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S08.E13: The Anxiety Optimization


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The gang tries to help Sheldon when he becomes stuck in a rut at work by increasing his anxiety level. Howard teases Raj with a new game called "Cinnamon or Emily?"

 

I know it was wrong, but I really laughed at Cinnamon or Emily. 

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I loved Cinnamon or Emily.

 

I also liked when Sheldon asked the guys to help him out.  The back and forth between them and Sheldon was great.  Sheldon coming back to say thanks was even better.

 

I liked Amy putting her foot down at dinner.  Their relationship has grown and Amy has been more assertive lately.  I like Sheldon but you can not be a wimp when dealing with him.

 

The werewolf debate was also funny.

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I loved this episode - best of the season for me.  Cinnamon or Emily was hilarious and Jim Parsons was on top of his game.  I love seeing passionate, happy, Sheldon.

 

The entire cast seemed to be enjoying themselves.

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I wanted a scene of Sheldon apologising to Amy, and was disappointed that Raj didn't counter Howard's 'Cinnamon or Emily' with 'Wife or Mother'.

 

Great idea with "Wife or Mother!"  The possibilities are endless.  I really liked the episode, except for Sheldon being mean to Amy, but I'm glad that she threw his butt out of her apartment!  Maybe one day very soon he'll learn not to do that.   He was going on very little sleep, so I can cut him a little slack in that regard. 

 

I loved the scene with Sheldon trying out his noise-cancelling headphones.   Leonard going from an insult to "that's why you're the best roommate ever" was hilarious.  I rewound that several times to catch everything he said.   They all impress me with their rapid fire dialogue.

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Is this the beginning of having Leonard wearing short sleeved t-shirts with bared arms or have I just not noticed the trend until now?

 

After I saw him like that twice I just happened to think that the only cast member to bare their arms when clothed is Penny, who seldom if ever wore long sleeves before her business jacket for work.  

 

Leonard:  t-shirt/hoodie/army jacket

Raj: shirt/sweater vest/windbreaker combo

Howard: dress/western/double knit shirt/dickey thing

Sheldon: short sleeved tee over long sleeved tee

Amy:  long sleeved, collared shirt and/or a granny sweater

Bernadette:  Post Cheesecake Factory generally has on a twin set type sweater over her dress

 

Maybe that's why seeing bare arms was so rare that I couldn't focus on anything other than Johnny Galecki's forearm hair...

 

ETA that it occurred to me that Raj wears a short sleeved dress shirt when he's windbreakerless, which doesn't seem to be very often.

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I wanted a scene of Sheldon apologising to Amy, and was disappointed that Raj didn't counter Howard's 'Cinnamon or Emily' with 'Wife or Mother'.

I wonder if the original script did have wife or mother but it was edited out with the death of Carol Ann Susi--I don't think Susi would have objected if she could have put it in her will, but fans might find it somehow distasteful. Edited by shapeshifter
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I wanted a scene of Sheldon apologising to Amy, and was disappointed that Raj didn't counter Howard's 'Cinnamon or Emily' with 'Wife or Mother'.

 

That would have been funny a few seasons ago but since Howard has clearly chosen his Wife it would have come across as a little dated, to say the least!

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I wonder if the original script did have wife or mother but it was edited out with the death of Carol Ann Susi--I don't think Susi would have objected if she could have put it in her will, but fans might find it somehow distasteful.

I wondered the same thing.

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I love this show, but this eppy did nothing for me. Bah

Me either. I will admit the Emily / Cinnamon game was cute, but Sheldon "trying to work" just seemed a rehash of previous episodes when he struggled with work ideas or problems.

 

Was Bernadette even there?

 

This season, for the most part, has been forgettable for me.  I miss Stewart and the comic book store. I miss the guys eating at the Cheesecake Factory.  And even though I hated and don't miss the fat jokes, I miss Howard's mother and keep wondering how they will address the death on the show. 

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Were Leonard and Penny stating truths when Sheldon was testing the effectiveness of the noise-blocking headphones? Some seemed real. But Penny using Sheldon's toothbrush seemed unlikely.

Yes, I could believe the water filter and the fake signature -- but if Penny did not want to take the time to get hew own toothbrush, surely she would use Leonard's?  And by now I would have assumed that the Roommate Agreement has a clause stipulating where a guest toothbrush can be stored, so she would have her own toothbrush over there. 

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What has happened to this show, it is going nowhere IMO.  Amy and Sheldon are just boring.  Howard and Bernadette are boring.  Penny and Leonard are the same old thing, he is so lucky to have her as she is clearly out of his league.  I miss the old days when they guys hung out and did things together.  

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Were Leonard and Penny stating truths when Sheldon was testing the effectiveness of the noise-blocking headphones? Some seemed real. But Penny using Sheldon's toothbrush seemed unlikely.

 

I think they were saying things they knew that Sheldon would react to if he indeed heard them. Like when Sheldon said that he wanted to "have coitus" with Amy when he was testing her in the first episode of the season.

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