The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 23

The series has been going downhill for the last few episodes, however this episode sets the gear in Neutral ..... atleast for the time being. It is a good episode with many humorous segments and many interesting sub plots. It has twists, turns and Sheldon on his very best ........

The episode starts with Howard getting a phone call from NASA which brings the news of the cancellation of his mission. He is ecstatic about this and starts preparing for his wedding with full force. However, his jubilation is short lived as NASA decides to put him on an earlier mission. He tries every hook and crook to get out of this but fails. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny decide to renew their sex life but a mid-sex proposal from Leonard ruins it all.
There is another sub plot which focuses on Sheldon and Amy. Amy tries to increase Sheldon's feeling for her by using her neurological tricks. This worries Sheldon as he starts to experience random outbreaks of feelings for Amy (typical Shelly) !

Like I said there are many funny instances in this episode like Howard's relief on receiving the first call, his conversation with Bernadette's father, Penny and Leonard fooling around with electron-laser gas and Leonard's proposal. Leonard's proposal to Penny is super surprising and is the best part of the show for me. Hopefully, the proposal thing will be taken forward into the season finale and the declination at the end of this episode may turn into a yes. (Ooooohhhh)

It is interesting to see Howard's attempts to get out of the mission and the guys (especially Sheldon) choosing tuxedos for the event. Raj is sidelined but I really don't miss him much. The star of this show has to be Jim Parsons (another masterpiece by him). As always, it is amazing to see him deal with girl problems and finding solutions for it. His thoughts on relationship should be combined to make a book.

The only negative for me is the slow pace of the episode. I was having a good time but still I paused frequently to see the remaining time. Also, I found Bernadette's dad to be a little too strict.

On the whole, it's a nice and amusing episode that makes you wonder what will happen in the season finale. You'll hardly have any complaints after this one.

Star Rating : ★★★1/2 (3.5)
Laughometer : ☺☺☺