Ship Zone [Spoilers] Shamy: Season 9

[mirs1]

It is! Maybe we're worn out because of this 2 weeks break in taping. I bet this'll change as we get closer to next taping. And speaking of, I'm starting to get nervous, even though I'm not really expecting much from it. Only thing I wish for is that they don't make the situation worse as it is. I wouldn't be surprised if there were almost zero Shamy in the next episode (of course I wish there will be more), but I think we'll get some sort of indication of where they are now and how this friendzone phase is treating them.

Do you think they'll do the Star Wars episode before or after the new movie is released? 

You know...I'm a bit nervous too. At every TR since the premiere things get worse, or at least my first reaction to them is very negative. After some time, usually I calm down a little and I see silver linings, but that moment in the morning (for my time zone) when I read spoilers is pretty tense. And at every TR since now (apart from the first episodes) I'm foreseeing zero shamy interaction and since now all the episodes, even when they do not contain any actual Shamy scene, have been about them in a way or the other. So, my prediction (which likely is not going to be right anyway) is a group episode or an episode with at least one heavy group scene (finally!!) with some tiny tiny glimpses on the renewed friendship. I wouldn't  be really concerned if in this episode nothing Shamy related happens or if we see them acting like friends-friends without any emotional\sexual tension implied. I mean, the writers have just set up the whole thing. If starting from day 1 they show that it will not work, what's the point? and what's the "suspense" for the audience?

As for the SW episode, I think it depends whether or not they are going to have an Holiday episode. It would be 9.11, for me, airing on December 17th, since after that there will be a new hiatus for Christmas, I guess, so it would not make sense to have and Holiday episode after the actual Holidays. The movie premieres on December 14th (on the 16th in my country....) so 9.11 would be perfect also as a SW episode. I don't know...I kind of feel they will wait a little, maybe to see if people around the world actually like the movie or not, to make an episode with the right "tone"...So many possibilities for 9.11...

When is this one due to air? Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapa

9.10 will air on December 10th.

[April]

We're getting TBBT episodes on Dec 10th (9x10) and 17th (9x11). Star Wars 7 is officially released on Dec 18th in North America. There's also a LA premiere earlier on Dec 14th.

If I remember correctly, they said in one interview a little while ago that they'd want to do something Star Wars related (because obviously) but didn't specify what or when. With the release date shortly before Christmas and close to the Dec episodes my guess would be that one of those would have at least something Star Wars related in them with the guys preparing for the big event in some way (scoring tickets, planning costumes, something like that).

Ideally for me we'd get Star Wars in 9x10 and Christmas 9x11.

[birdy]

You know...I'm a bit nervous too. At every TR since the premiere things get worse, or at least my first reaction to them is very negative. After some time, usually I calm down a little and I see silver linings, but that moment in the morning (for my time zone) when I read spoilers is pretty tense. And at every TR since now (apart from the first episodes) I'm foreseeing zero shamy interaction and since now all the episodes, even when they do not contain any actual Shamy scene, have been about them in a way or the other. So, my prediction (which likely is not going to be right anyway) is a group episode or an episode with at least one heavy group scene (finally!!) with some tiny tiny glimpses on the renewed friendship. I wouldn't  be really concerned if in this episode nothing Shamy related happens or if we see them acting like friends-friends without any emotional\sexual tension implied. I mean, the writers have just set up the whole thing. If starting from day 1 they show that it will not work, what's the point? and what's the "suspense" for the audience?

As for the SW episode, I think it depends whether or not they are going to have an Holiday episode. It would be 9.11, for me, airing on December 17th, since after that there will be a new hiatus for Christmas, I guess, so it would not make sense to have and Holiday episode after the actual Holidays. The movie premieres on December 14th (on the 16th in my country....) so 9.11 would be perfect also as a SW episode. I don't know...I kind of feel they will wait a little, maybe to see if people around the world actually like the movie or not, to make an episode with the right "tone"...So many possibilities for 9.11...

