9.02 The Separation Oscillation

[Idle Miscreant]

Sheldon's unquestioning belief that he is part of whatever relationship he chooses, usually Leonard's, is one of the most reliably charming aspects of the show, in my opinion...

Even in Season 7, when the showrunners had (for mysterious reasons of their own) effectively abandoned a lot of Sheldon's original attributes, he still assumes he'll be living with Leonard and Penny after their marriage. I found that very 'in character'.

Suddenly deciding to propose to a person he's spent a lackluster 4 years in a relationship with, frequently sulking and carping, who insults his passions and wants to change him, and who he has expressly avoided living with, not so 'in character'. And conventional and passionless to boot. Winning combination there...

I'm still bizarrely holding out hope that old Sheldon will return. The whimsical, hellbent, self-sufficient alien, who learned the humans' protocols, but didn't give a damn what they thought of him.



Vintage Sheldon had SERVANTS. He was a mild tyrant over his land, and ruled with a haughty benevolence.
New Sheldon is "broken" and dependent on others. He is mentally incapacitated, apparently. He is a "sexy toddler".

The clever chaps who created Vintage Sheldon are still around and in charge (I think). They can bring their finest creation BACK. If they want to.

And I desperately hope they DO want to, one day, because currently the one thing Sheldon was NOT known for, ie, his romantic interests, indeed his lack of interest made him stand out in sitcomland,  is now the FOCUS of his personality and story arc.

Which is both baffling and depressing.

My mother won't watch the end of Rocky Horror because she loathes seeing Dr. Frank-N-Furter reduced from his superior splendour to crawling around pathetically after an artificially created love-interest.

I'm dubiously pleased (because it also pains me) to report that that's also her stated reason for not watching the later seasons of TBBT.

And she's a Leonard fan for heaven's sake! (though not an L/P fan by any stretch) If Leonard fans are upset at the destruction of Sheldon, god help the poor Sheldon fans!

AU SECOURS!



(gratuitous Tim Curry shot)