1 00:00:00,036 --> 00:00:02,039 Previously on The Big Bang Theory... 2 00:00:02,007 --> 00:00:03,364 Actually, I-I need to talk 3 00:00:03,429 --> 00:00:05,139 to both of you about your paper. 4 00:00:05,216 --> 00:00:07,215 Oh, right, how are the citations coming? 5 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:08,327 Um... 6 00:00:08,405 --> 00:00:11,424 We came a-across a-a Russian paper 7 00:00:11,489 --> 00:00:13,998 that seems to disprove super-asymmetry. 8 00:00:22,333 --> 00:00:24,387 Okay, Sheldon and Amy are still pretty 9 00:00:24,452 --> 00:00:26,363 upset about their theory being disproved. 10 00:00:26,428 --> 00:00:28,746 So, we have made a list of subjects 11 00:00:28,811 --> 00:00:30,084 for everyone to avoid. 12 00:00:30,249 --> 00:00:31,973 - Symmetry. - Asymmetry. 13 00:00:32,038 --> 00:00:33,153 Uh, SimCity... 14 00:00:33,218 --> 00:00:34,683 Sounds too much like symmetry. 15 00:00:34,846 --> 00:00:36,420 That also applies 16 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:37,995 to The Simpsons, Simba 17 00:00:38,060 --> 00:00:40,069 from The Lion King, and cymbals. 18 00:00:40,921 --> 00:00:42,855 Russia or Russian in any context. 19 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,131 The country, the dressing, the roulette. 20 00:00:46,011 --> 00:00:48,850 Uh, also no talk of Rocky IV. 21 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,537 Why Rocky IV? 22 00:00:50,695 --> 00:00:52,186 Because he fights a Russian. 23 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,819 I'm sorry about her. 24 00:00:55,261 --> 00:00:56,352 We should just try and avoid 25 00:00:56,417 --> 00:00:57,557 anything that makes them think of 26 00:00:57,622 --> 00:00:59,465 their project or science 27 00:00:59,530 --> 00:01:02,410 or Nobel Prizes or successes or failures. 28 00:01:02,531 --> 00:01:04,183 - Hi. - Hi! 29 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:06,340 - Hey, guys. - Hey-a! 30 00:01:06,477 --> 00:01:07,968 What are you guys doing? 31 00:01:08,741 --> 00:01:09,820 Nothing. 32 00:01:09,898 --> 00:01:10,961 Nothing? 33 00:01:11,039 --> 00:01:13,671 Like what my career has come to? Thanks a lot. 34 00:01:17,609 --> 00:01:18,937 Nice going. 35 00:01:19,287 --> 00:01:20,523 ♪♪ Theme song plays.... 36 00:01:20,624 --> 00:01:24,170 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 37 00:01:24,235 --> 00:01:27,538 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... ♪ 38 00:01:27,610 --> 00:01:29,334 ♪ Wait! ♪ ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ 39 00:01:29,406 --> 00:01:30,847 ♪ The autotrophs began to drool ♪ 40 00:01:30,919 --> 00:01:32,296 ♪ Neanderthals developed tools ♪ 41 00:01:32,368 --> 00:01:34,185 - ♪ We built the Wall ♪ - ♪ We built the pyramids ♪ 42 00:01:34,250 --> 00:01:37,124 ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ 43 00:01:37,196 --> 00:01:39,182 ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ 44 00:01:39,254 --> 00:01:41,124 ♪ Bang! ♪ *THE BIG BANG THEORY* Season 12 Episode 10 45 00:01:41,212 --> 00:01:43,421 * THE BIG BANG THEORY * Episode Title: "The VCR Illumination" 46 00:01:58,383 --> 00:02:00,031 What are you doing? 47 00:02:00,556 --> 00:02:01,608 Eating, reading, 48 00:02:01,673 --> 00:02:03,022 watching television, listening to the radio. 49 00:02:03,087 --> 00:02:04,633 What does it look like I'm doing? 50 00:02:06,394 --> 00:02:08,779 Is that asparagus? I thought you hate asparagus. 51 00:02:08,844 --> 00:02:10,538 I thought so, too, but I also thought 52 00:02:10,617 --> 00:02:12,085 super-asymmetry was a good idea, 53 00:02:12,150 --> 00:02:13,602 so what else am I wrong about? 54 00:02:14,205 --> 00:02:16,241 Oh, so now you're reevaluating 55 00:02:16,306 --> 00:02:18,165 every opinion you've ever had? 56 00:02:18,283 --> 00:02:20,515 Yes. I am following the example 57 00:02:20,580 --> 00:02:22,632 of 17th century philosopher René Descartes. 