Dungeons and Dragons - The Christmas Edition made its debut on this week's The Big Bang Theory when Leonard showed off his creativity in developing the quest. Despite his distaste for the holiday, it was Sheldon that sang the Christmas tune to save their gaming lives, though he also killed Santa in the end.

"The Santa Simulation" was a mixture of funny and not-so-funny situations and lines. Perhaps, if I was a D&D player, I would have enjoyed it more, but I doubt it.

The opening segment showed just how much our geeky guys have grown. In the past, they would have just planned the gaming night and not even thought to mention it to their significant other. Now, they at least mention it, get "permission" and they joke about it.

Penny: Is having a real-life girlfriend that has sex with you getting in the way of your board games?
Leonard: A little bit, yeah. | permalink

Amy: By rolling dice and playing make believe with little figurines?
Sheldon: Like a bunch of savages. | permalink

Howard: You see, I have to play Dungeons and Dragons ... for the marriage.
Bernadette: You're an idiot.
Howard: I'm your idiot. | permalink

Unfortunately, Raj still doesn't have a girlfriend, but he does have a Stuart. At least, he could bring his friend along with him as a fellow geeky game player.

The girls weren't going to sit around and mope while their guys played with their figurines. No, they were going to have fun. I loved that they showed up at Sheldon and Leonard's apartment to show off their sexiness. Their catwalk in front of the guys with Penny's commentary was hilarious. Poor Amy, though. Her uniqueness creates such a bounty of jokes.

Since Raj was killed and no one had a Rod of Resurrection to save him, he decided to go hang out with the girls. I had high expectations for their outing, but was left disappointed. There wasn't any new ground covered here. Instead it was old, recycled jokes.  Even the scene when Raj dissed Amy was blah despite Penny and Bernadette glaring at him. The only entertaining moment was when Raj and Amy bonded over their youthful woes with the opposite sex.

The D&D game wasn't much better. Sheldon breaking out into song and then the bell scene were both entertaining and unexpected. But the rest fell flat for me. Even Sheldon's antics came across as stale and unoriginal.

It wasn't all a loss, though, check out some of the best lines in our The Big Bang Theory quotes page.

Stuart: What's wrong with Christmas?
Sheldon: Where to begin? Trees indoors, overuse of the words "tis" and "twas," and the absurd custom of one stocking. Everyone notice socks belong in pairs. Who uses one sock?
Howard: A pirate with a peg leg.
Sheldon: Actually, that helps. Thank you. | permalink

What was your favorite moment of the episode? Do you want Raj to get a girlfriend? Or is Stuart a decent replacement for now?

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