1 00:00:02,609 --> 00:00:04,542 Oh, the... there's a 7:15 at the ArcLight. 2 00:00:04,962 --> 00:00:06,506 Well, that doesn't give us much time to eat. 3 00:00:06,530 --> 00:00:07,696 We can eat afterwards. 4 00:00:07,765 --> 00:00:09,632 I'm not gonna eat at 10:00 at night. 5 00:00:09,700 --> 00:00:11,000 Who am I, Hemingway? 6 00:00:12,603 --> 00:00:14,770 Why do you think Hemingway ate at 10:00? 7 00:00:14,839 --> 00:00:17,006 He spent a lot of time in Spain. They eat dinner late. 8 00:00:17,074 --> 00:00:18,841 He also spent a lot of time in Florida. 9 00:00:18,909 --> 00:00:20,454 Last time I was there, people were eating dinner 10 00:00:20,478 --> 00:00:22,344 at, like, 4:30. 11 00:00:22,413 --> 00:00:23,679 You guys know 12 00:00:23,748 --> 00:00:26,448 that Hemingway had cats with six toes? 13 00:00:27,585 --> 00:00:30,686 Six toes per foot or six toes total? 14 00:00:30,755 --> 00:00:32,154 Okay. 15 00:00:32,223 --> 00:00:34,303 It's official. We're never going to see the Avengers. 16 00:00:34,959 --> 00:00:36,892 Guys, just come on. Make a decision. 17 00:00:36,961 --> 00:00:38,494 I-I'm good with eating after. 18 00:00:38,562 --> 00:00:41,063 - Mm, I'm kind of hungry now. - Yeah, me, too. 19 00:00:41,132 --> 00:00:42,576 - Then we'll eat before. - Okay. 20 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,534 So, then, we can see the 3-D at 9:00 or the 2-D at 9:30. 21 00:00:45,603 --> 00:00:47,202 3-D. If I'm gonna see Thor, 22 00:00:47,271 --> 00:00:49,872 I want to feel like I could lick those abs. 23 00:00:51,208 --> 00:00:53,342 Actually, 3-D kind of makes me queasy. 24 00:00:53,411 --> 00:00:54,810 No, but we have to see it in 3-D. 25 00:00:54,879 --> 00:00:57,079 We saw part one in 3-D, and the 2-D part two 26 00:00:57,148 --> 00:00:59,148 is not the part two of the 3-D part one. 27 00:01:00,618 --> 00:01:02,451 He's got you there, Leonard. Or he doesn't. 28 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,353 I don't really care anymore. 29 00:01:04,422 --> 00:01:05,487 Okay, then, 30 00:01:05,556 --> 00:01:06,833 - we'll go see it in 3-D. - No. 31 00:01:06,857 --> 00:01:08,869 Sweetie, you shouldn't do things that make you feel bad. 32 00:01:08,893 --> 00:01:11,327 Well, I'm doing this. 33 00:01:11,395 --> 00:01:12,728 And of course he is. 34 00:01:12,797 --> 00:01:14,697 He is a textbook satisficer. 35 00:01:14,765 --> 00:01:16,098 That's not even a word. 36 00:01:16,167 --> 00:01:17,333 Uh, yes, it is. 37 00:01:17,368 --> 00:01:19,768 According to Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert Simon, 38 00:01:19,837 --> 00:01:21,770 satisficing is a decision-making strategy 39 00:01:21,839 --> 00:01:23,238 whereby a person accepts 40 00:01:23,307 --> 00:01:25,674 whatever available option is satisfactory 41 00:01:25,743 --> 00:01:27,187 rather than seeking out a course of action 42 00:01:27,211 --> 00:01:28,477 that would make him happiest, 43 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:31,013 as I just did when I explained what satisficing was. 44 00:01:32,083 --> 00:01:33,315 He's right. 45 00:01:33,351 --> 00:01:34,650 No one wanted to hear at. 46 00:01:34,719 --> 00:01:36,418 He knew it, yet he plowed ahead. 47 00:01:37,655 --> 00:01:39,455 I'm just trying to find a plan 48 00:01:39,523 --> 00:01:40,756 that makes everyone happy. 49 00:01:40,825 --> 00:01:42,024 Except you. 50 00:01:42,093 --> 00:01:44,026 Yeah, Leonard. What would make you happy? 51 00:01:44,095 --> 00:01:46,228 I could tell you about satisficing again. 