SPOILERS: What fresh hell is this? - S9

[Idle Miscreant]

Prior to fixating on Sheldon, like a flailing madman, I fixated on other characters that had similar qualities (not necessarily personalities) as a muse.
Some were fictional beings, like Sydney Carton, Captain Ahab, or Don Quixote, and some were real bastards, like Montaigne, or Buster Keaton.
They all had elements of the driven outsider in eternal and relentless pursuit of his Vision.
In the modern world of film, one of my favourites was Jack Skellington.

Jack was the master of his particular domain, yet something was amiss, whose absence left him hollow. The thing was, this absence wasn't romantic, it was simply a different perspective on life. Once understood, he returns to his situation with an element of glory and triumph. He understands what his part in the world is. And it is a brilliant role. Jack learns to appreciate himself without any external influence. He merely observes and explores the world. Nobody TELLS him what he should be or do. He recognises his original quality.
And by god I wish it's what Sheldon would do.

I like this scene because it's both very affirmative and very Sheldonic. "Nobody really understood, well HOW COULD THEY?"






There is also a rag doll woman who sticks by Jack throughout all, but she never tries to change him, judge him, or ask anything of him. She gets him, and likes the fucker, but keeps her distance. This is exactly the sort of relationship Sheldon needs, and Penny is the closest thing we've got...