12 Feb 2015 1:44 PM PT
by Leanne Aguilera/ET 12:15 PM PST, February 12, 2015
From spur-of-the-moment proposals, to sneak-attack I love you’s, The Big Bang Theory sure knows how to tug-on-our heartstrings.
It might have started off as a quirky show featuring four brainiac scientists, but over the last eight years the CBS comedy has consistently surprised fans with some of the most romantic moments in TV history.
To get the inside scoop on to these sly, yet swoon-worthy moments, ETonline recently caught up with executive producers Bill Prady and Steven Molaro, and we discovered that your favorite BBT moments often come as a just as much of a shock to writers as they do to the audience.
“These things always come out organically,” Prady said of the big romantic gestures on the show. “I think that one of the things that makes The Big Bang Theory couples work is that, from a writing point of view, it’s not written with the result first.”
“They sneak up on us as we write,” he continued. “It always starts from here’s something that’s going on in our characters’ lives, and how would that effect the characters. And from that, how would that affect their relationships?”
One of the most recent massively tear-jerking moments happened in November’s episode “The Prom Equivalency” when Sheldon (Jim Parsons) shocked audiences by saying “I love you too,” before Amy (Mayim Bialik) could even muster up the courage.
“I cried too,” Molaro said of the sweet Shamy surprise. “I get very emotional with these scenes. I think what in particular touches me about that scene is as amazing and wonderful Sheldon actually is before he admits it, it’s how nervous Amy is trying to get herself to say the words.”
The EP continued, “When she’s in that moment of, ‘You don’t have to say it back, and I don’t want you to feel any pressure,’ I’m so there with her, and that’s where I start to get choked up. Then he says it first and their first ‘I love you’ is actually ‘I love you too.'”
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So what’s next for all of your favorite beauty and the geek couples? Molaro teased, “Everyone is moving forward in some way, but even we don’t know exactly where they’re headed until it happens.” The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on CBS.