10-31-2014, 08:13 AM
Tonight's episode was rather interesting in that irony free way that I'm sure many pro-canon shippers will see this episode. Here we have Billy Bob play a doctor who took Penny's work-related 'flirts' as a sign of affection and jumped the gun to pursue a relationship. Contrast that with Leonard in the pilot, where if there was any flirting there it occurred at the whiteboard between Penny and Sheldon, who takes in Penny's normal actions (i.e. no flirting with him) and concludes that their babies will be smart and beautiful.
Then we have Billy Bob track Penny down via internet and show up at her door unannounced. Kinda creepy. But breaking into her mailbox in order to steal her mail so as to concoct a means for engaging her in conversation is pretty creepy too.
Billy Bob is puzzled: Leonard and he are quite similar and yet he's alone while Leonard has 'someone like Penny'. It's a puzzlement shared by many (myself included); fortunately we have Sheldon to the rescue, explaining that Leonard was like a persistent tract infection on Penny the urethra. Given the decline to Penny's character over the seasons I'd concur with the bacterial infection scenario. Poor girl trying to drown out her soul with alcohol as she adjusted to life with Leonard when all she needed was a dose of penicillin to bring her back to her feisty self.
Sheldon also let it be known that there's a pool going as to how long the Lenny will last, given that Leonard and Penny have little in common. So let's take a look at the record: Leonard's unsure, Penny's unsure, Sheldon's pretty much sure (that they'll fail) and the rest of the gang taking part in the pool. That means everyone on the show has doubts that the Lenny will last. But wait, Leonard smoothed it all over in an earlier episode when he said, 'sure, we've got zippo in common but we love each other and so we'll make it work'. That well thought out rationalization sure puts my mind at ease. It's 'true love'.
Regardless, I'm sure the Lennys won't be phased by this episode; after all, as Sheldon pointed out, Leonard is the oddly-shaped man who got the girl (like Mario in Donkey Kong) so it's all good. Forget the fact it makes Penny an objective, a prize to be won, a damsel to be rescued as opposed to a partner.
Forget the big hairy monkey, what's more damaging to the show is the big ol' elephant in the room otherwise known as Lenny.
Then we have Billy Bob track Penny down via internet and show up at her door unannounced. Kinda creepy. But breaking into her mailbox in order to steal her mail so as to concoct a means for engaging her in conversation is pretty creepy too.
Billy Bob is puzzled: Leonard and he are quite similar and yet he's alone while Leonard has 'someone like Penny'. It's a puzzlement shared by many (myself included); fortunately we have Sheldon to the rescue, explaining that Leonard was like a persistent tract infection on Penny the urethra. Given the decline to Penny's character over the seasons I'd concur with the bacterial infection scenario. Poor girl trying to drown out her soul with alcohol as she adjusted to life with Leonard when all she needed was a dose of penicillin to bring her back to her feisty self.
Sheldon also let it be known that there's a pool going as to how long the Lenny will last, given that Leonard and Penny have little in common. So let's take a look at the record: Leonard's unsure, Penny's unsure, Sheldon's pretty much sure (that they'll fail) and the rest of the gang taking part in the pool. That means everyone on the show has doubts that the Lenny will last. But wait, Leonard smoothed it all over in an earlier episode when he said, 'sure, we've got zippo in common but we love each other and so we'll make it work'. That well thought out rationalization sure puts my mind at ease. It's 'true love'.
Regardless, I'm sure the Lennys won't be phased by this episode; after all, as Sheldon pointed out, Leonard is the oddly-shaped man who got the girl (like Mario in Donkey Kong) so it's all good. Forget the fact it makes Penny an objective, a prize to be won, a damsel to be rescued as opposed to a partner.
Forget the big hairy monkey, what's more damaging to the show is the big ol' elephant in the room otherwise known as Lenny.
Let's go exploring!