Ship Zone [Spoilers] Shamy: Season 10

[Kathy2611]

30 minutes ago, Jedichic98 said:

One the one hand, yeah it is disappointing, and completely untrue because we've seen her not laugh at his jokes before

on the other hand, there's no denying the massive improvement in these two this season, not just progress, but displays of a much happier, healthy couple. 

So while I would prefer if the RA was over and done with, I think it's safe to assume that the one they have now is far more than just Sheldon trying to get his way, and seeing the progress the've made in this season alone, it's not in any way hindering on their evolution as a couple as the previous ones tend to do. 

Yes, I do agree there is a massive improvement.  And yeah, I can see Sheldon specifically put in there to laugh at his jokes BECAUSE she didn't laugh before.  So him.  

I wonder what else is in the RA?  . 

I wonder what it says about....a lot of things.  

[rachelshamyfan]

Talking of season renewal I would be happy with another 2 with an option for a 3rd at maybe less episodes?

 

I just hope we hear something soon

[kbp]

1 minute ago, rachelshamyfan said:

Talking of season renewal I would be happy with another 2 with an option for a 3rd at maybe less episodes?

 

I just hope we hear something soon

so  do i 

[joyceraye]

 

1 hour ago, Kathy2611 said:

Yes, I do agree there is a massive improvement.  And yeah, I can see Sheldon specifically put in there to laugh at his jokes BECAUSE she didn't laugh before.  So him.  

I wonder what else is in the RA?  . 

I wonder what it says about....a lot of things.  

Indeed, I wonder too. Amy does only say 'Our agreement'.  I hope it's not a revival of the old Relationship Agreement, nor please please not a Roommate Agreement. Perhaps it's a Cohabitation Agreement, a Premarital Agreement, or a Lovers' Agreement. What about a Signals of Desiring Coitus Agreement ? I woke up at 3.30 am and saw the promo. Perhaps I'm silly with lack of sleep.

[jenafan]

1 hour ago, Kathy2611 said:

Yes, I do agree there is a massive improvement.  And yeah, I can see Sheldon specifically put in there to laugh at his jokes BECAUSE she didn't laugh before.  So him.  

I wonder what else is in the RA?  . 

I wonder what it says about....a lot of things.  

Well that would explain why it is much easier for Sheldon to let things go when he gets upset with Amy.  Perhaps there is a clause about keeping his ranting at a tolerable level for Amy's sake.  

[sdffcx]

 I don't know,I just screamed when looking at the photo...the kiss,their hands, their legs...I assume a lot of night dreams waiting for me...

[Soopysue]

Still staring at the kiss pic !!!
Thanks for the info@shamyyellow , let's hope it was the 2nd take but even if it's the first, it still looks hot to me ! x
As for the RA I'm totally fine if they still have one - they both seem ridiculously happy so it obviously works for our quirky couple !! I think the "have to laugh at my jokes " was just a gag line to put some more comedy in there tbh.


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[mirs1]

I don't think there is too much coordination between the persons in charge of the editing and the ones in charge with the promo pics, so IMO the promo pic with the kiss can't tell us for sure which take they will use; for example,  there are out there promo pics of the first Shamy kiss ever (in Amy's apartment) where Sheldon has his hands folded during the kiss, which did not happen in the version we watched on screen. Anyway, that 10.13 pic is really hot!

On another topic, just watched the promo. I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm very happy the RA is still there in some form! They had dropped the ball with it so abruptly last year, it was an integral part of the relationship and I would have liked at least a mention to the fact they both agreed to dismiss it. But it's still there, which for me (again, I know I'm in the minority) it's even better! Now I'm curious about what it entails. For sure there are not bathroom schedules or RA meetings (since Amy spoke about them in the past tense i 9.21) and I agree that the fact Amy has to laugh to Sheldon's jokes it's silly (and untrue, since she hasn't done that before). Probably a throw away line to show Lenny that it has some disadvantages too...but apparently it works well with Shamy, since during S. 10 they have been happier than ever!

Edited January 13, 2017 by mirs1

[spidergirl]

Tbh, I am not too worried about the "have to laugh of my jokes"  as a Amy's clause in RA. Those two might have always a RA vs that I am fine with that as long they are happy with it. And imo it was a gag line, not much damage for our couple plotline.

