- While Raj plans Stuart's Halloween party at the comic book store, Howard annoys the rest of the gang by constantly talking about space, and Penny tries to take more of an interest in Leonard's work.
- Stuart decides to organize a Halloween party at his comic book store so Raj decides to become the party planner. At the encouragement of Amy and Bernadette, Penny decides to take more effort to understand what Leonard does for a living, but ends up hooking up with him at his workplace. Meanwhile, Howard, who just got back from space cannot stop talking about his time in space by making multiple references about space, which annoys Bernadette. Sheldon and Amy face a conflict when they cannot agree on the costumes to wear to the Halloween party.—laird-3
- Stuart is holding his ninth annual Halloween party - this year organized by Raj - which he has used as a venue to try and pick up girls. The party will act as the latest testing ground for the status of both Leonard and Penny, and Sheldon and Amy's relationships. Amy and Bernadette feel Penny doesn't give enough in the give and take of a relationship, and so she decides to give in to going to the party which she really doesn't want to attend. But what may be the more difficult give for Penny is trying to understand what Leonard does for a living without him realizing that she has no clue whatsoever what he does. Penny may find that giving has its benefits. Amy is still looking for signs of Sheldon being a real boyfriend, which means matching costumes for the party. What the theme of their costumes will be may be a point of contention. Meanwhile, Howard turns every conversation into discussion about his time in space, which is annoying his friends, including Bernadette.—Huggo
- Howard presents Stuart with his official NASA portrait (autographed, of course), [though Sheldon mentioned that he also gave one to the dry cleaners and Walgreens drug store]. Leonard and Sheldon hypothesize that Howard will connect his trip into outer space with any subject, and decide to test their theory & succeed. Stuart decides to organize a Halloween party at his comic book store, so Raj decides to become the party planner.
Amy and Bernadette are attending ladies' night at the Cheesecake Factory bar. Leonard texts Penny about going out costume shopping. Penny confides in the girls that she's going to the comic book store Halloween party even though the guys that hang around there can be creepy. Amy and Bernadette then asks, like their better halves? Bernadette also says that Leonard does things that he doesn't like to make her happy and that maybe she should take more interest in his work. Penny says that that is true, but she doesn't understand what he does, and their explanations about experimental physics don't help, either.
Later, Amy and Sheldon are discussing their Halloween costume ideas and Sheldon surprises Amy by agreeing to go in a couple's costume because that is one of the great advantages of being in a relationship. Amy wants to go as something like Romeo and Juliet; however, Sheldon's ideas for great costumes are R2-D2 and C-3PO or Hewlett and Packard. Amy is unmoved by his choices, and states that they should at least compromise.
Penny visits Leonard's Lab and he shows her some of his "high tech" equipment, including a system that scans objects and generates rotating holograms. First there is a floating pencil, which changes into a rotating Earth and then a solar system followed by a galaxy. Penny remarks that she forgets how smart he really is, gets turned on, locks the door, and they start to fool around on the lab table after they take their jackets off.
In the cafeteria, Raj is discussing his Halloween-themed party foods and Howard keeps talking about his time in space. Howard and Bernadette have just crawled into bed and things are starting to get romantic, but after six space metaphors, Bernadette stops to talk. She tells him that people are getting tired of hearing about it. Howard complains that he can't talk about the greatest adventure of his life, and she suggests that he wait until they bring it up.
Penny is again visiting Leonard's lab as he demonstrates a floating iron ball levitated by a large magnetic force. Penny thinks it's very neat until Leonard mentions that sometimes he feels like Magneto from the X-Men. Penny replies now it seems less neat, until Leonard mentions he's wearing the black underwear she bought him. "There ya go," she replies, and starts to kiss him again. In the cafeteria, Raj is getting a Doctor Who TARDIS police photo booth for the party which excites Sheldon, while Howard is being very quiet and noncommittal. He finds that Sheldon and Raj agree that he was talking too much about space.
Amy and Sheldon, on Amy's proviso that the both of them should compromise, are still discussing their costumes. Sheldon suggests salt and pepper, but Amy has had a bad experience with both (one of her cousins having been killed in a pepper grinding plant accident and salt making her retain water). She claims that there are three things that say that she doesn't have a made-up boyfriend: couples costumes, Hickies, and sex tapes. She asks Sheldon to pick one, to which he asks what a hickey is.
At Howard and Bernadette's Apartment, they are both dressed up as Smurfs. Howard isn't that excited to go since all his friends think he is boring. Bernadette asks if he is feeling blue, laughing that that's like the funniest thing she ever said. She then pushes him out the door since she just spent three hours painting herself blue and doesn't want people to think she is a very short alien from Avatar.
At the Halloween party, Penny dresses as a sexy cop and Leonard goes as Albert Einstein. Bernadette mistakes her for a promiscuous cop, but Penny explains that that costume only came with a skirt and two badges. Leonard says (in a German accent) that later she was going to arrest him for traveling faster than the speed of light. Penny reminds him about their no-accent rule, to which he replies, "Sorry, officer." Stuart as Willy Wonka tries to pick up a girl, claiming to have come up with all the party food and decorations, much to Raj's disgust. Raj is Indian Jones, the love child of Indiana Jones. Amy and Sheldon show up as "Raggedy C-3PO" and Raggedy Ann due to "a compromise". As Raj complains to Howard about Stuart taking credit for the party's them, Howard gets upset and compares Raj complaining about his party to him boasting about space. He sees Bernadette standing beside them and listening to their conversation and he just shouts "Space!" over and over again. Bernadette takes his beverage while calling him "Drinky Smurf" and pulls him into the room in the back. She confronts her husband on being rude, and Howard retaliates by saying that she's the one who's rude. After asking how that is true, Howard, mimicking her voice, whines about him talking about his space adventures too much. Bernadette says "I don't sound like that" in a deeper tone of voice. Howard then tells her that if it wasn't for him talking about going to space, he'd just be plain old Howard Walowitz. Bernadette reminds him that he is the best guy she knows and that she married him... "on purpose." Penny and Leonard stumble out of the TARDIS all disheveled and Penny explains that there is nothing to see, only sexy police business.
Leonard says that he was explaining to her the theory of relativity ...twice. At the end, Howard gets a YouTube clip from Raj showing Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, handing out Halloween candy to kids mentioning his trip to space to every kid. Howard tells Bernadette that he now understands everybody's objections to his boasting.
Title reference: Penny is sexually aroused by Leonard's demonstration of his holographic projector.
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