@Lemons said:

1.Did it seem odd to you that Amy so quickly agreed to take emotion out of the wedding party planning process and use empirical metrics? Isn't she usually the one who balances Sheldon's robotic ways and makes him take people's feelings into consideration?

2.Is it surprising to you that two academics like Sheldon and Amy are getting this into the minutia of their wedding planning?

3.Leonard is Sheldon's best friend and everyone has always known that. Why did he need to test all three guys for the role?

4.Who should have been the one to tell Bernie that Amy chose Penny? Amy or Penny? (Penny ended up having to.)

5.Not that it matters but neither Bernie nor Penny will be Amy's maid of honor (as stated on the show). However, Penny will be her Matron of Honor. She is married. Wonder why they didn't use that term? Oversight, or because "matron" sounds kind of old?

6.If you could have a code word, what would it be?

Comment: Young Sheldon adds depth to TBBT. When Sheldon was talking about making Georgie his best man last night, I knew exactly who he was talking about, and when he described him, I understood why he said the things he did. I liked it!

I don't think Amy actions or Sheldon's actions were out of character. They've never had to plan a wedding, so the whole process is foreign to them.

If I had a codeword it would be "Casablanca".

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

-4. At first, I thought Amy; but, then, I thought: well, Amy isn't responsible for Bernie's assumptions.

Sheldon asked Stuart, so it was his responsibility to un-ask him. Not so, with Amy; she never asked Bernie, never said that if Bernie let her be the maid of honor, she would do the same.

DON'T KNOW; so have to ask: When folks choose a maid/matron of honor do they notify all their other close friends to let them know they didn't make the cut, OR is that just TV goings-on?

-5. Not that I believe every awful thing I hear about Team Chucky; but the word on the street is that actors have to treat EVERY word as if it came from "The Burning Bush". So, I doubt Kaley had a say. I'm thinking more likely it's something that fell through the cracks.

4.I think it depends on the situation. For example, when I got married, I did not have a talk with my friends to explain that my sister would be my maid of honor. It was just understood. But in a situation like Amy's, where she has two main friends, one of whom already had her in her wedding, I think an explanation from the bride would be a kind thing to do. Sort of a "you're very important to me, but this is why I chose the other" type conversation.

5.Maybe Chuck chose the word so that Penny would not be associated with an old sounding term. She's still our show hottie, ya know.

@CalabrianQueen said:

1) No, Amy is liable to change her approach and remove emotion when it suits the situation, she's a scientist after all.

2) They Tried to ignore the minutiae and have a quick office wedding,and it felt too empty. I think their feelings for each other run deeper then they realized.

3) Making things more difficult than they have to be is Sheldon's trademark. And Leonard is his best friend mostly because he tolerates him most, not because he's his stand out companion. Amy and Penny are different because IMO Penny is her standout companion.

4)Amy should have told her herself. I would be really hurt if my best friend didn't choose me for her maid of honor and vice versa, even moreso if I had to learn it from a secondhand source.

5) NOBODY I know uses that term,and I doubt the average person knows that the title changes if you're married.

6)Mousetrap. It's also my safe word. 😜

Thank you to you, as well, Erica, for answering all of my questions. Hmm, did I use too many commas in that sentence?

1.And when it suits what the writers want to do on the show.

2.Yes, I understand they wanted to do something nicer than a justice of the peace wedding, but they had a ton of stuff on their list to choose, not all of which you have to have at a wedding. I was just surprised they were making it so elaborate, that's all.

3.I agree very much with your first sentence of #3, and that above all, pretty much sums up the answer to #2 and #3.

4.Agree 100%.

5.I know people who use it. Now pass me my dentures.