52 00:01:46,297 --> 00:01:47,507 You know, what would make me happy 53 00:01:47,531 --> 00:01:49,098 is if we just stop talking about this 54 00:01:49,166 --> 00:01:50,477 and see whatever movie you guys want to see 55 00:01:50,501 --> 00:01:51,611 whenever you want to see it. 56 00:01:51,635 --> 00:01:53,438 Okay. But next time, we get to pick. 57 00:01:53,439 --> 00:01:56,439 ♪ The Big Bang Theory 12x20 ♪ The Decision Reverberation Original Air D 58 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,975 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 59 00:02:00,044 --> 00:02:03,278 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... 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I'm so sorry you missed the end of the movie. 69 00:02:27,733 --> 00:02:28,899 Oh, it's okay. 70 00:02:28,968 --> 00:02:31,101 Everyone talked about it so much on the ride home, 71 00:02:31,170 --> 00:02:33,370 I feel like I saw it. 72 00:02:33,439 --> 00:02:35,773 Well, to be fair, you talked about the bathroom so much, 73 00:02:35,841 --> 00:02:38,042 we felt like we saw that, too. 74 00:02:39,211 --> 00:02:40,377 I think I would've been okay 75 00:02:40,446 --> 00:02:41,912 if we weren't sitting so close. 76 00:02:41,981 --> 00:02:43,747 Well, then, why did we sit so close? 77 00:02:43,816 --> 00:02:45,883 Sheldon said, "Are these seats good for everyone?" 78 00:02:45,952 --> 00:02:49,186 What was I supposed to do, say no, like a maniac? - 79 00:02:49,255 --> 00:02:51,422 Sweetie, you have got to stand up for yourself. 80 00:02:51,490 --> 00:02:52,668 You know, maybe Sheldon's right. 81 00:02:52,692 --> 00:02:54,725 Maybe you are that word he said. 82 00:02:54,794 --> 00:02:56,026 Satisficer? 83 00:02:56,095 --> 00:02:57,261 Yeah, that! That's the one. 84 00:02:57,330 --> 00:02:59,997 Boy, sounds way more made-up when you say it. 85 00:03:00,967 --> 00:03:02,277 I mean, come on, when was the last time 86 00:03:02,301 --> 00:03:03,979 you did something totally selfish without worrying 87 00:03:04,003 --> 00:03:05,147 about what anyone else wanted? 88 00:03:05,171 --> 00:03:06,270 Uh... 89 00:03:06,339 --> 00:03:07,604 according to my mother, 90 00:03:07,673 --> 00:03:09,840 I took my sweet time being born. 91 00:03:12,912 --> 00:03:14,645 How is that selfish? 92 00:03:14,714 --> 00:03:17,915 Apparently, she had dinner reservations. 93 00:03:20,553 --> 00:03:22,519 And this is the telescope room 94 00:03:22,588 --> 00:03:24,955 where I spend a lot of my evenings. 95 00:03:25,024 --> 00:03:26,690 Where's the telescope? 96 00:03:26,759 --> 00:03:28,425 Hawaii. 97 00:03:28,494 --> 00:03:29,760 That's cool. 98 00:03:29,829 --> 00:03:31,595 Yeah, so, you know... 99 00:03:31,664 --> 00:03:33,097 aloha. 100 00:03:36,002 --> 00:03:38,068 What's that smell? 101 00:03:38,137 --> 00:03:40,204 Uh, everyone has their own theory. 102 00:03:40,272 --> 00:03:41,805 Dr. Tibourgh thinks it's mold. 103 00:03:41,874 --> 00:03:43,674 I think it's Dr. Tibourgh. 104 00:03:45,044 --> 00:03:46,977 So, what am I looking at? 105 00:03:47,046 --> 00:03:49,413 Ah, this is live information 106 00:03:49,482 --> 00:03:51,415 from the Keck telescope. It's pretty interesting. 107 00:03:51,484 --> 00:03:54,318 So, I recently observed some optical flashes. 108 00:03:54,387 --> 00:03:56,587 It could be light bouncing off a natural object, 109 00:03:56,655 --> 00:03:57,866 but those tend to be less reflective, 110 00:03:57,890 --> 00:03:59,857 so could be evidence of something alien-made. 111 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,093 Oh, this suddenly got exciting. 112 00:04:03,162 --> 00:04:04,895 Oh. When you say "exciting," 113 00:04:04,964 --> 00:04:06,508 do you mean "go back to my place" exciting 114 00:04:06,532 --> 00:04:08,165 or "hold our breath and do it here"? 115 00:04:11,771 --> 00:04:13,704 Mahalo. 