58 00:02:22,697 --> 00:02:24,345 He subjected all his beliefs 59 00:02:24,445 --> 00:02:26,757 to radical doubt so that he could build a bedrock belief 60 00:02:26,822 --> 00:02:29,821 and build his cognitive life back up on firm principles. 61 00:02:30,385 --> 00:02:32,415 Ugh! Still yucky, still yucky. 62 00:02:35,617 --> 00:02:38,374 Sheldon, I know you're upset about the paper. 63 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:39,845 - Okay. - I'm upset, too. 64 00:02:39,927 --> 00:02:41,827 I mean, I was so sure we were right. 65 00:02:41,892 --> 00:02:44,890 Every fiber of my being felt like this was it. This was the one. 66 00:02:44,955 --> 00:02:46,975 How can I trust my instincts anymore? 67 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,968 Well, just because our theory was wrong, 68 00:02:49,033 --> 00:02:50,952 that doesn't mean you're wrong about everything. 69 00:02:51,017 --> 00:02:54,204 Doesn't it? I've always thought I hated jazz, maybe I was wrong. 70 00:02:54,275 --> 00:02:56,290 Maybe it's great to hear all the notes at once. 71 00:03:00,825 --> 00:03:03,571 I'm trying, I'm really trying! 72 00:03:07,455 --> 00:03:09,429 - What you eating? - Chicken fried steak. 73 00:03:09,494 --> 00:03:12,140 What? You can't have chicken fried steak 74 00:03:12,205 --> 00:03:13,896 - first thing in the morning. - Hey, 75 00:03:13,961 --> 00:03:16,446 you knew I was a bad boy when you married me. 76 00:03:17,931 --> 00:03:19,304 Come on, you want a piece of this? 77 00:03:19,369 --> 00:03:21,306 You or the steak? 78 00:03:21,932 --> 00:03:23,556 Me. I'm not sharing the steak. 79 00:03:25,728 --> 00:03:26,921 Hey, you guys busy? 80 00:03:26,986 --> 00:03:28,657 No, what's going on? 81 00:03:29,252 --> 00:03:31,212 I'm really worried about Sheldon. 82 00:03:31,346 --> 00:03:32,921 I've never seen him this down. 83 00:03:32,986 --> 00:03:34,829 Have you tried making him a cup of tea? 84 00:03:35,486 --> 00:03:37,892 He's reevaluated tea. 85 00:03:39,134 --> 00:03:41,985 Now he thinks it's nothing but leaf soup. 86 00:03:43,188 --> 00:03:44,229 That's a good point. 87 00:03:44,294 --> 00:03:46,032 - No, it's not. - No, it's not. 88 00:03:46,327 --> 00:03:48,079 He's rethinking everything. 89 00:03:48,230 --> 00:03:50,444 How long is it gonna be before he gets to me? 90 00:03:50,509 --> 00:03:52,825 - Oh. - It's that bad, huh? 91 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:55,657 I'm afraid so. I just... I don't know what to do. 92 00:03:56,806 --> 00:03:59,024 I have something that might help. 93 00:03:59,119 --> 00:04:01,540 It's-it's a recording of the only person 94 00:04:01,611 --> 00:04:04,558 whose opinion Sheldon actually respects. 95 00:04:04,712 --> 00:04:05,712 Hawking? 96 00:04:05,790 --> 00:04:06,813 Feynman? 97 00:04:06,891 --> 00:04:08,595 No, himself. 98 00:04:10,065 --> 00:04:12,563 It's a pep talk he made when he was a kid. 99 00:04:12,654 --> 00:04:15,625 He gave it to me years ago and told me to save it 100 00:04:15,690 --> 00:04:17,226 for a real emergency. 101 00:04:17,291 --> 00:04:18,913 What? You didn't break it out 102 00:04:18,978 --> 00:04:20,959 when he declared his room a sovereign nation 103 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,204 and waged a trade war against us? 104 00:04:24,447 --> 00:04:28,313 His major export is talking. I didn't want that anyway. 105 00:04:32,774 --> 00:04:34,077 Is that a VCR? 106 00:04:34,142 --> 00:04:36,798 Yeah, Amy asked if we had one she could borrow 107 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,826 and I just want to make sure it still works. 