First-Time Reaction: Big Bang Theory's Stan Lee Cameo, The One Ring Feud and Sheldon's Stage Fright Had Me in Stitches

Sheldon's Stan Lee Meetup Ends in a Restraining Order, and I Loved It

The episode where Sheldon misses his chance to meet Stan Lee because of a court date, then gets dragged along to his house by Penny anyway, had me completely won over by the ending. "Oh my goodness. Oh my gosh, that last one had me in stitches. I love it. Love it. Love it," I said once it landed on the restraining order twist. I did not expect them to actually show Stan Lee on screen. At first I thought the boys were just using his name, then they paid it off.

What got me was how Sheldon spins the whole disaster into a positive because the restraining order hearing means his friends have to show up with him. "That is a court date everybody's going to go to... there's no way that Leonard and the boys are not going to go to that one. I would definitely go watch that." I even said, "I wish they would show that because I think that would be a really funny episode."

Sheldon's deadpan delivery throughout the courtroom scenes stood out to me too. "I don't think I could deliver my lines like him," I said, adding that watching him do it would probably make me crack up anyway. I also related to Penny's confusion about who Stan Lee even is, since I only started my own Marvel and DC catch-up around two years ago and used to have no idea who he was either. I said I don't think I would have been able to enjoy this show as much without going through that journey first.

The One Ring Fight Is Exactly What I'd Want From a Boyfriend

The garage sale ring plot, where the guys convince themselves the Lord of the Rings prop is the real one ring and refuse to let go of it, was pure chaos I said I would happily join. "If that was my boyfriend, I would have the best time of my life because I would be laughing all the time," I said, adding, "I probably would have joined in on the precious."

Sheldon's trick of making the others need to pee so they'll let go of the ring reminded me of making my own sister pee in the car years ago by chanting "waterfall tingle tingle tingle" until she actually wet the front seat, and my mom blamed me for it. And I appreciated that Leonard still ends up holding the ring at the end simply because everyone else falls asleep. "Well done, Leonard," I said.

Sheldon's Stage Fright Backstory Made His Mother Look Rough

Sheldon's flashback about winning a lima bean science fair ribbon as a kid, only for his mother to point out it copied his brother's earlier project, got to me. "His mom is so rough," I said, noting the letter from his mother later in the episode always gets me too.

I did think the science banquet crowd let Sheldon down during his terrible stand up bit. "What happened to the C team, man?" I said, arguing that once he started singing, someone in the audience should have joined in to lighten the mood so it wouldn't have been so brutal to watch.

I Can't Stand Wil Wheaton Beating Sheldon at Bowling

The bowling rematch against Wil Wheaton's team had me rooting hard against him. "I can't stand this guy, man. This guy who keeps messing with Sheldon," I said, also complaining that the team names in the episode were terrible. When Raj wins his side bet and the episode ends without the guys getting their own rematch, I was not satisfied: "I'm not fully pleased with the way this one ended... I believe we deserved a rematch... where we were victorious."

The Leonard and Penny "I love you" storyline hit close to home. I shared that I once waited three and a half years to say it in a past relationship because I did not want to use the word until I was sure, and said I can only really speak to being the person who has not said it back, not the person waiting to hear it.

Do you think Penny and Leonard's "I love you" moment should have gone differently?