- As Sheldon presses Leonard and Penny to set a wedding date, he encounters major changes in his relationship with Amy. Meanwhile, Raj wonders if he should break up with Emily, and Howard and Bernadette struggle to ask Stuart to move out.
- Although on the surface it looks as if Sheldon and Amy's relationship is moving forward, an action by Sheldon demonstrates to Amy that she is still low on his list of priorities behind much more mundane things in his life. Not understanding why Amy is angry with him, Sheldon consults with Penny and Leonard. The question makes Leonard and Penny examine their own relationship, most specifically why they never talk about their wedding and why they have not yet set a date. Them talking about it could have serious implications. Meanwhile, Raj is contemplating breaking up with Emily because they are such different people. It makes Howard and Bernadette think about a break-up of their own, namely with Stuart in whether they should ask him to move out.—Huggo
- Sheldon and Amy are making out on the couch. Amy can't believe that it's been five years since their first date. Sheldon asks if he should start watching the new Flash Television series. Amy loses her smile and asks if that was what he was thinking about. He was thinking about her because he was going to ask her if he should watch the television show. Sheldon tries to kiss her again and Amy waves him off. She protests that he killed the mood talking about the Flash. Sheldon feels that weighing the pros and cons of starting a new television show is very important because it will go on for years and Sheldon is wrestling with a big commitment issue. Amy is angry with Sheldon
Raj and Emily are looking around the comic book store as Stuart tells them he is closing up early. Bernadette is serving meat loaf. Emily picks up a severed head with pins sticking out of it and asks Raj if it would have a great Incandescent light bulb lamp for her bedroom. Raj is more of a Pottery Barn or a Crate and Barrel type of guy.
Leonard and Penny are coming up the stairs after visiting the Farmer's Market. Leonard had a really intense experience. After they picked up some vegetables, Leonard was mugged by some baby animals at the petting zoo. Entering the apartment, Sheldon wants some help with his relationship dilemma with Amy. Sheldon explains that he asked her about the Flash series while they were necking like a couple of hooligans under the school bleachers. Penny tells him that the girl expects the attention to be on her when kissing her. Sheldon tells her that it was, since he did ask her about the Flash series. Penny jumps in, pointing out that he was talking about a TV show on their date night. Not just that, it was their fifth anniversary. Penny tells Leonard that what Sheldon did was more stupid than Leonard thinking that being bitten by a goat would give him the powers of a goat.
Raj is helping Howardette with dinner and talking about his twisted girlfriend Emily. She wants to have sex with him in a graveyard. Raj wonders if this relationship is right for him. Howard figures that he doesn't have the guts to breakup with her especially since she is willing to have sex with him. Raj reminds him that they have been complaining about Stuart living there and hasn't told him to move out. They also don't want to hurt somebody's feelings, which they did by laughing in Raj's face when he said he should probably break up with Emily.
Sheldon, Leonard and Penny are having the dinner that Leonard cooked. Sheldon still hasn't heard from Amy in over 24 hours. Penny agrees with Amy that Sheldon has been taking their relationship too slowly. After five years they haven't even slept together. He also insists that Leonard and Penny are also taking theirs slowly, so Penny waves her engagement ring under his nose. Penny counters that they are not in a rush. Leonard and Penny explain that they are currently focusing on their careers. They will set a date when they are ready.
Bernadette finds out that Stuart must have eaten her yogurt. It's time to kick him out; however, other circumstances kept them from doing it. Getting the comic book store running, the holidays, he was sick. They plan to talk to him that night.
While cleaning up dinner, Leonard asks Penny why they haven't picked a date. They are not in a rush, they are concentrating on their job and they are in a really good place. They haven't even discussed any wedding plans. Indoor, because Sheldon won't come to an outdoor wedding. Her Dad isn't paying for it, so they decide on a small one. Penny wants it in a church. Leonard wants it to be black tie. Penny wants butterflies released which Sheldon objects to. The wedding plans sound perfect, but they still don't have a date, notes Sheldon.
Starting their graveyard picnic, they have a beautiful moon, the tree and the grave of Elizabeth McNulty who died at the same age that Raj currently is. Emily feels like she is so alive there.
Sheldon apologizes to the couple that he got them upset. Now he wants to tackle Leonard's whining and Penny's drinking problem. Penny now wonders why it's so important they pick a date. Leonard says that they love each other and it doesn't matter if it's tomorrow or fifty years from now. Then Penny sits next to Leonard and tells him that she is free tonight, and suggests that they go to Las Vegas to get married. Leonard is in complete agreement.
Howard sees Stuart arrive at their home. Howard tells Bernadette to be firm and show no weakness. Stuart replaced Bernadette's yogurt and bought Howard his favorite Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries cereal. Bernadette mentions that he has been living there a long time. Stuart agrees and says that he may sell comic books, but the real superheroes are sitting in front of him. Stuart gets a phone call from his father whom he thinks is going to wish him a Happy Birthday, but he can call him back. Finally the Wolowitzs serve Stuart a cupcake with a candle on top of it and sing "Happy Birthday" to him instead of serving him an eviction notice.
Raj and Emily are making out, though Raj is distracted. Raj mentions that the two of them are very different people. Emily thinks he wants to break-up with her. Emily tells him that if he wants to break up, he should do it and not make her do it for him. Emily has it all wrong because Raj is trying to get around to tell her that he loves her.
Penny and Leonard are in his car on the way to Las Vegas. Penny tells him that it's only about the two of them. First they got together, then they got separated and got to know everything about each other and now they have no surprises and no regrets. Leonard says, "No surprises." Penny adds, "No regrets." Leonard wants no secrets between them and tells her about a drunken make-out session he had with a girl when he was out on the North Sea. To Penny she feels that he's trying to sabotage the wedding. Penny thinks she can get past it. At least they weren't engaged at the time. All of the excitement has died out in the car.
Sheldon is Skyping with an unhappy Amy and both have been thinking about relationships. Amy says that being his girlfriend is so challenging both physically and emotionally. Amy says, "This isn't easy to say because I love you, but I need some time to take a step back and reevaluate our situation." Sheldon is shocked, but agrees. She says goodbye and ends the call. Sheldon consults the Gollum statue on his desk. He reaches into the desk and pulls out a ring box with an engagement ring. "Well Gollum, you're an expert on rings. What do I do with this one?" he asks the statue.
Title reference: The determining of the romantic couples' futures and Stuart's living arrangements.
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