When the time finally comes to deliver his speech, he decides to set his prepared one aside and give credit to his friends and family for their roles in molding him into the man he is today. Plus, he planned to make it last ninety minutes (even when taking Motor Mouth to account). Throwing Out the Script: Sheldon prepared a very self-centered Nobel Prize speech that calls out everyone who ever doubted he'd win, starting with his high school science teacher, as well as extensive rambling about his childhood in a ham-fisted attempt to be "warm and relatable".It's only after Leonard calls him out on it and Amy tells him off that he finally reconsiders his behavior. Took a Level in Jerkass: The weight of winning a Nobel Prize causes Sheldon to significantly regress to his rude behavior, even disregarding Penny's pregnancy as an ailment he can't catch.Title In: The opening shot is of Sheldon and Leonard just as they finish gluing back together the DNA model Leonard accidentally wrecked in the previous episode, as the words "two months later" appear on the bottom of the screen.Time Skip: The episode begins two months after the previous episode.
She's okay, except she lost a tooth, and they can't find it, so she probably swallowed it. Staircase Tumble: Stuart tells Howard and Bernadette that Halley tumbled down the stairs.The Reveal: We finally see Haley and Michael Wolowitz in person.Sheldon: How could you call them "friends" when they're abandoning us?Īmy: They're abandoning us because you broke their hearts!Īmy: I know! You never mean to! It's the only reason people tolerate you! nobody's happier than I am to win the Nobel, but it's not more important than our friends. Motor Mouth: Sheldon's attempt to compress his prepared yet very long Nobel Prize acceptance speech to ninety minutes involves this.Īmy: Sheldon.Mistaken for Disease: On the flight to Sweden, Sheldon notices that Penny had been taking frequent trips to the bathroom, and assumes she has a stomach virus threatening to infect him and ruin his big day.Last Episode Theme Reprise: A slower, acoustic version of the theme song is played on the final scene.When Sheldon complains about this to Amy, she tells him that he has been putting his needs over his friends and the only reason they have tolerated it for years is because he has never meant to. They don't feel like supporting Sheldon when he never does so for them. Jerkass Realization: When Sheldon once again angers his friends by not caring at all about their personal lives, they are beginning to consider going home.Penny: Sounds gross, looks gross, smells gross.