episodes 1123 'The Sibling Realignment' (May 3)

[Tripper]

'The Sibling Realignment' - Season 11, Episode 23 
Airs Thursday, May 3 at 8/7c on CBS.

When Sheldon learns that his mother won't attend his wedding unless he invites his brother, Georgie (Jerry O'Connell), he and Leonard travel to Texas to end a family feud. Also, the Wolowitz kids inadvertently infest Amy, Bernadette, Wolowitz and Koothrappali with pinkeye.

[chucky]

Can't wait to see this episode. I want to see how they portray George.

[Die Zimtzicke]

1 hour ago, chucky said:

Can't wait to see this episode. I want to see how they portray George.

Like Missy was, he won't be as awful/stupid as Sheldon says he is would be my guess.

[shamyarmy2016]

11 hours ago, Die Zimtzicke said:

Like Missy was, he won't be as awful/stupid as Sheldon says he is would be my guess.

I hope he's funny and cute like missy tho

[chucky]

On 4/21/2018 at 8:14 PM, shamyarmy2016 said:

I hope he's funny and cute like missy tho

One thing we know for sure, he won't be anything like Sheldon remembers him to be.

[SRAM]

The whole pink eye plot was funny, the banter between Amy and Penny was great and everyone getting it but Penny was hysterical.

[vonmar]

They've been raving online about Jerry O'Connell's portrayal of Georgie (George)

[Chrismo]

The Fox News reviewer suggested that the Georgie storyline came right out of YS

[Die Zimtzicke]

26 minutes ago, vonmar said:

They've been raving online about Jerry O'Connell's portrayal of Georgie (George)

He was really good at that. But I agree with anyone who says the storyline came right out of Young Sheldon. What Sheldon has been telling us all these years about Georgie couldn't stand in the face of Young Sheldon. But Missy and her dad were adorable at Red Lobster. I remember my oldest daughter getting her first lobster at Disney World and she was a princess. It's funny that we think of Mom as being supported and Dad being an ass and he did better with Missy than  she did with Georgie.

The pinkeye plot was so-so. I didn't think it was that great. But I called it when I said Bernie looked like a zombie on the discussion thread before the show. Even she agreed to that.

[Chrismo]

32 minutes ago, Die Zimtzicke said:

He was really good at that. But I agree with anyone who says the storyline came right out of Young Sheldon. What Sheldon has been telling us all these years about Georgie couldn't stand in the face of Young Sheldon. But Missy and her dad were adorable at Red Lobster. I remember my oldest daughter getting her first lobster at Disney World and she was a princess. It's funny that we think of Mom as being supported and Dad being an ass and he did better with Missy than  she did with Georgie.

The pinkeye plot was so-so. I didn't think it was that great. But I called it when I said Bernie looked like a zombie on the discussion thread before the show. Even she agreed to that.

No one is going to win best make up for this episode. Seemed like a bit of a filler.could of come up with something IMO,bette than that.q. Didn't need to see the other storyline to know it related to YS. The guy playing George was good though. Credit to Leonard in getting George to go to the wedding.

[chucky]

1 hour ago, Chrismo said:

Credit to Leonard in getting George to go to the wedding.

Leonard to the rescue and I'm betting Sheldon didn't say thank you.

[djsurrey]

I enjoyed the whole episode. It was nice to see George Jr.

Of course I have also been enjoying YS each week. Often as much or more than TBBT.

[veejay]

Yeah again. I don’t care about Sheldon anymore, old or young…
What else am I interested in this comedy, anyway? Damn!

[chucky]

3 hours ago, djsurrey said:

I enjoyed the whole episode. It was nice to see George Jr.

Of course I have also been enjoying YS each week. Often as much or more than TBBT.

I'm glad to hear that you have been enjoying YS. I still haven't watched any more than a commercial of that show and have no desire to watch it at all. There's way too much Sheldon.

[veejay]

3 minutes ago, chucky said:

I'm glad to hear that you have been enjoying YS. I still haven't watched any more than a commercial of that show and have no desire to watch it at all. There's way too much Sheldon.