Besides, who had not laugh for boyfriend's jokes when everybody else had not? They are so in love so there are also silly things ahead for them

 

[Jonny]

Not going to do a whole essay about the RA revelation that they just dropped in there out of the blue (I could but I won't). But I will say a) I am not happy about it, very early on it became clear to me that I didn't like the RA, never found it that endearing and later on it played a big part in their break up. And b- There have been no signs whatsoever they were still in one this season, if there had been they could have used it for outs in certain situations. I kind of wish they never gave Lenny a RA now as they probably put this line in there that they still had one with no intention of showing they actually had one or reference in the future just to sell the idea to Lenny of creating one.

I am deeply disappointed, I thought that was in the past and they had no need for one now. But from now on I will hold my tongue or in this case my fingers away from the keyboard on this.

Edited January 13, 2017 by Jonny

[April]

Oh Molaro, you giveth and taketh away...

I'm not particularly happy about the sudden RA thing. I mean, I'm pretty neutral on whether or not they should have one cause whatever works for them works for me.

BUT in S9 the RA was definitely dead in the water. Any comment mentioning the RA was talking about it as if it were over and done AND we had interviews asking Molaro about it in which he confirmed they don't have one but that maybe Sheldon might want a new one and maybe Amy not and that they haven't really made up their minds in the writers room about a future RA.

So apparently the RA is back now without any mention prior that this was the case. It's not like there wouldn't have been opportunities for them to write in a little scene when Shamy started cohabiting with them agreeing to forge a new RA to make living together easier or something.

Obviously, it's also done for the gag with Lenny but I don't think we've seen Amy doing this OTT fake laugh at one of Sheldon's jokes before so... is this a recent thing?!?

Bottom line, I would happily welcome the RA back if we get some more context cause right now it looks like the writers just threw this in because they forgot they got rid of the RA in S9.

[mirs1]

2 hours ago, April said:

Oh Molaro, you giveth and taketh away...

I'm not particularly happy about the sudden RA thing. I mean, I'm pretty neutral on whether or not they should have one cause whatever works for them works for me.

BUT in S9 the RA was definitely dead in the water. Any comment mentioning the RA was talking about it as if it were over and done AND we had interviews asking Molaro about it in which he confirmed they don't have one but that maybe Sheldon might want a new one and maybe Amy not and that they haven't really made up their minds in the writers room about a future RA.

So apparently the RA is back now without any mention prior that this was the case. It's not like there wouldn't have been opportunities for them to write in a little scene when Shamy started cohabiting with them agreeing to forge a new RA to make living together easier or something.

Obviously, it's also done for the gag with Lenny but I don't think we've seen Amy doing this OTT fake laugh at one of Sheldon's jokes before so... is this a recent thing?!?

Bottom line, I would happily welcome the RA back if we get some more context cause right now it looks like the writers just threw this in because they forgot they got rid of the RA in S9.

Oh, I agree that the execution is not really the best possible. Last season Amy spoke in past tense about the RA meetings and everything boded for the fact they were "running free", after they got back together. Plus, as you said, living together would have provided thousands of situations where the RA could have been mentioned and even useful to overcome some issues, the fight about the bathroom schedule comes to mind.  Now, apparently because they needed a revival of the RA in the Lenny camp, the writers have decided that after all it was not a bad idea for Shamy to continue to have one. I don't know whether the line from the promo was the only reference to the Shamy RA in the episode, probably our friends who have already seen it can enlighten us about that, for sure Shamy never had a "you must laugh at my jokes" clause before. Anyway, and I admit I'm 100% biased about that, if I have to suffer a continuity error and a not very good execution to have "my" RA back, I'm ready for that...

Edited January 13, 2017 by mirs1

[spidergirl]

Writers love to make some things ambiguous for they be free for these things be brought  back as they feel into it in the show and I think RA was one of them.

TBH, I was expecting it could be mentioned in some way again, as Sheldon will always need some writen rules for running his life. It is true that the  old RA just could be dead after all things that got better and more spontaneous in shamy relationship and that RA died by their breaking up time. However, as they started to live together, a check list would be something I believe they would have, just in case. Maybe it is what mean a RA for them nowadays. The reason for Amy laughs of Sheldon's jokes is silly indeed, as she had not usual laughed of things he said that she had not thought as funny but as I have mentioned earlier, it seemed one of those thrown lines for audience laugh. And it might be a private joke of them as they have noticed sweethearts tend to laugh of so's jokes and they included it in RA 2.0. IMO it is a harmless thing but I need to see the whole scene on screen for a fair judgement.