116 00:04:21,247 --> 00:04:23,180 Do I want to ask? 117 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:26,183 Oh, w... when I go upstairs, 118 00:04:26,252 --> 00:04:28,585 Penny's gonna make me choose what we're gonna do tonight 119 00:04:28,654 --> 00:04:30,587 without taking her feelings into consideration, 120 00:04:30,656 --> 00:04:32,589 and I-I don't know if I'm up for it. 121 00:04:34,593 --> 00:04:36,527 Poor baby. When I go upstairs, 122 00:04:36,595 --> 00:04:38,429 Sheldon's gonna give me a 25-minute lecture 123 00:04:38,497 --> 00:04:41,532 about what Hulk would be like if he were made of metal. 124 00:04:42,902 --> 00:04:44,234 Part of his ongoing series, 125 00:04:44,303 --> 00:04:47,304 "What If Hulk Were Made of Other Things?" 126 00:04:47,373 --> 00:04:50,107 I-I've always been a people pleaser. 127 00:04:50,176 --> 00:04:52,643 Is that so bad? It's gotten me this far. 128 00:04:52,711 --> 00:04:55,379 What, almost up four flights of stairs? 129 00:04:56,449 --> 00:04:58,449 Okay, if I go in there 130 00:04:58,517 --> 00:05:01,285 and pick something I want to do that she also wants to do, 131 00:05:01,353 --> 00:05:03,165 she's gonna think I'm just picking it to make her happy. 132 00:05:03,189 --> 00:05:04,688 So I feel like 133 00:05:04,757 --> 00:05:06,868 I have to pick something I know she doesn't want to do 134 00:05:06,892 --> 00:05:08,132 or she's gonna be disappointed. 135 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:09,493 Right? What do you think? 136 00:05:09,562 --> 00:05:11,795 Think I've got ice cream in this bag 137 00:05:11,864 --> 00:05:13,130 that's starting to melt. 138 00:05:14,233 --> 00:05:15,432 I'm sorry. 139 00:05:15,501 --> 00:05:17,868 It's exhausting being in my head. 140 00:05:17,937 --> 00:05:20,504 Look, when you wanted Penny, you didn't care 141 00:05:20,573 --> 00:05:22,940 what anybody else thought or wanted, 142 00:05:23,008 --> 00:05:24,341 including Penny. 143 00:05:26,412 --> 00:05:28,679 That's true. 144 00:05:28,747 --> 00:05:30,948 Yeah, yeah, there was something I wanted, 145 00:05:31,016 --> 00:05:33,684 I went after it and I got it. 146 00:05:33,752 --> 00:05:36,192 Now you're hiding from it on the stairs, so it all worked out. 147 00:05:38,958 --> 00:05:40,457 Hey. 148 00:05:40,526 --> 00:05:41,937 I thought about what I want to do tonight, 149 00:05:41,961 --> 00:05:44,728 and I didn't take your feelings into consideration at all. 150 00:05:45,798 --> 00:05:47,197 Great. 151 00:05:47,266 --> 00:05:48,732 I want to have sex. 152 00:05:49,802 --> 00:05:52,336 Wow, sex with your wife. 153 00:05:52,404 --> 00:05:55,539 You're really swinging for the fences there, Hofstadter. 154 00:05:55,608 --> 00:05:57,274 Yeah, we don't have to. 155 00:05:57,343 --> 00:05:58,475 No! 156 00:05:58,544 --> 00:05:59,810 I like it. Let's go. 157 00:05:59,879 --> 00:06:01,278 Oh, o-okay. 158 00:06:01,347 --> 00:06:02,757 And then after that, we're gonna watch 159 00:06:02,781 --> 00:06:04,114 Star Trek: Discovery. - All right. 160 00:06:04,183 --> 00:06:06,950 Well, just a warning, I might be on my phone for most of it. 161 00:06:07,019 --> 00:06:08,752 That's fine. 162 00:06:08,821 --> 00:06:10,165 Wait, you mean just the Star Trek... 163 00:06:10,189 --> 00:06:12,222 Actually, I don't care. 164 00:06:14,627 --> 00:06:17,027 And, with apologies to Lady Gaga, 165 00:06:17,096 --> 00:06:19,563 that's how a star is born. 166 00:06:21,467 --> 00:06:24,168 Told you he was gonna mention Lady Gaga. 167 00:06:25,671 --> 00:06:27,511 At least he didn't talk about how much he cried 168 00:06:27,573 --> 00:06:28,805 during that movie. 169 00:06:28,874 --> 00:06:30,140 Although, 170 00:06:30,209 --> 00:06:31,820 if you haven't seen that movie, you should. 171 00:06:31,844 --> 00:06:33,744 I cried so much. 172 00:06:35,481 --> 00:06:37,214 Well, that's the lecture for today. 173 00:06:37,283 --> 00:06:39,116 Uh, let's open it up for questions. 174 00:06:39,185 --> 00:06:41,385 Uh... 175 00:06:42,288 --> 00:06:43,787 Oh, you! Sir, yes. 176 00:06:43,856 --> 00:06:44,922 You have a question? 177 00:06:44,990 --> 00:06:47,791 Yeah. Actually, I have a two-part question. 