Talk:Season 7/@comment-99.141.241.108-20130617232546

I hope that the show changes a little in terms of character portrayal and favors Sheldon and Penny over Leonard who: 1) uses Penny and wants her because she's pretty, not because she's Penny, 2) Unlike the others, is perpetually ashamed of who he is and nerd-shames, and 3) Targets Sheldon because he doesn't fit Leonard's ideals, even though Leonard doesn't meet Leonard's ideals. He really is the worst character, petulant, childish, and whiny. The whole show's set up to make the audience love Leonard and hate Sheldon, but Leonard's really not that likeable.

Sheldon messes up, yeah, but he's comfortable in his own skin in ways Leonard isn't, and while he can be disrespectful, it's often because he genuinely doesn't realize he's expressing something in a way that could/can hurt others, not deliberately shooting barbs at others the way Leonard does.

I know lots of people like Leonard/Penny and Sheldon/Amy, the two primary canon relationships, but they don't make sense to me. Penny is too good for Leonard, and Amy is too defined by her relationships, instead of who she is as a character.

I feel like Sheldon and Penny would be so much better together, because they challenge each other and push each other, but it's usually done in a respectful manner, and that would be a great relationship, because Penny could finally date a guy who says what he's thinking and isn't just listening to what she has to say to have sex, and Sheldon could be with someone who challenges him without being openly derivative in a manner that's rude and hurtful. I think it'd be great for both of them, and also maybe a little lesson to Leonard to get over himself.