The Opening Night Excitation

"The Opening Night Excitation" is the eleventh episode of the ninth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The episode first aired on Thursday, December 17, 2015.

Summary
After seeking late Professor Proton's, Sheldon decides to skip the premiere of the new Star Wars to be with Amy on her. Sheldon and Amy finally their relationship. The other go nuts over seeing the movie premiere.

Extended Plot
Cue the Star Wars theme. Roll over a dark. "Episode 194. The Excitation. It was a period of great . Our es, Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Koothrappali know that s to the  movie are about to be available for pre-sale. If they fail in their  and can't see it on opening night Sheldon has sworn that they will never hear the end of it for the rest of their lives... They believe him." Pan down to. In Apartment 4A, Leonard walks in on the guys and announces that the tickets are already being sold. Raj doesn't believe it. Leonard snaps that it's 2: Even Steelier. Sheldon can't get in because the is frozen. Then Sheldon exclaims that desperate times call out for desperate measures and falls to his s and starts .He tells the that he is good s with his mom and that he has always denied his existence... Howard exclaims that he has the tickets. ...then Sheldon adds that he will continue to deny God's existence.

In the present, Sheldon, Leonard and Penny are in the. Both are glad that Sheldon is back together with Amy. Leonard is also excited that Star Wars opens in three days. Sheldon is taking off the day to watch the original and also eat enough Star Wars  to choke a. Penny reminds Sheldon that Thursday is also Amy's ; however, Sheldon bought the tickets while they were still broken up. Penny doesn't feel it wise to ditch her on her birthday when they just got back together. Sheldon points out that if he sees it later, someone could ruin the for him while he knows that on her birthday Amy is one  older. No surprise to that! Penny suggests that he put that on her.

That night as Sheldon sleeps Arthur Jeffries shows up dressed in  appears and is "thrilled" to be back. Sheldon awakes surprised to see him. He has previously appeared when Sheldon needed or a  since Arthur's  glows. Sheldon explains that his friends don't think he should abandon his on her birthday to see the new Star Wars movie. Arthur feels that that sounds round and s that his Jedi robes have no s. Amy knows how much the movie means to him. Arthur points out that since he s her, he should show her how much she means to him. Also he has only a limited time to spend with her and he should do that. Sheldon agrees.

Sheldon then calls up Amy who is a to tell her that he'll be with her on her birthday. He explains about Arthur coming to him and that he won't be going to see the movie. She says that that is fine and and then realizes that he wasn't going to be there. Sheldon has a conflicting girlfriend moment and tells her good night.

The next, the guys are surprised Sheldon is giving up the movie for Amy. He isn't even going to the comic book store so he can what he is doing for her. Sheldon wants someone worthy to get his ticket. Leonard says that Penny might want to go. Sheldon snatches it back and gives it to Raj.

Penny and Bernadette are having in Apartment 4B, as Sheldon knocks on her door. Bernadette tells him to come in. He asking for Bernadette as Penny tells him to come in. Sheldon says that he has nowhere else to go. Bernadette tells him to just come in. After calling them "", he wants their help in selecting his gift for Amy. 1. The possibility of her playing her with the. ( will make a fuss over your birthday, so why not the ?) 2. An all paid  to the   and. (She likes to her own .) Penny was hoping for a Bazinga. Bernadette thought that it would be, but she would be going alone. 3. . A surprised Penny breaks the in her  upon hearing the.

At the comic book store, Leonard first thinks of giving the ticket to Stuart. Raj and Howard doesn't like Stuart's while watching the movie. Also his is worried about Stuart's  so he is going to be walking around  for exercise. Wil Wheaton enters the and Howard quickly asks him who is glad to go with them.

As Penny is up the glass, she recaps his options as the harp thing, the sheep thing... "The ", Bernadette adds. Sheldon is worried that the wool has only 8000 tickets left. Penny tells him that being is a big, Sheldon feels that it might be the right time and he wants to show her how much she means to him. Penny calls his offer. Sheldon then has decided that Amy's birthday present is going to be his.

The Posse duo of Penny and Bernadette are taking Amy out for her birthday a day early. Amy suggests that they try the new place on Green. Penny wonders if she would rather go get a. She says no. Bernadette then suggests that afterwards they watch a and see if she has any s. Now she wants to know what's up. Bernie doesn't want to ruin anything, but says that Sheldon plans on getting physical night. Amy exclaims, "YOU SHUT YOUR DAMN !" She's overwhelmed ecstatic and sits down on the steps. Amy doesn't know what to say. The girls are for her. Amy jumps up knowing what to say: Let's get me waxed!" as she races down the stairs.

