Yes, it was disappointing how much the quality dropped between the previous episode and this one. Especially since now have just 7 episodes left, if they follow the usual pattern of 24 per season.

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

I know, as Penny’s chief, it is Bernie’s job to at least try and hold onto such a high-performer. And I know it is so Bernie-like to do battle with, and browbeat anyone standing in the way of something she wants. So, I was kind of that, when all was said done, Bernie encouraged Penny regarding the other job offer (in spite of the fact that it wasn't in Bernie’s best interest or the company’s).

I guess somewhere within Tiny Terror beats a human heart.

Of course, if that had been Bernie and someone offered her a larger boatload of money, she would have been leaving so fast she would had knocked over Penny on her way out the door.

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

Maybe that was the idea behind the "baby book" and the "baby play date". That is, to get Sheldon's juices flowing and his thoughts moving in that direction. And, when it comes to biology even Sheldon knows them nippers ain't gonna make themselves.

Also, as a scientist, Sheldon definitely will do his research to find out the optimum number of coituses-per-whatever to ensure the most favorable chance of baby-making success. Pretty sure it’s going to be a lot more often than annually.

Maybe Sheldon would be willing to hire a grad student for THAT.

@Knixon said:

Maybe Sheldon would be willing to hire a grad student for THAT.

Just like when he accidentally hit on the guy in the cafeteria when he was looking for a date for Penny.

Sheldon: "Excuse me. I am looking for someone to have coitus with my wife so I don't have to. I am exhausted from the coitus I am already having once a year on her birthday."

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

Never get tired of the exchanges between Needy-Baby-Greedy-Baby and Maternal-Instinct-Challenged-Mom. The expressions on Leonard’s face are always priceless.

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

Wouldn't whether or not the kids are OK after whatever experimenting, depend on what else is going on in their relationship with their parents?

Where Beverly had an eyes-on-hands-off approach to parenting; Sheldon and Amy, unquestionably, are eyes-on-and-hands-on types.

Probably if Beverly had been a little cuddlier, and spent some quality 'Him-Time' with Leonard, he most likely would fondly remember all that “experimenting” as wonderful “fun and games” with his mom.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

Wouldn't whether or not the kids are OK after whatever experimenting, depend on what else is going on in their relationship with their parents?

Where Beverly had an eyes-on-hands-off approach to parenting; Sheldon and Amy, unquestionably, are eyes-on-and-hands-on types.

Probably if Beverly had been a little cuddlier, and spent some quality 'Him-Time' with Leonard, he most likely would fondly remember all that “experimenting” as wonderful “fun and games” with his mom.

Certain that the Shamy offspring will be passed back and forth between Mary, Beverly, and Amy's parents (Odd but her father has a name, Larry, but her mother is just Mrs. Fowler) as well as all the rest of the gang. No one family or friend will let those babies be at watched over too much by any other. Then there is Meemaw as well. So many people to watch over them. Assuming that they all stay in close proximity. Even so there will be regular video chats and conference calls.

Favorite lines from "The Conference Valuation":

When Leonard calls his mom to question her about experimenting on him as a kid, he asks her when did it stop...

.....Beverly: “I can't tell you, the experiment isn't over.”

Bernie compliments Penny on the great job she is doing in pitching their product to visitors to their booth…

.....Penny: “Mediocre actress, great drug pusher. Who knew?”

Raj figures out Amy's "agenda" with the baby book and bringing Sheldon to play with Howard kids, and asks her if she think she can trick Sheldon into liking babies…

.....Amy: “I slept with him. I married him. You wanna bet against me?”

(Also, that I-got-this look Amy gave Raj as she left Howard’s house, after getting Sheldon to agree to take the kids to the park, spoke volumes.)

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

(1) Liked the episode--thought it had some great lines/moments. Also, except for a very few "live" episodes, I generally enjoy episodes more/laugh harder/laugh oftener on the re-watch--same with this one.

(2) Also, liked Danny. He had just the right amount of “baseness” about him. Enough so that you’d know he’s your man if you needed some cutthroat task taken care off. But, not so much so that you wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him.

(3) Karen--not so much. I agree with Bernie--no one likes a tattletale. (Seems like she was hanging around quite a bit this episode--is she anyone in particular (meaning behind the scene)?

