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‘The Locomotion Interruption’
Rude awakenings
Forty-five days after Sheldon took off, he stumbles pantsless into a station in Arizona. Everything he owns has been stolen, and he scares off several people in an attempt to get help. Sheldon calls Leonard from a police station, and wants Leonard to come pick him up. Swayed by his roommate’s plight, Leonard leaves to make the six-hour drive.
Mama drama
Howard and Raj stop by Mrs. Wolowitz’s house on the way to work, since Ma is doing better and Stuart has moved out. Howard is glad — he was weirded out by her “chummy” relationship with Stewart. Raj thinks they are having sex, but Howard resists this idea.
But it turns out that Mrs. Wolowitz invited Stuart to live with her. Howard is deeply upset by the situation, and cannot hide his feelings. Stuart later visits Howard to discuss the situation, and it turns into a weird, pseudo-familial argument with the only resolution being that these people are all a little screwy.
Drive me crazy
When Leonard and an angry Amy arrive at the police station, all Sheldon can say to Amy is, “Why did you come?” She’s hurt, and asks him to whisper what he really wants to say to her. “Shotgun!” he says, and races for the car.
In the car, Sheldon regales Leonard and Amy about his trip. He crossed the country, but never left the train stations. In the backseat, Amy is furious that Sheldon left without saying goodbye, and then called Leonard for help.
Amy sticks her fingers in her ears so Sheldon talks “privately” with Leonard. He tells him he wants to have coitus with Amy…but it’s just a test to see if she can hear him. (Drat!) The real problem is that Sheldon feels he has failed at his ride-about, and is ashamed that Amy knows this.
When he confesses this, she is touched by his honesty and promises Sheldon that it’s okay he’s not perfect. Sheldon is offended by this idea.
The Rostenkowski terror
Bernadette has gotten a job interview for Penny as a pharmaceutical sales rep. Penny is nervous and wants to cancel, so Bernadette breaks out the tough love.
Penny’s interview starts off terribly, but when she goes to leave, she asks the boss not to tell Bernadette. She’s terrified of Bernadette, and how she might react. Penny and the boss bond over their mutual terror of the blond pipsqueak, and she gets the job!
Home sweet home
Back in Pasadena, Amy reminds Sheldon that he had an adventure — the point is not for everything to go perfectly. He agrees that it was good for him — he is now Gandalf butterfly and feels open to dealing with change…until he sees Penny’s new hair.
Later, Sheldon shares his bizarre, Cloud-uploaded photos with Leonard and Penny.
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