03-20-2015, 03:25 AM
Sheldon: So if a photon is directed through a plane with two slits in it and either slit is observed it will not go through both slits. If it’s unobserved it will, however, if it’s observed after it’s left the plane but before it hits its target, it will not have gone through both slits.
Leonard: Agreed, what’s your point?
Sheldon: There’s no point, I just think it’s a good idea for a tee-shirt.
Even before you see the guys coming around the corner, the very first voice you hear is Sheldon’s AND HE’S RANTING. Not the annoying squeal we have now, but a tirade of science that seems to be leading to a eureka moment, but instead ends with a joke. To me, those first 20 seconds paraphrase the entire show. The way the dialogue rolls off Jim's tongue, how genius they were and how all of a sudden it's funny. I'd never imagined that a show could take scientific terms, and equations and weave them into a joke.
Of course the writers are just establishing their intellect and next comes Leonard’s turn with the crossword. Impressive but Sheldon has already stolen the show. His moral code over genetic fraud, the news of his childhood experiments on the way up the stairs, the nervous trot across the hall when Leonard wants to invite this stranger into their lives, his confident at besting Leonard over the whiteboards, it just keeps coming…
I agree about Penny. She was vacuous and her lines were seriously limited, but we see a glimpse of the fun Penny when she’s talking about being a vegetarian. The conversation with Leonard is not bad, but it’s already obvious to me that it’s her lines with Sheldon are that much more engaging. When she starts crying and he tells her "yes" she is crazy I’m in heaven. The honesty! All I can think is ‘Where has he been her whole life!’ To me there wasn't much to set the obviously interested Leonard apart from any other sitcom nerd trying his luck. He was pleasant but Sheldon was too attractive and too interesting already.
After that, the next high point is definitely Howard and Raj. Simon had it nailed right from the start. There's something so charming about Simon, no one can do cheesy, try-too-hard and be as likeable as he can. We didn't hear much from Raj but they already felt like a double act.
I gave it 2
Leonard: Agreed, what’s your point?
Sheldon: There’s no point, I just think it’s a good idea for a tee-shirt.
Even before you see the guys coming around the corner, the very first voice you hear is Sheldon’s AND HE’S RANTING. Not the annoying squeal we have now, but a tirade of science that seems to be leading to a eureka moment, but instead ends with a joke. To me, those first 20 seconds paraphrase the entire show. The way the dialogue rolls off Jim's tongue, how genius they were and how all of a sudden it's funny. I'd never imagined that a show could take scientific terms, and equations and weave them into a joke.
Of course the writers are just establishing their intellect and next comes Leonard’s turn with the crossword. Impressive but Sheldon has already stolen the show. His moral code over genetic fraud, the news of his childhood experiments on the way up the stairs, the nervous trot across the hall when Leonard wants to invite this stranger into their lives, his confident at besting Leonard over the whiteboards, it just keeps coming…
I agree about Penny. She was vacuous and her lines were seriously limited, but we see a glimpse of the fun Penny when she’s talking about being a vegetarian. The conversation with Leonard is not bad, but it’s already obvious to me that it’s her lines with Sheldon are that much more engaging. When she starts crying and he tells her "yes" she is crazy I’m in heaven. The honesty! All I can think is ‘Where has he been her whole life!’ To me there wasn't much to set the obviously interested Leonard apart from any other sitcom nerd trying his luck. He was pleasant but Sheldon was too attractive and too interesting already.
After that, the next high point is definitely Howard and Raj. Simon had it nailed right from the start. There's something so charming about Simon, no one can do cheesy, try-too-hard and be as likeable as he can. We didn't hear much from Raj but they already felt like a double act.
I gave it 2