11-15-2016, 05:49 PM
I wrote it because I feel the leads were all dumbed down from perfect characters and role models to what they are today - Weak male lead and a sidekick, two strong female leads, who are never wrong. That's the PC I meant. How ironic it is, that they kept Howard the sane one, given his creepy attitude towards Penny in the first seasons. His character growth was good, IMO.
But with Sheldon, it's like TPTB tried to do the right thing (be less sexist), but completely overshot their mark. They tried too hard to please everybody (when is Sheldon getting a GF?), made him an idiot and ruined the fragile main character balance they had in the beginning. All jokes are on him now, with the geology, weird dancing, moving issues,... And everybody is just laughing at him and correcting him about everything, like he's 10 years old.
I know this is an episode thread, but transforming TBBT, of all the shows, into a female-led rom-com, I don't know...
I love this site and everybody, it's just something I had to point out from my PoV.
But with Sheldon, it's like TPTB tried to do the right thing (be less sexist), but completely overshot their mark. They tried too hard to please everybody (when is Sheldon getting a GF?), made him an idiot and ruined the fragile main character balance they had in the beginning. All jokes are on him now, with the geology, weird dancing, moving issues,... And everybody is just laughing at him and correcting him about everything, like he's 10 years old.
I know this is an episode thread, but transforming TBBT, of all the shows, into a female-led rom-com, I don't know...
I love this site and everybody, it's just something I had to point out from my PoV.