10-31-2014, 01:52 PM
(10-31-2014, 08:13 AM)wellplayedpenny Wrote: Tonight's episode was rather interesting in that irony free way that I'm sure many pro-canon shippers will see this episode.
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.
Yeah, this is one of the biggest problems I have always had with Lenny- Penny is really more of an achievement than anything and the relationship is never that of equals who enhance each other. That's part of whats wrong with the show right now. The writers have paired up and chosen to highlight relationships that do nothing to elevate any of the characters involved. All the humor comes from conflict, and unlike earlier seasons its not a conflict of understanding or misunderstanding(like Penny and Sheldon scenes) its meaner and more malicious in tone. Cue the Amy and Bernadette interaction.
First off was their little scene even necessary. It added nothing to the story and seemed thrown in just to give Bernadette a reason to be in the episode. Then Amy butting in and ruining things for Bernadette by sending the email off. Sorry, the way they have portrayed Amy these past years, you can't tell me that if she had been selected to be in the magazine she wouldn't have jumped at the chance. Bernadette's response was cruel(though probably pretty close to home).
The guys hanging out in the Drs. lair was kind of fun and I loved the assorted anti-lennui comments Sheldon made. Too bad he doesn't have the same insight into his own relationship.
The good thing about this episode is that, aside from brief Lennui, there was no couples this week.
Oh wow, oh wow, what an adventure.