Surely I dont want our couple being restrictive about anything, especially if it is could be seen as forbidden or as an obligation by a written document but the truth is if it works in some way for Sheldon had a bit of control in his life and Amy is okay with that, it is fine to me. They have accomplished so many things by now,  they finally  can openly show love for each other and be proud of that  that as long they feel like their life is complete together and  having a RA is helpfull for that, I am ready to accept that in their lives.

[joyceraye]

3 hours ago, April said:

Oh Molaro, you giveth and taketh away...

I'm not particularly happy about the sudden RA thing. I mean, I'm pretty neutral on whether or not they should have one cause whatever works for them works for me.

BUT in S9 the RA was definitely dead in the water. Any comment mentioning the RA was talking about it as if it were over and done AND we had interviews asking Molaro about it in which he confirmed they don't have one but that maybe Sheldon might want a new one and maybe Amy not and that they haven't really made up their minds in the writers room about a future RA.

So apparently the RA is back now without any mention prior that this was the case. It's not like there wouldn't have been opportunities for them to write in a little scene when Shamy started cohabiting with them agreeing to forge a new RA to make living together easier or something.

Obviously, it's also done for the gag with Lenny but I don't think we've seen Amy doing this OTT fake laugh at one of Sheldon's jokes before so... is this a recent thing?!?

Bottom line, I would happily welcome the RA back if we get some more context cause right now it looks like the writers just threw this in because they forgot they got rid of the RA in S9.

Or perhaps Shamy have an interim Cohabitation Agreement to tide them over until they say the real thing before the preacher or Spock impersonator. Or Amy lied to make Lenny feel better ?

Edited January 13, 2017 by joyceraye
Changing pronoun to name, for clarity

[April]

10 minutes ago, joyceraye said:

Or perhaps Shamy have an interim Cohabitation Agreement to tide them over until they say the real thing before the preacher or Spock impersonator. Or Amy lied to make Lenny feel better ?

Since we don't know anything it's pretty difficult to judge what's going on here.

If anyone who knows more wants to clarify the scene, then please do! :D

[joyceraye]

12 minutes ago, April said:

Since we don't know anything it's pretty difficult to judge what's going on here.

If anyone who knows more wants to clarify the scene, then please do! :D

Absolutely ! We know nothing. Except they chose that line for a promo to get us mithering about it, that is.

[wowbagger]

yay, the RA's back! I'll join you, mirs, in the unpopular opinion of loving it. And plus except for that ghastly viewing party episode I always thought amy thought it was more than hot, and had plenty of input into it, so I have never really thought of it as an instrument of repression. As to amy having to laugh at Sheldon's jokes: Of course it's naff. But what can I say? If we're pulling out the ShAmy Greatest Hits Compilation, then surely the RA gets a mention? This time with Bonus Bathroom Schedule, Brunch, Cohabitation and Coitus Amendments?

er - not at the same time. Just to clarify.

[RJ1013]

Though I think it was brought up again for the convenience of telling a few jokes next episode, I don’t think an RA is necessarily a bad thing. They talk about what goes in it, so it’s nothing more than a written version of verbal communications. Having things written out and specific makes it clear not only what is important, but also to what degree, so there would be less chance of any misunderstandings. We know that Sheldon is more comfortable if he knows what is expected of him. It’s unlikely that he would be good at guessing what Amy wants or needs out of a relationship, so I imagine he would find working out such an agreement to be quite informative.

Though it may have been skewed in his favor when it was first written, I figure Amy’s had plenty of input since then. Maybe he once used it to keep a distance between them, but given what we have seen this season, that’s obviously no longer the case. If anything, I’d guess that he now uses it to help him figure out how to make her happy (and vice versa).

I’m not sure I like the possibility of their ‘yearly coitus’ being in it, however. That’s not something that should ever be treated as an obligation, imo.

[kerrycec03]

Honestly the way this plays out, its an adorable moment and not something to fret.  Its so cute and doesn't seem that it limits anything.  And whether its there or not, Shamy is so connected and open with communication, its a moot point to me.

 

Its an adorable episode so I personally wouldn't get hung up on the RA being back.  Its actually so cute how its done (and listen from this episode...we know it could be a lot worse cough cough another ship cough cough).  So lets embrace the quirky adorable Shamy with or without a RA who are providing more oohs and cuteness than we could have EVER expected!!!

