(Pretends to be a fish)
Sheldon: No. Amy: Perhaps you should consider taking acting lessons. Even though he didn't want to give the lecture in the first place, being rejected by those students really hit him hard. I took the liberty of adapting a Star Trek fan fiction novella I wrote when I was ten into a one-act play. Penny: Okay, that's fine, but let's try and get you out of your comfort zone. Penny: Okay, the whole point of this is to loosen you up a little, so I'm thinking you'll play the role of your mother, and I will bring life to Mr. Spock. Penny: We have been monitoring your son Sheldon from the 23rd Century, and we have determined that he is now ready to join us. Raj: Excuse me, Bernadette. Sheldon: So is the McRib sandwich. Sheldon: Why not? Sheldon? They were funny. This feels natural. We need to get connected with our bodies.
Plan: A: Sheldon; Q: Who is brought to tears while acting out the Star Trek fanfiction script? A: his condescending personality; Q: Why is Sheldon unsuccessful as a lecturer? A: Penny; Q: Who does Amy suggest Sheldon take acting lessons from? A: a professional script; Q: What does Sheldon refuse to use for acting lessons? A: Spock; Q: What character does Penny play in the Star Trek fanfiction? A: his comfort zone; Q: What does Penny feel Sheldon needs to come out of? A: his mother; Q: Who does Sheldon want to be with when he is acting out the Star Trek fanfiction script? A: the part; Q: What does Sheldon immerse himself so deeply in that he is brought to tears? A: the phone; Q: What does Penny give to Sheldon so that his mother can console him? A: Raj; Q: Who becomes infatuated with Bernadette? A: Bernadette; Q: Who does Raj fantasize about getting together with? Summary: When Sheldon is unsuccessful as a lecturer due to his condescending personality, Amy suggests that he take acting lessons from Penny. Instead of using a professional script, he insists that they use a Star Trek fanfiction script which he wrote as a child. Penny plays the role of Spock as she feels that Sheldon needs to come out of his comfort zone, while Sheldon plays the dual role of himself and his mother. However while acting out the script, Sheldon immerses himself so deeply in the part that he is brought to tears, because he does not want to be taken away from his mother by Spock. Penny then calls his mother and gives the phone to Sheldon so that his mother can console him. Meanwhile, Raj becomes infatuated with Bernadette and fantasizes about them getting together.