SPOILERS: What fresh hell is this? - S9

[Kimk26]

Hey Ratman! Good to see you!

And yes..I have a feeling and am feeling pretty confident about it. Like..it just seems to be lining up. Very carefully, mind you. I've been noticing little things. Like Leonard pointing out Penny's slights toward him compared to the other bonded couples. And like you said, the secret account he had. Just these little tidbits. As well as the Shenny going off together again without Amy and Leonard..and Amy lamenting, yet again, the close bond that Sheldon and Penny have and how it bothers her. That's been a recurring theme throughout these relationships. Now if Zack comes back with news that he and Penny are still married..that opens up more possibilities. I mean, they keep revisiting the Penny/Sheldon closeness..I wouldn't be at all surprised, as well, if they spend their final season (if season 10 is indeed going to be it) in a kind of set of triangles. Maybe the last season will be "Will Penny end up with Sheldon or Leonard"..it would certainly be interesting! And I think..kind of bringing the show full-circle to it's beginning. Because the first episode..yes, Leonard called dibs on her, but it was clear there was a spark between Penny and Sheldon as well. She showed interest in Sheldon before she did Leonard. And Sheldon had a response. 

You know, I just can't get the image out of my head..one of the first promotional shots of the cast..it's from the first episode. The gang is sitting on the couch, with Sheldon and Penny side by side in the center. Leonard is standing behind the couch, smack dab between them. And he's got his leg over the couch, planted firmly between Sheldon and Penny. And she's looking at Sheldon and he's preoccupied with his laptop. But that Leonard leg in between them. That's a statement. Even in photos taken before the episode aired, it's the same thing. It's clear that Leonard is smitten with her, and Penny seems to be intent on getting under Sheldon's skin, with him looking irritated in some, but then cautiously interested in others. She looks at him seductively, (and oblivious to Leonard's puppy-dog eyes for her). So that told me: triangle.

So maybe, yeah, the last season may finally have these characters addressing this thing, finally. And I'd bet my bottom dollar that ratings would soar. Penny would stop being background scenery, go out with a bang. And Sheldon might actually have something of a challenge worthy of him/bring back his alpha tendencies. I hope I'm right!