The Big Bang Theory recap: The 6 best moments from The Donation Oscillation
By John Dotson
This week on The Big Bang Theory, Penny has second thoughts about Leonard helping Zack. Here are the six best moments from the episode!
The last episode of The Big Bang Theory had Sheldon getting carried away with zoning laws. This was brought about because Howard and Bernadette had a neighbor who used overpowering motion lights on their house. Sheldon also discovered that Howard and Bernadette were breaking laws by not having their deck properly inspected. After much soul searching, he decided to not turn his friends in and turn in the neighbor instead.
This week Penny has a change of heart about Leonard giving Zack and his wife a child. She also seems to be having some mixed feelings about having a kid herself. Also, Bernadette plays a game of marital chicken when Howard decides to not invite her to a zero-gravity experience. It’s an extremely fun episode that will raise a lot of hope for fans about the future of the show.
With all that said, here are the six best moments from tonight’s episode of The Big Bang Theory!
#1 Sheldon is jealous of Leonard’s new journey
This week the show picked up where it left off a few weeks ago when Zack and his wife were asking Leonard to donate some of his swimmers to help them have a kid. Now, they are hashing out the specifics of what Leonard must do to assist in their journey, which involves no coitus activities for him and Penny for 3 days.
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While this is happening though, Sheldon walks in and tries to subtly drop hints on why he is a better specimen for their child, such as how tall he is and how he has blue eyes. Soon after Amy walks in chastising him and exclaiming that they want Leonard’s DNA, not his. He leaves begrudgingly while dropping more characteristics that make him a better pick.
#2 Penny’s dad gets a bombshell
Penny’s dad showed up this episode to make Leonard and her feel uncomfortable about their relationship. When he first shows up, he’s remarking on the fact that they have not yet given him a grandchild. To take the bullseye off her back, she tells her dad that Leonard is giving her ex-boyfriend a child, which quickly makes things awkward.
After getting upset with Penny for throwing him under the bus, her dad actually softens to the idea. He then makes a comparison to Leonard being a stud horse that needs to give away good genes. Penny is annoyed by the conversation but Leonard pushes him to continue saying, “you were comparing me to a prize stud, go on.”
#3 A nerdy seduction
Later that night Penny decides to apologize to Leonard by seducing him, which frustrates him like crazy because he can’t do the deed for at least three days. He explains this to her, but then she makes it worse by revealing she is wearing lingerie as she gets in bed. He gets even more frustrated but then she makes it worse by reading a Batman comic in a seductive manner.
It then becomes clear to Leonard she has more of an issue with him giving away his kid to someone else than she is saying. Does this mean Penny actually might change her mind about having kids? Part of me thinks this is highly possible considering what comes next in the episode.