Big Bang Theory, S06E16
Leonard and Penny went out to dinner to have a romantic night together, but their nice time was ruined when Penny caught sight of her ex with the girl he cheated on Penny with. Bernadette and Howard did their share of making the night less special by bickering about laundry and video games. Sheldon tasked Alex with finding a present for Amy, but the best of Alex's selections was the one that Sheldon wanted to keep for himself. Raj and Stuart threw a party at the comic book store for people without dates for Valentine's.
Leonard's promise that he would be throwing romance at Penny like a ninja sounded more like a promise for their dinner to be a disaster. Luckily, it wasn't too bad. I thought it might have been more intimate if they hadn't invited Howard and Bernadette, but at least they made up in the end. All Penny had to do was focus on her own happiness instead of what was going on with a guy that she had been with in the past. Seeing two cheaters get engaged in front of her had to be irritating, but I think the more logical response to that would have been to gaze into Leonard's eyes and remember how damn lucky she was to have someone who wouldn't cheat on her and loved her deeply.
However, I realized later that Penny was acting crazy because she was just worried that one day she might be where her ex and that girl are. I liked that we got to hear Penny admit how much of a commitment-phobe she is. We've all known that, but Penny likes to act like it isn't so. That's one of the things that I dislike most about her, no matter what the reason is she's that way. The best thing is that Leonard took some of the pressure off her and told her that he wouldn't propose to her again (I think any woman would be bothered that he proposes so often) and put the ball completely in her court. That moved their relationship forward in a way I wouldn't have predicted. Penny is at least open to the idea of marrying Leonard one day, but she just has to get over her fear. However, I'm not really waiting for the day she gets there.
What I liked about Howard and Bernadette arguing was that Bernadette had put Howard's Xbox in the washing machine. If only he had done as she asked and done the laundry, he would have already gotten back to his game. She's really damn smart. It's too bad that Howard couldn't have quelled her anger a bit by showing her the thoughtful micro-Valentine he had made for her. She might have forgiven his gaming addiction if she saw all the effort he had put into making her a gift. Oh, well. It wasn't meant to be.
I felt angry at Sheldon that he wouldn't even bother to try and find a gift for Amy. Surely, he knows her well enough to know what she likes. After all, he was quick enough to nix Alex's suggestions, as if he knew whether they would be successful gifts or not. If he has that much of an opinion, he should have went shopping himself--he's not that damn busy. I was even more pissed, but not at all surprised, when he took the best of the gifts for himself. Wow. He keeps improving on the ways he can be a bad boyfriend. However, he redeemed himself when he made Amy his emergency contact. Other people might have thought that was a lousy and lazy gift, but Amy loved it, so it was perfect. And Amy's gift to him of not doing Valentine's traditions in the first place was perfect for Sheldon. She's such a good girlfriend. He really wouldn't be able to function if she was ever out of his life.
I don't have much to say about Raj, except that I hope that the girl he invited to coffee ends up being a reoccurring character. It would mark the first time in a while (or ever?) that Raj was dating someone, even if casually. I mean, I don't have to see Raj in a super-serious thing, but it would be nice to see him go on a few dates before he gets kicked to the curb. Can't take any more of him sorta wishing that Stuart was a girl so all of his problems would be solved. I've said it before, but he can do better than him.
This episode was okay, but it was a lot more frustrating than it was funny. Penny was getting on my nerves with her resolve to ruin the romantic night Leonard had planned, but she smoothed things over by admitting her problems with committing to Leonard. Sheldon, too, was being his usual bad boyfriend self by not making enough effort to get Amy a gift, but he also made himself look better when he got Amy the perfect present in the end. Raj, hopefully, has started something with a girl that isn't too intimidating for him. Raj doesn't have to get married this season, but he better damn well upgrade from making Stuart his romantic substitute.
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