The Big Bang Theory - The Commitment Determination - Review

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Shamy & Penny/Leonard

After a strong start in Shamy's relationship by them kissing, Sheldon brings up about "The Flash", which enjoys watching. However, Amy is not interested but this angers him more. Amy finally stands her ground to Sheldon and she walks away from him. Now, Sheldon has to ask for advice on how to improve his relationship with her, but Penny and Leonard blame him for making her angry.


While having to deal with his problems, they debate whether to get married or not. After having a conversation with each other and Sheldon (who sometimes unnecessarily butted in), they finally decide to get married, but not without Leonard's confession. On the way to Vegas to get married, he admits that when he was at sea (back in the S7 premiere), he admitted that he kissed a girl. At first, Penny gets jealous at him but she decides to forgive him. They both agree to get married officially.

Raj & Emily

Meanwhile, the couple have a picnic in a graveyard. Before they meet up, he lets Bernadette and Howard know that he wants to break up with her since they are two different people and the fact that she creeps him out for wanting to have sex in a graveyard. However, Howard does not believe that Raj is brave enough to tell this to her face. At the graveyard, it seems that Raj wants to end the relationship wth her, but not before she predicts that he wants to breakup with her. However, it seems that he has changed his mind and tells her that he loves her. They kiss at the end.

Bernadette/Howard & Stuart

Elsewhere, Howard makes the suggestion to Bernadette that Stuart should move out. It should have been taken care of a long time ago as they claim. However, with him being sick, holidays, and his happiness coming back because of the bookstore opening, they did not have the guts to do it. Later, when he gets back from grocery shopping, the couple decide they want to have a chat with him. Just when she is about to announce that he needs to move out, his father texted him that it was his birthday today. Instead of them kicking him out, they celebrate his birthday with a small cake.

Ending
At the end of the season 8 finale, Sheldon decides to skype Amy. They both have been thinking about their relationship. After tolerating his immature behavior all of those years, she confronts him that she needs some space to sort things out. This shocks him and she says goodbye to him. In the last few seconds, he reaches in his juror and it is revealed that he has an engagement ring in it. This could implicate that Sheldon was going to propose to her. We'll have to find out in late September.

My Thoughts
There is no secret that this season has struggled (There were still some awesome episodes this season), but the past three episodes have been solid. Even though I'm a huge fan of Shamy, it was nice that Amy finally had the courage to stand up for herself and tell him that she needs a break from him. I really am interested to see what happens next in September on whether he was going to propose to her or he returns (or pawns) the ring since she dumped him. Also, I would have been really sad if Raj and Emily broke up as she was the first girl ever in his life to love him this much. With Raj, I'm glad he realized at the end that she will always have a dark side. What matters the most is the love she has for him. As for Penny and Leonard, I think it was too early for them to get married because their chemistry this season hasn't been that good. I would have saved the storyline of them getting married in the 200th episode instead. Although Stuart can be irritating to Bernadette and Howard, I was glad that they celebrated his birthday instead of kicking him off the curb. At times, she can be really sassy, but she can really have a good heart for people.

Episode Grade: B+
Overall Season Grade: B