The Bon Voyage Reaction


 * Leonard: Anyway, Stephen Hawking’s team is looking into that and I've been invited to join them.
 * Penny: Wow, Hawking, good for you!
 * Leonard: Well, it is. You know I’d be gone for a while.
 * Penny: For how long?
 * Leonard: Three - four months.
 * Penny: Whoa. When would you leave?
 * Leonard: A couple weeks.
 * Penny: Wow. OK. Well, I’ll just come visit you.
 * Leonard: That’s the thing. You can’t. I’ll be on a ship in the North Sea.
 * Penny: On a ship. Aren't they afraid Hawking will just roll overboard?
 * Leonard: He’s not going to be there. He’s sending a team to research his theory.
 * Penny: Oh, sure. Like when you send me to kill spiders in your bathtub. Well, OK. Four months.
 * Leonard: Yeah, I’m a little worried because things between us have been so great. And I’d hate to do anything to screw that up.
 * Penny: Oh, sweetie. If you’re going to do anything to screw things up, it’s going to be while you’re here, not while you’re away.


 * Leonard: Really, you guys do not need to throw me a going-away party.
 * Howard: Are you kidding me? How often can you say bon voyage to somebody when they’re actually going on a voyage?
 * Amy: Hello, Rajesh.
 * Howard (in Raj accent): Hello, Amy. Nice to see you. What can I say? It’s funnier with the accent.
 * Leonard: There’s beer in the fridge. Anyway, you guys really don’t need to make a big deal.
 * Sheldon: Leonard, you’re being selfish. We need to give you a proper send-off so we’ll have closure when you die at sea and crabs eat your face.
 * Penny: Sheldon, sweetie, shut up.
 * Bernadette: You know, one of the things that helped me get through Howard being in space for so long was getting married before he left.
 * Penny: Bernadette, sweetie, shut up.
 * Raj: Okay. I have a request to make.
 * Amy: And now he can talk. I want to cut open your brain and see what the heck’s going on in there.
 * Raj: The only person allowed inside this head is Dr. Phil. Anyway, I, I spoke to my new lady friend about meeting you all, and she thought it would be easier for her to start with just one.
 * Sheldon: Oh, gee, I don’t know. My schedule’s a little busy.
 * Raj: Actually, I was thinking Leonard.
 * Leonard: Oh. Thank you, Raj. I’d be honored.
 * Howard: What the hell? I thought I was your best friend.
 * Raj: You are, but you’ve got kind of a big personality, with your flashy clothes and your Woody Allen swagger.
 * Penny: You know, maybe she’d be more comfortable meeting a girl first.
 * Raj: Good idea. Bernadette?
 * Penny: What the hell?
 * Raj: Well, you’re very pretty. That could be intimidating to another woman.
 * Penny: Oh, yeah.
 * Bernadette: (she is so very cross) Hey, you don’t think I’m pretty enough to scare your girlfriend?
 * Howard: Calm down, Bernie. You’re very scary.
 * (Bernadette is now even more cross at what Howard had said)
 * Amy: It should be me.
 * Raj: Why? So you can make jokes about cutting open my brain?
 * Amy: A, that was not a joke, that was a sincere request. And B, more importantly, I was the outsider to this group, and I know how frightening that can be. But you guys took me in and made me feel loved, like I was family.
 * Sheldon: Fine, I’ll do it.


 * Penny: Well, here we are.
 * Leonard: Yep, I’m really going to miss you.
 * Penny: I’m going to miss you too.
 * Sheldon: Penny, we’re in the red zone. The white zone is for loading and unloading. We’re breaking the law.
 * Penny: Yeah, but here’s no space in the white zone.
 * Leonard: Anyway. We can email and I think the phone connections are pretty good.
 * Sheldon: Uh, you have to get out of the car right now. I’m not going to jail for you.
 * Leonard: Would you just relax?
 * Sheldon: Oh, I see a space in the white zone. Quick, circle the airport.
 * Penny: Did you bring enough inhalers?
 * Leonard: Yes.
 * Penny: And extra Dramamine? You remember what happened on “It’s a Small World.”
 * Leonard: Yeah, I’m covered.
 * Penny: OK.
 * Sheldon: Oh, dear lord, a police officer is looking in our direction. We've been made.
 * Leonard: Calm down, I’m getting out. Something I want to give you.
 * Penny: Oh, Leonard.
 * Sheldon: It’s just a heart shaped locket with a picture of Leonard’s face in it he got at the mall. Now move, move, move.
 * Penny: I love you.
 * Leonard: I love you too. (They kiss and hug.)
 * Sheldon: Don’t worry, officer. They just love each other. We’re not smuggling drugs. (Gives a thumbs up.)


