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"The Stag Convergence" is the twenty-second episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory''. The episode premiered on April 26, 2012 on CBS. In it, the main characters go to the bachelor party to celebrate Howard (Simon Helberg) and Bernadette's (Melissa Rauch) upcoming marriage. At the party, a drunk Raj (Kunal Nayyar) reveals some information about Howard's past sexual encounters. When Bernadette picks them up from the party, Howard and Rajesh find out that Bernadette learned about Howard's sexual history from a video posted on the internet. The story and concept of the episode was written by series co-creator Bill Prady, and writers Steve Holland and Eric Kaplan. The teleplay was written by co-creator Chuck Lorre, and writers Steven Molaro and Jim Reynolds. Peter Chakos served as director. Upon airing, "The Stag Convergence" garnered 12.65 million viewers in the United States and 4.1 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics, noting that it was not as heavy on jokes compared to other episodes in the series. == Plot == Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Raj, and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) are in the cafeteria. After Sheldon starts a conversation about lichens and merging species, Raj changes the subject to Howard's bachelor party. Raj has been doing "research" on strippers, but Howard promised his fiancée Bernadette there would be no strippers at the party. Raj then suggests a wine tasting train trip through Napa Valley but, despite Sheldon's approval, this idea is rejected as well. Meanwhile, Amy (Mayim Bialik) is filming Bernadette and Penny (Kaley Cuoco) making wedding party gifts. She begins to ask a question about consummation but Penny tells her to ask something normal, such as what Bernadette's married name will be. The bachelor party is not going well. Sheldon's jokes fall flat; Barry Kripke complains that there are no strippers. A drunk Raj begins his speech by saying that he was lonely when he first moved to America until he met Howard. He then tells embarrassing stories about Howard's sexual history, including how Howard lost his virginity to his second cousin, had a threesome with Raj and a Sailor Moon cosplayer at ComicCon and slept with a prostitute. Later, Bernadette comes to drives Howard and Raj home and reveals that Wil Wheaton put a video of Raj's speech on YouTube. Howard had previously claimed that he told her about every girl he had been with, but this was a lie. Back at her apartment, she questions whether she can marry him. She is also upset at Penny, who originally set her up with Howard. Howard shows up at Bernadette's apartment, where Penny tells him that she does not want to talk to anyone. Howard asks Penny to give Bernadette a message. He says he is sorry, does not like the man he used to be and is a better person because of Bernadette. Penny begins crying. Bernadette overhears this and forgives him. Amy is relieved that she is still a maid of honor. Later, Leonard meets Penny in the laundry room and tells her that they are going to have sex; Penny declines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Stag Convergence」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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