12-13-2016, 05:28 PM
(12-13-2016, 11:23 AM)Idle Miscreant Wrote: It would all have been fine if they hadn't destroyed Sheldon to allow the relationship to occur. If they'd kept Sheldon his old brilliant self, most of us would still be watching, and be quite content.
However, for whatever reason, they wanted a bizarrely juvenile kindergarten sticky-hand-holding relationship for him, rather than something more suited to his original superiority, dignity, passion and verve. Why? Fuck knows. To break the bastard down to the level of the rest of humanity? God forbid anyone is different...
Thus they infantilized him, and degraded his intellect. He's barely recognisable as any sort of scientist, let alone a genius.
But you can either infantilize a character OR put them in a sexual relationship, not both dammit.
That's why Sheldon/Amy is unsettling to watch. With him as a childish buffoon, her scolding and manner (and wardrobe) takes on an elderly minder vs toddler vibe. Not helped by her drugging him with "special juice", or her incredibly creepy 5 year plan...It has the scent of relentless, psychological coercion by a vaguely predatory character over someone with lessened capacities.
If they'd stuck Sheldon (who was fine by himself, ta very much) with any other character on Big Bang, I STILL would be horrified if they drugged the poor fucker. Or constantly nagged him, told him he'd never do better, scented his belongings, lied repeatedly to get what they wanted...
How is this anything other than a monstrous, manipulative caricature of a relationship, which preys on the desecrated husk of original Sheldon?
Considering the show's wide audience, it is right to question the destruction of this once unique character, and the worth of the message it sent.
I think it sends a terrible message to intellects, outsiders, solitary souls, asexuals, and people with passions for things beyond romance and relationships...
Why is it so heinous a crime to have passion for your work above social relationships? Particularly if your work is of the highest intellect, and in pursuit of absolute truth. Why was this taken from Sheldon? Why is his original self now mocked by the current show, calling him "half a man" before, and suggesting he was a lesser being when he cared deeply about the mysteries of the universe?
And other histrionic, rhetorical questions.
Bravo! Now why are NONE of the media critics saying any of this? Why are there no reviewers out there doing anything by walking the company line these days? It baffles me that no one has documented the decline in this once brilliant character. Except us.
The whole Shamy thing just grates. Not just because I prefer Sheldon and Penny's discourse but because they don't bring the best out in each other. As IM says above, he becomes so much less with Amy. They have to diminish him and they shouldn't have to do that.
Amy does have her funny moments and I'd easily ship her with someone else. The quirky female with a boyfriend that matches. Sheldon was so wrong for her and they had to do things to his character which haven't been improvements. Which to me, makes it obvious that Amy wasn't right. Somewhere along the way BB stopped being a clever nerdy show and became this sort of kids cartoon. I know its been super popular but it was so much better before the shift.