178 00:06:47,860 --> 00:06:50,627 Are you sure? I get the sense it's only one part. 179 00:06:51,697 --> 00:06:53,263 No, no, it's two. 180 00:06:53,332 --> 00:06:55,232 Part one: the new star 181 00:06:55,301 --> 00:06:56,366 you were talking about-- 182 00:06:56,435 --> 00:06:58,602 how long did it take that light to reach Earth? 183 00:06:58,671 --> 00:06:59,970 And part two: 184 00:07:00,039 --> 00:07:01,516 is it true you plant your friends in the audience 185 00:07:01,540 --> 00:07:03,607 to ask questions? 186 00:07:03,676 --> 00:07:05,609 46,000 years. 187 00:07:05,678 --> 00:07:07,044 And no, I don't plant my friends, 188 00:07:07,112 --> 00:07:09,479 because apparently, I don't have any. 189 00:07:11,250 --> 00:07:12,616 Uh, any other questions? 190 00:07:12,685 --> 00:07:15,152 - Uh, yes. You, miss. - Hi. 191 00:07:15,221 --> 00:07:17,521 I read your paper on specular reflections. It was great. 192 00:07:17,590 --> 00:07:19,390 - Oh, thank you so much. - In your conclusion, 193 00:07:19,425 --> 00:07:21,792 you said you couldn't rule out that light flashes 194 00:07:21,860 --> 00:07:24,027 could be evidence of alien civilization. 195 00:07:24,096 --> 00:07:27,130 So does that mean you think it's aliens? 196 00:07:27,166 --> 00:07:29,399 I was just illustrating that there are many unknowns, 197 00:07:29,468 --> 00:07:30,867 and as scientists, we can't 198 00:07:30,936 --> 00:07:32,736 preemptively rule out possibilities. 199 00:07:32,805 --> 00:07:34,838 So you think it's aliens. 200 00:07:34,907 --> 00:07:37,107 - A-Actually, no, that's... - I have a question 201 00:07:37,176 --> 00:07:39,276 about the aliens you found. 202 00:07:39,345 --> 00:07:41,645 That's not what I said, Howard. 203 00:07:41,714 --> 00:07:43,313 Hold on a second. 204 00:07:43,382 --> 00:07:46,216 Do you two know each other? 205 00:07:46,285 --> 00:07:47,651 Yeah. 206 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:48,852 My sister was-- 207 00:07:48,921 --> 00:07:51,888 a-and this is her term-- abducted. 208 00:07:53,492 --> 00:07:56,560 Do you think those could be the same aliens... 209 00:07:56,629 --> 00:07:59,062 Okay, any other questions? Mm. 210 00:07:59,131 --> 00:08:00,163 Not about aliens? 211 00:08:02,101 --> 00:08:03,300 What? 212 00:08:03,369 --> 00:08:05,213 Do you still want me to ask the one you gave me? 213 00:08:05,237 --> 00:08:07,671 'Cause it kind of feels like we're past that. 214 00:08:10,476 --> 00:08:12,542 Ooh, Leonard, I don't mean to alarm you, 215 00:08:12,611 --> 00:08:15,045 but the Chinese food smells funny. 216 00:08:15,114 --> 00:08:16,780 That's because it's barbecue. 217 00:08:17,850 --> 00:08:20,417 But it's Chinese food night. 218 00:08:20,486 --> 00:08:21,930 Um, I picked it. You're the one who told me 219 00:08:21,954 --> 00:08:24,087 to stop being such a satisficer all the time. 220 00:08:24,156 --> 00:08:25,589 What? I did not. 221 00:08:25,658 --> 00:08:27,424 I just pointed out that you were one. 222 00:08:27,493 --> 00:08:29,693 It's what I like best about you. 223 00:08:29,762 --> 00:08:32,696 Well, that and those little notes you leave in my lunch. 224 00:08:34,099 --> 00:08:36,033 I leave those! 225 00:08:37,469 --> 00:08:39,069 Well, that's disappointing. 226 00:08:39,138 --> 00:08:40,148 I already know that you heart me. 227 00:08:40,172 --> 00:08:42,472 Now I don't know if Leonard does. 228 00:08:42,541 --> 00:08:44,308 Well, this is what we're having for dinner. 229 00:08:44,376 --> 00:08:46,510 You can eat it or not. I don't care. 230 00:08:46,578 --> 00:08:48,612 I guess that answers the heart question. 231 00:08:48,681 --> 00:08:51,148 I-It's fine. We'll have barbecue. 232 00:08:51,216 --> 00:08:53,784 Oh, of course. I'm nothing if not flexible. 