09-03-2015, 11:25 AM
Yup, that's the line that sold me. I can't explain why. It just..I just knew this show was completely different from anything I'd ever encountered before. It all clicked. Including Leonard, being confused and exasperated by the whole premise (that's an important part in carrying it all off with humor, having that 'voice of reason' mixed in with the chaos.) When it all came down at the end, with Penny informing Leonard that she had a copy of the tape of the performance, so he could come watch it with her over breakfast, making the whole ordeal completely worthless..yeah, that's when I got over my aversion to Johnny Galecki. In the early seasons, it seemed his role had been established as the reasonable one of the group. Panty Pinata comes to mind, as he countered back and forth between Sheldon/Penny and their prank war, and Howard/Raj's elaborate supermodel stalking plan..it was a perfect example of the best dynamics of the group. As long as the show more-or-less stayed around these parameters, it was perfect.
"The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent." Norman Mailer