The Consummation Deviation

"The Consummation Deviation" is the eighth episode of the twelfth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The episode will air on November 8, 2018.

Summary
Sheldon tries to bond with Amy's father, but when Wolowitz lures Mr. Fowler away with magic tricks, Sheldon has no choice but to bond with Mrs. Fowler. Also, Koothrappali and Anu try to get physical for the first time.

Extended Plot
Not much direct Shamy interaction but they had a plot where Sheldon decides to bond with his in-laws because he “wants to be a good husband and since they’re important to Amy, by the transitive property, they’re important to him”. Cut to Sheldon trying to bond with Larry and failing once Larry finds Howard’s magic tricks more exciting than Sheldon. So Sheldon moves on to Mrs Fowler next and they surprisingly bond once it comes out that Amy used Sheldon as an excuse not to spend time with her mother and so Mrs Fowler realizes she’s been angry at Sheldon for no reason all this time. And they bond over their hatred of Amy and her dad putting ketchup on eggs (amongst other things - there’s a cute like where Amy’s mom tells Sheldon how can he defend Amy when she’s thrown him under the bus and he says she’s his wife and he loves her and if he can forgive her putting ketchup on eggs he can forgive her this). LOL. Sheldon now finds Mrs Fowler a delight.

The other plot was about Raj and Anu planning to sleep together for the first time and Raj getting so stressed out he relapsed back into his inability to speak to her while sober. It was a surprising twist and a cute resolution but nothing to write home about.

Thanks to Koop for the spoilers.

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * Rati Gupta as Anu
 * Teller as Larry Fowler
 * Kathy Bates as Mrs. Fowler
 * Kevin Sussman as Stuart
 * Teleplay: Eric Kaplan, Andy Gordon, & Adam Faberman
 * Story: Chuck Lorre, Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari

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