Look, I’m just going to put this out there. It may be weird, but confused, bedraggled Sheldon is a little bit hot. I’ve been watching this show for three seasons, and this is the first episode where I was all, “well helloooo, Jim Parsons.” It’s amazing what a little stubble will do for a dude. Anyhoo, I love the fact that Sheldon got a job this episode. Putting Sheldon in any situation is fantastic, but finding a fairly legitimate reason to make Sheldon a busboy is absolutely golden.

Here’s my main problem: Raj. I love Bernadette, and the fact that she and Wolowitz have had a multi-episode relationship, but it kind of leaves Raj out in the cold — much as he was when his idea to go roller skating turned into a double-date that did not include him. He doesn’t necessarily need a girlfriend (although I would like to see that), but they really need to find something to do with him, so he can do more than just show up at the beginning and the end of any given episode.

My favorite part of the entire show seemed to be the writers’ favorite part as well, as it was put back into the end of the episode: but Sheldon in the ball pit was hilarious. Having him pop up looking exactly like a whack-a-mole and yelling, “bazinga” is definitely the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.

This episode didn’t move the plot along too much, but it was just 30 minutes of funny lines and great Sheldon action. While I’ve said before that I don’t want BBT to become the Sheldon show, sometimes a half hour of funny lines is all I really need. This episode delivered it in spades.

What I really want to know is what you guys thing of the whole Penny/Leonard thing, now that we’re more than halfway through the third season. We spent the first two seasons in anticipation, and the relationships has really had its ups and downs. I’m kind of undecided on it now. One one hand, I kind of like how it’s just a comfortable thing in the background, and it’s cute how they sleep at each others’ apartments. But on the other hand, it’s kind of boring. After the quotes, let’s have a poll!

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