I so feel you.. I HATE those Wednesday mornings (my time zone also) when I wake up feeling anxious and that feeling just get's worse when we actually get the spoilers. The very first reaction is, or has been this season, very negative and I feel just awful for a while. And just like you, after I calm down a little, I start seeing the silver linings. We're all expecting a very light Shamy episode next, so we shall see if we're right this time (would be the first time in a long time when we actually predict something right). It's just very unusual to TBBT to have so tense story line, which they're following like this. Especially when it comes to Shamy, they usually like to drop the bomb and then not come back to it immediately. Oh well, in this season we can't rule out anything, they can have a light Shamy ep or something completely opposite. That's what makes this so scary.. We really can't know what's coming next!

Edited November 9, 2015 by bluebird

[jenafan]

I'd be surprised if I saw excitement in his eyes when he turns her down (I know you're probably just throwing out a "for example")...in his turn down, Sheldon reveals that he didn't excel at getting over her, whether he actually did or not remains a mystery...in any case, that revelation is a big deal. Sheldon isn't a fan of failure on his part, and this relationship failure for whatever reason (his behavior or her "rejection" of him or both) is the biggest one he's ever experienced. He's gone through hell, did a lot of soul searching, and agonized over it. 

 

I found his revelation, in print anyway, moving sad, and for Amy, an eye opener (I hope)...I'm betting we see a reserved but thoughtful Sheldon when he speaks it, one who is remembering everything that was heartbreaking about the break up....

To clarify, I meant a tinge of excitement when she asks him if she can be his GF again, not excitement at rejecting her.   I agree with all you said here.

Edited November 9, 2015 by jenafan

[Tensor]

If Star Wars is going to be in 9.10, it will be taped tomorrow night. 

[Amy Fowler]

It is! Maybe we're worn out because of this 2 weeks break in taping. I bet this'll change as we get closer to next taping. And speaking of, I'm starting to get nervous, even though I'm not really expecting much from it. Only thing I wish for is that they don't make the situation worse as it is. I wouldn't be surprised if there were almost zero Shamy in the next episode (of course I wish there will be more), but I think we'll get some sort of indication of where they are now and how this friendzone phase is treating them.

Do you think they'll do the Star Wars episode before or after the new movie is released? 

I don't think the situation could get any worse. Only if Sheldon randomly turns around and says to Amy 'actually I want you out of my life I just wanted you to feel how I felt for 6 months first before I said anything' that would be horrific. I don't reckon they'll be any Shamy this taping either. Or if they are seen it'll be in a big 4A group dinner scene.

I think it'll be before the movie's released. To avoid saying something that might spoil it. Plus its cute when the boys get all excited when a new movie comes out

LOL! Good job, Amy Fowler, I love it Yeah, today is kinda a quiet day... I hope it's not the calm before the storm! I think we've had enough of storms so far 

Okay, let's stop with negative thoughts and remember Shamy's better times:

               

Prom night - 8x08

                

"A lot of things I never thought possible... now seem possible" - Sheldon to Amy, 8x17

Unfortunately I have to stop, I'm out of size 

Awwww Shamy eye coitusness and serious Shamy feels!

I love how Sheldon couldn't stop looking down Amy's dress when he said ILY. Or maybe that was Jim just being cheeky   

[April]

I so feel you.. I HATE those Wednesday mornings (my time zone also) when I wake up feeling anxious and that feeling just get's worse when we actually get the spoilers. The very first reaction is, or has been this season, very negative and I feel just awful for a while. And just like you, after I calm down a little, I start seeing the silver linings. We're all expecting a very light Shamy episode next, so we shall see if we're right this time (would be the first time in a long time when we actually predict something right). It's just very unusual to TBBT to have so tense story line, which they're following like this. Especially when it comes to Shamy, they usually like to drop the bomb and then not come back to it immediately. Oh well, in this season we can't rule out anything, they can have a light Shamy ep or something completely opposite. That's what makes this so scary.. We really can't know what's coming next!

lol Let's be real here, guys: We've been sitting in this thread before every taping like "Oh surely the next one will be light on the Shamy plotline - they can't keep up with it like that, right? RIGHT??" And time after time it's one Shamy heavy episode after another pushing this story forwards. At this point I don't feel they'll let it rest until this is resolved.