 * Amy: So after I started dating, Sheldon and I met Leonard and then everybody else and they've all been so wonderful to me.
 * Lucy: That’s really nice to hear.
 * Amy: Maybe next week we could all get together.
 * Raj: Lucy, you don’t have to answer that. Don’t put her on the spot. Am I right? Tell her she’s putting you on the spot. Go ahead. Tell her.
 * Amy: Ignore him. He’s a little nervous because he doesn't think I understand the severity of your social anxiety.
 * Raj: Are you crazy? You can’t talk about social anxiety to someone who has social anxiety. It makes them socially anxious.
 * Amy: Excuse me, but I’m a neurobiologist. I think I’m a little more qualified than you to understand what’s not working in your girlfriend’s brain.
 * Raj: Don’t call her my girlfriend. We haven’t discussed whether we're girlfriend and boyfriend yet. Now that it’s out there, are you my girlfriend? By the way if you say no, I’ll never be happy again. Not to put you on the spot.
 * Lucy: I think I have to go to the bathroom.
 * Raj: We might as well go ahead and eat. She’s not coming back anytime soon.


 * Penny: Are you OK?
 * Raj: No.
 * Penny: I’m so sorry.
 * Raj: No, it’s my fault. I finally find somebody who is right for me and I drove her away.
 * Penny: Oh. Raj.
 * Raj: Penny, I miss her already.
 * Penny: I known how you feel. I miss Leonard too
 * Raj: Wh-what is wrong with me? Why can’t I ever have love?
 * Penny: You will.
 * Raj: No, I won't. I-I-I’m unlovable.
 * Penny: That’s just the booze talking.
 * Raj: No, it's not. I haven’t had a drink since last night. (Both realized what he said and look shocked.)
 * Penny: You‘re talking to me.
 * Raj: I am.
 * Penny: Ahh!
 * Raj: And now I’m crying for a whole different reason.
 * Penny: Oh, me too!
 * (Both are crying tears of joy.)


 * Sheldon: Would you like to hear a classic Sheldon Cooper factoid?
 * Leonard: (crossly) What do you think?
 * Sheldon: Great. (Leonard gets annoyed, with an 'Oh no, here we go again' look on his face) I’ve been doing some reading about vehicular safety. Did you know that the highest number of drowning accidents happen on or around boats?
 * Leonard: Interesting that you would bring that up when I might go work on a boat.
 * Sheldon: Well, that’s the thing about factoids, they’re interesting.
 * Leonard: I know what you’re doing. You don’t want me going on this research trip because you’re afraid to be alone.
 * Sheldon: I’m not afraid to be alone. On land. On the sea, it would be terrifying. Because of all the drowning.
 * Leonard: Sheldon.
 * Sheldon: Fine, no more drowning talk. I’ll change the subject. Oh. Who do you think would win in a fight, you or a shark?
 * Leonard: Look, I appreciate your signature blend of concern for me and incredible selfishness. If I get the chance to do this, there is nothing you can say that’s going to stop me.
 * Sheldon: Very well. Things between you and Penny have never been better. I hope four months apart doesn’t change anything. (Leonard stops the car and stares at Sheldon in anger) I should have opened with that, huh?


 * Howard: I’m proud of you, Leonard. Working out on the North Sea for months, that’s really something.
 * Leonard: I know. As far as science goes, this is the adventure of a lifetime.
 * Howard: Maybe your lifetime. I went to space.
 * Leonard: It’s not a competition.
 * Howard: You’re right, you’re right. I’m really proud of you, and I’m gonna miss you when you’re gone. And space beats water.


 * Sheldon: Um, can I have your attention, everyone? (Clinks glass) That’s, uh, B-flat, for those who don’t have perfect pitch. I would like to propose a toast to my best friend, Dr. Leonard Hofstadter. He has been presented with a wonderful opportunity, and I couldn’t be happier for him.
 * Leonard: Thank you, Sheldon. That must’ve been very hard for you to say.
 * Sheldon: Well, I mean it. I’m really happy for you. (to Penny) And that’s how you get a toothpaste commercial. Cheers.


 * (The ending scene of Raj with the girls in Penny’s apartment)
 * Raj: So I guess what I’m saying is I get where Lucy’s coming from.
 * Penny: That’s great. Do you want some wine?
 * Raj: Uh, no, water’s fine. Anyhow, I’ve been thinking about it a lot and, and I totally see why Lucy did what she did. (Scene of Penny) I pushed too hard. But you know what? (Scene of Bernadette and Amy) If I back off and give her enough space, maybe there’s still a future for us. (Scene of speaking Raj) Yeah, the funny thing about life is that, you know, sometimes…
 * Amy: (she whispers crossly to Bernadette) Does he ever shut up?
 * (Bernadette frowns and says nothing. pan to all three girls getting really fed up with Raj's jabbering)
 * Raj: … but then it turns good again, and that means it’s better than if it had never been bad for a while.
 * (Raj's jabbering speaks over Executive producer credit)
 * Raj: I know that now, thing’s aren’t good, they are in fact very very bad...
 * (Raj's jabbering speaks over the ending credits)
 * Raj: but at least my heart is starting to heal. Slowly but surely. And oh how I cried. It was like a little, uh, thunderstorm on my face. But I’m a man, okay? So I need to pull myself together, pick up a pen and get it all out in my journal. I mean, it’s not all bad, right? Having my heart broken has allowed me to finally speak in front of you, (Raj's jabbering speaks over Chuck Lorre's vanity card) so, you know a silver lining...
 * (Warner Brothers fanfare plays just as Raj's jabbering has finally finished and Season 6 of "The Big Bang Theory" is now over)