Like an old married couple

[Ratman77]

It didn't mention that Sheldon and Penny are quite fond of each other and that's why they do these things...

Part 1:

That is the most important point.

The affection of this two to each other can be clearly seen in their actions and their behaviour. It was/is a feature of the entire series. To see (really) only friendship in their (teasing, flirting) behaviours........hmmm.
 
How often mentoined, -yes, yes....sorry that I do it again- I was a fan of "The X-Files", and because of that-of course- I also collected the comics. I one of them Mulder and Scully were captured by a paramillitary backwood-gang. The story was told by the POV of a young deaf/dump girl who was also a prisoner there. And her impression, regarding this two agents was extraordinary.

"They are not husband and wife or lovers. But they protect and care for each other that they would shame many 'lovers'."

Well, and that it is what I saw by Penny and Sheldon from the beginning on.
No one of this two must ask the other one for help or caring. They do it instinctively and that shows this invisible bound between them.

One of the latest proofs was the 200. episode.

It was Sheldons birthday, he fled to the bathroom...and who followed to comfort him?
We might have expected, in this situation, it would be his official girlfriend..... but there was no Amy.

It was Penny.
Again!

(Interesting that by this scene I often read comments like: "I am a "Shamy" /or "Lenny"-fan but when I see such scenes I am not sure if Penny and Sheldon not would be the better couple.")

It is always Penny. And that shows -for me- what the "Shamy"  really is.....and strengthened again my incomprehension about that the authors are not willing to do something with these two characters....which are so predestined to be a convincing couple.

Another example from the TV-history are the characters of "Hawkeye Pearce" and "Hotlips Houlihan" from "M.A.S.H.". Both were the completely opposites of each other. She always correct, ernest, orderly and always acting with regulations,...he messy , funny, a little bit infantile and with a weakness for alcohol. The produceres were aware of that and let them got closer when they were alone and under enemy-fire. But they led the "experiment" does not continue,  although it would have been perfect.

The whole show there was this thought in my mind but it seemed that the producers wanted no work with it. But they made at the end this  beautiful scene with this long passionate kiss at the last episode. So they showed that there was this kind of "back door" and the fans that they were respected.





Well, I always hope, that the producers of "TBBT" will be acting in the same way and that they will give us something of this kind,.....which -you know me-  I hope that it will be more than at M.A.S.H and we can experience how Penny  and Sheldon  really come together.



(See the similarity?)