Arthur returns to Sheldon wondering why he can't appear in 's. Sheldon tells him about his plans to be physical with Amy. Arthur tries to himself with his, but it just goes through him. Arthur starts to explain, but Sheldon is really just worried about that he will be overwhelmed on this important night and ruin everything. Arthur reassures him that if he is with the right everything will be okay. Sheldon thanks him and calls him the st of the wise. Arthur reminds him that he's just in Sheldon's mind. So Sheldon tells him "Well then, you're to look at".

The guys are excited that opening night has finally comes. Penny is just glad that now they will stop about it. Raj still can't believe that Sheldon gave it up for Amy. Leonard thinks that they're going to have so much more fun than he is. Bernadette says "Oh, no they're not!" and Penny says, "Knowing them...yeah, they will."

At the movies, the starts  since Wil Wheaton shows up in a Star Trek uniform dressed as Mr. Spock. Wil is loving the rejection. He tells the guys that since he was on he's routing for the. Someone calls out that Star Trek stinks. Wil replies, "Live long and suck it."

Amy is in her apartment with music (Super Mario Brothers theme song) playing and surrounded by lit. Sheldon knocks with "Birthday girl" as his. Amy lies on her couch looking, asks him to come in, but he can't because her is on. Sheldon has and apologizes for being late. He lost her and chased it awhile. She goes to put the flowers in water and then asks what his plans are. Sheldon suggests going out to and maybe look for the balloon. She says that she is not that so maybe he could give her  first. She wants him to give "it" to her. Amy says that she knows he was going to offer her intimacy. Sheldon asks if that's okay. Amy jumps up and es him. Sheldon still needs to have her, which she immediately says yes to. He mentions a from the  and she kisses him again, which interrupts him and he reciprocates the kiss forgetting about the contract.

Leonard asks Wil why he is there if he doesn't like the movie. Wil explains that he is enjoying himself and that his point is that people shouldn't take the Star Wars movie so seriously. And that if the movie is bad, he shouldn't ruin their life. Raj is now convinced that the movie is bad. Wil says that whether the movie is good or bad, it won't change their lives. Leonard agrees that whatever happens they will still be back the next day to see it again.

Back in 4A, Bernadette wonders if Sheldon will really go through with it. Penny replied that he said he was ready. Bernadette added that he also said he was ready to pull the guts out of a this year. Penny thinks he can do it because she explained to him what women like and after he stopped, he sounded pretty sure of himself.

Later, Sheldon is in Amy's slightly nervous wearing only a white  as Amy enters in a knee length pink. Both shyly say to each other. Amy climbs into bed with him. They ly greet each other again. Sheldon notices that Amy is and he asks her if she's. Amy admits she's nervous because this is their first time and doesn't know what to expect since she has been waiting for so long and she has built it up in her head. Sheldon also doesn't know what will happen. Sheldon gently assures her that they will find out together. Amy agrees. They lean over and kiss.

At the movie, Leonard is nervous and doesn't know what to expect. Howard says that they have been waiting so long. Wil again reminds them that it's just a movie. Though he does remind them of  to get them worrying again.

"A few hours later in bedroom not far away..." Now, Sheldon remarks that he enjoyed it more than he thought he would. Amy is wildly messed up and Sheldon's is neat. "Me, too," she says gleefully. They are both holding hands. Sheldon tells her he can't wait for her next birthday so they can do it again. Amy smiles and says, "That works for me."

Back at the movie, Wil Wheaton says that they enjoyed more than they thought they would. The guys are ed or a post-coital reaction and unable to move like Shamy (showing how much that they loved the new ). Raj doesn't think that he can right away.

A few nights later, Professor Proton visits Sheldon again and he asks how did it go. Sheldon said that he saw it a few days later and it was amazing. The Star Wars movie. What about Amy? She really liked the movie too. Arthur smiles at him and says, "Good talk."

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * Bob Newhart as the late Professor Proton
 * Wil Wheaton as Himself
 * Teleplay: Steve Holland, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari
 * Story: Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan & Tara Hernandez

Critics

 * Jesse Schedeen of IGN - This episode seemed to swing the Big Bang Theory pendulum back in favor of humor over the character drama that's dominated much of Season 9. I've been a fan of the more dramatic for the most part, but it probably is time for a change of pace. "The Opening Night Excitation" put the final bow on the Sheldon/Amy storyline and leaves the show open for new stories and conflicts in 2016. I'm hoping we'll see more attention paid to Raj's relationship with Emily (especially now that he's the only one not in a healthy, stable romance) and Sheldon and Leonard's quest for scientific glory. And perhaps we'll see Sheldon dust off that engagement ring before the end of the season?


