02-13-2015, 05:51 AM
It had no energy at all. The show had not done the groundwork it thought it had, most of us were totally enthralled with Sheldon and Leonard was just the 'straight man' who was there to make the jokes work. So when Penny announced these feelings for him it seemed inconceivable. In later seasons Penny flipped back and forward emotionally which made it look like she was settling.