Ship Zone The Shamy Thread! (Season 6 Edition-Spoilers)

[Guest DroneInTheSun]

Knowing someone is important to you is one thing. Being happy that someone is important to you in so much as it's going to have a huge impact on your life is an altogether different matter. Sheldon, as a character, has a history of waffling back and forth on things (which I blame on the writers.) You'll have one episode where he seems to accept something and another where it's back up in the air. What we know for sure is that Sheldon doesn't like change. Season Six has been about change. So, it doesn't surprise me that he has been cranky and mean and immature more this season. I am not trying to excuse the things the writers have had him say to Amy just for the sake of a joke, I am simply trying to explain my take on the season. That's all.

I'm not sure why you feel the need to be so defensive? I'm not saying you're trying to excuse him, you answered a question about why he had been that way, writers' inconsistencies apart. I'm just trying to say why I don't think your explanation really works.

And Sheldon didn't seem very unhappy when he told L/P that he's quite fond of Amy, or when he had that adoring look on his face when he gave her her VDay present. If it was just about not liking change, he'd have been an asshole to her much earlier in the series - after the Flaming Spittoon for example.

 

Two things:

 

You said: "Sheldon's known for a while that Amy's important to him - he asked her to be his girlfriend, for crying out loud."

 

I read this as if you were implying that Sheldon was planning to ask her to be his anyway. I don't know that I can agree with that. Sheldon did not ask Amy to be his girlfriend because she was important to him. He did it because he was over a barrel, and she was going out with someone else. She was important to him. He had already acknowledged this and would not have needed a commitment beyond friendship with her to proclaim this to the world. He in no way wanted the responsibility that came with having a girlfriend as well as the extra obstacles he would have to face with this kind of relationship (especially in regards to physical touching). But, he knew logically that, if he didn't ask her, Amy would had every right to date Stuart or anyone else who might come along. Amy agreeing to date Stuart just proved to Sheldon she wanted to date someone and would date someone if asked. Up until that point, I think he believed she was like him and didn't want a romantic relationship of any kind, which she had told him several times. Therefore, if he wanted to keep her all to himself, he had to make adjustments accordingly. This, to me, is why he bit the bullet and asked her. The relationship agreement was his way of compromising in this regard and allowed him to give her what she wanted while also being able to do so at a level he could be comfortable with.

 

In Sheldon's mind, he and Amy were already going out together. In The Wiggly Finger Catalyst he did not correct Raj about the whole girlfriend thing, and more importantly, in The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition, when Penny talks about the guy she liked and says he started going out with someone else, Sheldon assumes she means he is the guy, clearly inferring he's already going out with someone else - i.e. Amy, obviously. Stuart is what he needs to make it official but there's no doubt in his mind that they're together.

 

 

You said: "and there are plenty of instances where seeing her upset upset him too (like in The Shiny Trinket Manoeuvre where he didn't get why Amy was mad at him but cared enough that she was mad at him to drink digital alcohol and buy her a freaking tiara! or even in early Season 6, when he realises he's a callous egomaniac and that she's gonna leave him if he doesn't change and he ends up drinking so much he gets drunk and wants to beat up Wil Wheaton)"

 

Sheldon is, first and foremost, a man. He doesn't necessarily get upset simply because Amy is upset. He gets upset because Amy is mad at him and is punishing him accordingly. As he wants the punishment to stop, he has to find a way to make amends (buying the tiara or going to beat up Wheaton). Honestly, I was with Sheldon on the whole Wheaton thing. Amy was getting exactly what she was dishing out. Why should Wheaton have to apologize and why should Sheldon have to be involved at all? She bit off that bite all by herself, she should have to swallow it. As long as Wheaton wasn't being overtly mean to her (like calling her really bad names or threatening her), Sheldon didn't need to get involved. I wouldn't have. I think the only thing Sheldon learned for sure was that, when it came to arguments, he had to side with Amy no matter what or he was going to be punished. This is a lesson most men have to learn at some point in a relationship. However, I think it is ridiculous to think that Sheldon is sensitive enough to be upset simply because Amy is. He never has been, and he never will be. He didn't even want to go into his bedroom to comfort her on the Dungeons and Dragons night. He was pushed in there by obligation and peer pressure from his friends. (Yes, everything he did while in there was of his own free will. But what got him in there to begin with wasn't his idea.)