108 00:04:38,947 --> 00:04:40,179 What's on the tape? 109 00:04:40,244 --> 00:04:43,304 Not sure. I used to record a lot of Jeopardy! for my mom, 110 00:04:43,369 --> 00:04:45,189 but if I push play and you see some naked people... 111 00:04:45,254 --> 00:04:47,595 Got it. What is porn? 112 00:04:48,041 --> 00:04:50,577 Ooh, we were looking for "vintage '80s erotica," 113 00:04:50,642 --> 00:04:52,251 but I'll accept it. 114 00:04:53,009 --> 00:04:54,329 Hello, everybody. 115 00:04:57,070 --> 00:04:59,110 I am The Great Howdini. 116 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,576 Put it back on. You look adorable. 117 00:05:06,641 --> 00:05:07,929 It's just a practice tape 118 00:05:07,994 --> 00:05:11,378 from when I was trying to become a member of the Magic Castle. 119 00:05:11,512 --> 00:05:13,108 I didn't know you auditioned there. 120 00:05:13,173 --> 00:05:14,772 Oh, I never went through with it. 121 00:05:14,837 --> 00:05:17,586 I watched the tape and realized I wasn't good enough. 122 00:05:17,707 --> 00:05:20,772 You know that trick where you saw a mannequin in half? 123 00:05:20,837 --> 00:05:23,835 - Don't you mean a lady? - Thank God it was not a lady. 124 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:25,639 I'd just be getting out of jail. 125 00:05:26,775 --> 00:05:29,493 Come on, you're a good magician. 126 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:32,577 Really? You always called magic dumb. 127 00:05:32,642 --> 00:05:34,970 You can be good at something dumb. 128 00:05:35,919 --> 00:05:37,717 You know what, you should audition now. 129 00:05:37,782 --> 00:05:39,788 It's fine. I don't need to be 130 00:05:39,853 --> 00:05:42,211 a member of the most elite magical society 131 00:05:42,276 --> 00:05:43,985 on the face of the earth. 132 00:05:45,502 --> 00:05:47,423 Sounds like you still want it. 133 00:05:47,541 --> 00:05:48,593 And I don't want our kids 134 00:05:48,658 --> 00:05:51,296 to watch this tape one day and think their dad is a quitter. 135 00:05:51,361 --> 00:05:53,358 Oh, we don't have to show it to them. 136 00:05:53,423 --> 00:05:55,844 Oh, I'm definitely showing it to them. 137 00:05:59,197 --> 00:06:00,220 Hey. 138 00:06:00,337 --> 00:06:01,643 Hello. 139 00:06:03,299 --> 00:06:05,173 "Fine with flags"? 140 00:06:07,358 --> 00:06:09,587 Yes, flags... 141 00:06:09,752 --> 00:06:11,950 Up there flapping around on poles. 142 00:06:12,015 --> 00:06:13,686 If you think about it, they're just the strippers 143 00:06:13,751 --> 00:06:15,337 of the emblem world. 144 00:06:16,836 --> 00:06:18,265 Well, I got something 145 00:06:18,330 --> 00:06:20,321 that I think might cheer you up. 146 00:06:20,453 --> 00:06:23,852 It is the emergency pep talk you made when you were a kid. 147 00:06:24,220 --> 00:06:26,400 Oh, that. 148 00:06:26,521 --> 00:06:30,071 I was saving it for the day they stop making Star Wars movies. 149 00:06:31,884 --> 00:06:34,074 I don't think that's ever gonna happen. 150 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:37,845 How long has it been since you've seen it? 151 00:06:37,939 --> 00:06:39,649 Not since the day I recorded it. 152 00:06:39,721 --> 00:06:41,903 No, I had just watched Back to the Future II, 153 00:06:41,973 --> 00:06:44,653 where Marty McFly gets a glimpse of his future self 154 00:06:44,718 --> 00:06:45,921 and that got me thinking, 155 00:06:45,986 --> 00:06:48,561 the day may come where I needed my help, 156 00:06:48,626 --> 00:06:51,321 like they did with that movie. That was not great. 157 00:06:52,141 --> 00:06:54,454 Okay, all hooked up. 158 00:06:55,416 --> 00:06:57,134 Here we go. 159 00:07:00,798 --> 00:07:02,991 Oh, look how cute you were. 160 00:07:03,056 --> 00:07:06,087 Amy please, of course I was cute. Look how I turned out. 161 00:07:06,953 --> 00:07:08,327 Hello, Sheldon. 162 00:07:08,392 --> 00:07:10,040 Hello, Sheldon. 