The Big Bang Theory: The Relaxation Integration (11x03)

I felt myself thoroughly bored by this whole thing.

Cons:

Raj and Stuart fight over Bernadette's new pretty coworker. Guys are gross. These guys are particularly gross. When this woman says she's not interested in dating anyone right now, Stuart "scores points" by saying he'd love to be just friends, and then gloats about it to Raj once the girl is gone. Just. Do not.

Sheldon is getting stressed about the wedding and as a consequence is talking in his sleep. Amy is worried that there's a relaxed, chill Sheldon hiding somewhere inside him, and he's suppressing that version of himself and ramping up the stress. Penny tells Sheldon to try loosening up on one small thing, so Sheldon decides to wear flip flops. This leads to shenanigans and he ends up showing up at home covered in dirt without either shoe.

I'm not that interested in Sheldon being nervous about the wedding. I mean there were some cute moments, but this plot thread ends up making Amy the supportive figure to Sheldon's off-the-wall antics, and that's a formula we've seen beaten to death.

Pros:

Obviously Jim Parsons is a talented comedic actor, and the scene were he tells his story to Amy was pretty funny, especially when he talks about all of the things he's been telling himself to get by, like that he stepped in a "puddle of warm apple juice" and a "mashed up candy bar" instead of what those things actually were.

This review is short. But this show is short. And I don't care about it. Man, I hope I don't sound too apathetic...

5.5/10