Sheldon's Kryptonite - Mary Cooper

[Tuesday Pajamas]

Mary gets on with Penny like a house on fire on top of a burning tire-factory doused in jet-fuel. Ie, very bloody well indeed. I was just discussing with Toad how very much Mary is like a darker, twisted version of Penny. What with all the "When I was your age, you could have me for a car ride and a bottle of strawberry wine." and "Jesus would forgive her if she put ground glass in my dad's meatloaf."
They're both protective of Sheldon despite him "creeping the bejesus" out of them, but Mary is also motherly (for rather blindingly obvious reasons) whereas Penny is nurturing. Mary's met Amy, and seemed rather unsettled. It wasn't WARM anyroad. I cannot fathom how Mary, Missy or Meemaw would ever sit well with Amy, who often seems contemptuous of those with lower intellectual or moral standings. Sheldon's family appear to be rampant, outspoken individuals with a great deal of personal pride. I don't see how they would tolerate being looked down on.

The fact that the spokespersons backpedalled over the Meemaw issue strikes me as incredibly feeble and craven. They're your characters dammit, do what you like!

This could be why we have yet to see another meeting between Amy and Mary. As the writers try to convince us that the Shamy are some great love story, they remove the one person who shows us the kind of woman Sheldon needs.