163 00:07:10,485 --> 00:07:11,829 If you're watching this, 164 00:07:11,978 --> 00:07:14,001 I assume something bad has happened. 165 00:07:14,135 --> 00:07:16,727 Something unfortunate and unforeseen. 166 00:07:17,470 --> 00:07:19,108 Something that's making you 167 00:07:19,173 --> 00:07:20,616 question everything. 168 00:07:20,681 --> 00:07:23,063 I'm so smart. 169 00:07:23,593 --> 00:07:24,890 Now just to make sure 170 00:07:24,955 --> 00:07:26,390 it's really you watching this 171 00:07:26,455 --> 00:07:27,868 and not an imposter, 172 00:07:28,267 --> 00:07:29,728 what am I thinking of? 173 00:07:30,006 --> 00:07:31,431 On the count of three. 174 00:07:31,606 --> 00:07:34,030 One, two, three. 175 00:07:34,095 --> 00:07:36,478 - Robot monkey butler. - Robot monkey butler. 176 00:07:37,802 --> 00:07:39,423 Okay, good. 177 00:07:40,290 --> 00:07:42,478 Should I leave you two alone? 178 00:07:43,236 --> 00:07:45,194 No, this is gonna be inspiring. 179 00:07:45,259 --> 00:07:46,587 You should watch. 180 00:07:46,697 --> 00:07:49,283 Sheldon, never forget, 181 00:07:49,392 --> 00:07:51,759 no matter how bad things seem, 182 00:07:52,062 --> 00:07:53,407 you can Al... 183 00:07:56,083 --> 00:07:59,147 - What? What... - No. N... 184 00:07:59,212 --> 00:08:00,583 My dad taped over it 185 00:08:00,648 --> 00:08:03,022 with one of his stupid high school football games. 186 00:08:03,087 --> 00:08:04,158 Sorry. 187 00:08:04,236 --> 00:08:06,243 You know, it doesn't matter, nothing matters. 188 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,212 Is there anything I can do? 189 00:08:08,674 --> 00:08:10,396 Yes. You can build me a time machine 190 00:08:10,461 --> 00:08:12,429 so I can go back and tell my younger self to give up, 191 00:08:12,494 --> 00:08:14,672 because, nothing's gonna work out the way he wants. 192 00:08:18,961 --> 00:08:20,909 I was thinking a nice cup of leaf soup. 193 00:08:28,194 --> 00:08:29,375 What's all this? 194 00:08:29,532 --> 00:08:31,445 Your magic tricks from the garage. 195 00:08:31,516 --> 00:08:35,054 Your wands, your top hat with the stuffed mouse inside. 196 00:08:35,258 --> 00:08:37,031 I never had a stuffed mouse. 197 00:08:37,110 --> 00:08:39,086 Okay, do not wear this hat. 198 00:08:40,297 --> 00:08:42,680 Why is it all in the living room? 199 00:08:42,805 --> 00:08:44,545 Because I think The Great Howdini 200 00:08:44,610 --> 00:08:46,833 deserves to be a member of the Magic Castle. 201 00:08:47,038 --> 00:08:48,114 That's sweet, 202 00:08:48,179 --> 00:08:50,287 but I'm not that guy anymore. 203 00:08:50,352 --> 00:08:52,203 I've outgrown it. 204 00:08:54,217 --> 00:08:55,686 Have you? 205 00:08:57,834 --> 00:08:59,566 Look, I know you still want this, 206 00:08:59,631 --> 00:09:00,810 and I can help you. 207 00:09:00,881 --> 00:09:02,660 All those pageants I did as a kid... 208 00:09:02,725 --> 00:09:04,623 I could teach you how to present yourself, 209 00:09:04,709 --> 00:09:07,066 connect with the judges, sabotage the competition. 210 00:09:07,131 --> 00:09:09,418 Whoa, whoa, no one's sabotaging anybody. 211 00:09:09,483 --> 00:09:10,504 Of course not. 212 00:09:10,569 --> 00:09:13,388 Little girls in ball gowns it happens. 213 00:09:15,083 --> 00:09:18,175 Trust me, I'm gonna be the pageant mom to you 214 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:19,550 that my mom was to me. 215 00:09:19,615 --> 00:09:21,790 I thought you hated your mom for making you do that. 216 00:09:21,855 --> 00:09:24,255 More talk like that and you're not getting any dinner. 217 00:09:25,233 --> 00:09:27,591 Amazing how it all comes back. 218 00:09:33,970 --> 00:09:35,236 Yes? 219 00:09:35,333 --> 00:09:37,341 - Hello, Mother. - Hey, Beverly. 220 00:09:37,418 --> 00:09:39,574 Hello, Leonard. Hello, Penny. 221 00:09:39,639 --> 00:09:41,373 To what do I owe this call? 222 00:09:41,499 --> 00:09:43,420 I need your professional advice. 