😁

[Jonny]

I thought it was ok, a solid episode.

Best thing I took from it was on a human level seeing two brothers resolve the differences they had and to forgive was nice to see. Some might say it was rushed and came to a conclusion too quickly but it's a 20 min show so that's going to happen. The casting was inspired, he just looks like the young actor from YS if you added 30 years or so to his age. Obviously now influenced by the other show he's not as bad or as thick as he has been portrayed over the years on this show, I have no doubt in my mind if YS wasn't a thing then you would have seen a very different portrayal of Georgie. Georgie IMO would have turned up at some point and at this wedding, I could just see him being a very different character without the other show, the writers would have made him a lot different.

The Pinkeye plot had its moments (Penny jumping over the couch to block Howard and the Purell moment with her laptop) but overall I didn't find it that funny. They wanted to have them do something whilst Sheldon and Leonard were away and that;s what they just came up with, a story involving them and the kids in some way (and a reminder they exist).

Woe is me Raj is never a good look nor do I enjoy seeing it so Raj being miserable about being single and not having a date for the wedding didn't do much for me. I didn't feel sad for him.

I laughed at the Shamy skype scene, I do enjoy their Skype moments a lot and the whole hiding/peripheral vision conversation was funny.

Overall a solid but not spectacular episode for me. Again and this is just my observation or feeling that we saw more examples of the dialogue or delivery being not as sharp as it used to be. That opening scene and that Pinkeye scenes in particular.

Edited May 4, 2018 by Jonny

[chucky]

8 minutes ago, Jonny said:

The PInkeye plot had its moments (Penny jumping over the couch to block Howard and the Purell moment with her laptop) but overall I didn't find it that funny. They wanted to have them do something whilst Sheldon and Leonard were away and that;s what they just came up with, a story involving them and the kids in some way (and a reminder they exist).

Woe is me Raj is never a good luck and nor do I enjoy seeing it so Raj being miserable about being single and not having a date for the wedding didn't do much for me. I didn't feel sad for him.

 

Totally agree! As for Raj, Karma is coming around to bite him in the butt. This is what he gets for all that bragging about dating Emily and Claire at the same time. I have no sympathy for him as well. Sort of reminds me of a John Lennon song "Instant Karma".

Edited May 4, 2018 by chucky

[bfm]

Nice episode. My biggest LOL was Amy Skyping in profile. 

It was nice that Sheldon and George made up although it indeed felt rushed. George's complaints against Sheldon are an important angle we haven't seen in TBBT. It was taken out of YS though, so no effort on the part of TBBT team. I think O'connell did a great job. Leonard though should be given credit for the reconcilliation, but as usual his contribution is ignored. 

I didn't like the joke about Penny being a bully though, that is an exaggeration. And suddenly Leonard doesn't consider his brother a bully? Come on. These writers retcon anything for a certain story point. They could have him say his brother bullied him but he has forgiven him or does not consider him all that terrible.

The pink eye plot was light and moderately funny. I found Penny the funniest among the 5.

[hokie3457]

27 minutes ago, bfm said:

Nice episode. My biggest LOL was Amy Skyping in profile. 

It was nice that Sheldon and George made up although it indeed felt rushed. George's complaints against Sheldon are an important angle we haven't seen in TBBT. It was taken out of YS though, so no effort on the part of TBBT team. I think O'connell did a great job. Leonard though should be given credit for the reconcilliation, but as usual his contribution is ignored. 

I didn't like the joke about Penny being a bully though, that is an exaggeration. And suddenly Leonard doesn't consider his brother a bully? Come on. These writers retcon anything for a certain story point. They could have him say his brother bullied him but he has forgiven him or does not consider him all that terrible.

The pink eye plot was light and moderately funny. I found Penny the funniest among the 5.

Nicely said! That bully line really was uncalled for!  And Leonard bringing the brothers together was great to see and totally in character.