 * IMDb user reviews



Trivia

 * Sheldon and Amy finally have coitus for the first time; five and a half s after first meeting and four years after becoming /.
 * Bob Newhart reprised his role as Professor Proton. He appeared in his ghostly form to give Sheldon advice regarding an important decision. He last appeared in "The Proton Transmogrification" (S7E22) where he had died and he told Sheldon he would be there if he ever needed him.
 * This is the first and only episode that Arthur Jeffries appears in without the word "Proton" in the title.
 * Wil Wheaton makes a second reappearance this season. He last appeared in episode 7 "The Spock Resonance" (S9E7).
 * This episode is Star Wars themed to coincide with the release of .
 * Amy's is December 17th, five days after the birthday of her actress, Mayim Bialik (December 12th).
 * It is implied that Sheldon and Amy's lasts the length of the new Star Wars movie (2 hrs 16 mins).
 * Sheldon enjoyed his coitus more than he thought he would, despite his aversion to and the messy mixing of.
 * First time Amy is seen  though under her bed covers. Also, fifth time Sheldon is seen topless after "The Parking Spot Escalation" (S6E9), "The Convention Conundrum" (S7E14), "The Relationship Diremption" (S7E20) and "The Troll Manifestation" (S8E14).
 * Sheldon requested some advice from the most experienced person he knew: Penny. She told him what a  likes while he kept.
 * The first episode where "Bazinga" is spoken since The Stag Convergence (S5E22).
 * The guys' experience at the Star Wars movie mirrored Sheldon and Amy's experience.
 * First time Sheldon knocks three times with Bernadette's name (which he actually does on Penny's  off-screen). He previously used Bernadette's name with Penny's name and Amy's name (one name out of the three each on the knocks he did on Penny's door off-screen) at the ending of "The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition" (S51E0) and he previously used the three girls names (Amy, Bernadette, Penny) together on the three knocks (which he did on Penny's door off-screen) in one scene of "The Workplace Proximity" (S7E5). He also did those three knocks to both Bernadette and Amy at the same three times at the restaurant window in "The Anything Can Happen Recurrence" (S7E21).
 * Amy shares no with the other three guys (Howard, Raj and Leonard) in this episode.
 * Bernadette has no speaking parts with Howard, Raj and Leonard in this episode.
 * Wil's joke about is a reference to the hype and disappointment of , which has been referenced multiple times in the series. Interestingly, in "The 21-Second Excitation" (S4E8), Sheldon called Will the Jar Jar Binks of the Star Trek universe.
 * Wil shouts "Live long and suck it," like Sheldon did in "The Recombination Hypothesis" (S5E13) when he received the wrong Mr. Spock cardboard cutout.
 * When Sheldon explains his second idea to send Amy to the Sheep and Wool Festival, he tells them that Amy would be going alone, because "If you think I'm afraid of birds, you should see me around sheep." However, Sheldon had already overcome his fear of birds in a previous episode (S5E9-"The Ornithophobia Diffusion").
 * When Arthur mentions that he is probably a manifestation of his, Bob Newhart is emulating his character  from his 1970's sitcom "".
 * This episode broke rating records, having been watched by over 23 million viewers.
 * Mayim Bialik posted a few articles in her blog (GrokNation) about that episode. In one called "Behind the Scenes with Mayim", she wrote that, in the scene where Sheldon tells the girls he thinks about having coitus with Amy and Kaley (Penny) snaps the top off the glass, they actually tried several things like: spit takes and dropping the glass. She also mention a few other fun facts about this episode.
 * This episode number was 9.11 which in the USA means either the emergency phone number for fire and police or the date of the NYC and WDC terrorist attacks in 2001.
 * While Sheldon does seem to enjoy his coitus, he performed it as a present for his girlfriend and not because of a sexual urge of his own.
 * Ths episode won the record of the most 7+ views of any show.

Quotes

 * (in Amy's bedroom. Amy emerges from the bathroom in her nightgown, Sheldon is already in her bed)
 * Amy: Hi.
 * Sheldon: Hello.
 * Amy: So, um... should I get under the covers with you?
 * Sheldon: All right. (clears throat)
 * Sheldon: Hello.
 * Amy: Hi!
 * Sheldon: Why are you shaking? Are you cold?
 * Amy: I'm just, um... really nervous.
 * Sheldon: Why?
 * Amy: Well... I've been waiting for this for so long, I've just... built it up in my head. I don't know what to expect.
 * Sheldon: Neither do I. But... we can find out together.
 * Amy: Okay.
 * (They lean in and share a tender kiss)
 * (Cut to movie theater; the guys are waiting for the movie to start)
 * Leonard: I'm really nervous.
 * Howard: I know. We've been waiting so long for this.
 * Raj: And we've built it up in our heads so much.
 * Wil Wheaton: Guys, it's just a movie. That's true. He's right. It is.
 * Wil Wheaton: Although, we all remember Jar Jar.
 * Raj: Leonard, I-I'm scared again.