223 00:09:43,561 --> 00:09:45,011 Well, I'd love to help you out, dear, 224 00:09:45,076 --> 00:09:46,481 but I'm very busy at the moment. 225 00:09:46,546 --> 00:09:48,810 Perhaps we can schedule a time next week. 226 00:09:48,875 --> 00:09:49,922 It's about Sheldon. 227 00:09:50,037 --> 00:09:51,666 Oh, well, I-I suppose 228 00:09:51,731 --> 00:09:53,316 I can spare a minute or two. 229 00:09:53,527 --> 00:09:55,134 Wh-Wh-Why did you just say 230 00:09:55,199 --> 00:09:56,931 - you're too busy, but... - Leonard, please, 231 00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:59,456 not everything is about you. 232 00:10:01,595 --> 00:10:02,948 Penny, go on. 233 00:10:03,126 --> 00:10:05,509 Well, ever since his paper got disproven, 234 00:10:05,574 --> 00:10:06,767 he's been a wreck. 235 00:10:06,832 --> 00:10:09,456 He's been sad and... and angry. 236 00:10:09,550 --> 00:10:11,150 He just seems kind of broken. 237 00:10:11,285 --> 00:10:13,347 Well, it sounds like he may be grieving. 238 00:10:13,465 --> 00:10:15,577 - Really? Over a theory? - Of course. 239 00:10:15,642 --> 00:10:17,970 You can grieve over any emotional loss. 240 00:10:18,035 --> 00:10:19,673 The more you care about something, 241 00:10:19,738 --> 00:10:21,620 the greater the trauma of losing it. 242 00:10:21,754 --> 00:10:23,886 Oh, boy. He cared about this a lot. 243 00:10:23,980 --> 00:10:25,800 Yeah. What can we do to help him? 244 00:10:25,925 --> 00:10:28,159 Well, grieving is a process. 245 00:10:28,245 --> 00:10:31,540 Every culture has its own rituals and traditions 246 00:10:31,605 --> 00:10:33,315 to facilitate mourning. 247 00:10:33,441 --> 00:10:36,267 The ancient Egyptians had their mummification, 248 00:10:36,332 --> 00:10:38,540 the Tibetans had their sky funerals... 249 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:40,345 And when I was little and my dog died, 250 00:10:40,410 --> 00:10:41,501 my mom sat me down 251 00:10:41,566 --> 00:10:43,454 and very gently told me that she wished the truck 252 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:45,589 had hit my dad instead. 253 00:10:47,530 --> 00:10:49,735 I was trying to lighten the mood. 254 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,757 Your dog had just died. 255 00:10:55,550 --> 00:10:56,862 Howard and I have been working 256 00:10:56,927 --> 00:10:58,164 really hard on his audition, 257 00:10:58,242 --> 00:11:00,329 so it'll be helpful to get another set of eyes on it. 258 00:11:00,394 --> 00:11:02,517 Well, as someone who has watched every episode 259 00:11:02,582 --> 00:11:03,728 of America's Got Talent, 260 00:11:03,793 --> 00:11:04,907 I'm getting pretty good at telling 261 00:11:04,972 --> 00:11:07,245 when some American's got talent. 262 00:11:07,496 --> 00:11:08,511 Seriously, 263 00:11:08,589 --> 00:11:11,159 Heidi and I agree, like, 90% of the time. 264 00:11:11,738 --> 00:11:12,855 All right. 265 00:11:12,933 --> 00:11:15,026 Don't be afraid to be brutally honest. 266 00:11:15,136 --> 00:11:17,439 Like my mom used to say when I was doing pageants, 267 00:11:17,504 --> 00:11:20,097 "Tears only make your eyes sparkle brighter." 268 00:11:20,793 --> 00:11:23,103 That is both sad and true. 269 00:11:23,168 --> 00:11:25,651 Half my Instagram is after a good cry. 270 00:11:26,293 --> 00:11:27,878 Howie, you ready? 271 00:11:28,097 --> 00:11:29,652 Yeah. 272 00:11:30,379 --> 00:11:33,909 I now present The Great Howdini. 273 00:11:41,199 --> 00:11:45,571 ♪ I've got magic to do, just for you ♪ 274 00:11:45,636 --> 00:11:49,324 ♪ I've got miracle plays to play ♪ 275 00:11:49,389 --> 00:11:54,285 ♪ I've got parts to perform, hearts to warm ♪ 276 00:11:54,350 --> 00:11:57,615 ♪ Kings and things to take by storm ♪ 277 00:11:57,701 --> 00:12:00,714 ♪ As we go along our ♪ 278 00:12:00,779 --> 00:12:05,998 ♪ Way. ♪ 279 00:12:10,056 --> 00:12:14,636 Hello. I'm The Great Howdini from Altadena, California. 