Talk:The Status Quo Combustion/@comment-81.132.160.248-20140520123913

Apologies in advance to all the Penny supporters out there, but I am a little surprised at Penny’s actions/reactions in this episode. Leaving aside the fact that neither Penny nor Leonard gave Amy to opportunity to speak Sheldon before he left, in their final scene poor Amy is distraught and devastated that Sheldon has ‘gone away’ and rounds on Leonard – though it was Penny who persuaded Leonard not to try to stop him. Penny is supposed to be so kind hearted, yet when her friend is showing so much distress and unhappiness, and is attacking her (Penny’s) fiancé over something she (Penny) had a major part to play in, all she can do is look bored, uninterested and inspect her nails (or engagement ring). Bearing in mind that that Amy has no idea whether Sheldon will ever return, I think that she deserved a bit more support yet Penny seems to have little or no sympathy or compassion for her ‘friend’. I know that this was all done for comic effect, but I do not think that this was a very funny scene to end the season on.