 

I do, however, adore that he got drunk and made the "callous egomaniac" comment. I loved that he recognized what a gift he has in Amy and how he doesn't always treat her right. I think, most of all, this as well as his Texan upbringing is what propelled him to go threaten Wheaton.

 

Amy was ridiculous in the WW episode, I agree. But the fact remains that seeing her angry at him was enough to make him think she was going to leave him. He may have wanted the punishment to stop, sure, but there's more than that - he was literally afraid he'd failed her and she was going to realise that and go on without him. But if that's ridiculous to interpret that as him being upset and valuing his relationship with Amy, then I'm ridiculous. I probably give him more credit than you do. Does that make me ridiculous? okay then. /shrugs

[koops]

Out of conciseness I'm not going to requote Miso but...

 

I actually disagree with the whole Flaming Spittoon business. Like I said in a previous post, I think Sheldon was on the verge of asking her to be his girlfriend by that stage, and Stuart was just the catalyst that pushed him to take that step sooner than he otherwise would have. There were signs throughout the beginning of S5 that Sheldon did not object to others referring to her as his girlfriend any longer and that he was jealous of other men, as well as Amy herself starting to refer to him as her "kinda-sorta boyfriend". Add to that all that happened in 5x08: the way she suggested they have sex in 5x08 and then ended up cuddling, the way he prevented Leonard from teasing him right away ("Grow up, Leonard"), "Be glad you can't keep a woman, they are a handful", and so on. He was acting like a boyfriend already.

 

I think he did know that Amy was starting to entertain the idea of a romantic relationship way way before Stuart. At the beginning he did think she was "like him" (and she was) but by the time 4x21 rolled around he had already started to notice the changes in her ("What happened to you?") and then she went and kissed him. Add to that the whole meme experiment in 4x20 and that "I have to say, pretending to have intercourse with you is giving me a great deal of satisfaction" and so on. Yes, it was his own idea of romance, but to me those were all signs that he had started dipping his toes in that arena, mentally at least. That's why he had the agreement ready at the bat of an eye once he asked her and HE included all sorts of romantic aspects to the RA without her input (so much for not wanting the responsibilities of having a girlfriend). 

 

Whether that means he knew she was important to him, or how much of an impact she would have on his life, and whether he liked that or not, is another matter. But I do not think his asking her to become official was a matter of mere possessiveness. 

 

As for the second point, to be honest, I am not a fan of saying someone is first and foremost "a man" or "a woman" and that there are things a man needs to learn and a woman needs to learn and so on. But that's another matter I guess, and probably not suited to this forum.

 

Of course, this is Sheldon, and we know he doesn't have the greatest empathy. But I think there's a big difference in the way he behaves around upset people and the way he behaves around angry people. 

 

When people are upset, he avoids them. But I don't think it's because he doesn't care. I think with Sheldon it's more a matter of not knowing how to deal with other people's negative emotions, and being extremely uncomfortable around them. It's, again, like in 5x08: he was worried sick about Amy but when he found out she was crying he tried to bail. In 6x23 it's the same, she was upset, so he tried to avoid her and tiptoe around her. He has no idea what to do in those situations (other than offering beverages), because they make him uncomfortable and they require him to bring out a caring/empathic side he does not like to show and does not want to show. 

 

Not to mention we have seen him be incredibly distressed when other people are upset at other people, like when L&P were fighting. He does not like people being upset at all, even when it does not affect him directly whatsoever. He tried to stop Penny from breaking up with Leonard because he didn't want Leonard to be hurt. He said out loud in the Wheaton ep "You're my girlfriend and I don't want you to be upset, and Wil is my friend and I don't want him to be upset". 

