The Wedding Gift Wormhole

"The Wedding Gift Wormhole" is the second episode of the twelfth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory.The episode will air on September 27, 2018.

Summary
Stuart gets the nerve up to ask Denise out on a date, Leonard and Penny give Sheldon and Amy a strange wdding gift and Raj asks his father to find a wife for him.

Extended Plot
The cold open is the whole gang in 4A Sheldon and Amy saying how by the end of the honeymoon they were like a real married couple; the good kind like on TV not like Amy’s parents. Howard makes a joke about how they're not a real married couple until she’s ok with him peeing with the door open. Bernadette’s not happy with it either. Sheldon and Amy got them "gifts" they all got “I love NY” tee-shirts. They forgot to buy gifts so Sheldon bought them on the plane; there’s a line here about how NY could stand for anything not just New York. Sheldon was bored googling stuff on the plane. He bought Penny an xxl. She’s annoyed; Amy smacks him on the arm and says “I told you”; he says something like yes dear.

Next scene is Sheldon and Amy opening wedding gifts and writing thank-you cards. Sheldon’s written 16 and his wrist is hurting. They open Leonard and Penny’s, saying it’s the perfect gift for a perfect couple. It’s a strange crystal object, Amy shakes it, and Sheldon tells her to lick it because it might be candy. Amy asks if it could be a "marital aid" he asks what they could use a crystal shaft for.

In the comic book store Raj and Howard are watching Stuart and Denise flirt. Raj asks what’s wrong with Stuart’s face. Howard points out he’s smiling. Raj then tells Howard he caught them making out at Sheldon’s wedding. Stuart and Denise have an awkward goodbye and they ask if he’s gunna ask her out. Stuart doesn’t know. Raj says a big spiel about love which ends with him saying don’t end up eating Pringles on the toilet while your dog watches.

Sheldon and Amy are in bed, they can’t sleep because they can’t figure out what the present is. Sheldon wants to ask, Amy says it would offend Leonard and Penny as it’s supposed to be perfect for them. Sheldon doesn’t care, she says they won’t think you’re a genius and he agrees not to ask. Eventually they get back up to tear up the box for clues, Sheldon is liking married life.

Howard and Bernadette’s kitchen: Bernadette asks what’s wrong with Stuart’s face; he’s still smiling. He’s happy because he asked Denise out and she said yes. There’s a couple jokes in here about personal grooming.

Sheldon is hand delivering a thank-you card to Leonard and Penny trying to get info out of them. They ask if he knows what it is, he says yes and he’s going to go use it, then takes off out the door. Penny wonders if they’re being mean; Leonard thinks it’s funny. Sheldon screams from next door "What are you!"

Howard’s in the Caltech cafeteria, Sheldon asks him if he knows what the present is, He does; Sheldon doesn’t want to know because they’ve figured it out. It’s the first clue to a scavenger hunt that will lead them to their actual gift, Howard says that’s right. Sheldon leaves happy thanking an approaching Leonard on his way. Raj and Leonard sit with Howard. Leonard is still laughing, Raj wants to know what it was. It’s the present that Howard and Bernadette gave him and Penny for their wedding

Sheldon and Amy are in Bert’s office. He’s looking at the gift ;its quartz. They search what it could mean. It’s based on a German word the same but spelt without a T. They decide the next stop is the coffee shop where they first met.

Stuart’s comic book shop: He asks Raj for advice about his date.

Sheldon and Amy are going into the coffee shop. They are trying to figure out where their clue could be, they see the table they first met at. There’s a couple sitting there but they approach anyway looking for the clue. Sheldon finds gum under the table. Amy goes to ask the barista if anything was left. Sheldon tells the couple this is where he met his wife and if they play their cards right they could be married in 8 years. It turns out they're brother & sister.

Amy has the lost and found box, the barista gave it to her when she asked if anything was left for them. They think it’s because they were lost until they found each other. Inside the box there’s a chain with a locket with a stone. Amy thinks its quartz, no pictures inside. Sheldon says so they can fill it with their own memories. He also finds sunglasses in the box he thinks they were left for him because their future is so bright. He puts them on they smile at each other, hold hands and skip out.

Howard and Bernadette’s kitchen. Stuart knocks asks them not to laugh. He’s orange, he got his hair dyed but it made him look pale so got a tan. He’s tried washing it off and has tells them they'll need new towels, floor mats, and a toilet seat. Howard makes a couple “oompa loompa” jokes.

Raj skypes his dad. He wants him to set him up with a wife, after a small talk he agrees as long as raj stops posting photos of him and his dog in matching outfits.

Back in 4A Sheldon and Amy are thanking Leonard and Penny for the gift. She’s showing them the pictures of herself and Sheldon they’ve put in the locket. They are confused. Sheldon has a special thank-you card for them. He and Amy look so happy in this scene. The thank-you note they’ve written is in Sanskrit, but not regular Sanskrit. They can’t use the internet to translate it either. Leonard isn’t having fun anymore. Raj comes in and tells them he’s getting married, they all react different. Penny just says no. He describes the girl and how he just needs to hide his true self for 8 to 10 dates and its happening. Sheldon knows what he’s getting them for a wedding present.

Tag scene is Stuart knocking on Denise’s door for their date. She laughs he says he wanted to look his best and made a series of errors. She still wants to go out with him. She says maybe she can help him find Nemo. They walk down the hall while she’s making orange jokes. He asks if she’s going to do it all night she is. He asks if she feels like Chinese for dinner she says she feels like orange chicken.

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * Kevin Sussman as Stuart Bloom
 * Brian George as Dr. Koothrappali
 * Brian Posehn as Bert Kibbler
 * Lauren Lapkus as Denise
 * Luis Aldana as Greg
 * Kikéy Castillo as Leslie
 * Teleplay: Dave Goetsch, Eric Kaplan & Andy Gordon
 * Story: Steve Holland, Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari

Critics
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Trivia

 * Stuart starts dating his Assistant Store Manager Denise.
 * Sheldon and Amy return to the coffee shop that they met in.

Quotes
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