I recently got into that, and yeah - I adore Penny, and even though she and Leonard probably are incompatible, I don't really mind their UST. Which says a lot, considering how much UST can grate on me.
I think what I liked about it, is that it's not what I normally consider UST. For a long time, it's very one-sided romantically, completely on Leonard's end. And usually, that really grates on me, but it's just so well done! It definitely helps that they show that Leonard is aware that his attraction is unlikely to lead anywhere, and acknowledges that at times it's borderline creepy (and then has him back off). But he still tries, despite the differences and the odds stacked against them, because he seems to genuinely like her as a person, not just because she's a pretty girl. (I'm not sure if you guys are completely caught up, so I don't want to venture into any spoiler territory.)
it helps, too, that Penny is a fully developed character; she's a believable human being, and she has relationships that aren't about romance
Oh, I adore Penny, and I wasn't sure if I would at first. She really is believable, and the writers have been awesome in making her avoid the oblivious-and-unintentionally-slightly-cruel-pretty-girl trap that seems to happen in the unrequited romances. She's smart, not in the scary smart way like the boys, but in her own way. But she doesn't (usually) let it intimidate her, and she also seems to enjoy their company, even joining in on the geeky fun.
(Penny + Sheldon is some of the funniest stuff of the show!
They make me snorfle SO LOUD. As I said earlier, I'm not sure how caught up you guys are, but there was an episode a few weeks ago that just about killed me ded. It's a toss-up to whether Penny or Sheldon is my favorite character, but their scenes together are usually my favorites.
They really need to take over the world together.)
BWAHA! YES! YES THEY DO!
That's one of the nice things about getting into NCIS now, too... they could probably make a 'ship among any of the mains, and I wouldn't freak out...
This is definitely a good year to get into it. I got addicted on the season two finale, and so have had to do the "wait and see" on where they're going with the characters. (I was really wary of Jenny and Ziva when they came in, but was completely in love with Ziva by the end of season three.) I don't think I ever really want any of the characters to hook up, mostly because I love how their relationships play out now. I've noticed that the tone of the show and the relationships have changed since Mark Harmon took lead of the show's direction, to this really nice "team as family" vibe they've been doing so well this season.
...Geeze. SGA is just bad at writing female characters.
I was going to argue with this, but I'm sort of grasping at straws. I think they have some really good moments in between some really mediocre to sometimes really bad writing. Poor Elizabeth was all over the map, Keller is a major point of contention in fandom right now, "Whispers" is another thing entirely, and I had a really hard time "getting" Teyla up until these past two seasons. But, one positive thing SGA did do was make me actively like Sam, rather than on SG-1 where I either passively liked her, or in some seasons/episodes, really resented her presence. (But I absolutely adored Vala, to the point where she replaced Daniel as my favorite character. So it could be limited to just SGA.)
As far as I can tell, even the folks who do like McKeller more like it for the potential
I've had a few people tell me that normally they don't like romance on the show, but they were really excited about this pairing and direction with the show. They did seem to really enjoy "Brain Storm", whereas it just pushed me over the edge from a vaguely hopeful apathy into actual disdain.
And yeah, sometimes I'm willing to fill in the details, but this 'ship has been such an ill-conceived hack-job that I'm just gonna skip it. XP
Capsized and has you scrambling for the lifeboats? (Or maybe that's just me.)
Martin Gero is a moron!
Thank you! It's amazing how saying that always seems to lower my blood pressure.
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I think what I liked about it, is that it's not what I normally consider UST. For a long time, it's very one-sided romantically, completely on Leonard's end. And usually, that really grates on me, but it's just so well done! It definitely helps that they show that Leonard is aware that his attraction is unlikely to lead anywhere, and acknowledges that at times it's borderline creepy (and then has him back off). But he still tries, despite the differences and the odds stacked against them, because he seems to genuinely like her as a person, not just because she's a pretty girl. (I'm not sure if you guys are completely caught up, so I don't want to venture into any spoiler territory.)
it helps, too, that Penny is a fully developed character; she's a believable human being, and she has relationships that aren't about romance
Oh, I adore Penny, and I wasn't sure if I would at first. She really is believable, and the writers have been awesome in making her avoid the oblivious-and-unintentionally-slightly-cruel-pretty-girl trap that seems to happen in the unrequited romances. She's smart, not in the scary smart way like the boys, but in her own way. But she doesn't (usually) let it intimidate her, and she also seems to enjoy their company, even joining in on the geeky fun.
(Penny + Sheldon is some of the funniest stuff of the show!
They make me snorfle SO LOUD. As I said earlier, I'm not sure how caught up you guys are, but there was an episode a few weeks ago that just about killed me ded. It's a toss-up to whether Penny or Sheldon is my favorite character, but their scenes together are usually my favorites.
They really need to take over the world together.)
BWAHA! YES! YES THEY DO!
That's one of the nice things about getting into NCIS now, too... they could probably make a 'ship among any of the mains, and I wouldn't freak out...
This is definitely a good year to get into it. I got addicted on the season two finale, and so have had to do the "wait and see" on where they're going with the characters. (I was really wary of Jenny and Ziva when they came in, but was completely in love with Ziva by the end of season three.) I don't think I ever really want any of the characters to hook up, mostly because I love how their relationships play out now. I've noticed that the tone of the show and the relationships have changed since Mark Harmon took lead of the show's direction, to this really nice "team as family" vibe they've been doing so well this season.
...Geeze. SGA is just bad at writing female characters.
I was going to argue with this, but I'm sort of grasping at straws. I think they have some really good moments in between some really mediocre to sometimes really bad writing. Poor Elizabeth was all over the map, Keller is a major point of contention in fandom right now, "Whispers" is another thing entirely, and I had a really hard time "getting" Teyla up until these past two seasons. But, one positive thing SGA did do was make me actively like Sam, rather than on SG-1 where I either passively liked her, or in some seasons/episodes, really resented her presence. (But I absolutely adored Vala, to the point where she replaced Daniel as my favorite character. So it could be limited to just SGA.)
As far as I can tell, even the folks who do like McKeller more like it for the potential
I've had a few people tell me that normally they don't like romance on the show, but they were really excited about this pairing and direction with the show. They did seem to really enjoy "Brain Storm", whereas it just pushed me over the edge from a vaguely hopeful apathy into actual disdain.
And yeah, sometimes I'm willing to fill in the details, but this 'ship has been such an ill-conceived hack-job that I'm just gonna skip it. XP
Capsized and has you scrambling for the lifeboats? (Or maybe that's just me.)
Martin Gero is a moron!Thank you! It's amazing how saying that always seems to lower my blood pressure.