 

I think he is more sensitive than people give him credit for, but he probably just wants to avoid those situations as much as possible because they distress him so much and make him so uncomfortable. He might not be sensitive in the sense that he is empathic towards other people, especially people who aren't close to him, but it does distress him I think. And that might probably have to do with his family situation when he was younger. As well as the fact that his social skills are so poor and limited that there's only so much he can do in those situations and he is very aware of it. Of course he is never going to be spending his days musing and worrying about Amy's emotional state and how he can make her happy and how he can be a better boyfriend and lose sleep at night over it. Or that there won't be many many times when her being upset is going to fly over his head. But I also don't think he NEVER does and NEVER will. 

 

When people get angry, on the other hand, it's another matter entirely. He just dismisses them as being irrational, hormonal and illogical and ignores them and gets on with his life: Shiny Trinket, WW ep, Leonard in 6x15. When people get angry he could not care less about whether he was being an idiot or they were being idiots, it's only when the punishment comes that he tries to make amends. 

 

The main difference between the two is: with angry people, he can dismiss their moods, with upset people, he can't, so he avoids them. The outcome looks the same, but the reasons are different. 

 

Holy cow essay-weekend in the forums! Loving the discussions. 

Edited June 29, 2013 by koops

[Misophonia]

I'm not sure why you feel the need to be so defensive? I'm not saying you're trying to excuse him, you answered a question about why he had been that way, writers' inconsistencies apart. I'm just trying to say why I don't think your explanation really works.

And Sheldon didn't seem very unhappy when he told L/P that he's quite fond of Amy, or when he had that adoring look on his face when he gave her her VDay present. If it was just about not liking change, he'd have been an asshole to her much earlier in the series - after the Flaming Spittoon for example.

 

 

In Sheldon's mind, he and Amy were already going out together. In The Wiggly Finger Catalyst he did not correct Raj about the whole girlfriend thing, and more importantly, in The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition, when Penny talks about the guy she liked and says he started going out with someone else, Sheldon assumes she means he is the guy, clearly inferring he's already going out with someone else - i.e. Amy, obviously. Stuart is what he needs to make it official but there's no doubt in his mind that they're together.

 

 

 

Amy was ridiculous in the WW episode, I agree. But the fact remains that seeing her angry at him was enough to make him think she was going to leave him. He may have wanted the punishment to stop, sure, but there's more than that - he was literally afraid he'd failed her and she was going to realise that and go on without him. But if that's ridiculous to interpret that as him being upset and valuing his relationship with Amy, then I'm ridiculous. I probably give him more credit than you do. Does that make me ridiculous? okay then. /shrugs

 

I love how your mind works. While I don't take Sheldon not correcting people about Amy's position in his life as anything more than just being tired of repeating something over and over again (How many times can you correct someone before you just give up and ignore them?), I do find it fascinating to consider the inference in his conversation with Penny. I never considered this before. Hmm ... But, it doesn't change my mind too much in respect to the point I was trying to make. I still say Sheldon--no matter how possessive he was of Amy or his feelings for her--would have been more comfortable with them remaining in the gray region of a relationship status. I don't think he was overtly thinking about asking her to be his girlfriend. But, as we all know Sheldon thinks about everything all the time (because he likes to be prepared for any eventuality), I can see your point has merit as well. So, who knows?

 

Plus, I would never think you're ridiculous. I usually think you're hilarious, intriguing, frustrating, intelligent, wrong and right all at the same time.  

 

However, I wanted to point out we also need to keep in mind that some of what Sheldon said came up due to his intoxication and his Texan upbringing. (It's a small point, but I still think an important one.) I also agree that Sheldon doesn't like when Amy leaves him. (We've known this from the beginning when he got Zazzles.) But, just because Amy is upset, I do not think Sheldon is going to be upset. He's too narcissistic, too logical, too inside his own mind, too male, too ... insert whatever you want to explain it here. Men--in general--think and react to emotions and situations differently than women. They have their own set of priorities and ways of processing things. How many fights can you name off the top of your head that started between a romantic heterosexual couple because a woman got upset about something and a man didn't react the way she thought he should (i.e. got upset as well)? This even happens with Leonard and Penny as well as Howard and Bernadette. (I've been in a loving relationship for the last three years with a wonderfully sensitive man and this still happens to me.)

 

Side note: I do love that he called her "part saint and part squirrel" in the drunk episode. That has stuck with me more than him calling her a "vixen" has stuck with others.