 * (The caption scene that reads "A few hours later in a bedroom, not far away" is played for one second. It now opens to the scene of a naked Sheldon on his pillow in bed with Amy)
 * Sheldon: Well, I enjoyed that more than I thought I would.
 * (Then here is a scene of the naked messy bed-haired Amy in bed with Sheldon)
 * Amy: (giggles) Me, too.
 * Sheldon: I look forward to your next birthday when we do it again.
 * Amy: That works for me.
 * (Cut to Movie theater; the movie has ended)
 * Wil Wheaton: I enjoyed that more than I thought I would.
 * Raj: I don't think I can walk right now.


 * Sheldon (off) : (knocking) Penny. (knocking) Penny? (knocking) Penny?
 * Bernadette: What happens if I say, “Come in”?
 * Penny: Well, find out.
 * Bernadette: Come in!
 * Sheldon:: (Momentary silence) (knocking) Bernadette? (knocking) Bernadette? (knocking) Bernadette?
 * Penny: Come in!
 * Sheldon: (out of vision) Keep it up. I got nowhere else to be.
 * Bernadette: Just come in.
 * Sheldon: For future reference, if I want to watch Mean Girls, I'll stream it on Netflix.
 * Penny: We're sorry. What do you need?
 * Sheldon: Well, as you know, I'll be celebrating Amy's birthday with her, and I could use your assistance in helping me select the perfect gift.
 * Bernadette: Sure. Well, so far, I've come up with three ideas. The first is a chance for her to play the harp with the L.A. Philharmonic.
 * Penny: Wow. You can really arrange that?
 * Sheldon: Well, I said a chance, you know. When you tell them it's your birthday at Bennigan's, they make a fuss. I don't see why the Philharmonic would be any different.
 * Bernadette: How about something a little more realistic? Well, Amy enjoys knitting her own sweaters, so I was thinking of getting her an all-expense-paid trip to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.
 * Penny: Sorry. I was waiting for the bazinga.
 * Bernadette: Hold on. It could be romantic. The two of them away together, keeping each other warm in snowy Wisconsin.
 * Sheldon: No, no, no, no. She'd be going alone. Well, if you think I'm afraid of birds, you should see me around sheep.
 * Penny: Okay, well, what's the third option?
 * Sheldon: That I have coitus with her.
 * (Penny is so shocked she breaks the wine glass in her hand and glass shatters on floor)


 * Amy: Thanks for taking me out.
 * Penny: Well, you're spending your birthday with Sheldon. Why not celebrate early?
 * Bernadette: So where do you want to go?
 * Amy: I heard that new Mexican place on Green Street is good.
 * Penny: Sure, sure. Or we could take you to get a bikini wax.
 * Amy: Why would I get a bikini wax for my birthday?
 * Penny: Uh, I don't know. It was just a thought.
 * Amy: I think I'll just stick to Mexican.
 * Bernadette: Great. And then maybe after, we can watch a dirty movie, and if anybody has any questions about what happened or how, we can answer them.
 * Amy: Okay, what is going on?
 * Penny: Oh, we just want you to be prepared for any surprises that might happen tomorrow.
 * Amy: What surprises? Oh.
 * Bernadette: We don't want to spoil anything, but you should know that Sheldon said he's ready to be physical.
 * Amy: YOU SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH! You actually heard him say this?
 * Penny: Yes. He said he wants to do something to show you how much you mean to him.
 * Amy: (exhales) I-I can't believe it. I... I don't know what to say.
 * Bernadette: Well, we're really happy for you, and we know how much he cares...
 * Amy: I do know what to say! Let's get me waxed!


 * Raj: Tonight's the night!
 * Leonard: Yeah, the wait is finally over!
 * Penny: I know. Then you'll finally stop talking about it!
 * Howard: Ready to go?
 * Raj: Let's do this.
 * Penny: Have fun, guys!
 * Howard: We will.
 * Raj: I can't believe Sheldon gave this up.
 * Howard: I know.
 * Leonard: We're gonna have so much more fun than him.
 * Bernadette: (sing-songy voice) No, they're not.
 * Penny: Knowing them, they will.