a low smile) Wow, you really do love her. Sheldon: I do. Now, let’s find the kind of gift that makes her feel small and worthless. (Sheldon now walks out of view) Sheldon worries about the approachingChristmasholidays and his indecision about what to buy for Penny, as he needs it to match the value of her gift to him. After deciding on a basket of bath items he discovers a large selection, so not knowing what Penny will get him, he buys the entire range to cover all contingencies. Penny's gift to Sheldon is a napkin both autographed and used byLeonard Nimoy. Sheldon, overwhelmed since he now possesses Nimoy'sDNA and cangrowhis own Leonard Nimoy, gives Penny all the gift baskets and also a rare "Sheldon" hug.

a b c d Schedeen, Jesse (December 13, 2012). "HO HO HO, YOU BIG DORK!". IGN . Retrieved December 18, 2012. Penny asks Dr. Koothrappali how much he talks about Star Trek. The actor who plays him (Brian George) actually was on Star Trek; he played Dr. Bashir's father on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In this episode, Amy throws a Christmas party with a Victorian theme. Coincidentally, Amy's actress, Mayim Bialik, also had a wedding ceremony with a Victorian theme.First Christmas episode; the others are " The Maternal Congruence" (S3E11), " The Santa Simulation" (S6E11), " The Cooper Extraction" (S7E11) and " The Clean Room Infiltration" (S8E11) and others. This episode marks the first scientific collaboration between Leonard and Howard at Caltech, showcasing the former's expertise in astroparticle physics and the latter's expertise in astronomical instrumentation. Together, they built a Multi-wire chamber|multiwire proportional counter for detecting Cosmic ray|cosmic particles. Leonard marvels at how their multiwire-type detector can replace an entire Cherenkov Telescope Array|array of giant IACT|Cherenkov telescopes. The ninth season of The Big Bang Theory was released on DVD and Blu-ray today in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray sets contain all twenty-four episodes from The Big Bang Theory's latest season along with new bonus features. The scene where she takes her glasses off and says to Leonard "I am the one who’s getting a divorce, Mitzy is the one who is dead. Why are you the one making a fuss?" before Leonard leaves the sitting room and asks Penny a question about what is new in her life before Penny answers "Nothing. Not a damn thing" and shakes her head.