7.23 The Gorilla Dissolution

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We're dealing with parallel versions of the same theme here. Penny has lost everything but Leonard. We know what she decided. At one point next week Sheldon will have lost everything but Amy. We know what Sheldon does. The comedy gods cannot allow both Penny and Sheldon to make the same choice. Structure demands that we see next season what each choice results in. So there need to be two different choices. Is that at all clear or is it just too late at night? I predict that Sheldon and Amy will definitely not be together.

And I have a sterling record of zero correct predictions since my last wrong one.

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So I cant say my reaction was any different than Queens, so here is my contribution





The opening scene. That got me thinking back to the first season when Leonard and Sheldon were pushing a box up the stairs to Penny's apartment and let it go crashing down the stairs. Sorry so much funnier than having a box fall down the stairs and injure Howards mom. Especially since it just set up a tired premise. Yes some of Howard and Bernadette's back and forth was kind of funny, but the rest was pretty meh.

I missed most of Sheldon and Raj, but I did catch Sheldon' s comment about the relationship agreement. That was kind of funny. The chemical castration was stupid. Where did that even come from. How did that in any way really relate to what Sheldon was talking about. Just no.

I like Emily fine but the last thing this show needs is another full time cast member(unless we could get rid of someone) so I am kind of mixed about her and Raj. Who knows she may be gone by the beginning of next season.

Sorry the proposal was, well really it was exactly what I have come to expect from Lenny, underwhelming and sort of off. I know that there are people that will think it is just the cutest thing, but really how can you respect a pair that the writers couldn't bring together until Penny had failed at everything in her life. They just couldn't have them come together on equal footing. I don't like Lenny but I could have at least had some respect for the show and the couple if they would have had Penny have success in something and then accept Leonard. But no we cannot have that. So no matter how much they have the character of Penny protest that she is not settling, that she wants to marry Leonard because he is Leonard, it does not come off that way to me. It definitely comes off as Penny not knowing what her next move will be and deciding that Leonard would be the good safe choice so what the hell, why not. And really Leonard carrying around a ring in your wallet for a couple of years. Weird. If you had it why not use it for a proper proposal instead of those faux proposals you made and then held over Penny's head. Bleah

Don't think Emily will be joining the cast full time. She's also playing a girlfriend on Bones. She's actually doing both gigs at the same time. It's been worked out.