 

As for the rest of it, I am just willing to agree because I had a point at some point of all this and the exhaustion of a horrific work week has made me lose it. Ugh. I am off to bed.

[Misophonia]

Out of conciseness I'm not going to requote Miso but...

 

I actually disagree with the whole Flaming Spittoon business. Like I said in a previous post, I think Sheldon was on the verge of asking her to be his girlfriend by that stage, and Stuart was just the catalyst that pushed him to take that step sooner than he otherwise would have. There were signs throughout the beginning of S5 that Sheldon did not object to others referring to her as his girlfriend any longer and that he was jealous of other men, as well as Amy herself starting to refer to him as her "kinda-sorta boyfriend". Add to that all that happened in 5x08: the way she suggested they have sex in 5x08 and then ended up cuddling, the way he prevented Leonard from teasing him right away ("Grow up, Leonard"), "Be glad you can't keep a woman, they are a handful", and so on. He was acting like a boyfriend already.

 

I think he did know that Amy was starting to entertain the idea of a romantic relationship way way before Stuart. At the beginning he did think she was "like him" (and she was) but by the time 4x21 rolled around he had already started to notice the changes in her ("What happened to you?") and then she went and kissed him. Add to that the whole meme experiment in 4x20 and that "I have to say, pretending to have intercourse with you is giving me a great deal of satisfaction" and so on. Yes, it was his own idea of romance, but to me those were all signs that he had started dipping his toes in that arena, mentally at least. That's why he had the agreement ready at the bat of an eye once he asked her and HE included all sorts of romantic aspects to the RA without her input (so much for not wanting the responsibilities of having a girlfriend). 

 

Whether that means he knew she was important to him, or how much of an impact she would have on his life, and whether he liked that or not, is another matter. But I do not think his asking her to become official was a matter of mere possessiveness. 

 

As for the second point, to be honest, I am not a fan of saying someone is first and foremost "a man" or "a woman" and that there are things a man needs to learn and a woman needs to learn and so on. But that's another matter I guess, and probably not suited to this forum.

 

Of course, this is Sheldon, and we know he doesn't have the greatest empathy. But I think there's a big difference in the way he behaves around upset people and the way he behaves around angry people. 

 

When people are upset, he avoids them. But I don't think it's because he doesn't care. I think with Sheldon it's more a matter of not knowing how to deal with other people's negative emotions, and being extremely uncomfortable around them. It's, again, like in 5x08: he was worried sick about Amy but when he found out she was crying he tried to bail. In 6x23 it's the same, she was upset, so he tried to avoid her and tiptoe around her. He has no idea what to do in those situations (other than offering beverages), because they make him uncomfortable and they require him to bring out a caring/empathic side he does not like to show and does not want to show. 

 

Not to mention we have seen him be incredibly distressed when other people are upset at other people, like when L&P were fighting. He does not like people being upset at all, even when it does not affect him directly whatsoever. He tried to stop Penny from breaking up with Leonard because he didn't want Leonard to be hurt. He said out loud in the Wheaton ep "You're my girlfriend and I don't want you to be upset, and Wil is my friend and I don't want him to be upset". 

 

I think he is more sensitive than people give him credit for, but he probably just wants to avoid those situations as much as possible because they distress him so much and make him so uncomfortable. He might not be sensitive in the sense that he is empathic towards other people, especially people who aren't close to him, but it does distress him I think. And that might probably have to do with his family situation when he was younger. As well as the fact that his social skills are so poor and limited that there's only so much he can do in those situations and he is very aware of it. Of course he is never going to be spending his days musing and worrying about Amy's emotional state and how he can make her happy and how he can be a better boyfriend and lose sleep at night over it. Or that there won't be many many times when her being upset is going to fly over his head. But I also don't think he NEVER does and NEVER will. 

 

When people get angry, on the other hand, it's another matter entirely. He just dismisses them as being irrational, hormonal and illogical and ignores them and gets on with his life: Shiny Trinket, WW ep, Leonard in 6x15. When people get angry he could not care less about whether he was being an idiot or they were being idiots, it's only when the punishment comes that he tries to make amends. 