(4) As for not being as great as "The D&D Vortex"--many of us are still basking-in-the-afterglow of its star power alone. Would have had to darn near kill off somebody to supplant thatin many of us.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

(1) Liked the episode--thought it had some great lines/moments. Also, except for a very few "live" episodes, I generally enjoy episodes more/laugh harder/laugh oftener on the re-watch--same with this one.

(2) Also, liked Danny. He had just the right amount of “baseness” about him. Enough so that you’d know he’s your man if you needed some cutthroat task taken care off. But, not so much so that you wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him.

(3) Karen--not so much. I agree with Bernie--no one likes a tattletale. (Seems like she was hanging around quite a bit this episode--is she anyone in particular (meaning behind the scene)?

(4) As for not being as great as "The D&D Vortex"--many of us are still basking-in-the-afterglow of its star power alone. Would have had to darn near kill off somebody to supplant thatin many of us.

The guest stars were a plus, but I thought it was much better written too.

@znexyish said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

Wouldn't whether or not the kids are OK after whatever experimenting, depend on what else is going on in their relationship with their parents?

Where Beverly had an eyes-on-hands-off approach to parenting; Sheldon and Amy, unquestionably, are eyes-on-and-hands-on types.

Probably if Beverly had been a little cuddlier, and spent some quality 'Him-Time' with Leonard, he most likely would fondly remember all that “experimenting” as wonderful “fun and games” with his mom.

Certain that the Shamy offspring will be passed back and forth between Mary, Beverly, and Amy's parents (Odd but her father has a name, Larry, but her mother is just Mrs. Fowler) as well as all the rest of the gang. No one family or friend will let those babies be at watched over too much by any other. Then there is Meemaw as well. So many people to watch over them. Assuming that they all stay in close proximity. Even so there will be regular video chats and conference calls.

All that passing around will make controlled experiments impossible. Lucky for the kids!

Only because I just happened to run across it...

Do you suffer from PAR•ENT•ING? | The Dad

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

(1) Liked the episode--thought it had some great lines/moments. Also, except for a very few "live" episodes, I generally enjoy episodes more/laugh harder/laugh oftener on the re-watch--same with this one.

(2) Also, liked Danny. He had just the right amount of “baseness” about him. Enough so that you’d know he’s your man if you needed some cutthroat task taken care off. But, not so much so that you wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him.

(3) Karen--not so much. I agree with Bernie--no one likes a tattletale. (Seems like she was hanging around quite a bit this episode--is she anyone in particular (meaning behind the scene)?

(4) As for not being as great as "The D&D Vortex"--many of us are still basking-in-the-afterglow of its star power alone. Would have had to darn near kill off somebody to supplant thatin many of us.

Wonder what happened to the woman who was plotting against Bernie when Bernie was pregnant. Wonder if Bernie had gotten rid of her at the firm. Wouldn't bet against it.

@znexyish said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

The last episode was great this one was the opposite. Penny and Bernie fight then get along. The guys show that they can be more like babies than actual babies. Leonard and Beverly argue then get along. Beverly experimenting on little Leonard was damaging to big Leonard but Sheldon planning to experiment with the babies Amy is going have is going to be okay? Amy better plan to have several more birthdays per year in order to get those babies. Sheldon leave those kids alone. Hope the remaining episodes improve.

(1) Liked the episode--thought it had some great lines/moments. Also, except for a very few "live" episodes, I generally enjoy episodes more/laugh harder/laugh oftener on the re-watch--same with this one.

(2) Also, liked Danny. He had just the right amount of “baseness” about him. Enough so that you’d know he’s your man if you needed some cutthroat task taken care off. But, not so much so that you wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him.

(3) Karen--not so much. I agree with Bernie--no one likes a tattletale. (Seems like she was hanging around quite a bit this episode--is she anyone in particular (meaning behind the scene)?

(4) As for not being as great as "The D&D Vortex"--many of us are still basking-in-the-afterglow of its star power alone. Would have had to darn near kill off somebody to supplant thatin many of us.

Wonder what happened to the woman who was plotting against Bernie when Bernie was pregnant. Wonder if Bernie had gotten rid of her at the firm. Wouldn't bet against it.

Ruchi, (the infamous plotting co-worker in an un-seat Bernie campaign, as well as the “centerpiece” in the Raj vs. Stuart dating competition)—had forgotten all about her/had to track down her name.

Anyway...

If she is still there, she has no doubt taken to wearing clothes with high collars these days; because anyone checking out her neck would surely find Bernie's imprint all over it.