280 00:12:14,701 --> 00:12:16,264 I have no brothers or sisters 281 00:12:16,329 --> 00:12:20,482 and my favorite thing to eat is grilled cheese. 282 00:12:21,432 --> 00:12:22,878 When does the magic start? 283 00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:25,630 It already started. 284 00:12:28,436 --> 00:12:29,562 Hey. 285 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,290 Hi. How are you guys doing? 286 00:12:31,507 --> 00:12:33,747 A little better, if you can believe it. 287 00:12:40,007 --> 00:12:41,038 Sheldon? 288 00:12:41,116 --> 00:12:43,054 Go away. 289 00:12:43,593 --> 00:12:45,401 Buddy, come on, let us help you. 290 00:12:45,466 --> 00:12:47,510 The only person who could help me was erased 291 00:12:47,575 --> 00:12:49,105 by the Medford High Wolves. 292 00:12:49,170 --> 00:12:51,826 Oh, that's funny. My high school was also the wolves. 293 00:12:52,108 --> 00:12:54,021 No? Not now? Okay. 294 00:12:55,451 --> 00:12:56,613 Look, t-this might 295 00:12:56,678 --> 00:12:58,217 seem strange, but, uh, 296 00:12:58,303 --> 00:13:00,933 we thought it might help you get some closure if you had a chance 297 00:13:00,998 --> 00:13:02,761 to properly say good-bye to your paper. 298 00:13:02,826 --> 00:13:04,371 Yeah, you know, we could say a few words, 299 00:13:04,436 --> 00:13:05,777 you could talk about what it meant to you 300 00:13:05,842 --> 00:13:07,727 and-and we could bury it somewhere. 301 00:13:07,803 --> 00:13:10,084 You mean have a funeral for our theory? 302 00:13:10,149 --> 00:13:11,315 Yeah. 303 00:13:11,384 --> 00:13:12,418 That's ridiculous. 304 00:13:12,483 --> 00:13:15,065 I thought so, too, but my mom thought it might work. 305 00:13:15,288 --> 00:13:17,513 Beverly thought it would help? We should try it. 306 00:13:18,958 --> 00:13:21,261 Wha... How come when you thought it was my idea... 307 00:13:21,326 --> 00:13:24,255 Leonard, please, this is not about you. 308 00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:28,074 I guess we could bury it in the park. 309 00:13:28,139 --> 00:13:30,324 Yeah, where dogs do their business and other dogs 310 00:13:30,389 --> 00:13:32,552 sniff that business? I don't think so. 311 00:13:33,131 --> 00:13:35,138 What would you like to do, Sheldon? 312 00:13:36,881 --> 00:13:39,099 The only fitting send-off: 313 00:13:39,301 --> 00:13:40,513 a Viking funeral. 314 00:13:40,578 --> 00:13:42,568 You mean, like, push it out into a lake 315 00:13:42,669 --> 00:13:44,113 and shoot it with a flaming arrow? 316 00:13:44,178 --> 00:13:46,060 This guy gets it. 317 00:13:47,144 --> 00:13:48,957 How about a bathtub and a match? 318 00:13:49,022 --> 00:13:51,404 How about a bathtub and a flaming arrow? 319 00:13:51,824 --> 00:13:55,096 How about a bathtub, a match and an ice-cold Yoo-hoo after? 320 00:13:55,161 --> 00:13:56,865 Sold. 321 00:14:01,819 --> 00:14:03,553 Would you like to say something? 322 00:14:04,584 --> 00:14:06,533 Y-Yes, thank you. 323 00:14:07,381 --> 00:14:09,998 I know this is just a scientific theory, 324 00:14:10,376 --> 00:14:12,146 but to me, it was more than that. 325 00:14:12,537 --> 00:14:16,045 It described the universe in a new and beautiful way. 326 00:14:16,623 --> 00:14:19,310 I want that to be the universe we live in, 327 00:14:19,819 --> 00:14:21,755 but I guess it's not. 328 00:14:22,780 --> 00:14:25,538 Amy, would you like to shoot the arrow? 329 00:14:39,708 --> 00:14:41,754 It's kind of beautiful, isn't it? 330 00:14:42,522 --> 00:14:44,552 Yeah, it is. 331 00:14:48,566 --> 00:14:50,340 It's getting kind of close to the curtain. 