[jenafan]

lol Let's be real here, guys: We've been sitting in this thread before every taping like "Oh surely the next one will be light on the Shamy plotline - they can't keep up with it like that, right? RIGHT??" And time after time it's one Shamy heavy episode after another pushing this story forwards. At this point I don't feel they'll let it rest until this is resolved.

I agree.   It's seems that Shamy's demise and resurrection are what they are really choosing to focus on this season, or at least the first half of it.   Even, if we don't get one-on-one Sheldon and Amy moments, I think we will see them interacting within the group again, referenced in conversations, etc.    They are not going to just fade into the background.

I got to thinking that when Shamy do live together and/or get married, will Amy become a main rather than a background character, or will she be conveniently away somewhere all the time to keep her screen time limited?

Edited November 9, 2015 by jenafan

[ShLe94]

lol Let's be real here, guys: We've been sitting in this thread before every taping like "Oh surely the next one will be light on the Shamy plotline - they can't keep up with it like that, right? RIGHT??" And time after time it's one Shamy heavy episode after another pushing this story forwards. At this point I don't feel they'll let it rest until this is resolved.

IKR? After every TR I'm like:

"Oh no, not this again"!

TBQH I don't know if they'll keep telling this story non-stop until its very 'end' or they'll give it - and us - a rest. I think a break from this storyline is very much needed, but knowing TPTB maybe you're right!

[birdy]

I don't think the situation could get any worse. Only if Sheldon randomly turns around and says to Amy 'actually I want you out of my life I just wanted you to feel how I felt for 6 months first before I said anything' that would be horrific. I don't reckon they'll be any Shamy this taping either. Or if they are seen it'll be in a big 4A group dinner scene.

I think it'll be before the movie's released. To avoid saying something that might spoil it. Plus its cute when the boys get all excited when a new movie comes out

I really really do hope so. They've gone pretty far with this already. To me worst case scenarios at this point are them sleeping with other people, Sheldon saying he's so over Amy and never really loved her or one of them getting hit by a car and dying, LOL right? But those are probably not going to happen  Star Wars episode could be fun and cute so yes please. 

lol Let's be real here, guys: We've been sitting in this thread before every taping like "Oh surely the next one will be light on the Shamy plotline - they can't keep up with it like that, right? RIGHT??" And time after time it's one Shamy heavy episode after another pushing this story forwards. At this point I don't feel they'll let it rest until this is resolved.

Haha, it's very possible that we are wrong again! 

[Amy Fowler]

I got to thinking that when Shamy do live together and/or get married, will Amy become a main rather than a background character, or will she be conveniently away somewhere all the time to keep her screen time limited?

I don't think she can get any more main than being a regular on the show. Primarily when it first started it was a show about Leonard, Sheldon and Penny. If there is anymore episodes/season after they married we might simply get more of Amy's side of things, feelings, emotions, situations etc. Her main one being if Amy announces she's pregnant or the writers decide to do a 'who's pregnant?' storyline. 

I really really do hope so. They've gone pretty far with this already. To me worst case scenarios at this point are them sleeping with other people, Sheldon saying he's so over Amy and never really loved her or one of them getting hit by a car and dying, LOL right? But those are probably not going to happen  Star Wars episode could be fun and cute so yes please. 

Haha, it's very possible that we are wrong again! 

We've really thought of deep, dark scenarios haven't we?  whats wrong with us! I don't think it can get any darker, which is why they're now friends. We've already seen that Sheldon can't get past Amy, we've seen him fight for her twice now. Only good things can come now right? RIGHT?!  

[jenafan]

I really really do hope so. They've gone pretty far with this already. To me worst case scenarios at this point are them sleeping with other people, Sheldon saying he's so over Amy and never really loved her or one of them getting hit by a car and dying, LOL right?   <snip>

I really don't think any of these scenarios will happen.   I too get worried sometimes that Sheldon and Amy will just remain friends, that Sheldon will give up on having a relationship, and Amy will be forced to move on because Sheldon can't accept being in a relationship again due to trust issues and fear of failure.

