Things took a turn for the romantic in the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory, and Penny wasn't exactly in her element. The episode kicks of in the gang's old spot, The Cheesecake Factory and Sheldon is 'in the zone,' working on a new project. Amy mentions that he could be doing anything and then mentions when he was making a list for a tree house fort - but she didn't make the cut. Poor Amy, the woman can't catch a break. Bernadette and Howard arrive and when Bernadette mentions that she was working with a raccoon virus and takes the opportunity to wash her hands, Howard announces that he is organizing a romantic surprise for Bernadette, to mark the anniversary of their first date. The gang all agree to help (bar Sheldon, who is too 'in the zone').
Penny, Leonard and Sheldon return to the apartment and Leonard says that Penny never does anything romantic for him, so she takes on the challenge and says she's going to think up something amazing. Of course, this is a bit of a struggle for Penny, who has never had to do anything romantic for anyone else before. Later on in Leonard's apartment, Sheldon discovers that the thing he's been working on has lead to the discovery of a new, stable, superheavy element and this makes him overcome with joy. It is later revealed that his discovery stands as some researchers in China have discovered the element based on Sheldon's work.
Sheldon is inundated with applause and rewards and initially, he is more than happy to accept them (such as a celebratory cookie that he stole off Leonard). Meanwhile, Penny has enlisted the help of Raj to try and come up with ideas for romantic gestures for Leonard, however, Raj isn't much help and can only come up with plots for romantic movies.
In Sheldon's apartment, Amy and Sheldon are documenting items that he was using at the time of his discovery, until Sheldon realises he read the table wrong for his calculations, and that his discovery was based purely on chance and luck. Amy tries to console him saying his discovery still stands and that sometimes discoveries are a matter of luck, but Sheldon is inconsolable.
At Caltech, Sheldon is still receiving vast amounts of praise, except this time he doesn't feel like he deserves it. He tries to get everyone to stop, but unlike Sheldon they don't really care about 'chance' as he still made the discovery.
Back at Howard's special celebration for Bernadette, the guest of honour herself hasn't arrived yet. Whilst waiting, Amy agrees with Sheldon that his mistake was purely chance and scolds him for his discovery, which leads him to appreciate her even more and put her back on the list of members for his treehouse fort.
Howard checks on Bernadette and discovers there has been an accident with the raccoon virus and Bernadette is in the hospital, but only as a precaution. Howard and the gang rush on over (with a reluctant Sheldon) and Howard performs his song to Bernadette who appreciates it greatly. Back at Penny's apartment and Penny is treating Leonard to a romantic evening. She leads him into her bedroom and hands him a copy of the first edition of a book he has always wanted, only for him to reveal that he already bought the book the first time he ever mentioned it, leading Penny to be visibly upset. She gets out a whole box of items that Leonard has gave to her and this surprise Leonard to know she has kept all of the things he ever gave her. This leads the two to reconcile and Leonard is happy with Penny's unwitting romantic gesture.
Obviously, it being Penny, she has pregnancy tests in the box, as well as an 11-page thank you note from Leonard from the first time they had sex. Back at Sheldon's apartment, Amy and Sheldon are discussing his discovery and he reveals he has been distracted for ages because of Amy. She looks visibly stunned and he reveals he wants to kiss her on the mouth and as they move in to kiss, it is revealed Amy is having a day-dream. Sheldon looks visibly bewildered and asks Amy is she's ok, and she says she is in the zone, and the episode ends. This episode was particularly interesting as we got to see another side to Penny which shows she does care about her relationship to Leonard, and we also got to see some more classic Sheldon moments and smart remarks from Amy herself. It was also nice to see some more Bernadette in the episode, even if she was cornered off in a hospital room. The next episode is entitled 'The Proton Displacement' as we see the return of Professor Proton and a new TV scientist [Bill Nye]. So, did you enjoy last night's episode and what was your favourite bit?
Review and recap by Mel.
Well, wasn't this one of the best episodes of the season so far? 'Time Will Tell' treated us to several classic Caskett moments and a supposed time-traveller back from the future to stop billions of people dying. Oh yes, you heard that right. If you haven't seen the episode yet, then you really probably should go watch it. So, need a recap? You've come to the right place. The episode kicked off with the electrocution and murder of a young woman named Shauna, and Castle and Beckett are back to investigate.
A young man was seen running from the scene of the crime and they eventually identify this man as Simon Doyle. It turns out the woman is a parole officer, but none of her parolees look like viable suspects. So it's all down to Doyle. But wait, here's got the best 'story' ever. Doyle claims to be a person from the future, who has been sent back to try and stop billions of people dying, which centres around a global energy war that supposedly happens in the future. But here's the snag - Doyle doesn't know how Shauna, the victim, fits into this and has no idea who will be next - but just that he needs to stop anything else happening. Obviously, Beckett isn't buying it, but Castle is enthralled with the possibilities.