233 00:08:53,852 --> 00:08:55,852 I'm sure that at some point 234 00:08:55,921 --> 00:08:58,288 in the 3,000-year history of the Chinese empire, 235 00:08:58,357 --> 00:09:00,190 a cavalryman crossing 236 00:09:00,259 --> 00:09:03,126 the Gobi Desert was forced by hunger to eat his own horse 237 00:09:03,195 --> 00:09:04,272 and roast it over a campfire, 238 00:09:04,296 --> 00:09:06,496 hence, Chinese barbecue. Let's eat. 239 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,535 Gee, I'm sorry, I didn't watch the news today. 240 00:09:11,603 --> 00:09:14,104 Has the whole world gone mad? 241 00:09:14,173 --> 00:09:15,839 It's my house. 242 00:09:15,908 --> 00:09:18,709 I'm tired of being told where I can and can't sit. 243 00:09:20,446 --> 00:09:22,746 You did this. 244 00:09:22,815 --> 00:09:24,715 Amy, grab your meat. We're leaving in a huff. 245 00:09:27,653 --> 00:09:29,720 I'm sorry, if I don't go now, it's not a huff. 246 00:09:32,925 --> 00:09:35,025 Don't take this the wrong way, 247 00:09:35,094 --> 00:09:37,494 but that was even more exciting than the sex. 248 00:09:38,897 --> 00:09:41,898 Don't take this the wrong way, but yes, it was. 249 00:09:47,225 --> 00:09:48,514 Leonard, where are you going? 250 00:09:48,515 --> 00:09:49,747 Well, to work. 251 00:09:49,816 --> 00:09:51,349 Just trying out a different route. 252 00:09:51,418 --> 00:09:52,850 Okay. 253 00:09:52,919 --> 00:09:56,454 If we cross the county line, it's technically kidnapping. 254 00:09:56,523 --> 00:09:59,357 Well, if you don't approve of my driving, too bad. 255 00:09:59,426 --> 00:10:00,992 This is the new me. Get used to it. 256 00:10:01,060 --> 00:10:03,060 Fine. Then this is the new me, 257 00:10:03,129 --> 00:10:05,229 and he finds the new you tiresome. 258 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,733 How is that different than the old you? 259 00:10:08,802 --> 00:10:10,835 The new me gives knowing winks. 260 00:10:13,873 --> 00:10:15,273 Well, all these years, 261 00:10:15,341 --> 00:10:17,608 I-I was afraid to say what I wanted. 262 00:10:17,677 --> 00:10:19,210 You know, even at work, 263 00:10:19,279 --> 00:10:21,079 you know, there's things I want to accomplish, 264 00:10:21,114 --> 00:10:24,215 but I didn't want to ruffle any feathers or step on any toes. 265 00:10:24,284 --> 00:10:26,217 Feathers and toes? Is the new thing you're trying 266 00:10:26,286 --> 00:10:28,953 to accomplish ballroom dancing with a chicken? 267 00:10:29,022 --> 00:10:32,023 Look at that-- the new me is hilarious. 268 00:10:32,091 --> 00:10:34,492 Always wanted to be the principal investigator 269 00:10:34,561 --> 00:10:36,761 on a plasma physics study. 270 00:10:36,830 --> 00:10:39,597 Hey, look at that-- the new you's funny, too. 271 00:10:40,700 --> 00:10:42,900 I'm serious. You know... 272 00:10:42,969 --> 00:10:44,469 I'm gonna put together a proposal 273 00:10:44,537 --> 00:10:46,617 and tell President Siebert this is what I want to do. 274 00:10:46,673 --> 00:10:47,839 If he doesn't let me, 275 00:10:47,907 --> 00:10:49,941 there's plenty of other universities that will. 276 00:10:50,009 --> 00:10:51,709 Sure there are. 277 00:10:54,013 --> 00:10:55,947 Of course you don't want me to do that, 278 00:10:56,015 --> 00:10:57,577 because you like it when you're successful and I'm not. 279 00:10:57,578 --> 00:10:59,784 No, you're confusing causation and... 280 00:10:59,853 --> 00:11:02,520 "Welcome to Alhambra." Where the heck are we? 281 00:11:05,258 --> 00:11:07,391 Now I'm some sort of big joke. 282 00:11:07,460 --> 00:11:10,094 I'm even on some alien conspiracy blog. 283 00:11:10,129 --> 00:11:12,196 See? "Caltech astrophysicist 284 00:11:12,265 --> 00:11:14,365 finds proof of alien life'' 285 00:11:15,935 --> 00:11:18,202 Wow, that is not a great picture of you. 286 00:11:18,271 --> 00:11:19,770 That's not the point. 287 00:11:19,839 --> 00:11:21,138 Dr. Koothrappali. 