12-10-2014, 01:13 PM
The "Howard's Dad" storyline makes even less sense, now that apparently NONE of the characters have an intact traditional family with two parents who are happily married. Sheldon, Leonard, and Penny each have only one parent that we're aware of, and now apparently Raj's parents are divorced. “OMG, Howard has no parents….and neither does anyone else!!!!” Huh? What?
IDK, this makes it a bit harder to sell the uber-tragic tale of Little Orphan Howie. I saw a comment from someone on Tumblr who hated the idea of Raj's parents getting divorced, because the commenter's parents got divorced when she was an adult, and it utterly devastated her life.*
I can easily imagine ways that this storyline could've been handled better. For example: if one of the other characters *did* have a happy traditional family, Howard could spend some time with them, and it would make him feel both sad and happy, to experience something he had never experienced. (Maybe with a side-order of being glad that he doesn't have Leonard's mother.)
And I'm not including Bernadette's family in this idea, because I basically just ignore her whole existence. I'm talking about the other 4 and their parents. I'm talking about a potential episode that could've happened in the early seasons.
That could've been a very meaningful and touching episode, very wistful and sweet, if it was handled delicately and not over-emphasized. Much better than the Letter ep. It would fit within the style and structure of classic BBT. It could be low-key, not some big-deal melodramtic "event."
Like I said in the "Human Side of Sheldon" thread, I am not totally opposed to having sad or serious moments on this show. But they have to be done *right*, not cheesy and OOC.
*I hate the idea, too, and I'm filing it under "later-seasons stuff to be ignored."
IDK, this makes it a bit harder to sell the uber-tragic tale of Little Orphan Howie. I saw a comment from someone on Tumblr who hated the idea of Raj's parents getting divorced, because the commenter's parents got divorced when she was an adult, and it utterly devastated her life.*
I can easily imagine ways that this storyline could've been handled better. For example: if one of the other characters *did* have a happy traditional family, Howard could spend some time with them, and it would make him feel both sad and happy, to experience something he had never experienced. (Maybe with a side-order of being glad that he doesn't have Leonard's mother.)
And I'm not including Bernadette's family in this idea, because I basically just ignore her whole existence. I'm talking about the other 4 and their parents. I'm talking about a potential episode that could've happened in the early seasons.
That could've been a very meaningful and touching episode, very wistful and sweet, if it was handled delicately and not over-emphasized. Much better than the Letter ep. It would fit within the style and structure of classic BBT. It could be low-key, not some big-deal melodramtic "event."
Like I said in the "Human Side of Sheldon" thread, I am not totally opposed to having sad or serious moments on this show. But they have to be done *right*, not cheesy and OOC.
*I hate the idea, too, and I'm filing it under "later-seasons stuff to be ignored."