Content guide
Preview first — about 10+
The Big Bang Theory S12 E9, “9. The Citation Negation”, scores 1/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 10+. Sheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that Super Asymmetry has already been discovered and disproven. Also, ultra-competitive Bernadette asks Stuart's girlfriend, Denise, to teach her how to beat Howard in a popular videogame.
Across the episode we counted 8 flagged moments in 2 themes: Affairs / cheating (3); Swearing (5). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Affairs / cheating 3 moments
How Affairs / cheating shows up in The Big Bang Theory S12 E9:
I'm having an affair.
The truth is, I was never having an affair with the cafeteria lady.
Maybe leave an anonymous note, you know, like in high school, when you want to let your best friend know that her boyfriend's cheating on her.
Swearing 5 moments
How Swearing shows up in The Big Bang Theory S12 E9:
(chuckles) Son of a bitch.
It's just a portal to hell.
Ugh, damn it, why can't I hit anybody? Here, let me try.
Hey, do you want to play the game, or do you want to crawl back up your mommy's shirt and chow down like a baby? Damn, what is wrong with you? I'm sorry, I thought you wanted to beat your husband.
Whoo! What a rush! All right, can we go eat now? - Hell yeah.
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