'The Big Bang Theory' Season 8 Plot Spoilers, News: Episode 17 Recap 'The Colonization Application'
This week on "The Big Bang Theory," Amy and Sheldon take a big step in their relationship, while Raj confesses to Emily that he has been snooping through her things. Amy also learns that Sheldon has applied for the Mars project, and towards the end of the episode, the show featured a touching tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy.
In "The Colonization Application", Sheldon and Amy decide that it's time to take a big step in their relationship. Right now, they feel it's the right time to get a turtle. They head to the pet store, and they talk about arrangements for their pet. Amy tells the turtle that he'll be staying with her during Comic-Con, and Sheldon tells Giuseppe that he might get to live permanently with Amy if Sheldon's application to live on Mars is accepted.
Amy gets upset and asks Sheldon why he didn't tell her that he applied to be a colonist on another planet. Amy says that she would never have approved if she knew about it before, and Sheldon says that he made the right choice not to tell her.
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Meanwhile, Raj is over at Emily's place. He has the whole house to himself, and he decides to do a little bit of snooping. While doing so, he accidentally breaks a drawer on her nightstand. Panicked, he calls Howard to walk him through how to repair the drawer. But later, Raj tells Emily what happened, and she tells him not to look in her closet.
Sheldon and Amy return to his apartment, and Sheldon gets nipped on the nose by Giuseppe. Amy tells him that if one itty bitty bite from a turtle will bother him, then there's no way that he can survive on Mars. Amy sulks, and Sheldon tries to placate her by bringing her tea and playing the "Star Trek" theme on his nose.
Later, Sheldon shows Amy his video application. Then, he asks her if she's set on the future taking place on earth. He tells Amy to apply for the Mars trip with him, so that they would be together.
Touched, Amy anticipates living, working, and having children on Mars. Sheldon is in awe once Amy tells him that their children would be Martians.
The episode closed with a photo of Leonard Nimoy accompanied by the caption, "The impact you had on our show and on our lives is everlasting." Nimoy died on Friday at the age of 83. Though the "Star Trek" actor never appeared on the show, he did provide his voice to an episode, bringing to life Sheldon's Mr. Spock action figure.
"The Big Bang Theory" airs on Thursdays at 8 p.m. on CBS.
