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As an avid fan of all things geek comedy related, I was pretty excited about the return of our friends Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj (and Penny’s alright, I guess).
In spite of my perpetual underlying feeling that this is a slightly poorer American version of The IT Crowd, something that surely should have dispelled by three seasons in, there are enough differences to keep them distinct. Sure, they both have a few guys with varying levels of geekiness, plus a girl who doesn’t really understand their lifestyle (yet insists on continuing to hang out with them), but the British and American humour contrasts so starkly that it doesn’t really matter at all.
Not much has really changed since the first season of The Big Bang Theory - Leonard had a crush on Penny, Leonard managed to go out with Penny, Penny broke up with Leonard, and now they’ve gone round full circle. Despite it being one of the biggest plot points of the show, this relationship is barely touched on in the premiere episode (‘The Robotic Manipulation’), with only one joke about it from Sheldon (“didn’t you break up with her? Why is she here?”). On the other hand, there still are the little jokes that have been running throughout the whole of the show’s history which are still as strong and funny as ever, uniting scenes that may otherwise be slightly random; for example, Penny’s ‘check engine light’ and Howard’s mother hollering through the house.
However, the theme of sex is still ultimately one of the most central in these geeks’ lives. In this episode, Sheldon goes on his first ever date, with a woman who is almost as geeky as him, while Penny is forced to tag along as chauffeur (and be accused of promiscuity). Leonard and Raj end up helping Howard with a humiliating robot hand/genitalia situation that becomes rather embarrassing to watch, just like anything Howard ever does. Probably the best scenes of this episode arise from the awkwardness between Sheldon, his date Amy and Penny - as Penny desperately tries to conventionally fill in gaps of the conversation despite the scientists’ hatred for small talk and keen discussion of Penny’s sexual partners.
Luckily, the first episode of season four hasn’t left me disappointed, even though season three had several weak spots. The Big Bang Theory's success lies in the fact that there are elements of every character in all of us; let’s face it - we’re all a bit geeky...just not quite to the same extent as Sheldon.
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