332 00:14:50,405 --> 00:14:51,951 It's in water, it's fine. 333 00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:53,927 - Oh! - Oh! 334 00:14:54,092 --> 00:14:55,545 Oh! 335 00:14:55,822 --> 00:14:57,682 Looks like we both had theories that were wrong. 336 00:14:57,747 --> 00:14:59,100 Okay... 337 00:15:03,334 --> 00:15:04,781 Are you getting sick? 338 00:15:04,881 --> 00:15:07,584 No, I have glitter in my nose. 339 00:15:08,803 --> 00:15:09,902 Just your nose? 340 00:15:09,967 --> 00:15:12,045 Consider yourself lucky. 341 00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:13,980 Hey, I'm gonna 342 00:15:14,045 --> 00:15:14,886 take tomorrow off 343 00:15:14,951 --> 00:15:16,844 so we can spend the whole day running the act. 344 00:15:16,909 --> 00:15:22,090 You know what, it has been so much fun working on this 345 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:23,416 with you, but... But what? 346 00:15:23,481 --> 00:15:24,947 It hasn't. 347 00:15:26,381 --> 00:15:27,622 I'm not gonna audition. 348 00:15:27,687 --> 00:15:29,660 Hey, I didn't raise a quitter. 349 00:15:29,725 --> 00:15:31,703 You didn't raise me at all. 350 00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:33,625 Look, 351 00:15:33,703 --> 00:15:36,037 I get that you're scared, but we just have to push past that. 352 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,607 I'm not scared. I don't like the act. 353 00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:39,795 It's over-the-top 354 00:15:39,860 --> 00:15:43,682 and weird and has more jazz hands than magic. 355 00:15:44,235 --> 00:15:45,920 Why didn't you say something earlier? 356 00:15:45,985 --> 00:15:48,045 You seemed like you were so happy, 357 00:15:48,110 --> 00:15:50,389 and then when I tried to say something, 358 00:15:50,454 --> 00:15:52,554 you seemed like you were so mad. 359 00:15:53,030 --> 00:15:54,826 Ow, this isn't about me. 360 00:15:54,891 --> 00:15:56,638 I just wanted you to have your dream, 361 00:15:56,703 --> 00:15:58,037 and I wanted to control everything 362 00:15:58,102 --> 00:16:01,233 about how you looked and acted so that your victory was mine. 363 00:16:02,368 --> 00:16:05,429 Well, that's honest. 364 00:16:05,641 --> 00:16:08,068 But if I'm gonna go through with this, 365 00:16:08,133 --> 00:16:09,969 I have to do it my own way. 366 00:16:10,071 --> 00:16:11,452 I respect that, 367 00:16:11,797 --> 00:16:13,771 and I'm glad that I helped lead you to this moment. 368 00:16:13,836 --> 00:16:15,804 Stop trying to make this your victory! 369 00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:31,508 Why are you watching that? 370 00:16:31,784 --> 00:16:33,146 I'm just looking to see 371 00:16:33,211 --> 00:16:35,312 if there's anything left of your speech. 372 00:16:35,476 --> 00:16:38,265 It's not important. I remember everything I said. 373 00:16:38,859 --> 00:16:39,969 And? 374 00:16:40,047 --> 00:16:43,383 It was good, it just would've meant more coming from me. 375 00:16:45,065 --> 00:16:47,422 All right, bring it in. 376 00:16:47,855 --> 00:16:49,136 Is that your dad? 377 00:16:49,259 --> 00:16:50,610 It is. 378 00:16:50,837 --> 00:16:53,052 I've only seen pictures of him. 379 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,359 I know we're down, by a lot. 380 00:16:57,321 --> 00:16:58,412 And if I'm being honest with you, 381 00:16:58,477 --> 00:17:00,711 we're probably not gonna win this one. 382 00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:04,997 In fact, we're definitely not gonna win this one. 383 00:17:06,453 --> 00:17:08,186 Do you want me to turn it off? 384 00:17:08,391 --> 00:17:10,304 But we're not gonna quit, either. 385 00:17:10,469 --> 00:17:11,748 And if we do lose, 386 00:17:11,813 --> 00:17:14,820 you need to know that doesn't make you losers. 