Meanwhile, back at maison la Castle, Alexis is moving out with Pi, and Castle isn't happy. Beckett tries to explain that Alexis is growing up and needs to experience things for herself, make her own mistakes and form her own path. Castle tries to think everything over. Back at base, it turns out Doyle has disappeared from his cell after saying he is about to be 'recalled' back to the future. Could what he said be true? Is he an agent from the future? Beckett is not pleased, but it turns out that Doyle couldn't have murdered Shauna as he was being held in psychiatric care at the time of her death. They find out that a prostitute was paid to go home with Shauna the night of her death, and that the prostitute was told to do that by her boss. The boss 'Mike' claims that he was told to do that by a former icy inmate, Garrett Ward. Apparently, Ward is quite a beast. Not dissimilar to a 'soldier,' it turns out Ward tried to bomb a science conference, and the team link that to Shauna's brother, Malcolm.
They realise that Ward was torturing Shauna to find the location of her brother. They rush on over to the house, only for it to be revealed that Ward has already struck and broke Malcolm's neck - right in front of his wife. Beckett and Castle decide to track down the leader of a eco-rights group that Ward was previously a member of, and he reveals that Ward is indeed, a complete and utter nut-job. He also reveals that Ward kept harping on about an energy war - like it already happened - not dissimilar to Doyle. The speaker and head mentions that Doyle might be at an old energy plant, and Beckett and Castle rush on over there. But no sooner have they arrived, they've found the weirdo's den and he has attacked Beckett and Castle. He almost strangles Castle, but fortunately Doyle turns up and saves him, scaring off Ward. Doyle chats with Beckett and Castle and reveals that in the future, Beckett is Senator and Castle and herself have 3 children.
This astounds and intrigues Castle and bewilders Beckett. Beckett and Castle sift through Ward's creepy items and find a photograph of a letter addressed to Malcolm from a high school student. They desperately try to hunt down the high school student, as they suspect he might be the next victim. They identify him (eventually) as Deschile, and this sparks a memory in Doyle who says in the future, Deschile and his team of scientists save the rest of the world from fascists in the energy war and that this might be the reason why Ward is after Deschile.
They locate Deschile at the planetarium just before Ward pulls a knife, intending to kill him. Ward is as cold and hard as a rock, and reveals nothing in reference to a motive, leaving Beckett annoyed. Deschile however says that he was the one who alerted security to Ward, giving Ward a possible motive to have wanted him dead. This satisfies Beckett, but Castle still has his theories.
Meanwhile, Doyle has been released as he has passed his psych eval with relative ease - well, he is a time-travelling agent (allegedly)! Doyle leaves, but he leaves behind his device-thingy, so Castle rushes up to catch him to give it back. However, Doyle turns a corner and vanishes, leaving Castle beguiled and astonished. Come on time-travelling! The bit we absolutely loved about this episode were of course, the possibility of Senator Beckett and baby crime-fighters. This episode had pretty much everything and fans of the series will no doubt adore this episode. It was all a bit Back to the Future and we loved it. The next episode is entitled 'Get a Clue,' so, guesses on what this one is about? Also, how did you like this week's episode?
Reviewed by Mel.
Taylor Momsen and the gang are back, in The Pretty Reckless' latest music video for their track 'Going to Hell,' which features a whole heap of biblical references. Momsen puts in a pretty dark performance and sports some white contacts, whilst Phillips performs some killer guitar solos. Momsen's voice possesses its usual deep tone and the track itself comes from the upcoming 2014 album of the same name. If you'd like to see the whole Pretty Reckless gang performing their new track then check out the music video below, but it is a whole lot of weird (but of course that's part of the appeal).
So, what do you think of The Pretty Reckless ' new music video and moreover, their new heavy rock track?
News and reviews by Mel.
I recently wrote another article for Concrete (University student newspaper) about the 'Return of the Talk Show Giants' which centres around the return of the chat-shows, with particular reference to The Graham Norton Show and The Jonathan Ross Show, and about TV talk shows in the future. You can check out the article below online:
http://www.concrete-online.co.uk/return-talk-show-giants/
Lady Gaga has released the audio for her first promotional single 'Do What U Want' taken from her upcoming album, ARTPOP. The song features a duet with R Kelly and has been released on Gaga's VEVO channel. You can listen to the new track below:
The track has a more softer tone to it, especially when compared to Gaga's 'Aura' whose audio was recently released in the form of a lyric video to promote the new film, Machete Kills. 'Do What U Wan't has been featured in a commercial advertising Beats By Dre and has fans eagerly anticipating the arrival of Gaga's ARTPOP. So, what do you think of Gaga's new promotional track?
