S11E21 - The Comet Polarization

No: 252  |  Season: 11   Episode: 21  |  Air Date: 2018-04-19  |  Runtime: mins

Sheldon: Hey, Howard, did you see that...? (shrieks) Howard: I'm over here, Sheldon. Sheldon: That was a close one. I almost went home with that guy.

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Summary

Sheldon's comic book store experience changes when writer Neil Gaiman puts Stuart's store on the map; friendships are threatened when Koothrappali takes credit for Penny's astronomical discovery.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Steve Holland & Bill Prady & Eric Kaplan / Teleplay by: Maria Ferrari & Andy Gordon & Tara Hernandez

Script

Script: S11E21 - The Comet Polarization

Quotes

Sheldon: I like the way the store was before.
Howard: You mean empty and sad?
Sheldon: Yes, it was perfect, like a funeral home that sells Pok?man cards.

Sheldon: You're so wise, and you smell like books. You really are the full package.

Sheldon: I'm not annoyed she's a woman. I'm annoyed, and she's a woman.
Amy: I get that. I'm annoyed and I'm a woman.

Sheldon: I've learned to accept change.
Howard: Since when?
Sheldon: Since Amy changed her shampoo from Prell to Prell for oily hair. Although I miss how her head used to slide off the pillow.
(He walks to the counter)
Denise: Hello, can I help you?
Sheldon: Who are you?
Denise: I'm Denise, the new assistant manager.
Sheldon: Nope!
(Drops the comic book and runs out)

Penny: There's something fuzzy.
Howard: Is it your teen years?
Penny: No... yes, shut up.

Leonard: What are you doing?
Amy: Pigeon check for Sheldon. All clear on the north side!
Sheldon: Okay, let's look at some planets!

Stuart: Oh, the funniest thing happened today. You know the receipt tape in the cash register? It ran out. I didn't even know it could do that.

Sheldon: What will I do if I want to sit an read a comic book?
Stuart: Just use the couch over there.
(a woman is sitting on the couch)
Sheldon: Next to a complete stranger? If I want to read a comic book and ignore a woman, It'll be my fiancee.

Notes and Trivia

Amy's actions to make the rooftop pigeon-free for Sheldon shows that he still hasn't gotten rid of his fear of birds, despite the progress he made in The Ornithophobia Diffusion (2011).

First appearance of Lauren Lapkus as Denise.

Ironically, Howard doesn't recognize Neil Gaiman, even though he is one of his favorite authors and one of the 'Neils' that he named his son after in The Neonatal Nomenclature (2018).

Raj's telescope is a popular model of Schmidt-Cassegrain design. The brand name, "CELESTRON," is partially concealed so that it appears to be "LESTRO."

This episode marks a significant change in fortune for Stuart. His store becomes more successful and he later starts dating, eventually moving in with, his newly hired assistant manager, Denise.

Title reference: Two opposite camps are created when Raj and Penny clash over the naming of a newly discovered comet.

Goofs

None

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