"The Deception Verification" is an episode of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on September 26, 2013, on the same night as the previous episode. Directed by Mark Cendrowski. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Steve Holland and Maria Ferrari, based on a story by Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan and Jim Reynolds.
Leonard comes home early to Penny's apartment in secret, but when the cat is out of the bag, Sheldon is not happy. Meanwhile, Howard struggles with his masculinity after he applies hormone cream on his mother's back. Guest starring Kevin Sussman as Stuart and Barak Hardley as a pizza delivery guy.
Tropes
- Acquired Poison Immunity: Discussed.Bernadette: Your skin has been absorbing estrogen. That's why you've been all bloated and moody and a giant pain in the ass.
Howard: But you're full of estrogen and you don't act like that.
Bernadette: That's because I'm a woman. I've had years of practice riding the dragon. - In Touch with His Feminine Side: Howard, involuntarily, due to the hormone cream.
- Internal Reveal: Leonard finding out that Raj can talk to women; in the commotion of the main events in the episode, the others simply forgot to tell him.
- Take That!: Howard isn't too thrilled at the concept of Superior Spider Man.
- With Us or Against Us: Sheldon tries to manipulate Amy into taking his side with this when she defends Penny. Her response?
