The Holiday Summation

"The Holiday Summation" is the twelfth episode of the tenth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The episode aired on Thursday, January 5, 2017.

Summary
Sheldon and Amy visit Mary in Texas together. Leonard and Penny go get a and Halley Wolowitz won't stop.

Extended Plot
In their apartment, Penny wants to setting up s for the the gang while Leonard is packing away the last of the. Sheldon always objects to decorations up past. Bernadette Penny that they are running late because Halley got. Shamy arrives as Sheldon points out the they had not taken down. Penny asks them how their to Texas went. Sheldon tells them that it didn't go well and that the "" should be its rating.

Discussing their trip. Sheldon explained that the down was fine except for the weird tasting  that Amy gave him; he  the whole way down. Amy has a little on her face since she obviously  him. On their way to Mary's Sheldon suddenly woke up not knowing how he got in the. She got him into the car using a cart. Amy wants Sheldon to tell Mary that they are. He is reluctant because they will have to listen to her  on their. Sheldon has already heard the lecture to his brother, his sister and his father who also had a. Amy thinks that there might not be one since she thinks that Mary likes her. At Mary is praying over their "" which Amy thinks looks. Their first is that the Wolowitzes had a little  which Mary wonders if they are going to raise it } or. Amy gets Sheldon to tell Mary the other news that they are now living together in sin like a couple of. Sheldon is confused when Mary says that she is thrilled. Though she would prefer that they be, she is happy for them because of the special circumstances. What circumstances wonders Sheldon. Mary explains that by the time he was years old, he had  over a  types of  and she thought that no  would want to get on any of them. Sheldon objects that his thought he would be alone for the rest of his. Not true. She figured he would have s near the end. Sheldon storms off. Later Amy wonders if she should go to Sheldon. Mary says that she should do it, but she always knows why she won't. Sheldon returns wearing some on his  and  on his  thinking that his mother wants him to be the unsocialized  that she always thought he was. Amy realizes that Mary and her are going to Sheldon. Sheldon is mad that Amy is taking her mother's side especially since that she thinks that Amy is a too. Sheldon and Amy leave to around for awhile. Amy comforts Sheldon with the fact that his mother is wrong since he does have someone. Also, she already told Mary that they were living together to avoid the while issue. Sheldon isn't happy that Amy doesn't think he can run his life. Amy was only helping him out since both of them help each other with their weakness. His is in understanding how other people feel.

The Wolowitzes show up with Halley, Raj and Stuart ign tow. Halley is put in their since she is sleeping. Howard calls his   and  to come with him. They catch Bernadette up on their story which finishes with Sheldon  with getting an  and his mother making Amy take it out. Amy thought that he looked like the who helped the other pirates connect to the.

Leonard and Penny describe their big about watching  together. Penny reveals that she watched two without him. The gang can't understand their problem. Penny admitted that it might have been because it was just after their getting a. In is their with Penny wearing   and Leonard an elk hat and his Spock ears. She finds a Christmas tree they can cut their own  down. Afterwards they are dirty and disheveled. Leonard forgot and let go of the x when swinging it. And was wearing his in 70  heat since he  easily. Leonard doesn't want them to fight so he stops and then the Christmas tree falls off the car across their. "There's something on the windshield," quips Penny. Next they are dragging the tree up the stairs and Penny keeps asking Leonard if he needs a break. No. Then Penny is standing next to the tree which now is on top of Leonard. Finally after dragging the tree through the of their  Leonard remarks that they can now decorate it while Penny wonders if he wants to take  to set it on. Both collapse on the couch. It appears that something is in the tree which subsequently gets dumped down the elevator shaft.

Sheldon asks how life with their is and that he doesn't want to touch it. Bernadette claims that it is wonderful, though at their house a tired and disheveled Bernadette enters as she can't get Hallie to stop. She is frustrated since her breasts have been emptied and she doesn't know what else Hallie wants. The baby settles down as Bernie wonders out loud what she and Howard have done. Howard returns from with  as they baby wakes up. Stuart runs in and Halley stops. Bernadette breaks into tears because she couldn't do that. She thinks that everyone is a better than her. Raj suggests that the baby is just a and Bernadette really starts balling. Stuart tells the gang that the sound of his puts people to sleep. Bernadette is also seen crying in thinking that the baby s her even though she also feeds her. The baby starts crying so Howard joins in. Sheldon checks on new mothers on the Internet and that 80% get. For a Sheldon tells Bernadette that she is doing a good job. When Raj asks, Stuart tells everyone that he went to see his grandmother with his siblings; everybody falls asleep. They are all just kidding.

As everyone leaves, Howard announces his intent to take a paternity leave; then he circles back because they forgot the baby. They are still new at the ing thing.

