Pretty much forgettable the second I watched it, so...
Cons:
Sheldon spends the episode auditioning for, and then being rejected for, the revival of Professor Proton. He spends time with the deceased Arthur Jeffries (Bob Newhart) in his dreams, questioning why he has been rejected, and is angered when Wil Wheaton lands the role, since he isn't a real scientist. This whole plot thread was just an excuse for Sheldon to whine and complain and demand more attention for himself, and I never, ever need or want any more of that than the show naturally provides.
There was also this icky moment right at the top where Amy suggested, meekly, that it would be cool if they got a woman to be Professor Proton, and Sheldon angrily says that women already "got" Doctor Who and The Ghostbusters and "can't you leave us anything?" In a better show, I would know this was satire, but this show doesn't do anything to deepen or strengthen the interpretation of this moment of sexism, so we're left with the idea once again that Sheldon is a sexist and that Amy is repressed in her relationship with him.
Pros:
Bernadette and Howard's plot thread was nothing remarkable, but it was a bit adorable nonetheless. Howard gets a vasectomy, which means he's bedridden, but then Bernadette is put on bed-rest because she has been overdoing it with her pregnancy. Raj helps out for a while, but his patience is not limitless, so Penny comes over to help watch the baby while Howard and Bernadette are indisposed. Of course, the parents don't trust flighty Penny with the baby, which she takes offense to. In the end, baby Halley calls Penny "mama," saying her first word, which Howard and Bernadette hear over the baby monitor.
Like I said, nothing earth-shattering, but there was something adorable in this nonetheless.
I think I'll stop here - I just don't have the patience for long reviews of this show anymore. This is all you get.
7/10
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