i think i'll try defying gravity, and you won't bring me down.

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• Things I want to talk about today, in the order the episodes were aired this week:
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[smelltheflowers]

I'm torn about The Big Bang Theory. It seems most people in the fandom absolutely hate Leonard, but I don't really have any strong feelings about him either way. This is probably helped by the fact that I don't really ship Penny/Sheldon, so I'm not influenced in that respect. I do see the chemistry between Penny and Sheldon, but I can't see it beyond friendship at this point. Sheldon is far too emotionally and sexually stunted for me to be able to picture him in a romantic relationship with anyone at this point. As you also said, he's one of the few male characters I love but who I would never want to be in a relationship with.

As for the last episode, I kind of agreed with Leonard: If I was in a long-term relationship with someone, I wouldn't take kindly to the fact that they were having an ex sleep over on their couch. I think both Penny and Leonard went about the issue the wrong way though: Leonard was a little too sensitive, whereas Penny was too insensitive, and wouldn't even hear Leonard's reasoning for his jealousy and anger. My favourite scene of that episode was definitely Sheldon at the comic book store. I loved how Penny and Leonard were acting like his parents, attempting to pacify him with gifts :) It was very cute.

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Oh, I should clarify, I guess! I think that Sheldon and Penny should never get together in a romantic sense while the show is going on, if Sheldon remains as he is -- I just want to squee at the sparks and chemistry they have, and how they're more closely matched than Leonard and Penny are. Even as friends, Penny seems to love Sheldon more than she does Leonard!

I think my "problem" with Leonard didn't start from the last episode, but from the season premiere, when he was more excited about Penny/having sex with Penny instead of trying to make up for his grave mistake with Sheldon (and I'm glad that Penny did that!). And so far, to me, besides this last episode, it's like the writers have been fixated with exploring their relationship only in the physical sense, and how much Leonard likes her because she's pretty, out of his league and yet would still have sex with him. Again, I'm probably viewing this out of rose-tinted shipper shades, but that's how I feel!

(Hee, matching icons! :D)