(Leonard tries again. Howard: And a three hour dinner with Penny. Howard: Look at Leonard's record. Howard: Stephanie Barnett is in a relationship with Leonard Hofstadter." Jar breaks.) Leonard Hofstadter is in a relationship. Leonard: By making constipated moose sounds? Leonard: Not the right seats. Leonard: Stitches? Leonard: You hacked my facebook account? Look, if you fail at this relationship, and history suggests you will, then we risk losing the medical officer that our landing party has always needed. Penny: He's having problems with Stephanie? Raj: For which she awarded him the nickname "speed of light Leonard." Sheldon: I had no choice, he cried in front of her. Sheldon: I have a craving for white asparagus that apparently is destined to go unsatisfied. Sheldon: If I am permitted to speak again, Dr. Sheldon Cooper for the win. Sheldon: More to the point, it's about finding a way to keep Leonard and Stephanie together. Sheldon: To help. Sheldon: We're going to the movies. Sheldon: When I fail to open this jar and you succeed it will establish you as the alpha male. Sheldon: You say that now, but consider the following scenario, you're sitting in your apartment, it's late, you're alone, your hypothalamus is swimming in a soup of estrogen and progesterone and suddenly even Leonard seems like a viable sexual candidate, or a, uh, hookup as it's referred to by today's urban youth. You went first, after only two weeks?
Plan: A: Sheldon; Q: Who hacked Leonard's Facebook account? A: medical doctor Stephanie; Q: Who is the only "tolerable" girlfriend Leonard ever had? A: Leonard; Q: Who did Sheldon think would ruin Stephanie's relationship? A: Sheldon's Enterprise crew; Q: What crew does Sheldon think Stephanie would be a good doctor for? A: his relationship; Q: What does Sheldon try to help Leonard with? A: the couple; Q: What does Sheldon join when they have a romantic dinner and go to the movies? A: Stephanie's presence; Q: In what environment did Sheldon want Leonard to open a jar of white asparagus? A: his physical strength; Q: What does Sheldon want Leonard to emphasize to Stephanie? A: the necessary stitches; Q: What does Stephanie give Leonard after he accidentally cuts himself? A: her hospital; Q: Where does Stephanie give Leonard stitches after he accidentally shatters the jar? A: his Facebook account; Q: What did Sheldon hack to change Leonard's status to "In a relationship"? A: Howard; Q: Who says that Sheldon's intervention makes Leonard appear desperate? A: only two weeks; Q: How long had Leonard and Stephanie been dating? A: Leonard Hofstadter; Q: Who did Stephanie Barnett change her Facebook status to? A: the improved developments; Q: What did Sheldon find pleasing about Leonard and Stephanie's relationship? A: Dr. Sheldon Cooper; Q: Who did Sheldon proclaim was the winner in the relationship between Leonard and Stephanie? Summary: Sheldon regards medical doctor Stephanie as the only "tolerable" girlfriend Leonard ever had, and also the ideal doctor for Sheldon's Enterprise crew, so he tries to help Leonard with his relationship, fearing Leonard will ruin it. However, Sheldon dismays Leonard by joining the couple when they have a romantic dinner and go to the movies. Believing that Leonard is losing Stephanie, Sheldon wants Leonard to open a recalcitrant jar of white asparagus in Stephanie's presence to emphasize his physical strength. However, Leonard accidentally shatters the jar, cutting himself. Stephanie gives him the necessary stitches at her hospital and later tells him she will not be sleeping with him that night as planned, as he needs rest. At home, Leonard finds Sheldon hacked his Facebook account and changed his status to "In a relationship" and yells at him for attempting to intervene in a relationship in which he has no experience. Howard says this, after only two weeks, makes Leonard appear desperate, but Raj then discovers Stephanie apparently changed her status to "Stephanie Barnett is in a relationship with Leonard Hofstadter". Sheldon, delighted at the improved developments in Leonard's and Stephanie's relationship at his intervention, proclaims "Dr. Sheldon Cooper for the win."