10-27-2015, 03:04 PM
I agree with wellplayedpenny, it was a lot of fun to see Leonard and Sheldon on the same side again and the helium broker was a great addition. Plus, no stupid break-up plot!
Now, the dating subplot of course fell flat on its face. I think I would have been angry with the group for being petty, but at least I could occasionally cackle alongside with them. Amy "Wet Blanket" Fowler with her mournful voice and no-joke lines just isn't funny enough as a straight woman. Penny and Leonard at least always seems exasperatedly confused or resigned or something - it's fun to watch them despairing over their friends' antics. She just seems mildly worried and sad. Just looking at her takes the comedy out of the scene for me. I have no idea why they write her like that - she was funny once upon a time, but normalising her really hasn't done her a lot of good.
Oh, and even Shelnard's joke flirting was more convincing than any part of Shamy I've seen for the last three seasons.
Now, the dating subplot of course fell flat on its face. I think I would have been angry with the group for being petty, but at least I could occasionally cackle alongside with them. Amy "Wet Blanket" Fowler with her mournful voice and no-joke lines just isn't funny enough as a straight woman. Penny and Leonard at least always seems exasperatedly confused or resigned or something - it's fun to watch them despairing over their friends' antics. She just seems mildly worried and sad. Just looking at her takes the comedy out of the scene for me. I have no idea why they write her like that - she was funny once upon a time, but normalising her really hasn't done her a lot of good.
Oh, and even Shelnard's joke flirting was more convincing than any part of Shamy I've seen for the last three seasons.