05-22-2015, 04:41 PM
I really liked this scene. It's funny seeing the guys involved in a little mild drug use and although it's exaggerated for comedy, it's enjoyable. We get a little background on all three of them, with Leonard revealing he hates his name, Howard talking about losing his virginity and Raj fantasising about being a rabbit king. This was possible because they transposed them from their safe little world.
They tried to do the same thing again the Bakersfield's episode last season but the approach of the writers to their characters has changed too much. They wanted to push the idea that the guys were embarrassed by their hobbies now and how 'normal' people perceived them. It was joyless and too realistic. We all KNOW what normal people think of nerds and giving them a voice on their show was unnecessary. I hated seeing adults bullying the guys at a cafe and their sad faces as all the fun was sucked out of their hobbies by these narrow minded people. The writers failed to give them any protection or confidence. Then they returned to the apartment, where they are safe, and everything was okay again. But it just didn't have the comedy of Adhesive Duck.
They tried to do the same thing again the Bakersfield's episode last season but the approach of the writers to their characters has changed too much. They wanted to push the idea that the guys were embarrassed by their hobbies now and how 'normal' people perceived them. It was joyless and too realistic. We all KNOW what normal people think of nerds and giving them a voice on their show was unnecessary. I hated seeing adults bullying the guys at a cafe and their sad faces as all the fun was sucked out of their hobbies by these narrow minded people. The writers failed to give them any protection or confidence. Then they returned to the apartment, where they are safe, and everything was okay again. But it just didn't have the comedy of Adhesive Duck.