[April]

18 minutes ago, kerrycec03 said:

Honestly the way this plays out, its an adorable moment and not something to fret.  Its so cute and doesn't seem that it limits anything.  And whether its there or not, Shamy is so connected and open with communication, its a moot point to me.

 

Its an adorable episode so I personally wouldn't get hung up on the RA being back.  Its actually so cute how its done (and listen from this episode...we know it could be a lot worse cough cough another ship cough cough).  So lets embrace the quirky adorable Shamy with or without a RA who are providing more oohs and cuteness than we could have EVER expected!!!

You're right, in an episode like this it's probably really nitpicky. Personally, I'm more surprised than mad about it. I guess in context it probably doesn't matter that much and I trust your judgement that Shamy are just some adorable cutie pies in this! :D

I do wish though we would have gotten a proper RA-revival episode (or at least scene) prior to this. It was on my late S9 wishlist so that would have made me very happy. Oh well... I'm curious to see how the writers will handle the RA in the future!

Edited January 13, 2017 by April

[Desdemona]

I hope that Amy's comment is supposed to be a joke. I was fine with the RA at the beginning, because Sheldon needed it to handle all the new things that would follow a relationship in order to feel comfortable in the relationship, because he was struggling with a lot of things. And the more their relationship developed and the more things they discovered without the help of the RA (like kissing and holding hands even on hot days) the more I thought that the RA would move into the background, before it would finally disappear forever. And all the preparation and rules didn't save him from Amy getting more and more frustrated of their Situation, so much so that she asked for a break and broke up when he pushed her even more. So much about wanting to control everything and relying that a RA would be enough to keep a relationship running good. Besides Amy said to Leonard that she doesn't like the RA, so why she sticks to it still and let's Sheldon insert rules like "my girlfriend has to laugh about my jokes"? Because it's more in her favor than in the past I guess, right? Or does she fear his reaction, if he finds out how she things about it? 

[kimbee73]

When I heard the line in the preview last night I was like oh they still have an agreement and laughed. I guess I never really thought about them not having one just because we didn't hear about it that much. Yes we heard how much Amy didn't like the meetings but she thought when Sheldon had to make up the dates it was better than hot it was "binding".  Honestly I really don't care if they have one or not as long as they aren't fighting over it like Leonard and Sheldon did over their Roommate Agreement.

[Maddie]

I'm personally pretty neutral about the RA. I wasn't upset at the idea that they had gotten rid of it, but the presence of it doesn't bother me at all. This season has been so unbelievably fantastic that I'm not thinking too much into these small inconsistencies.

About the kiss picture. Holy crap. Such a passionate kiss, and all because they'll be apart for a couple days. I love how you can see his brow furrowing. And they're just touching from head to toe practically.

However, it is pretty difficult to judge how a kiss will play out based on a picture. I don't know if this was the case for Shamyyellow's taping, but in the 8.24 taping they had Mayim and Jim perform the scene with the kiss, and then after they were done they had them "pose" mid-kiss so they could take several pictures. And it was pretty obvious because they were perfectly still while "kissing" and bright flashes were going off. So this picture of this kiss could very well not be taken from the actual kiss we'll see on Thursday. But perhaps Shamyyellow never saw them posing for a picture, I'm not sure!

I think it will be hot no matter what. I can't wait to see it. :D

Edited January 13, 2017 by Maddie

[Tenji]

Just popped into the main thread... urgh! Things are a lot calmer here! Preview doesn't give us too much but I'm really looking forward to next week's episode.

I'm not sure what to make of Amy's RA line. I got the impression it's Amy making a joke/being facetious. If she is being serious, I never really minded the RA... as long as it works for both of them. I always liked how Amy found ways to get it to work for her.

[spidergirl]

17 minutes ago, Tenji said:

Just popped into the main thread... urgh! Things are a lot calmer here! Preview doesn't give us too much but I'm really looking forward to next week's episode.

I'm not sure what to make of Amy's RA line. I got the impression it's Amy making a joke/being facetious. If she is being serious, I never really minded the RA... as long as it works for both of them. I always liked how Amy found ways to get it to work for her.

Same here. And surely if the RA had a 2.0 update after shamy reunion, I see it be 50/50 benefits to each other. About the way they are spontaneous now with display of affection, it might have a clause about " any kind of display of affection must be spontaneous and felt by both parts  without any writen obligation or recommended frequency for these affection gestures to happen in daily basis". I just hope that coital activities are included in that clause as well.

Edited January 13, 2017 by spidergirl