7.20 - The Relationship Diremption

[Will_I_BGraded_OnThis]

Yes, I agree. I think Penny has always been someone's vengeance for some slight in high school. The pretty cheerleader who wouldn't date the nerd. She's never been given the dignity of a surname, let alone any agency that doesn't consist of 'Leonard's prize for being a Nice Guy'.

If this were a serious drama, if you had a guy who fixated immediately to the point of imagining your future children, stole your mail, sabotaged your other dates and friendships, and then used alcohol and financial and emotional manipulation to further a relationship - you would expect to end up with a drunken, apathetic mess who was too scared to leave because she was now entirely dependent on the guy who was controlling her.

i never realized its like if greys anatomy ... were a sitcom?