However, the writers have given us clues that this is not the case.   The ring is still out there.   They've exposed Sheldon's human side.   As far as we were concerned, and Sheldon, too, Amy had moved on. The writers could have ended any potential for Shamy 2.0 by having both their attempts at dating others be successful, an excuse to move on.  Then out of the blue, Amy is back in the picture, and they go out on a platonic outing.    Sheldon asked Amy if she had coitus on any of her dates, while revealing a more considerate side.   Amy wants to be his girlfriend again.

The writers would not have done any of this if they didn't plan to go somewhere positive with it.  

Edited November 9, 2015 by jenafan

[birdy]

We've really thought of deep, dark scenarios haven't we?  whats wrong with us! I don't think it can get any darker, which is why they're now friends. We've already seen that Sheldon can't get past Amy, we've seen him fight for her twice now. Only good things can come now right? RIGHT?!  

I've really embraced my dark side with this Shamy angst  One should hope so. I don't want to jinx it, but how much worse can it get.. 

I really don't think any of these scenarios will happen.   I too get worried sometimes that Sheldon and Amy will just remain friends, that Sheldon will give up on having a relationship, and Amy will be forced to move on because Sheldon can't accept being in a relationship again due to trust issues and fear of failure.

However, the writers have given us clues that this is not the case.   The ring is still out there.   They've exposed Sheldon's human side.   As far as we were concerned, and Sheldon, too, Amy had moved on. The writers could have ended any potential for Shamy 2.0 by having both their attempts at dating others be successful, an excuse to move on.  Then out of the blue, Amy is back in the picture, and they go out on a platonic outing.    Sheldon asked Amy is she had coitus on any of her dates, while revealing a more considerate side.   Amy wants to be his girlfriend again.

The writers would not have done any of this if they didn't plan to go somewhere positive with it.  Especially when we get closer to next taping.

You are absolutely right. All this waiting and uncertainty just makes my mind go crazy every once in a while. 

Edited November 9, 2015 by bluebird

[camelliayao]

Actually to me a car crash would be much better than them dating other people again (or worse, sleeping with other people). The worst would be that Sheldon is already over Amy... 

[mirs1]

I've really embraced my dark side with this Shamy angst  One should hope so. I don't want to jinx it, but how much worse can it get.. 

You are absolutely right. All this waiting and uncertainty just makes my mind go crazy every once in a while. 

I don't think it can be any worse, for me the renewed friendship will bring some peace for a while, just  awkward moments and maybe sadness in Amy (which is not good, of course, I don't want to see her sad) but no more dramatic situations. But I perfectly agree about embracing the "dark side" of Shamy...I mean, not for repeating myself, but every Wednesday morning, before turning my PC on, I say to myself "It can't get any worse..." and every Wednesday morning, when I turn my PC off before going to work, it has got actually worse, that's why I'm kind of worried...Anyway, I totally agree with Jenafan on this one. If the aim was to get them apart for a long time (even the walls know that they are end-game, no question about it, the problem is the timing) then there was no need for the writers to make Amy ask for a second chance. A "real" friendship lies on equality (like for example Lenny's in Season 3), and now there's no equality between them. This is a set up for further developments, hopefully good and fast ones!

Edited November 9, 2015 by mirs1

[birdy]

I don't think it can be any worse, for me the renewed friendship will bring some peace for a while, just  awkward moments and maybe sadness in Amy (which is not good, of course, I don't want to see her sad) but no more dramatic situations. But I perfectly agree about embracing the "dark side" of Shamy...I mean, not for repeating myself, but every Wednesday morning, before turning my PC on, I said to myself "It can't get any worse..." and every Wednesday morning, when I turn my PC off before going to work, it has got actually worse, that's why I'm kind of worried...Anyway, I totally agree with Jenafan on this one. If the aim was to get them apart for a long time (even the walls know that they are end-game, no question about it, the problem is the timing) then there was no need for the writers to make Amy ask for a second chance. A "real" friendship lies on equality (like for example Lenny's in Season 3), and now there's no equality between them. This is a set up for further developments, hopefully good and fast ones!

