Actor Jim Parsons accepts the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award for "The Big Bang Theory" at the 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Actor Jim Parsons accepts the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award for "The Big Bang Theory" at the 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California June 19, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

It is break time. "The Big Bang Theory" Season 8 has gone on a two week break again. It is scheduled to return with episode 13 on Jan. 29. The new episode will see Sheldon (Jim Parsons) trying to increase his anxiety level so that his work performance improves, according to the spoilers leaked online. It looks like Sheldon will discover that he likes Taylor Swift when he tries to listen to her song to increase his stress level.

The episode 13 of "The Big Bang Theory" Season 8 is titled "The Anxiety Optimization." According to the synopsis of the episode, "When Sheldon becomes stuck in a rut with his work, the gang tries to help him by raising his stress levels. Howard (Simon Helberg) teases Raj (Kunal Nayyar) with a new game called 'Cinnamon or Emily'."

The spoilers reveal that Sheldon spent all night working on something but fails to accomplish anything. When he sees Penny (Kaley Cuoco) exercising a routine that she hates, Sheldon gets inspired, as Penny tells him that it makes her work harder, according to the spoilers. Sheldon encourages his friends to irritate him and do things that he hates. Also, in the episode, he tries to listen to loud music that he hates but ends up discovering that he likes Taylor Swift, the spoilers reveal. At the end of the episode, Penny and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) have to sing soft kitty to him to help him sleep.

Meanwhile, the spoilers reveal that Stuart will be opening his comic store in episode 14. The comic store burned down in the season finale of "The Big Bang Theory" Season 7. Stuart (Kevin Sussman) moved to Ms Wolowitz's house as her caretaker. He soon became a permanent member of her house. Howard felt threatened that Stuart is coming between him and his mother and he will soon replace him. The spoilers reveal that Howard will get the sad news about her mother's death in episode 14, which is titled "The Comic Book Store Regeneration."

The episode 14 will be paying tribute to Carol Ann Susi, who was the voice of Howard's mom on the show. The actress lost her battle with cancer, earlier in November 2014. She never appeared on screen.

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