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * Laurie Metcalf as Mary Cooper
 * Pamela Adlon as Halley Wolowitz
 * Teleplay: Steve Holland, Maria Ferrari & Jeremy Howe
 * Story: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez

Critics

 * Kimberly Potts of Vulture - What had the potential to be a clever way to tie together the gang's separate holiday experiences — having them get together to share their tales via flashback in a post-holiday gathering — instead turned out to be just a very thin premise to collect one sorta funny plot (the Sheldon and Amy one, of course) with two meh plots (everyone else).

Trivia

 * More of Stuart's family has been explained in this episode. He has a grandmother who lives in Bakersfield and he confirms that he has a brother and sister.
 * This suggests that not all of his grandparents are dead as stated in "The Friendship Contraction".
 * Bernadette stops Halley from crying by crawling into the crib with her and holding her. She's that diminutive.
 * Mary knew that her husband was cheating on her. This was previously mentioned in "The Hot Tub Contamination" by Sheldon, when he caught him in the act, and this action resulted in the beginning of his knocking ritual.

Quotes

 * Leonard: Well, but he doesn’t live at Walmart, but he still threw a tantrum when he saw Marshmallow Peeps after Easter. And that’s the same man that complains you can’t find Marshmallow Peeps after Easter.


 * Mary: So tell me, what’s new back home?
 * Amy: Well, uh, Howard and Bernadette had their baby.
 * Mary: Oh, that’s wonderful. Now, have they decided to raise it Jewish or regular?
 * Sheldon: Welcome to Texas.
 * Amy: They haven’t said. Anyway, uh, we also have some exciting news to share.
 * Sheldon: Oh, wait, wait. I. Shouldn’t we just eat? You know, I mean, God did take time out of his busy schedule to bless these Sloppy Joes.
 * Mary: Come on, Shelly, tell me your news.
 * Sheldon: All eight. This is on you. Amy and I are living together in sin, like a couple of New Yorkers. Now, while you scold us, I’m going to get a knife and fork. Joe may be sloppy, but Sheldon’s not.
 * Mary: Well, thank you, for letting me know, and I, for one, am thrilled.
 * Sheldon: What? What…Where’s the judgement? Where’s the fire and brimstone? Where’s the part where you tell us we’re going to Hell and I say have you seen the size of the bugs outside? We’re already there.
 * Mary: Obviously, I would prefer if you weren’t living out of wedlock, but given your special circumstances, I’m very happy for you.
 * Sheldon: And what “special circumstances” are those?
 * Mary: Shelly, how do I put this? By your third birthday, you had memorized over a thousand different kinds of trains, and I never imagined a woman getting aboard any of them.
 * Sheldon: What, so you thought I was going to be alone for the rest of my life?
 * Mary: No, just for the middle part. 'Cause at the end I assumed there’s be nurses.
 * Sheldon:Well, this is highly insulting.
 * Amy: Sheldon, don’t over react.
 * Sheldon: I’m the child she was worried about? I have a brother and sister whose combined intellectual wattage couldn’t power a potato clock if I spotted them the potato.


 * Amy: He’s been in there a long time. Should I go talk to him?
 * Mary: He’s upset with me. I should be the one who talks to him.
 * Amy: Are you going to?
 * Mary: Oh, heck no. [Sheldon enters wearing underwear on his head and flippers.]
 * Amy: Sheldon, what…what are you doing?
 * Sheldon:Just being the un-socialized eccentric my mother always thought I was.
 * Mary: You starting to see why I didn’t go in there? Sheldon, if you’re trying to prove me wrong, the tighty-whities on your head ain’t changing my mind.
 * Amy: We’re ignoring the fins. Okay.
 * Sheldon: Yeah. And I don’t understand why you’re taking her side. Being my girlfriend, she’s saying you’re a weirdo, too.
 * Amy: I don’t thinks that’s what she’s saying.
 * Sheldon: [In Apartment 4A.] And…
 * Amy: That’s exactly what she was saying.


 * Sheldon: We’ve known about evolution since 1859. She still believes in Noah and his amazing zoo boat.


 * Sheldon: I was acting odd intentionally.
 * Bernadette: Really? So you can control it?


 * Leonard: Stupid idea.
 * Penny: No. what’s stupid is a physicist who doesn’t understand when you swing an axe, you don’t let go.


 * Penny: Leonard.
 * Leonard: Yeah.
 * Penny: There’s something on the windshield.


 * Bernadette: Oh please stop crying. I’m begging you! I don’t know what else to do. My boobs are empty. Do you want lasagna? Shhh. Shhh. Shhh. It’s okay, it’s okay. Shhh. What have we done?


 * Bernadette: Why does she hate me? I make her food in my chest. It’s like hating a frozen yogurt machine.