I so get you. Wednesday is getting closer and closer, oh boy.. The bolted part, I agree with you and Jenafan, I don't really think it can get worse, everything is pointing to another direction. But considering how disappointed I've been after every TR, I'm trying to prepare myself for everything (which doesn't actually work, I'll still be disappointed if something bad happens).

Edited November 9, 2015 by bluebird

[Soopysue]

Yes I'm with you all here, Wednesday morning for me by 5.30 am have me checking for any news, repeating please please please in my head, my heart then sinks a little each TR. 

It feels like forever ago that we had a reason to celebrate and be super excited - oh I wish for that again , it's taking too long  . When you think last season I was going oh please a kiss next TR , this season in going , oh please let there by happy news with a step closer to reconcillation !!!. I miss our happy up beat fandom  

[jenafan]

Actually to me a car crash would be much better than them dating other people again (or worse, sleeping with other people). The worst would be that Sheldon is already over Amy... 

If Sheldon were already over Amy, he wouldn't have asked her about the state of her virginity not just once, but twice.    It seems there is still some interest there on his end.    Now that Amy also knows how important this is to him, I don't think she is going to go down that road, or she knows any chance of getting him back is lost.

Amy might be sad, but if she takes a step back, she will see that Sheldon is actually handling their relationship very responsibly right now.    

The old Sheldon:

• would have jumped immediately at her offer to go to the aquarium with him, but he stopped to ask her if it would be awkward for her/them to do so
• would have bombarded her with personal questions with no consideration for her right to privacy and berated her for her actions, but instead created a list of "safe" questions to avoid going down that route with her and waited for her to give him the ok to ask what he really wanted to know and then complimented her
• would have immediately taken her back to fill his void, but instead is keeping the relationship at friendship level knowing that going back to what they were is just making the same mistake twice

Sheldon knows more about what is going on than Amy does at this point.   He knows he wants to be her husband, not boyfriend.   He knows that Amy has left him before without communicating to him the reasons why.   He knows now that his actions and the things he says have an influence on the results he wants to achieve.   He's actually thinking before acting and speaking.   He knows if he doesn't handle Amy being back in his life again properly, he's going to lose her again. 

So, I do not believe Sheldon is over Amy at all, and I am not even sure if he has a plan, but he does seem to get that friendship is the best place for them right now.  Perhaps he is going to use the opportunity to experiment with the difference between feeling versus following a regimented routine or agreement and see if there really is anything to it and go from there.

Amy is going to get everything she wanted from Sheldon, because the pain she caused him from the break up forced him to mature emotionally.  However, the consequence is she is going to have to experience some pain as a result of Sheldon's growth, in that he is just not ready to jump back in. 

For all intense purposes, Sheldon is still Sheldon, but he is a lot less predictable being human instead of robotic.  I think Amy will prefer this level of friendship to be an improvement and a lot more satisfactory than the last one.   I believe Sheldon is courting her under the guise of friendship, because friendship is safe right now, not because he is over her.

Edited November 9, 2015 by jenafan

[MJistheBOMB]

So, I came across this old post of mine from three years ago...

LOL!!!! That's crazy that I didn't even see it as a possibility then. 

[Amy Fowler]

Yes I'm with you all here, Wednesday morning for me by 5.30 am have me checking for any news, repeating please please please in my head, my heart then sinks a little each TR. 

 

So, I came across this old post of mine from three years ago...

LOL!!!! That's crazy that I didn't even see it as a possibility then. 

well part of it happened. Let's pray for the latter! 

 

[birdy]

If Sheldon were already over Amy, he wouldn't have asked her about the state of her virginity not just once, but twice.    It seems there is still some interest there on his end.    Now that Amy also knows how important this is to him, I don't think she is going to go down that road, or she knows any chance of getting him back is lost.

Amy might be sad, but if she takes a step back, she will see that Sheldon is actually handling their relationship very responsibly right now.    