[Kathy2611]

1 hour ago, bfm said:

Nice episode. My biggest LOL was Amy Skyping in profile. 

It was nice that Sheldon and George made up although it indeed felt rushed. George's complaints against Sheldon are an important angle we haven't seen in TBBT. It was taken out of YS though, so no effort on the part of TBBT team. I think O'connell did a great job. Leonard though should be given credit for the reconcilliation, but as usual his contribution is ignored. 

I didn't like the joke about Penny being a bully though, that is an exaggeration. And suddenly Leonard doesn't consider his brother a bully? Come on. These writers retcon anything for a certain story point. They could have him say his brother bullied him but he has forgiven him or does not consider him all that terrible.

The pink eye plot was light and moderately funny. I found Penny the funniest among the 5.

I was actually expecting him to say the bully was Beverly.  And when he said it was Penny, I thought, “No that doesn’t fit with what I’ve seen in the last 11 years.”  Sure she has her moments but you can also see those are either teasing jabs or her hiding her insecurities.  But being mean to him just to be mean or for shits and giggles.....No.

[chucky]

39 minutes ago, hokie3457 said:

Nicely said! That bully line really was uncalled for!  And Leonard bringing the brothers together was great to see and totally in character.

I agree, do the writers even see what they wrote in previous episodes? Leonard goes from generally disliking his brother to he's alright. I've never seen Penny as a bully towards Leonard. The only bully I have seen in the show is Bernadette. 

[Capt. Hilts]

1 hour ago, bfm said:

I didn't like the joke about Penny being a bully though, that is an exaggeration. And suddenly Leonard doesn't consider his brother a bully? Come on. These writers retcon anything for a certain story point. They could have him say his brother bullied him but he has forgiven him or does not consider him all that terrible.

The pink eye plot was light and moderately funny. I found Penny the funniest among the 5.

What you typed.

I really liked the depiction of Georgie.  Though, like Leonard's brother - suddenly he wasn't a bully?  He didn't bully Sheldon during the 13 years their dad was alive?  Leonard wasn't bullied by his brother or mother?  This is a 180.  Georgie can be a bully and then shift to being 'the man of the house'.  Doesn't make him less of a bully.  I thought the Georgie, as depicted was terrific and I wouldn't mind seeing him, again, in the future.

The pink eye plot was 5 minutes of plot stretched to 12.  Loved Penny's super hero move over the couch.

Edited May 4, 2018 by Capt. Hilts

[April]

27 minutes ago, Capt. Hilts said:

I really liked the depiction of Georgie.  Though, like Leonard's brother - suddenly he wasn't a bully?  He didn't bully Sheldon during the 13 years their dad was alive?  Leonard wasn't bullied by his brother or mother?  This is a 180.  Georgie can be a bully and then shift to being 'the man of the house'.  Doesn't make him less of a bully.  I thought the Georgie, as depicted was terrific and I wouldn't mind seeing him, again, in the future.

I thought they found a nice balance here with him openly admitting that he did the Star Trek thing because he thought it was hilarious. Like, not everything he did was to coddle Sheldon in some way - he was still a bully at other times but it's more in line with, well, siblings sometimes being assholes to each other. He's not a saint all of a sudden and imho it works to explain the difference between YS and what Sheldon and even Mary said about him in TBBT. Sheldon simply didn't know the whole truth and Mary is just very biased towards Sheldon - I think it's a very believable perspective coming from these characters.

I also really liked the casting! Excellent choice!

[Stephen Hawking]

If George is really as Mary described him, ie. dumb as soup, how did he ever become a successful businessman?

BTW: I agree with George. Never patch a tyre.

[April]

1 minute ago, Stephen Hawking said:

If George is really as Mary described him, ie. dumb as soup, how did he ever become a successful businessman?

1st) Mary is painted as biased towards Sheldon and compared to his intellect everyone with an average IQ is "dumb as soup". Probably also just an exaggeration on her part here.

2nd) You don't need a high IQ for becoming a successful businessman - you need people skills and hard work (which is something they showed with Georgie George in that phone call).