After airing on Monday nights for just over a month, The Big Bang Theory is back to airing on Thursday nights at 8 pm EST for the seventh episode of Season eight, The Misinterpretation Agitation. I think it is another fun, entertaining episode.
I will be discussing the plot of the episode a little, so there will be spoilers for people who haven’t seen the episode yet. You have been warned. Proceed with caution.
Bernadette is excited to have been chosen to be featured in a story about the sexiest female scientists in California. Penny is happy for her friend while Amy doesn’t like the idea of the article, saying that women scientists should receive attention for their minds, not their looks. Later when Bernadette and Amy meet for dinner, Bernadette shares that the article isn’t happening after all. Amy goes on about how it is for the best because women scientists shouldn’t be looked at as sex objects before finally admitting that she complained to the college about the article and that is why it isn’t happening.
Right after returning home, Sheldon discovers someone he thinks is a delivery man trying to get into the building. The man is actually there to take flowers to a woman he is interested in and that he believes returns that interest. During their conversation while walking up the stairs, Sheldon discovers that the man is there to see Penny. Dr. Lorvis is a doctor with several famous patients. He ends up in Sheldon’s apartment talking about some of those patients. He is still there when Leonard arrives with the food. He is surprised to learn that the doctor is interested in Penny and believes the interests is returned. He is also surprised to hear that Penny doesn’t wear her engagement ring while working. The guys head off to the doctor’s house to see his collection of movie props. Things take an interesting turn when the doctor once again heads back to see Penny, only to decide he likes Amy after she is nice to him.
This episode does bring up another issue with Penny’s new job. She sort of flirts with doctors to help her sales. It has already been said previously that flirting is part of the job and that she should do well because of her looks. This is the first time it has come up that one of the doctors Penny flirts with thinks it is anything more than just flirting. Dr. Lorvis seems nice enough, though he is very shy and possibly more of a nerd than the guys. He has no clue about how to interact with women and he takes everything out of context. Leonard and Penny do end up talking a bit about her flirting and the fact that she doesn’t wear her engagement ring when working. She claims it is no different than what she did as a waitress to get tips. I think that shows that even though Penny is being more mature and responsible about some things, she is still the same person. Leonard is a little bothered by what is going on, but it didn’t seem like a huge deal. They didn’t really fully discuss the issue or settle anything about it, but it is good that they at least brought it up.
I think it is believable that Bernadette would have been happy to be featured in the article about sexy scientists. She has shown that she is comfortable with her looks and doesn’t mind if people notice. I also think it is believable that Amy would have a problem with it, both for why she says, and maybe because she is a little jealous as well over not getting any sort of attention herself. Their disagreement is a real issue that women have to deal with - getting more attention for their looks than their brains or work accomplishments. It was an interesting storyline even though their positions weren’t surprising. Personally, I enjoyed what was going on with the doctor a little more, both with how the guys started to look at him as some sort of hero because of who some of his patients were, and how Dr. Lorvis himself reacted in certain situations. His basement is full of movie props and classic arcade games. It is a nerd paradise.
The Misinterpretation Agitation is another fun entertaining episode. It would have been fun if something tied to Halloween had come up - I tend to like holiday episodes - but the episode is still fun and entertaining. Fans of the show will probably find something to enjoy about it.
The episode will be available on the CBS website. It may also be available through some streaming services.
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