387 00:17:16,071 --> 00:17:19,586 You learn as much about who you are and what you're made of 388 00:17:19,719 --> 00:17:22,804 from failing as you do from success. 389 00:17:23,414 --> 00:17:25,047 Maybe more. 390 00:17:25,515 --> 00:17:28,890 So you can spend the next half feeling sorry for yourselves, 391 00:17:29,219 --> 00:17:31,553 or you can get out there and give them hell. 392 00:17:31,618 --> 00:17:33,461 Yeah! Let's give them hell! 393 00:17:33,657 --> 00:17:36,062 Oh... watch your mouth, your mom might... 394 00:17:37,414 --> 00:17:39,047 I remember that game. 395 00:17:40,266 --> 00:17:41,703 Did they win? 396 00:17:41,850 --> 00:17:42,977 Oh, no. 397 00:17:43,055 --> 00:17:44,842 No, they lost so bad, the other team 398 00:17:44,907 --> 00:17:47,781 let one of their cheerleaders try to kick a field goal. 399 00:17:49,891 --> 00:17:52,601 Well, that was a nice speech. Too bad it didn't work. 400 00:17:53,407 --> 00:17:55,015 Maybe it did. 401 00:17:55,899 --> 00:17:57,375 What do you mean? 402 00:17:57,625 --> 00:17:59,326 I've been acting like the game is over, 403 00:17:59,391 --> 00:18:01,953 but it's only halftime. 404 00:18:02,265 --> 00:18:04,811 And there's a lot more physics left to play. 405 00:18:05,547 --> 00:18:09,047 Wow, was that your first ever sports metaphor? 406 00:18:10,204 --> 00:18:11,711 It was. 407 00:18:12,842 --> 00:18:15,140 And I think it was a home run. 408 00:18:18,227 --> 00:18:19,972 That's two. 409 00:18:21,157 --> 00:18:23,062 It's interesting. 410 00:18:23,445 --> 00:18:26,529 I've always thought that my father's journey and my own 411 00:18:26,594 --> 00:18:28,628 were so different, but... 412 00:18:28,843 --> 00:18:32,193 ..he also faced failure and setbacks. 413 00:18:32,982 --> 00:18:36,099 Maybe our lives mirrored each other more than I thought. 414 00:18:37,624 --> 00:18:41,108 So, from one viewpoint, 415 00:18:41,419 --> 00:18:44,467 you and your father's lives are asymmetrical, 416 00:18:44,663 --> 00:18:49,006 but from another vantage point, they're symmetrical. 417 00:18:49,801 --> 00:18:51,234 Sheldon, 418 00:18:51,607 --> 00:18:55,373 what if symmetry and asymmetry are observer-relative? 419 00:18:55,499 --> 00:18:58,483 That would mean that the Russian paper was right... 420 00:18:58,671 --> 00:19:01,037 But only from one perspective. 421 00:19:01,553 --> 00:19:02,988 If we look at it from a 422 00:19:03,053 --> 00:19:04,801 deeper view in more dimensions, 423 00:19:04,866 --> 00:19:06,459 our theory still stands. 424 00:19:06,561 --> 00:19:09,113 Not only stands, It-It might be an even 425 00:19:09,178 --> 00:19:12,113 bigger idea than the one we were originally proposing. 426 00:19:12,178 --> 00:19:14,545 Go get your laptop. We have a paper to fix. 427 00:19:14,722 --> 00:19:15,991 Okay. 428 00:19:21,499 --> 00:19:23,108 Thanks, Dad. 429 00:19:23,823 --> 00:19:25,389 We're gonna give them hell. 430 00:19:31,077 --> 00:19:33,215 Hi, I'm The Great Howdini, 431 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,996 and it's an honor to be auditioning at the Magic Castle. 432 00:19:36,061 --> 00:19:37,660 Could I borrow your watch, sir? 433 00:19:37,725 --> 00:19:39,858 - Sure. - Thank you. 434 00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:43,365 Ooh, Rolex, fancy. I'll get it right back to you. 435 00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:47,887 Observe: one very expensive watch, 436 00:19:47,952 --> 00:19:50,318 one wooden mallet. 437 00:19:52,499 --> 00:19:54,092 Do I dare? I do. 438 00:19:59,022 --> 00:20:00,332 Would you be amazed 439 00:20:00,397 --> 00:20:02,975 if your watch survived that pounding? 440 00:20:03,046 --> 00:20:05,476 I think you would... behold. 441 00:20:07,437 --> 00:20:08,679 Oh! 442 00:20:09,112 --> 00:20:11,112 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 443 00:20:11,190 --> 00:20:13,190 Sync corrections by srjanapala