The Big Bang Theory (TV Series) The Raiders Minimization (2013) User Reviews

Makes you watch "Raiders" more closely...

[randomxjp · 9/10 · 17 January 2020]

Amy is wrong... "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is about how Indy saves Hilter!

Assuming the Nazis find the head-piece, the map room, and the Well of Souls, without Indy's involvement, they were going to fly the Ark directly to Berlin, where they would open it in front of the Führer. Hitler would have been killed, and WWII averted...

The Raiders Maximization

[hollywoodfox24 · 9/10 · 2 November 2013]

Although I thought this was a very entertaining episode, I thought the allegation that Indiana Jones was irrelevant to the outcome of the story to be incorrect. Amy stated that with or without Indiana Jones, the Nazis still would have found the ark, brought it to the island, opened it, and died. While the guys were analyzing these allegations in the school cafeteria, Howard countered that the Nazis never would have even found the ark because they were digging in the wrong place and the only reason they got the ark was because Indy found it first. Leonard begrudgingly stated that the Nazis were only digging in the wrong place because Indy had the medallion and without Indy they would have had the medallion and dug in the right place.

However, according to the story it doesn't appear that the Nazis would have even known where to find the medallion without Indy, since they were looking for Abner Ravenwood but didn't know where in the world to find him. Indy knew that his former mentor Abner had collected certain artifacts so he went looking for Abner in Nepal and found Abner's daughter Marion who was Indy's former girlfriend. The Nazis showed up right after Indy also looking for the medallion, and surely would have obtained it, by torturing Marion if necessary, if Indy wasn't there to fight them.

But without Indy, the Nazis would have not even known to go to Nepal to look for the medallion, because they didn't know about Marion, where she was living, or that she even had the medallion, since they were looking only for Abner. When Indy embarked on his journey, it clearly showed a Nazi spy following him on the plane ride, while peering over a Life magazine. The Nazis knew they couldn't find the medallion on their own which is why they started following Indy when they found out through their spies that he started searching for Abner also. The Nazi spy on the plane ride was almost certainly alerting his cohorts along the way about where Indy was going, which is how they all ended up at a remote mountain bar in Nepal.

letdown

[tombombadil1 · 7/10 · 14 October 2013]

Big bang theory creators surely should have known better than this. after one of the best TBBT episodes they give us this. I am baffled to say the least.

Just when I was thinking that they are going for some character development they kill my expectations by picking a story which seems to be inspired by one of the episodes from earlier seasons. Sheldon's part was always interesting and that remained true for this episode too which made me feel better. Amy too was great and is surely the most entertaining character after Sheldon now. But I feel sorry for the rest of them.

I hope for a better episode next week. And there is a high chance for that as the level set by this episode is not much to surpass for BBT.

One of Season 7's best

[erikthetrainman · 10/10 · 28 February 2022]

A personal favorite of mine. This episode once again nails Sheldon's personality. I really love the idea of Amy ruins Raiders of the Lost Ark (one of Sheldon's favorite movies) and this time, in my reason, Sheldon has a good reason to get back at her. Some might say it may be too harsh, but I think it nails just character. It's Sheldon's personality in a nutshell and I do like to see him get upset with Amy; you don't see that in the show that often. It also gives more development in their relationship. I also love we get to learn more about Leonard's relationship with his mom. It's also great to see her on webcam after her absence from the last season. The comments that Leonard and Penny make about his childhood with his mother are sooooo humorous. It's also great to see Raj and Stuart trying to find women to date. I will say that this episode is the funniest episode in Season 7 and is one of my personal favorites of the entire show.

"The Raiders Minimization" was another very entertaining ep of "The Big Bang Theory"

[tavm · 10/10 · 13 October 2013]

On this recent ep of "The Big Bang Theory": Amy, by revealing how things in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark would have turned out the same whether Indiana Jones was involved or not, upsets Sheldon by saying that so he's now trying to find something to ruin of Amy's that she loves. Leonard doesn't like that Penny's reading a book of his mom's for class since it reveals Leonard's problems when growing up. And Raj and Stuart are trying to improve their profiles on the internet for dating chances. I'll stop there and just say this was another great ep of "The Big Bang Theory". Especially loved what happens with Leonard and Penny at the end. So on that note, I very much enjoyed "The Raiders Minization".

Say It Ain't So

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 27 October 2021]

Amy ruins Raiders of the Lost Ark for Sheldon by pointing out a major flaw. He is furious and decides to get revenge. Penny, who is about as foxy as she has ever been, is taking a psychology class and reading Leonard's mother's book which includes all kinds of information about his childhood. This leads to depression and sorrow for him and.......you guessed it. Stuart and Raj put out profiles for online dating which turns out to be boring.

As usual a fun episode...

[arslan_khan20 · 5/10 · 11 October 2013]

This show undoubtedly provides 20 minutes of nice and clean humor but comparing toe the other shows (who I follow) like How I Met Your Mother, I find it little monotonous. For example, Sheldon & Amy's relation is crawling like a snail, I hope Raj's love story turns up better & soon, Howard & Bernadette aren't getting much attention lately and I'm not sure if Penny & Leonard's relation is even moving. In today's episode Penny was looking cute as always, I liked Sheldon & Amy's part but Raj, Howard & Bernadette were sadly side lined. So basically what I've felt is that the only relationship which is getting the director & story writer's attention is Sheldon & Amy's which is too slow. My advice is that the story writing crew needs to stir things up a bit and learn for their competitors like How I Met Your Mother. I'll be back with my review for next episode. Cheers!!!