7.17 The Friendship Turbulence

[Trust No One]

Martha had potential. She was properly interested in comics and sci-fi, and obviously attracted to Sheldon. The showrunners would presumably have made her a creepy, clinging nightmare in short order, but... I think watching Penny watching her with narrowed eyes might have been interesting.

Sheldon has the most appalling role models around him. How the hell is he supposed to ever work out what a healthy loving relationship or a decent friendship looks like, with what he has to go on?

Great point on Martha Space. You need someone that will make Penny take notice and have the guys look at Sheldon in another way. You need characters that will shake things up and not make them more stale.