09-28-2016, 07:41 PM
At first they didn't speak the same language at all. Sheldon didn't like Penny's lack of education and thought she was driven by impulse. Penny thought Sheldon was annoying literal and rude. But underneath they were hidden similarities in the way they operated. Sheldon WAS a strong character once, he knew is own mind and so did she. I think the bond developed in spite of their differences and that it was an unexpected to the writers, as to us. There was something that felt very 'real' about Shenny, unlike the cartoon like canon they went with. In comparison, Shamy with always seemed a little too forced, even though the writers worked very hard on Shamy. And Lenny was pretty easy to ignore.