288 00:11:21,207 --> 00:11:23,741 I'm surprised to see you in here. Why is that? 289 00:11:23,810 --> 00:11:24,976 Because the truth... 290 00:11:25,044 --> 00:11:26,978 is out there! 291 00:11:29,282 --> 00:11:31,449 You see? That's what I'm talking about. 292 00:11:31,518 --> 00:11:33,451 People have been doing that to me all day. 293 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,286 Relax. They're just having fun. 294 00:11:37,790 --> 00:11:39,724 Oh, come on! 295 00:11:42,161 --> 00:11:43,161 See? It's fun. 296 00:11:50,870 --> 00:11:52,370 Wow. Déjà vu. 297 00:11:53,473 --> 00:11:55,106 Amy, you're a neuroscientist-- 298 00:11:55,174 --> 00:11:57,308 you know the latest research into déjà vu suggests 299 00:11:57,377 --> 00:11:59,610 it's nothing but the frontal regions of the brain 300 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,712 attempting to correct an inaccurate memory. 301 00:12:01,781 --> 00:12:03,748 You telling me stuff I already know 302 00:12:03,816 --> 00:12:05,483 is definitely déjà vu. 303 00:12:06,753 --> 00:12:08,953 How about telling me something I don't know, 304 00:12:09,022 --> 00:12:11,689 like why you're sitting on the stairs. 305 00:12:11,758 --> 00:12:14,659 How can I tell if I'm doing something for a noble reason 306 00:12:14,727 --> 00:12:16,160 or a selfish reason? 307 00:12:17,297 --> 00:12:19,330 Try saying the thing in your head 308 00:12:19,399 --> 00:12:22,867 and see if you can add the words, "That'll show 'em." 309 00:12:24,437 --> 00:12:26,370 Leonard's about to demand a job 310 00:12:26,439 --> 00:12:29,040 that I don't think the university will give him. 311 00:12:29,108 --> 00:12:31,242 I'm worried he's making a giant mistake. 312 00:12:31,311 --> 00:12:33,244 But maybe I only think that because 313 00:12:33,313 --> 00:12:36,113 deep down I don't want him to succeed. 314 00:12:37,517 --> 00:12:40,017 The fact that you're worried about your motivation 315 00:12:40,086 --> 00:12:43,521 supports the idea that you genuinely care for your friend. 316 00:12:45,925 --> 00:12:48,192 I do. 317 00:12:48,261 --> 00:12:49,927 Thank you, Amy. 318 00:12:49,996 --> 00:12:51,128 You know what? 319 00:12:51,197 --> 00:12:52,797 After I've talked to Leonard, 320 00:12:52,865 --> 00:12:55,466 you've earned yourself a bonus lecture on Sponge Hulk. 321 00:12:59,072 --> 00:13:00,271 That'll show me. 322 00:13:04,310 --> 00:13:07,011 So, I spent the whole day putting together this proposal, 323 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,246 and tomorrow I'm gonna tell President Siebert 324 00:13:09,315 --> 00:13:11,415 that this is what I want to do. 325 00:13:11,484 --> 00:13:14,085 Oh. Well, this... 326 00:13:14,153 --> 00:13:16,787 looks great. 327 00:13:16,856 --> 00:13:19,156 - You didn't even open it. - Well, no, 328 00:13:19,225 --> 00:13:20,391 it's got a nice, you know, 329 00:13:20,460 --> 00:13:22,727 science-y heft to it. I... 330 00:13:22,795 --> 00:13:24,428 Really proud of you, sweetie. 331 00:13:25,598 --> 00:13:26,797 Leonard? 332 00:13:26,866 --> 00:13:28,199 - Hmm? - Um, 333 00:13:28,267 --> 00:13:29,867 I have been agonizing 334 00:13:29,936 --> 00:13:32,036 over whether or not to say something to you. 335 00:13:32,105 --> 00:13:33,971 Aw. Let me help. Don't. 336 00:13:35,074 --> 00:13:36,407 I have to. 337 00:13:36,476 --> 00:13:39,510 I don't think that you should demand to be in charge 338 00:13:39,579 --> 00:13:40,911 of a plasma project. 339 00:13:40,980 --> 00:13:42,079 Well, big surprise. 340 00:13:42,148 --> 00:13:44,849 You can't stand the idea of me succeeding. 341 00:13:44,917 --> 00:13:46,350 No. I'll be honest. 