For the doubters, it's awfully hard to be fresh and new every week with a sitcom. The characters are relatively static and so the situations need to dictate; but where do you go beyond personal relationships. In a crime show, the case is the focus and the characters revolve around it. This one is funny because with Emily coming in, we see Raj being an idiot instead of hopelessly depressed. The thought of buying the comic book store give impetus to something new. Sheldon's lack of basic social parameters is pretty funny. The Penny versus Emily thing could get tired really fast. But it worked nicely and Stuart and Mom are still out there for Howard to grouse over.
Review of The Hook-up Reverberation
