09-12-2014, 06:57 PM
(09-11-2014, 09:30 PM)Louise Wrote: See, that's the key point. You're not rigid in your thinking. You value Sheldon as an individual first, and the ship comes second. The problems begin when fans value a ship so much more than they value the characters as individuals. The ship takes on a life of its own...
While I myself am not deeply invested in Shenny, I can respect the fact that Shenny shippers, on the whole, see Sheldon as a person, and not just a faceless place-holder in some romantic scenario...
I think you'll find a lot of Shennys feel the same way. Our ship is based on both of them being gutsy and sure of themselves. There's no play for pity. Penny can make a scene funny with just one withering look in Sheldon's direction.
Unfortunately, it will never work that way with Amy. Mayim Bialik has a different acting style and there's something very serious about her anger. Same with Melissa Rauch. Neither of them can really make their aggression that amusing. When Penny gets angry, the scene still remains funny and she's never scary. Kaley has a gentle touch to her acting which is rare and she never forgets it's comedy. I think this is why it works so well with Sheldon. He's such an unreasonable sod and scenes shouldn't get too serious, or he just looks mean.