Laura Spencer

After the insults fly, Bernadette tries to broker the peace between Howard and Sheldon by having the two travel together to Houston in an attempt to improve their friendship. Meanwhile, Penny is offered an embarrassing movie role and Raj asks Amy to write to a woman on his behalf.

While Raj is wracked with guilt over dating two women at the same time and Penny is wrestling with whether to take a role in a cheesy movie, Amy must help Sheldon through the even greater hell of choosing between two gaming systems.

Sheldon faces a personal crisis after deciding he's wasting his time with String Theory. Meanwhile, a double date between Raj, Emily and the Wolowitzes ends in embarrassment for Howard.

In the hopes of achieving a scientific breakthrough, Sheldon invites his friends to challenge him and make him miserable. Meanwhile, Wolowitz invents an embarrassing game about Raj.

Raj’s honesty about his past comes back to bite him after his girlfriend, Emily (recurring guest star LAURA SPENCER), gives Penny the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, the guys consider becoming part-owners in Stuart’s comic-book store.

When Penny and Leonard announce they’re moving in together, Sheldon decides to revert back to 2003 – a simpler time before he met either of them. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj form a band to play at the Comic Book Store.