7.22 The Proton Transmogrification

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I get kinda offended when someone expresses shame or disgust at knowing something nerdy, so Penny's constant gasps at dismay every time she realized she recognized a Star Wars reference fell flat for me. Especially when they went back to that well 5-6 times.

Since this is season 7, I agree she should be used to knowing what she thinks is "nerd stuff" and it shouldn't be funny that she hasn't learned to tolerate it or at least not look so surprised/horrified that she knows it, but it was so vintage Penny (somebody I long to see come back) that I'm giving it a pass. I find I'm much more tolerant of an episode every time they let vintage Penny or Sheldon out of their cage.