08-26-2014, 05:07 PM
Maybe this belongs in the "wishful thinking" thread, but the storyline I wanted for Howard would be to watch him become more independent. Everyone keeps blathering about "growth" and "maturity", but one of the major signs of maturity is being independent, to whatever degree you are able. Nobody will convince me that going straight from living with his mother to living with Bernadette is "growth." He's never had his own apartment, poor guy.
If Howard's mother threw him out, or moved away or something, he'd have to fend for himself and make his own way. You could get some really cute and meaningful storylines out of that. Maybe he and Raj could be roomies for a while, and that would be awesome.
IMO they have actually made Howard *more* selfish, childish, and lazy just to make B. look better by comparison and set up some contrived conflicts. We know he is smart and resourceful. I simply don't believe that he'd be laying in the gutter if his mother and Bernadette weren't around. Presumably he left home to go to M.I.T and he did okay. I simply don't believe he's so irresponsible and lazy that he has to be supervised by a woman at all times. That pisses me off; he's not that feckless and useless. He can go to space but he can't learn how to take care of himself? That's b.s.
Howard breaking away from his mother, even if it was only temporary, would've been a great storyline, it wouldn't have to be saccharine and weepy and melodramatic, and it would be an example of *real* "character development." You don't have to change a character's personality, you just put them in different situations and see how they react.
Really, I think the Canon Brigade has no idea what phrases like "growth" or "character development" actually mean. Those are just euphemisms for anything that brings them more Rom-com stuff.
I would be one hundred percent okay if *nothing* about this show had changed from its early-seasons state, but if we must have changes, let's see the characters spread their wings and cut loose a little and be free. And that storyline could be meaningful in a subtle way, but also cute and FUNNY.
Character development is not a synonym for weddings and babies and ships, and more ships. Somebody's forgotten that friendship is also a ship, and the most important relationship is how one feels about oneself...
I would've loved to watch Howard realize that he can be okay without his mother, (or her replacement) even if this was done in very, very small ways. *Especially* if this was done in very small ways and with a light touch. What they've done instead just wrecks me.
If Howard's mother threw him out, or moved away or something, he'd have to fend for himself and make his own way. You could get some really cute and meaningful storylines out of that. Maybe he and Raj could be roomies for a while, and that would be awesome.
IMO they have actually made Howard *more* selfish, childish, and lazy just to make B. look better by comparison and set up some contrived conflicts. We know he is smart and resourceful. I simply don't believe that he'd be laying in the gutter if his mother and Bernadette weren't around. Presumably he left home to go to M.I.T and he did okay. I simply don't believe he's so irresponsible and lazy that he has to be supervised by a woman at all times. That pisses me off; he's not that feckless and useless. He can go to space but he can't learn how to take care of himself? That's b.s.
Howard breaking away from his mother, even if it was only temporary, would've been a great storyline, it wouldn't have to be saccharine and weepy and melodramatic, and it would be an example of *real* "character development." You don't have to change a character's personality, you just put them in different situations and see how they react.
Really, I think the Canon Brigade has no idea what phrases like "growth" or "character development" actually mean. Those are just euphemisms for anything that brings them more Rom-com stuff.
I would be one hundred percent okay if *nothing* about this show had changed from its early-seasons state, but if we must have changes, let's see the characters spread their wings and cut loose a little and be free. And that storyline could be meaningful in a subtle way, but also cute and FUNNY.
Character development is not a synonym for weddings and babies and ships, and more ships. Somebody's forgotten that friendship is also a ship, and the most important relationship is how one feels about oneself...
I would've loved to watch Howard realize that he can be okay without his mother, (or her replacement) even if this was done in very, very small ways. *Especially* if this was done in very small ways and with a light touch. What they've done instead just wrecks me.