The old Sheldon:

• would have jumped immediately at her offer to go to the aquarium with him, but he stopped to ask her if it would be awkward for her/them to do so
• would have bombarded her with personal questions with no consideration for her right to privacy and berated her for her actions, but instead created a list of "safe" questions to avoid going down that route with her and waited for her to give him the ok to ask what he really wanted to know and then complimented her
• would have immediately taken her back to fill his void, but instead is keeping the relationship at friendship level knowing that going back to what they were is just making the same mistake twice

Sheldon knows more about what is going on than Amy does at this point.   He knows he wants to be her husband, not boyfriend.   He knows that Amy has left him before without communicating to him the reasons why.   He knows now that his actions and the things he says have an influence on the results he wants to achieve.   He's actually thinking before acting and speaking.   He knows if the doesn't handle Amy being back in his life again properly, he's going to lose her again. 

So, I do not believe Sheldon is over Amy at all, and I am not even sure if he has a plan, but he does seem to get that friendship is the best place for them right now.  Perhaps he is going to use the opportunity to experiment with the difference between feeling versus following a regimented routine or agreement and see if there really is anything to it and go from there.

Amy is going to get everything she wanted from Sheldon, because the pain she caused him from the break up forced him to mature emotionally.  However, the consequence is she is going to have to experience some pain as a result of Sheldon's growth, in that he is just not ready to jump back in. 

For all intense purposes, Sheldon is still Sheldon, but he is a lot less predictable being human instead of robotic.  I think Amy will prefer this level of friendship to be an improvement and a lot more satisfactory than the last one.   I believe Sheldon is courting her under the guise of friendship, because friendship is safe right now, not because he is over her.

Excellently put as always! 

[Kathy2611]

Ok the next episode we see is Lenny and Bernie spying on Amy and her date with Dave and Raj & Howard trying to find Sheldon another girlfriend.  

After watching the Spock episode (Sheldon's outbursts to be specific) over and over and watching Lenny's reactions to everything, and knowing what we know about the characters, Leonard's going to tread lightly but Penny?  Nope!  She is NOT going to keep her nose out of it at all!!

Now she might have kept the secret from Bernie.  Which is why I don't think Raj & Howard knows because if they did, would they really be trying to find him another girlfriend....unless they set up the scavenger hunt and made it near impossible to solve which is why only one girl showed up.  Anyway, either the three don't know (and Bernie's just going along on the spying thing out of curiosity) or they all know and R & H made the scavenger hunt exceptionally hard and damn near impossible to solve on purpose.

Now the latest episode will show the aquarium stuff.  I still find it suspect that nobody wants to go with Sheldon and he ends up going with Amy and nobody says anything.

I think this next taping is maybe the girls trying to find out (finally) what's going on with Amy and what her reasons "really" were for wanting to take a break because there's no plausible way these friends, after finding out about the ring, Amy breaking up with him before having a chane to pop the question, can come away knowing that there was clearly a miscommunication somewhere and try to help them (Shamy) fix it.

And yes, I do think every episode (whether they interact with each other or not) will be heavy on the Shamy.  They can't afford to take a break for an episode or two and let it simmer like they usually do with story arcs.  There's a lot of fans of this couple who are NOT happy but keep coming back to see what's next.  If tptb let it simmer, these fans are going to lose patients and simply stop caring and stop watching.  There's simply too much money involved to let this one simmer.  They're already taking a big enough gamble with this story as it is.  To let it simmer would be even more of a gamble which is why we get this story arc episode after episode after episode and they'll keep doing it until it's either resolved or safe enough to take a short breather and I don't think we've reached that point yet.

[Einstein Von Brainstorm]

 

Bruno Mars When I was your Man, hit me sooo hard...

Too dumb to realize
That I should've bought you flowers

And held your hand
When I had the chance

Take you to every party
'Cause all you wanted to do was dance

 

My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways
Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life

But I just want you to know

I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand
Take you to every party, 'Cause I remember how much you loved to dance
Do all the things I should have done... When I was your man...

----------------------------------------------------------------

I need to continue writing my fic, current shamy storyline is too depressing, but how to get inspiration when they are like this?

I was thinking about this song before you put pictures with it! YOU'RE KILLING ME! 

[camelliayao]

If Sheldon were already over Amy, he wouldn't have asked her about the state of her virginity not just once, but twice.    It seems there is still some interest there on his end.    Now that Amy also knows how important this is to him, I don't think she is going to go down that road, or she knows any chance of getting him back is lost.

