05-27-2017, 03:26 AM
I actually feel a little bad for the character of Amy sometimes because if she had just been introduced as a character in her own right, and not just someone to be paired up with Sheldon, all the original Sheldon fans, of which I consider myself, would have been more behind her. Instead of throwing in the towel and leaving in droves during S4. All the creeepy manipulation stuff and the regression of Sheldon is all pinned on her. If we go back to an episode like Herb Garden, we see a really cool use of her character. Fast forward to the Weekend Vortex and she seems to have already forgotten who Sheldon is. Then there's the disappointment period where she's hiding how frustrated she is, the reprogramming period where she's using all her smarts to alter his behaviour and now, the Reward period, where this has all somehow worked and now he's being a better, more Amy-friendly Sheldon.
This is supposed to be mean that he's in love. Of course, its a story arch, which the writers have cleverly woven. Let's face it, these guys know how to deliver what the boring masses want (but seemingly not what we do but hey-ho). As a fan, who is first and foremost a Sheldon fan, I can't get behind the Shamy due to the decay in what he was. But I often wonder what Amy might have been without Sheldon as well and think it might have been quite interesting. Especailly if they'd kept her flawed, instead of trying to turn her into this perfect love interest for the development of the shows most 'problematic' character. But then I wonder if that might be a little too sophisticated for the target audience of this show. But Amy without Sheldon?
I see Amy as a dork. Don't know if you are familair with the word in the US. Maybe Qweeb is close? But Amy the dork could have been developed a lot better. She's quite normal now but she might have been better as she was, pre-sexualisation. I think they did a hatchet job on both of them and Shamy is the result. People like it though, as it keeps things simple but both characters have lost something as a result.
This is supposed to be mean that he's in love. Of course, its a story arch, which the writers have cleverly woven. Let's face it, these guys know how to deliver what the boring masses want (but seemingly not what we do but hey-ho). As a fan, who is first and foremost a Sheldon fan, I can't get behind the Shamy due to the decay in what he was. But I often wonder what Amy might have been without Sheldon as well and think it might have been quite interesting. Especailly if they'd kept her flawed, instead of trying to turn her into this perfect love interest for the development of the shows most 'problematic' character. But then I wonder if that might be a little too sophisticated for the target audience of this show. But Amy without Sheldon?
I see Amy as a dork. Don't know if you are familair with the word in the US. Maybe Qweeb is close? But Amy the dork could have been developed a lot better. She's quite normal now but she might have been better as she was, pre-sexualisation. I think they did a hatchet job on both of them and Shamy is the result. People like it though, as it keeps things simple but both characters have lost something as a result.