 

The main difference between the two is: with angry people, he can dismiss their moods, with upset people, he can't, so he avoids them. The outcome looks the same, but the reasons are different. 

 

Holy cow essay-weekend in the forums! Loving the discussions. 

 

I love Shamy. How about that? I am too tired to write anything else.

[DrLennon]

First episode I saw was the middle earth paradigm. I immediately loved it because I love the lord of the rings and Leonard dressed up as Frodo. I remember that I thought that Sheldon was weird, but I also understood in a way what he was saying. And I was annoyed that no one got that he was the doppler effect=P After that I started watching regularly and bought the dvd box.

 

On a random note: I just want to say how much I love coming to this thread and to read all your interesting insights in this couple. I love TBBT and Shamy so much, but I don't really have anyone to talk about it with, because everyone I know doesn't watch it. Although I don't post that often, I just love reading what others think and it helps me formulate my own opinion. So thanks=)

[rachelshamyfan]

Talking of the lord of the rings ep, just how did they manage to get home with Leonard driving and not letting go of the ring!?

[Misophonia]

Talking of the lord of the rings ep, just how did they manage to get home with Leonard driving and not letting go of the ring!?

 

Actually, I have always been really curious to know how they all peed while still holding the ring. Although, Leonard does imply this somewhat when he tells Sheldon he has to clean up the "mess" in the bathroom.

[notchinc]

Possessive Sheldon is HOT.

[rachelshamyfan]

When Sheldon and Leonard were fighting on the bed at the end that was freaking hilarious

[rachelshamyfan]

I'm going to have my 7000th post on the shamy thread Atska :)

Edited July 1, 2013 by rachelshamyfan

[rickfromillinois]

I am always amazed when I read posts that criticize the Sheldon and Amy relationship.   Almost always it boils down to those who want Sheldon to get together with Penny, something else that amazes me.  I can't think of anyone else that would be a better partner for Sheldon.  First and foremost, Sheldon is more attracted to a person's intellect then he is their physical appearance.  I think that most of the time he doesn't even notice another person's appearance.  The importance that he places upon it is such that I can't imagine him ever being attracted to Penny, nor can I imagine her ever being attracted to Sheldon.  Sometimes I think that there are people who refuse to accept the characters as they are presented to us on the show and they demand that the characters are in reality how these people want them to be.  Amy has IMO shown an amazing amount of patience in her relationship with Sheldon, is slowly working towards a more physical relationship with him, and he is slowly responding.  I think Shledon and Amy would quickly grow bored if they were in a relationship with any other of the characters.   I have had some problems with Amy in the past when she appeared to be hitting on Penny, but when she is with Sheldon, I think they make a great couple.

[rachelshamyfan]

I think Amy was adjusting to actually having a friend like penny and was probably unaware of what she was doing as it seems like she never had any proper friends before. Amy is good for Sheldon and I can't see what the shennies can!

[Guest DroneInTheSun]

Camp NaNoWriMo has begun. I'm writing a Shamy fic. Wish me luck!

[rachelshamyfan]

I like your fics so definitely good luck

[bigbangsheldon]

We made it to July  

June is the worst month, but it wasnt bad at all.

[Misophonia]

Camp NaNoWriMo has begun. I'm writing a Shamy fic. Wish me luck!

 

Whoo hoo! Good luck.

[phantagrae]

Very OT: I know this isn't Shamy related, but since this is where most of my friends hang out, I thought I'd post here.

 

For those of you who know about my "Stoopy Tumor"--I've finally sorted things out to have my radiation treatment here in LR, rather than going to AZ.  It has a lot to do with the fact that the people here are very willing to work with me financially and that this local place is a not-for-profit facility, as opposed to the place in AZ (who basically wanted a big chunk of the $100,000.00 overall cost up front).

 

So, anyway, it looks like I'll be starting the process as early as Friday or Monday, with a mask molded of my face (to hold me in position for my treatments) and a fresh MRI (to use in plotting the radiation beams) and I'll have 30 short sessions of radiation beginning around the 22nd or so and I should be done by the end of August.

The doc (very nice guy!) said I may have some fatigue and I might have some patchy hair loss but otherwise I don't think it will be too difficult.  I'll have some vacation days available to use if I should feel particularly bad on any given day, but I think I'll be able to work through the whole process and hopefully I'll be ready to start the symphony season come September.