342 00:13:46,419 --> 00:13:49,387 New assertive Leonard is going to take some getting used to. 343 00:13:49,455 --> 00:13:52,123 But so did cargo pants Leonard, hmm? 344 00:13:52,191 --> 00:13:54,091 Who, for the record, I miss. 345 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:56,727 He always had gum. 346 00:13:56,796 --> 00:13:59,096 Sheldon, if this is what he wants, he should ask for it. 347 00:13:59,165 --> 00:14:01,198 I mean, what's the worst that happens? They say no. 348 00:14:01,267 --> 00:14:02,933 Well, I'm not gonna let them say no. 349 00:14:03,002 --> 00:14:05,970 If they don't want me to quit, this is what it's gonna take. 350 00:14:06,039 --> 00:14:07,538 Wait, you're gonna quit? 351 00:14:07,607 --> 00:14:10,174 Yeah. It's like you said, I have to go after what I want, 352 00:14:10,243 --> 00:14:11,876 and if I can't get that at Caltech, 353 00:14:11,944 --> 00:14:13,984 there are plenty of other universities in the world. 354 00:14:14,047 --> 00:14:15,546 W... In the world? 355 00:14:15,615 --> 00:14:17,415 I can't even get you to go to the beach, 356 00:14:17,450 --> 00:14:20,184 and now you want to move to the world? 357 00:14:20,253 --> 00:14:22,357 Well, I don't want to, but if that's what I have to do... 358 00:14:22,381 --> 00:14:23,288 Okay, don't you think 359 00:14:23,289 --> 00:14:24,633 threatening to quit your job is something 360 00:14:24,657 --> 00:14:26,023 you should run by me first? 361 00:14:26,092 --> 00:14:28,259 You said I shouldn't worry about your feelings. 362 00:14:28,327 --> 00:14:31,028 I meant feelings about things that I don't care about! 363 00:14:31,097 --> 00:14:32,841 Now, I'm not quite sure when to jump in here... 364 00:14:32,865 --> 00:14:34,732 - Not now. - Okay. 365 00:14:34,801 --> 00:14:37,168 Fine, you want to talk about it? Let's talk about it. 366 00:14:37,236 --> 00:14:39,170 I-I'm not loving my job right now. 367 00:14:39,238 --> 00:14:41,119 And this is something that would make me happy. 368 00:14:41,297 --> 00:14:42,351 Don't you want me to be happy? 369 00:14:42,375 --> 00:14:44,076 Oh, I've been dinged on this before. 370 00:14:44,077 --> 00:14:46,811 Whatever you really think, you have to say yes. 371 00:14:46,879 --> 00:14:50,281 - Of course I want you to be happy. - Well played. 372 00:14:50,349 --> 00:14:53,084 Okay, I know this seems scary, 373 00:14:53,152 --> 00:14:55,453 but I put together a strong proposal. 374 00:14:55,521 --> 00:14:57,855 It's good for me, it's good for the university. 375 00:14:57,924 --> 00:14:59,757 They're gonna give it to me. 376 00:14:59,826 --> 00:15:01,092 No. 377 00:15:02,829 --> 00:15:04,361 I'm sorry, President Siebert, 378 00:15:04,430 --> 00:15:06,597 but I'm not taking no for an answer. 379 00:15:06,666 --> 00:15:08,265 I speak a little Russian. 380 00:15:08,334 --> 00:15:10,868 Will you take nyet for an answer? 381 00:15:10,937 --> 00:15:12,670 I'm serious. 382 00:15:12,739 --> 00:15:14,872 Oh. Well, that changes everything. 383 00:15:14,941 --> 00:15:16,874 - Really? - Nyet. 384 00:15:19,812 --> 00:15:22,113 I know a lot of people have been having fun 385 00:15:22,181 --> 00:15:24,315 claiming that I said I found alien life. 386 00:15:24,383 --> 00:15:25,783 I want to make it clear 387 00:15:25,852 --> 00:15:28,519 that is not what I said. 388 00:15:28,588 --> 00:15:30,921 I did say that was one possible explanation. 389 00:15:30,990 --> 00:15:32,923 I don't think that's something to mock. 390 00:15:32,992 --> 00:15:35,459 Right? It would be arrogant for us to assume 391 00:15:35,528 --> 00:15:37,728 that we are alone in the universe. 392 00:15:37,797 --> 00:15:39,897 And as scientists, we need to remain open 393 00:15:39,966 --> 00:15:42,733 to the possibility that the truth may sound silly 394 00:15:42,802 --> 00:15:44,168 or far-fetched. 395 00:15:44,237 --> 00:15:47,071 Uh, the round Earth. Germs that cause diseases. 396 00:15:47,140 --> 00:15:48,405 Subatomic particles. 397 00:15:48,474 --> 00:15:50,407 All these at one time seemed fanciful. 