8.06 The Expedition Approximation (Oct 20)

[Idle Miscreant]

Bernadette doesn't bother me particularly, other than as an example of the the concept; One must abandon one's hobbies and passions as one gets older. And that being a "grownup" means you can't have light-sabers mounted on the wall. (Why the fuck not?)
I actually find her rather amusing at times. But this is because she's not shouting at MY favourite character.
If it were Sheldon she was married to, whilst calling him an idiot, and belittling his hobbies, I'd be furious.

Hence my anger at Amy. Who calls Sheldon "annoying", tells him she's the "best girlfriend he's ever going to have" (who SAYS that?), blatantly manipulates him, complains about him, and apparently dislikes everything he finds interesting. One game of counterfactuals and FWF in three years just isn't selling it for me.
He's depicted as having more fun watching CORNSTARCH for fucksake. Also playing with a Time Machine, making Penny Blossoms, inventing boardgames, singing L'Chaim etc etc. Even when he was teaching himself Finnish he looked bloody contented.

I liked that Martha woman, because she seemed genuinely passionate about the same sort of things Sheldon was into, LIKED him, and obviously had no problem with him, for example, wearing Hulk Hands on a date. There are "geek" women you know chaps...

Amy's like a perpetual Nanny State. NO FUN FOR YOU! DON'T SAY THAT! WHY WON'T YOU BEHAVE? The elderly Aunt clothing VS Sheldon's childlike clothing choices disturbs me as well...

So I get where Louise is coming from, with her dislike of Bernadette.
I'd probably have no grave issues with Amy if she wasn't shackled to Sheldon. Doomed to drag him down with her yearned-for ship.

I suspect this is the reason (most) Lenny fans have no issue with her. She's not licking LEONARD'S stapler now is she...Not manipulating Leonard, not telling him he can't do better...

Lenny fans find Amy amusing and don't 'get' why Shenny and Sheldon fans rage against her, but if for whatever inspired reason the writers decided to have Penny work out that Sheldon was the only person who never lied to her, who challenged her, was a fellow dreamer etc and bugger off with him into the sunset, and have Leonard and Amy bond over their shared affectionless childhoods, need for love and approval, and inferiority complexes, THEN I'm sure the Lenny fans wouldn't be quite so amused with Amy.

Seriously, the character was introduced as being completely disinterested in romance, traditional or otherwise, and is now, three years later, almost completely defined by her obsession with being in a normal one, with a home and a family, and a boyfriend who says nice things to her, and is physically affectionate etc. The fact that Sheldon doesn't want any of this is the whole "joke" of the past few seasons, and it's very unpleasant to watch.

I can't imagine it's pleasant for Amy fans to watch either. If she's suddenly going to be defined, bizarrely, by her need for a relationship, then put her in one with RAJ or STUART for godsake.

They'd treat her well, and appreciate her, and Stuart and Amy in particular could get up to some kinky business, and be the "weird couple" of the show, whilst not ruining Sheldon's character, who NEEDS TO REMAIN DETACHED FROM HUMANITY. It's the only way he (and thus the writers) can make illuminating comments upon it.

Until this happens (which it won't) I still can't bear to watch the new seasons. Which is a pity, because there's good writing outside the relationship nonsense, excellent acting from Helberg, Sussman etc and this picture looks vaguely like Vintage Sheldon, and I miss the bastard.