03-05-2016, 05:12 PM
I suppose it comes down to personal taste. I don't find the actor physically appealing anyway, and then the original clothing combined with his cringing, twitchy body language (props to JG for that) made him eminently kickable. I see no charm, sorry.
But the things that moved me from 'euw, overly persistent sweaty little creep' to 'kill it with fire' were his actual behaviours. The immediate latching on to Penny and fantasising was a bit skeevy, but sadly normal. Stealing her mail, lying to get a date, slightly worrying. But his manipulation of his friends, and my huge Beserk button, his sabotage of Sheldon's work, were vile. He's not sweet or charming or some kind of underdog who 'deserves' a hot girlfriend to make up for his shitty childhood, he's a self-serving, selfish, worthless asshat who vacillates between desperate and smug. Even without Penny's existence, his stealing of Howard's date, and his manipulation of Sheldon in pursuit of Missy, do not speak of a bloke with integrity. Neither does "she let me" indicate 'tru wuv'. He's a Nice Guy, in the worst sense.
But the things that moved me from 'euw, overly persistent sweaty little creep' to 'kill it with fire' were his actual behaviours. The immediate latching on to Penny and fantasising was a bit skeevy, but sadly normal. Stealing her mail, lying to get a date, slightly worrying. But his manipulation of his friends, and my huge Beserk button, his sabotage of Sheldon's work, were vile. He's not sweet or charming or some kind of underdog who 'deserves' a hot girlfriend to make up for his shitty childhood, he's a self-serving, selfish, worthless asshat who vacillates between desperate and smug. Even without Penny's existence, his stealing of Howard's date, and his manipulation of Sheldon in pursuit of Missy, do not speak of a bloke with integrity. Neither does "she let me" indicate 'tru wuv'. He's a Nice Guy, in the worst sense.