398 00:15:50,476 --> 00:15:52,743 So who's to say what science fiction of today 399 00:15:52,812 --> 00:15:54,645 will be the reality of tomorrow? 400 00:15:55,748 --> 00:15:58,082 Will there be colonies on Mars? 401 00:15:58,151 --> 00:16:00,184 Uh, matter transporters? 402 00:16:00,253 --> 00:16:02,686 Perhaps the Loch Ness Monster is real. 403 00:16:02,755 --> 00:16:05,322 Who knows? I'm just saying that... 404 00:16:05,391 --> 00:16:07,825 the only way science moves forward 405 00:16:07,894 --> 00:16:10,494 is to follow the evidence wherever it leads, 406 00:16:10,563 --> 00:16:13,364 even if it makes us sound crazy sometimes. 407 00:16:13,432 --> 00:16:15,099 Hey, Bernie, look at this. 408 00:16:15,168 --> 00:16:17,935 "Caltech astrophysicist claims 409 00:16:18,004 --> 00:16:20,971 Loch Ness Monster is real." 410 00:16:25,778 --> 00:16:27,611 - Hey. How did it go? - Great. 411 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:28,946 What, so you got the job? 412 00:16:29,015 --> 00:16:31,048 I did not. 413 00:16:31,117 --> 00:16:33,284 So you quit? Okay, Leonard, I can't move. 414 00:16:33,352 --> 00:16:36,187 I just bought a six-month membership to SoulCycle. 415 00:16:37,290 --> 00:16:39,323 Well, I-I didn't quit. 416 00:16:39,392 --> 00:16:40,658 I said I was going to. 417 00:16:40,726 --> 00:16:43,093 I walked out the door and started crying. 418 00:16:43,162 --> 00:16:46,697 You know, "Oh, my, God, oh, my God, oh, my God, what'd I do?" 419 00:16:46,766 --> 00:16:49,033 And then he called me back in. 420 00:16:49,101 --> 00:16:50,668 Then he changed his mind? 421 00:16:50,736 --> 00:16:51,802 He did not. 422 00:16:51,871 --> 00:16:53,804 I'm really confused about 423 00:16:53,873 --> 00:16:55,773 how to react to this story. 424 00:16:57,043 --> 00:16:59,343 President Siebert didn't want to lose me. 425 00:16:59,412 --> 00:17:00,878 Even though they couldn't make me 426 00:17:00,947 --> 00:17:03,247 a lead investigator on a plasma team, 427 00:17:03,316 --> 00:17:05,249 there was an opening for a co-lead 428 00:17:05,318 --> 00:17:06,851 on a photon entanglement team. 429 00:17:06,919 --> 00:17:08,118 How cool is that? 430 00:17:08,187 --> 00:17:11,055 You're gonna have to tell me. 431 00:17:12,158 --> 00:17:13,624 It's really cool. 432 00:17:13,693 --> 00:17:16,093 Yay! Oh, I am so happy for you. 433 00:17:16,162 --> 00:17:19,597 I almost got what I wanted, and it never would have happened 434 00:17:19,665 --> 00:17:21,966 if you hadn't almost believed in me. - Oh. 435 00:17:23,202 --> 00:17:25,102 Let's celebrate. What do you want to do? 436 00:17:25,171 --> 00:17:27,872 Oh, please don't make me decide another thing. 437 00:17:27,940 --> 00:17:29,540 Hey, you want to go to SoulCycle with me? 438 00:17:29,575 --> 00:17:31,809 Give me a minute, I'll think of something. 439 00:17:37,530 --> 00:17:39,170 Now, I know what You're you're thinking: 440 00:17:39,198 --> 00:17:42,866 isn't Broccoli Hulk basically just the Jolly Green Giant? 441 00:17:43,936 --> 00:17:45,903 That is what I was thinking. 442 00:17:45,971 --> 00:17:48,272 Let's never discuss it again. 443 00:17:49,375 --> 00:17:50,441 Really? 444 00:17:51,677 --> 00:17:53,944 - Are you hiding from Penny again? - No. No, no, no. 445 00:17:54,013 --> 00:17:57,481 I-I went to SoulCycle with her, and my legs hurt so bad, I... 446 00:17:57,550 --> 00:18:00,084 literally can't stand up. 447 00:18:00,152 --> 00:18:02,719 Sheldon, why don't you keep him company. 448 00:18:04,490 --> 00:18:05,923 All right. 449 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:09,927 Hello, Leonard. Hey. 450 00:18:14,733 --> 00:18:16,600 Have you ever wondered 451 00:18:16,669 --> 00:18:20,137 what the Hulk would be like if he were made of sherbet? 452 00:18:23,142 --> 00:18:24,708 I give up. 453 00:18:25,811 --> 00:18:27,444 Delicious.