[S9E11] The Opening Night Excitation
"Episode 194. The Opening Night Excitation. It is a period of great tension. Our heroes, Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Raj know that tickets to the Star Wars movie are about to be available for pre-sale. If they fail in their mission 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 planet Earth.
[S9E11] The Opening Night Excitation
The guys are excited that opening night has finally comes. Penny is just glad that now they will stop talking 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."
The guys are all getting excited about the premiere of the new Star Wars movie, but Penny points out that the opening night is also Amy's birthday. Of course, Sheldon doesn't think this is all that important at first, and he sees no problem with skipping Amy's birthday to see his movie.
For Sheldon to give up the opening night of the new Star Wars movie isn't a small thing. This is a genuine, difficult sacrifice for him to make, but he's willing to do it if that's how he can show Amy he cares. That's the character growth we needed to come out their breakup, and that would have honestly been enough to show how their relationship has already changed.
Indeed, Sheldon delivered that and then some in season 9 episode 11, 'The Opening Night Excitation'. He even traded the opening night of 'Star Wars' at the movies to treat Amy on her birthday, while his friends Leonard, Raj and Howard enjoyed the movie accompanied instead by 'Star Trek''s Wil Wheaton. If it sounds unbelievable that Sheldon would give up something that's clearly so important to him, you might be more inclined to accept it when we explain that it was actually a vision of Han Solo that persuaded him - well, Professor Proton (Bob Newhart) dressed as such. 041b061a72