On the past episodes, the Sheldon-Penny face off was inexistent. Or if it was, the same didn’t mark on my mind. But on “The Thespian Catalyst,” I can honestly say that this is the greatest tandem ever! The acting lesson between the two of them is extremely hilarious.
Of course, there was the requisite condescension on the part of Sheldon, and a brief glimpse of the humorous eye twitch that first made its appearance when Penny presented him with Leonard Nimoy’s DNA (I guess it only comes out when Spock is part of the story), but it didn’t seem to bring the funny as it usually does.
On the other hand, Raj stole the show with his escalating fantasies of something unforeseen taking Howard out of the picture so that he could take over Howard’s duties of fulfilling Bernadette’s needs.
I’m finding more and more that Raj’s solo efforts are becoming the highlight of each episode. While the writers clearly write the wittiest, or at least the best attempts at a one-liner, for Sheldon, Raj’s laid-back deadpan reactions are the highlight for me these days.
The Bollywood-tinged dance sequence at the end was enough to warrant the future consideration of a Raj spinoff.
And finally, Raj can now speak in front of a girl without being drunk. But we should remember that his two conversations with Bernadette occurred on his own daydreams.
So what do you think of this episode?
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