I know I am a couple of weeks late, but I have to say this. In fact, this review is the result of the fact that I really dont like any of the other expert reviews and I know too many normal people who would agree with what I have to say.
Firstly, I am taking on the most important point of discussion everywhere: the final scene. Yes I agree, it was not shot as well as it should have been. The whole “morning awkwardness” ritual could have been done in a better way. But it was something that I really wanted. In fact, there was no way that it was a surprise; it was due for a long time. If you are a regular viewer like me, you would know that, despite the mutism, Raj has gone through more girls than any of them during the four years; and the moment Penny walked in on Sheldon and Raj’s dinner, I could feel it was right there. She was insecure, lonely and drunk and so was Raj. And they do make a cute couple.
I say that not only because I think Raj and Penny would “constitute a couple that others might consider cute,” but I say this out of my dislike for Leonard. The character has been completely destroyed. Yes, like all romantic comedies worth their salt, the central character is someone who belongs to both the quirky as well as the normal society, forming a bridge between his nerdy past and the cool people coming in and somebody the viewers relate to. But in all of those, the character is made out to be insecure, kind and highly moral and finally courageous in a special way.
But Leonard seems to opt out of all of this and ends up as irritating. Well, Priya had her own share of bad moments to offer to us this season, but what bothered me more than her was the attitude with which Leonard dealt with it all.
He can stand up to the weird but innocent Sheldon but he bows down to Priya and tell one his best friends that he cant see her again. Bad Leonard!! This brings back to mind the whole Ross-Emily-Rachel thing, but again, even during that we felt sorry for Ross.
As for Leonard, no such feelings arise, because if you look at it carefully, Leonard has been turned into a sad, unfunny, cunning, whiny-even-though-he-has-everything-going-for-him character. And the worst of his acts is how without any kind of guilt he sleeps with his best friend’s sister constantly in his house without so much as a thought as to how Raj feels about that. Case in point: the “10 miles above the earth” inaccurate sex session. And to anybody, who holds me judgmental for the wrong reasons, I am an only child.
I think the writers agree with me on this topic because from the first scene of the episode, they have been pushing Leonard down. Although the only saving grace was Sheldon’s laugh-along with the group, the point is taken in.
But if truth be told, I found the third Howard-Bernadette story of “who is a doctor” more engaging than the other two. They have become loveable characters that make every scene beautiful.
Another good scene was the one with Penny and Sheldon in the laundry room. They have this great chemistry and its sad that, like Penny said, they haven’t been alone more often.
On the whole, one of the best episodes of the season, a great season finale, with a good hang in the story. Whats going to happen next we wonder, will Leonard understand that he had been wronging Raj or will he go after him for sleeping with Penny? What will happen to their friendship? What will happen to Leonard and Penny? Just like the last seasons, not too many, yet tiny little questions for the wait and see.
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