The Recollection Dissipation

"The Recollection Dissipation" is the twentieth episode of the tenth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The episode aired on April 6, 2017.

Summary
Sheldon pushes himself to the limit when he collaborates on projects with Leonard and Wolowitz as well as Amy on the same day. Also, Bernadette is nearing the end of her maternity leave and must return to work, but she seems reluctant to do so.

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * Kevin Sussman as Stuart
 * Joel Murray as Doug
 * Teleplay: Steven Molaro, Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari
 * Story: Eric Kaplan, Tara Hernandez & Jeremy Howe

Extended Plot

 * Caroline Preece at Den of Geek! - The Recollection Dissipation sees Sheldon pulling a Mrs Doubtfire on Amy and Leonard, but the twist is that everyone knows about it and it’s not remotely funny...I still enjoy whenever Bernadette gets to wrestle with motherhood yet still be a real character, and the exchange between Penny and Sheldon in the laundry room is the kind of sweet and familiar scene the show used to do so well. I also laughed at the gag about Sheldon having to be a tutor to much larger men should he go to prison...And Stuart also gets to be a person here, with Bernadette confiding in him her worries about going back to work now that her maternity leave is over. It’s a welcome glimpse of what Stuart’s role in the household...But Amy is otherwise engaged, as we see from the final scene. I’m just going to go ahead and assume that Mayim Bialik can genuinely sing Soft Kitty in German and Mandarin, because she’s just that awesome.

Trivia

 * In this episode, Sheldon cannot seem to recall some of the past events in his life, which is normally out of character for him due to his eidetic memory.
 * Howard kept a secret from Bernadette involving the death of her aunt Trixie for six years.
 * Soft Kitty returns in this episode after its last occurrence in "The Anxiety Optimization". This time, it's sung by Amy in three different languages. In a sheer coincidence, a little over before this episode's airing, The Big Bang Theory staff won the lawsuit regarding the copyright issues over Soft Kitty.
 * Penny is now more aware of Sheldon's habit of saying facts about something she may bring up.
 * The daycare that looks after Halley banned Stuart from the premises.
 * Sheldon unintentionally spills information about the secret quantum gyroscope he, Leonard, and Howard have been working on.

Quotes
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