 

[rachelshamyfan]

Good luck phanta hope it all goes well for you

[bigbangsheldon]

 

Just something I found on tumblr  and thought we could do it here to keep the board alive. 

 

_{Day 1: The moment you shipped them and why
Day 2: Favorite Episode
Day 3: Favorite touching moment (kisses, hugs, hand holding)
Day 4: Favorite Eye-Coitus
Day 5: A moment that made you happy/surprised (your choice)
Day 6: Most Underrated Moment
Day 7: Best quote
Day 8 (bonus day): Overall Appreciation}

Edited July 2, 2013 by bigbangsheldon

[Misophonia]

Very OT: I know this isn't Shamy related, but since this is where most of my friends hang out, I thought I'd post here.

 

For those of you who know about my "Stoopy Tumor"--I've finally sorted things out to have my radiation treatment here in LR, rather than going to AZ.  It has a lot to do with the fact that the people here are very willing to work with me financially and that this local place is a not-for-profit facility, as opposed to the place in AZ (who basically wanted a big chunk of the $100,000.00 overall cost up front).

 

So, anyway, it looks like I'll be starting the process as early as Friday or Monday, with a mask molded of my face (to hold me in position for my treatments) and a fresh MRI (to use in plotting the radiation beams) and I'll have 30 short sessions of radiation beginning around the 22nd or so and I should be done by the end of August.

The doc (very nice guy!) said I may have some fatigue and I might have some patchy hair loss but otherwise I don't think it will be too difficult.  I'll have some vacation days available to use if I should feel particularly bad on any given day, but I think I'll be able to work through the whole process and hopefully I'll be ready to start the symphony season come September.

 

 

Good vibes heading your way!

[rachelshamyfan]

1 & 2 Herb garden episode I just loved how connected they were in making up the rumour

3 & 4 the cuddle in isolation and the eye coitus in the canteen

5) the emergency contact and the d&d roleplay

6) Dunno if its underated but the cinema scene when they held hands

7) Sheldon saying that what they have is "extremely intimate"

[Misophonia]

I am just going to do them all at the same time because I don't have enough patience for the alternative. LOL

 

_{Day 1: The moment you shipped them and why}

I shipped them from the very beginning. The moment Amy gave her line about coitus being off the table, I just loved the intrigued expression on Sheldon's face. It was new and different and exciting, and it told me that this strange, little woman was going to be someone important for him.

_{Day 2: Favorite Episode}

"The Love Spell Continuation" -- of course. Besides this one, I loved "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" because, like a worm on a hook, I love seeing a man in love struggle. He he he.

_{Day 3: Favorite touching moment (kisses, hugs, hand holding)}

The cuddle scene is by far my favorite. I love both kisses, but what was special about the cuddling session was the intense negotiation beforehand and the fact that it was something they mutually agreed to do before they did it. I also loved how Sheldon flew to her defense the next day by telling Howard and Leonard to get their women in line. Pure awesomeness.

_{Day 4: Favorite Eye-Coitus}

When Amy proposes the coitus experiment and Sheldon compliments her on getting him to work in the social sciences. The look they share is pure gold.

_{Day 5: A moment that made you happy/surprised (your choice)}

The D&D sex scene surprised me, even though I knew it was coming. I loved how well the actors played it. The subtle undertones of shyness contrasting beautifully with eagerness and determination to see it through. 

 

_{Day 6: Most Underrated Moment}

Sheldon telling Leonard and Howard to get their women in line after he had to cuddle with Amy. This was really the first time he'd majorly stood up for Amy--all on his own. He tried to convince them--as well as himself--that he was only doing it because he had been inconvenienced the night before, but we know better.

