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Oh, the... There's a 7:15
at the ArcLight.

[Penny] Well, that doesn't give us
much time to eat.

We can eat afterwards.

I'm not gonna eat at 10:00 at night.
Who am I, Hemingway?

Why do you think Hemingway ate at 10:00?

He spent a lot of time in Spain,
they eat dinner late.

He also spent a lot of time in Florida.

Last time I was there people
were eating dinner at like 4:30.

Did you guys know that Hemingway
had cats with six toes?

Six toes per foot or six toes total?

Okay, it's official, we're never
going to see The Avengers.

Guys, just... Come on, make a decision.

I'm... I'm good with eating after.

- Mmm, I'm kinda hungry now.
- Yeah, me too.

Then we'll eat before.

Okay, so then we can see the 3D
at 9:00 or the 2D at 9:30.

3D. If I'm gonna see Thor,

I wanna feel like
I could lick those abs.

Actually, 3D kinda
makes me queasy.

No, no, no, but we have
to see it in 3D,

we saw part one in 3D.

And the 2D part two is not
the part two of the 3D part one.

He's got you there, Leonard.

Or he doesn't,
I don't really care anymore.

[Penny chuckles]

- Okay, then we'll go see it in 3D.
- [Penny] No,

sweetie, you shouldn't do things
that make you feel bad.

- Well, I'm doing this.
- Mmm.

Well, of course he is.
He is a textbook satisficer.

That's not even a word.

Yes it is.

According to Nobel Prize
winning economist Herbert Simon,

"satisficing" is
a decision-making strategy

whereby a person accepts

whatever available option
is satisfactory

rather than seeking out a course of
action that would make him happiest.

As I just did when I explained
what satisficing was.

He's right. No one wanted to hear that,

he knew it yet he plowed ahead.

I'm just trying to find a plan
that makes everyone happy.

Except you.

Yeah, Leonard, what would
make you happy?

I could tell you
about satisficing again.

You know, what would make me happy is

if we just stop talking about this

and see whatever movie you guys
wanna see, whenever you want to see it.

Okay, but next time we get to pick.

Our whole universe
was in a hot dense state

Then nearly fourteen billion years ago
expansion started...

Wait!

The earth began to cool

The autotrophs began to drool

Neanderthals developed tools

We built a wall
We built the pyramids

Math, science, history
Unraveling the mystery

It all started with the Big Bang!

Bang!

- How's your headache?
- It's better.

- The throwing up really helped.
- Mmm.

I'm so sorry you missed
the end of the movie.

Oh, it's okay.

Everyone talked about it
so much on the ride home,

I feel like I saw it.

Well, to be fair, you talked
about the bathroom so much,

we felt like we saw that, too.

I think I would've been okay
if we weren't sitting so close.

Well, then why did we sit so close?

Sheldon said, "Are these seats
good for everyone?"

What was I supposed to do,
say no like a maniac?

[scoffs] What? Sweetie, you've gotta
stand up for yourself.

You know, maybe Sheldon's right,

maybe you are that word he said.

- Satisficer?
- Yeah, that.

That's the one!

Boy, sounds way more made up
when you say it.

Okay, come on, when was the last time
you did something totally selfish

without worrying about
what anyone else wanted?

Uh, according to my mother
I took my sweet time being born.

How is that selfish?

Apparently, she had dinner reservations.

This is the telescope room
where I spend a lot of my evenings.

Where's the telescope?

Hawaii.

That's cool.

Yeah, so, you know.

Aloha.

What's that smell?

Uh, everyone has their own theory.

Dr. Tibourgh thinks it's mold,
I think it's Dr. Tibourgh.

So, what am I looking at?

Ah, this is live information
from the Keck telescope.

It's pretty interesting.

So, I recently observed
some optical flashes.

It could be light bouncing off
a natural object,

but those tend
to be less reflective.

So, it could be evidence
of something alien-made.

Oh, this suddenly got exciting.

When you say exciting, do you mean
go back to my place exciting

or hold our breath and do it here?

Mahalo.

Do I wanna ask?

Well, when I go upstairs,

Penny's gonna make me choose
what we're going to do tonight

without taking her feelings
into consideration,

and I don't know if I'm up for it.

Poor baby.

When I go upstairs,
Sheldon's going to give me

a 25-minute lecture about

what Hulk would be like
if he were made of metal.

Part of his ongoing series,

"What If Hulk Were
Made of Other Things?"

I've always been a people-pleaser.
Is that so bad?

It's gotten me this far.

What, almost up four flights of stairs?

Okay,

if I go in there and pick something

I want to do that she also wants to do,

she's gonna think I'm just picking it
to make her happy.

So, I feel like
I have to pick something

I know she doesn't want to do
or she's gonna be disappointed,

right? What do you think?

I think I've got ice cream in this bag
that's starting to melt.

I'm sorry, it's exhausting
being in my head.

Look, when you wanted Penny,

you didn't care what anybody else
thought or wanted,

including Penny.

That's true.

Yeah, yeah,
there was something I wanted,

I went after it and I got it.

And now you're hiding from it
on the stairs, so it all worked out.

