The Young Sheldon Episode That Explains Why TBBT's Sheldon Says 'Coitus'

May 2024 · 1 minute read

After a lifetime of distancing himself from the emotional messiness that he associates with physical intimacy, Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) finally partakes in “coitus” in “The Big Bang Theory” Season 9, Episode 11, “The Opening Night Excitation.” Quite shockingly, he chooses an evening with birthday girl Amy Farrah Fowler (Mayim Bialik) over seeing the new “Star Wars” flick with his friends. In fact, it’s decided that coitus will occur on her birthday each year.

According to co-creator Chuck Lorre, this arrangement shows that Sheldon’s mindset toward coitus hasn’t changed much since adolescence — though he enjoyed himself, he still doesn’t understand the hype that society places around intimacy. “Sex plays a very small part in his life, and I’ve always found that to be one of the most wonderful things bout [sic] Sheldon’s character: that he opted out of that part of life that everyone else assumes we should be obsessed with. He’s chosen not to be. From the very beginning, it’s just not something that holds a lot of interest for him,” Lorre told The Hollywood Reporter.

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