 

_{Day 7: Best quote}

I have two. Amy talking about Sheldon and Sheldon talking about Amy:

 

“Whenever I'm around Sheldon, I feel like my loins are on fire. In the good way. Not in the urinary tract infection way.”
Amy Farrah Fowler (TBBT Season 6)
"The Decoupling Fluctuation”

 

 

“What can I say, you know? She enjoys my genitals. I am giving them to her on a nightly basis.”
Sheldon Cooper (TBBT Season 6)
"The Cooper-Kripke Inversion"

_{Day 8 (bonus day): Overall Appreciation}

If I hadn't been shipping the Shamy already, the episode in Season 5 where Amy cooks Sheldon dinner and, at the end of the scene where he looks up at her and says, "Uh oh" would have done it for me. That boy never had a chance.

[koops]

 

Just something I found on tumblr  and thought we could do it here to keep the board alive. 

 

_{Day 1: The moment you shipped them and why}

_{Day 2: Favorite Episode}

_{Day 3: Favorite touching moment (kisses, hugs, hand holding)}

_{Day 4: Favorite Eye-Coitus}

_{Day 5: A moment that made you happy/surprised (your choice)}

_{Day 6: Most Underrated Moment}

_{Day 7: Best quote}

_{Day 8 (bonus day): Overall Appreciation}

 

_{Day 1: The moment you shipped them and why}

 

I actually really really struggle with this one, because the whole TBBT experience for me was a sloooow awakening to the awesomeness that is AFF. I would watch the show and not pay much attention until she would grab more and more and more of it. I think the earliest moment of awareness that really sticks out to me is watching 4x21, the scene where they dance. But if it's not that one it would probably be TLA, the whole episode.

 

_{Day 2: Favorite Episode}

 

The Herb Garden Germination. Not only my favorite Shamy episode but my favorite of the series. That episode shows everything that is perfect and flawless about Shamy to me: the intellectual camaraderie, the scheming, the flirtatiousness, the obliviously bizarre sexual undertones. I have a feeling no matter what happens down the line, it's going to be hard for another episode to recapture that level of perfection.

 

_{Day 3: Favorite touching moment (kisses, hugs, hand holding)}

 

Sheldon grabbing her hand in 5x24. It was such a huge step for Sheldon, and a great culmination to the 2 seasons of growth they had. I actually don't think S6 did that moment justice.

 

_{Day 4: Favorite Eye-Coitus}

 

Shiny Trinket Maneuver, at the restaurant. The way Sheldon gazes at her all smitten because she "speaks his language" is incredible. 

 

_{Day 5: A moment that made you happy/surprised (your choice)}

 

D&D sex. I would have never seen that coming in a million years. 

 

_{Day 6: Most Underrated Moment}

 

The whole part before the cuddle and before the negotiation for the cuddle in 5x08. The way Sheldon tries really hard, in his own, socially-stunted way, to figure out what is upsetting her and what she is feeling and how he can give advice to make her feel better is by far my favorite Sheldon moment of their entire relationship. 

 

_{Day 7: Best quote}

 

"Whether you see it or not, is irrelevant."

 

_{Day 8 (bonus day): Overall Appreciation}

 

The very first Fun with Flags opening! It's still one of my favorite openings to an episode ever, and I love that they were already official then and yet still doing stuff friends would do together, and that they both take it so seriously and are so into it. Aaaand, I'll cheat and give myself one more bonus for the Star Trek doctor: the subtle way they started showing Amy getting under his skin was genius.

[I.Am.Molly]

 

Just something I found on tumblr  and thought we could do it here to keep the board alive. 

 

_{Day 1: The moment you shipped them and why}

_{Day 2: Favorite Episode}

_{Day 3: Favorite touching moment (kisses, hugs, hand holding)}

_{Day 4: Favorite Eye-Coitus}

_{Day 5: A moment that made you happy/surprised (your choice)}

_{Day 6: Most Underrated Moment}

_{Day 7: Best quote}

_{Day 8 (bonus day): Overall Appreciation}

 

Just letting you know, i am going to steal this for the Leonard and Penny thread! (Although i will have to change the 'Eye-coitus' bit!) Haha It has been kinda full of negativity lately, gotta bring back the love!

[phantagrae]

Just letting you know, i am going to steal this for the Leonard and Penny thread! (Although i will have to change the 'Eye-coitus' bit!) Haha It has been kinda full of negativity lately, gotta bring back the love!

 

I know--those people are so sad and negative!  They can't seem to get any joy out of their ship!