[door opens]

Hey, I thought about
what I wanna do tonight

and I didn't take your feelings
into consideration at all.

- Great.
- I wanna have sex.

Wow, sex with your wife.

You're really swinging
for the fences there, Hofstadter.

Yeah, we don't have to.

No, I like it, let's go.

Okay, and then after that
we're gonna watch Star Trek: Discovery.

All right, well, just a warning,
I might be on my phone for most of it.

That's fine.

Wait, you mean just the Star Trek...

Actually, I don't care.

And with apologies to Lady Gaga,

that's how a star is born.

Told you he was gonna mention Lady Gaga.

At least he didn't talk about
how much he cried during that movie.

Although if you haven't seen
that movie, you should.

I cried so much.

Well, that's the lecture for today.

Uh, let's open it up for questions.

Uh...

Oh, you. Sir, yes.

You have a question?

Yeah, actually I have
a two-part question.

Are you sure? I get the sense
it's only one-part.

No, no, it's two.

Part one, the new star
you were talking about,

how long did it take
that light to reach Earth?

And part two, is it true

you plant your friends
in the audience to ask questions?

46,000 years,

and no, I don't plant my friends
because apparently I don't have any.

Uh, any other questions?

Yes, you, miss.

Hi, I read your paper
on specular reflections.

- It was great.
- Thank you so much.

In your conclusion you said you
couldn't rule out that light flashes

could be evidence
of alien civilization.

So, does that mean
you think it's aliens?

I was just illustrating
that there are many unknowns,

and as scientists, we can't
preemptively rule out possibilities.

So, you think it's aliens?

[stutters] Actually, no. That's not...

I have a question
about the aliens you found.

That's not what I said, Howard!

Hold on a second.
Do you two know each other?

Yeah, my sister was, and...
And this is her term, "abducted."

Do you think those could be
the same aliens that...

Got another questions?

[stutters] Not about aliens.

What?

Do you still want me to ask
the one you gave me

'cause it kinda feels
like we're past that.

Oh, Leonard, I don't mean to alarm you,

but the Chinese food smells funny.

That's because it's barbecue.

- But it's Chinese food night.
- Well, I picked it.

You're the one who told me to stop
being such a satisficer all the time.

What? I did not.

I just pointed out that you were one.

It's what I like best about you.

Well, that and those little notes
you leave in my lunch.

I leave those!

Well, that's disappointing.

I already know that you heart me,
now I don't know if Leonard does.

Well, this is what
we're having for dinner.

You can eat it or not, I don't care.

I guess that answers the heart question.

It... It's fine, we'll have barbecue.

Of course.
I am nothing if not flexible.

I'm sure that at some point

in the 3,000-year
history of the Chinese empire,

a cavalryman crossing the Gobi Desert

was forced by hunger to eat his
own horse and roast it over a campfire,

hence, Chinese barbecue. Let's eat.

Gee, I'm sorry,
I didn't watch the news today.

Has the whole world gone mad?

It's my house.

I'm tired of being told
where I can and can't sit.

You did this.

Amy, grab your meat.
We're leaving in a huff.

I'm sorry. If I don't go now,
it's not a huff. So...

- [door closes]
- Don't take this the wrong way,

but that was even more
exciting than the sex.

Don't take this the wrong way,
but yes, it was.

- Leonard, where are you going?
- To work.

Just trying out a different route.

Okay, but if we cross the county line,
this is technically kidnapping.

Well, if you don't approve
of my driving, too bad.

This is the new me. Get used to it.

Fine.

Then this is the new me
and he finds the new you tiresome.

How is that different than the old you?

The new me gives knowing winks.

[chuckles]

Well, all these years, I was afraid
to say what I wanted, you know.

Even at work, you know, there's things
that I want to accomplish,

but I didn't want to ruffle
any feathers or step on any toes.

Feathers and toes?

Is the new thing you're
trying to accomplish

ballroom dancing with a chicken?

Look at that, the new me is hilarious.

I've always wanted to be
the principal investigator

on a plasma physics study.

Hey, look at that,
the new you is funny, too.

I'm serious. You know,

I'm gonna put together
a proposal and tell President Siebert

this is what I wanna do.
If he doesn't let me,

there's plenty of
other universities that will.

Sure there are.

Of course you don't want me to do that

because you like it
when you're successful and I'm not.

No, you're confusing causation and...

"Welcome to Alhambra"?
Where the heck are we?

Now, I'm some sort of big joke.

I'm even on some alien conspiracy blog.
See.

"Caltech astrophysicist
finds proof of alien life."

Wow, that is not a great picture of you.

That's not the point.

Oh, Dr. Koothrappali,

I'm surprised to see you in here.

Why is that?

- Because the truth is out there!
- [both laugh]

You see? That's what I'm talking about.

People have been doing
that to me all day.

- Relax, they're just having fun.
- [sighs]

Oh, come on!

See? It's fun. [chuckles]

Wow, déjà vu.

Amy, you're a neuroscientist.

You know the latest
research into déjà vu

suggests there's nothing
but the frontal regions of the brain

attempting to correct
an inaccurate memory.

You telling me stuff I already know is
definitely déjà vu.

