By Jennifer Smith
Fancast.com
Titled "The Bat Jar Conjecture," this episode of The Big Bang Theory begins with Leonard noticing that the annual Physics Bowl is coming up, so he and Sheldon decide to participate. They argue about their team name. Sheldon wants Army Ant, Raj wants Bengel Tiger. Naturally, Sheldon wins. The trend of Sheldon’s annoyance becomes more prominent during their Physics Bowl practice round, featuring the hottest physics host ever, Penny. Sheldon keeps answering all the questions, even when he doesn’t ring in. Sheldon also takes it upon himself to design the team uniforms: three “support-red shirts,” and one “command-gold shirt.” (See also- Star Trek: The Original Series)
Leonard tells Sheldon he’s off the team. They set out to find a 4th teammate. Enter Leslie, whom we haven’t seen since she had coitus with Leonard. In her hatred for Sheldon, she agrees to be on the team. Meanwhile, Sheldon forms his own team.
On the day of the bowl, we meet Sheldon’s team. It comprises Sheldon, the janitor, the lunch lady, and (because of his poor Spanish) either the lunch lady’s son or her butcher. With Penny falling asleep in the audience, it comes down to one question for the win. It’s an impossible formula and only the janitor rings in… with the right answer! They can never turn the toilet paper roll the right way, but they know physics? Turns out, in his native Soviet Union, he was a Physics professor. Sheldon refuses to accept his answer in his pride, and PMS wins! Howard, a little too excited, rips off his t-shirt and totally creeps out everyone.
The show wraps with Penny showing off her pop culture knowledge and the revelation that Tweety Bird thought he saw a Romulan.
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