Amy might be sad, but if she takes a step back, she will see that Sheldon is actually handling their relationship very responsibly right now.    

The old Sheldon:

• would have jumped immediately at her offer to go to the aquarium with him, but he stopped to ask her if it would be awkward for her/them to do so
• would have bombarded her with personal questions with no consideration for her right to privacy and berated her for her actions, but instead created a list of "safe" questions to avoid going down that route with her and waited for her to give him the ok to ask what he really wanted to know and then complimented her
• would have immediately taken her back to fill his void, but instead is keeping the relationship at friendship level knowing that going back to what they were is just making the same mistake twice

Sheldon knows more about what is going on than Amy does at this point.   He knows he wants to be her husband, not boyfriend.   He knows that Amy has left him before without communicating to him the reasons why.   He knows now that his actions and the things he says have an influence on the results he wants to achieve.   He's actually thinking before acting and speaking.   He knows if he doesn't handle Amy being back in his life again properly, he's going to lose her again. 

So, I do not believe Sheldon is over Amy at all, and I am not even sure if he has a plan, but he does seem to get that friendship is the best place for them right now.  Perhaps he is going to use the opportunity to experiment with the difference between feeling versus following a regimented routine or agreement and see if there really is anything to it and go from there.

Amy is going to get everything she wanted from Sheldon, because the pain she caused him from the break up forced him to mature emotionally.  However, the consequence is she is going to have to experience some pain as a result of Sheldon's growth, in that he is just not ready to jump back in. 

For all intense purposes, Sheldon is still Sheldon, but he is a lot less predictable being human instead of robotic.  I think Amy will prefer this level of friendship to be an improvement and a lot more satisfactory than the last one.   I believe Sheldon is courting her under the guise of friendship, because friendship is safe right now, not because he is over her.

Yeah, I totally agree with you.

However everytime we got a new TR this season, I went on this thread and read people's analysis&forecast and everytime I thought "This makes so much sense, I'm sure the plot will go towards this direction" but nah, when the next TR came out, it shocked me...So I'm gonna keep my hopes really low and how I wish you were one of the writers may I say.

 

 

 

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I believe most of the time she still finds his quirks cute as a button. She didn't break up with him because she found him annoying.

But with their relationship going to the next level in season 8 (I love you, Mars baby, sleepover). She was falling more and more in love with him and she began to focus more on the "love" part of their relationship. She wanted him to response to her love. The more she got, the more she wanted. It's like when you are so in love, you want to hear your boyfriend/girlfriend tell you he/she loves you and to be with him/her all the time. It's ridiculous and unnecessary, but there's nothing you can do about it.

And we all know how much it frightens Sheldon to expose his love. So with Amy constantly disappointed with Sheldon in the "love" part, she began to become less patient until finally she couldn't take it anymore and broke up with him.

But after dating others and their day at the aquarium, she remembered the reason why she fell in love with him in the first place. So now she is willing go back to being his girlfriend, waiting patiently for him to get there, even if it means another five years (yeah we all know where Sheldon's at, but she doesn't)

 

its an ironic and frustrating corcle for both of them im sure. lets face it- both characters hit it off immediately because they share a lot of things in common and are on the same page about their relationship. Amy, however, starts to learn to appreciate what she discovers through her association with Sheldon and wants it all: a group of close friends (penny is almost instantly launched into BFF role whether she likes it or not!), a social life, and a guy who shows her some attention that respects her mind (and she his)...she develops an attraction for Sheldon beyond friendship and pursues it almost relentlessly. 

 

over the seasons Amy comes into her own as a more confident woman who knows whats she wants. sadly, in my opinion, she becomes less quirky and more "normal". in my opinion it is this new found "normality" that makes Sheldons "quirks", which include a lot of undesirable traits associated with his lack of social skills, less "cute as a button"...

 

i think Amy reacted to his "cute as a button" quirks and finally ended it out of frustration.....a move that is totally understandable. which is why i hope the writers explore with us Amy's abandonement of their break up and her desire to return to the status quo, its a mystery that we can only speculate about.