How about telling me
something I don't know,

like why are you sitting on the stairs?

How can I tell if I'm doing something
for a noble reason or a selfish reason?

Try saying the thing in your head and

see if you can add the words,
"That'll show 'em."

Leonard's about to demand a job

that I don't think
the university will give him.

I'm worried he's making a giant mistake,

but maybe I only think that because
deep down I don't want him to succeed.

The fact that you're
worried about your motivation

supports the idea that
you genuinely care for your friend.

I do.

Thank you, Amy.

You know what?

After I've talked to Leonard,

you've earned yourself
a bonus lecture on Sponge Hulk.

That'll show me.

So, I spent the whole day
putting together this proposal,

and tomorrow
I'm gonna tell President Siebert

that this is what I want to do.

Ah... Well, this...

looks great.

You didn't even open it.

What? No, it's got a nice,
you know, sciencey heft to it.

I'm really proud of you, sweetie.

Leonard, um,

I've been agonizing over

whether or not to say something to you.

Aw, let me help. Don't.

I have to.

I don't think that you should demand
to be in charge of a plasma project.

Well, big surprise. You can't stand
the idea of me succeeding.

Yeah, no. I'll be honest,

new assertive Leonard
is going to take some getting used to,

but so did cargo-pants-Leonard, hmm?

Who, for the record, I miss.
He always had gum.

Sheldon, if this is what he wants,
he should ask for it.

I mean, what's the worst
that happens? They say no.

Well, I'm not gonna let them say no.

If they don't want me to quit,
this is what it's gonna take.

Whoa! Wait, you're gonna quit?

Yeah. It's like you said,
I have to go after what I want,

and if I can't get that at Caltech,

there are plenty of other
universities in the world.

What? In the world? [chuckles]

I can't even get you to go to the beach,
and now you want to move to the world?

Well, I don't want to,
but if that's what I have to do.

Okay, don't you think
threatening to quit your job

is something
you should run by me first?

You said I shouldn't
worry about your feelings.

I meant feelings about things
that I don't care about!

Well, I'm not quite sure
when to jump in here...

- Not now!
- Okay.

Fine, you wanna talk about it?
Let's talk about it.

I'm not loving my job right now.

And this is something
that would make me happy.

Don't you want me to be happy?

Oh, I've been dinged on this before.

Whatever you really think,
you have to say yes.

- Of course I want you to be happy.
- Well played.

I know this seems scary,
but I put together a strong proposal.

It's good for me,
it's good for the university.

They're gonna give it to me.

No.

I'm sorry, President Siebert,
but I'm not taking no for an answer.

I speak a little Russian.
Will you take nyet for an answer?

I'm serious.

Oh, well, that changes everything.

- Really?
- Nyet.

I know a lot of people
have been having fun claiming

that I said I found the alien life.

[chuckles] I want to make it clear
that is not what I said.

I did say that was
one possible explanation.

I don't think that's
something to mock, right?

It would be arrogant for us to assume

that we are alone in the universe.

And as scientists, we need to
remain open to the possibility

that the truth may
sound silly or far-fetched.

The round Earth,
germs that cause diseases,

subatomic particles,

all these at one time seemed fanciful.

So, who's to say
what science fiction of today

will be the reality of tomorrow?

Will there be colonies on Mars?

Matter transporters?

Perhaps the Loch Ness monster is real.

Who knows? I'm just saying that

the only way science moves forward

is to follow the evidence
wherever it leads,

even if it makes us
sound crazy sometimes.

Hey, Bernie, look at this.

"Caltech astrophysicist
claims Loch Ness monster is real."

- Hey, how did it go?
- Great!

- What? So, you got the job?
- I did not!

So, you quit? Okay, Leonard,
I can't move.

I just bought
a six-month membership to SoulCycle.

Well, I... I didn't quit.

I said I was going to.

I walked out the door
and started crying,

you know. "Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! What'd I do?"

And then he called me back in.

- Then he changed his mind?
- He did not!

I'm really confused
about how to react to this story.

President Siebert didn't wanna lose me.

Even though they couldn't
make me a lead investigator

on a plasma team,

there was an opening for a co-lead
on a photon entanglement team.

How cool is that?

You're gonna have to tell me.

- It's really cool.
- Yay! Oh, I'm so happy for you!

I almost got what I wanted,

and it never would have happened

- if you hadn't almost believed in me.
- Aw!

Let's celebrate. What do you wanna do?

Oh, please don't make me
decide another thing.

[sighs] Hey, you wanna go
to SoulCycle with me?

Give me a minute,
I'll think of something.

Now, I know what you're thinking,

isn't Broccoli Hulk
basically just the Jolly Green Giant?

That is what I was thinking.

Let's never discuss it again.

Really?

Are you hiding from Penny again?

No. No, no. I went to SoulCycle
with her, and my legs hurt so bad.

I literally can't stand up.

Sheldon, why don't you
keep him company?

All right.

- Hello, Leonard.
- Hey.

[Sheldon sighs]

Have you ever wondered

what the Hulk would be like
if he were made of sherbet?

I give up.

Delicious.

[theme music playing]