Before I go on to explain why Leonard and Penny are one of the worst couples on TV, I will give a quick commentary on the episode as a whole.
It started off with Howard and Sheldon in Texas while the rest of the gang were at Leonard's/Sheldon's apartment. Raj tricked them into playing a murder mystery party and nobody but Raj was enthused about the game.
Howard took Sheldon to a Nasa conference where Howard gave a speech and afterwards they tried to go and visit Sheldon's mom. Sheldon didn't call ahead of time because he wanted to surprise her. When they arrived at the house Sheldon looked into a window and saw his mother fornicating with a man. Sheldon was displeased to say the least.
Sheldon refused to go inside for a bit but eventually Howard convinced him to talk to his mom. Sheldon went onto scold his mother for what he deemed to be inappropriate behavior and called her out on her own hypocrisy (she's a big believer in Christianity and sex outside of marriage is a big no-no). Eventually they came to terms with one another and Sheldon accepted that his mom deserved happiness.
Back to the murder mystery party. There was a part of the game where Raj took them into the future. Penny was a big superstar and Leonard had tenure. Raj assumed they wouldn't be together, which caused some tension. Penny said that if her career took off that Leonard would just follow her wherever, but Leonard disagreed and said his career was important to him, too. Penny got upset.
Then Stuart piped in saying how he thought that Leonard and Penny would be together in the future because they were the best couple. He explained that they made each other better people. Leonard was more out of his shell and Penny learned things basically.
Now onto why I disagree.
While I do acknowledge that there has been some benefit to the two being together, as a whole it is an unhealthy relationship.
Why?
Because Penny is a terrible girlfriend. She feels entitled to Leonard's love because she is the pretty one and Leonard is a big nerd. She has even expressed those feelings out loud. She belittles Leonard and his friends constantly and she also mocks his interests and hobbies. She is even mean to Bernadette and Amy her supposed friends. She also has been drinking heavily the past few seasons which may attribute to her mean and callous behavior. We'll see if the show ever addresses these issues.
Leonard is willing to do pretty much whatever it takes to keep Penny around, he lets himself get pushed around by Penny. It is not a good relationship. It needs a lot of work if it is going to be successful and healthy.
You know what relationships are better?
Howard and Bernadette: Before they got together Howard was a complete pervert
Even Amy and Sheldon are a better couple because at least they have an understanding and a mutual respect for one another. Amy is patient with Sheldon and his oddities but Sheldon has grown a lot because of her, it was only a few episodes ago that they had their first kiss. So it may be a slower than average relationship but it is progressing positively. (They both are better at socializing as well)
So that is why I think the Big Bang Theory was way off saying Leonard and Penny were somehow the best couple.
What do you think? Are Leonard and Penny a good couple? Give your reasons below.
What did you think of this episode?
PS...Penny was the murderer.
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