Count Dooku

Perhaps Sheldon is actually gay, but his upbringing with a judgmental fundamentalist mother, coupled with the social awkwardness he already suffers from caused him to completely suppress his true homosexual desires. His assholish behavior is just him lashing out at others (in a passive-aggressive manner) as an expression of his own self-loathing. The reason he is able to find simpatico moments with Penny is because he finds himself in rare unguarded identification with the pure femininity that she represents.

Sonny Corinthos

Penny likes sex way too much to ever be in a romantic relationship with Sheldon.

General Zod

Since Penny's character changed so much in a season perhaps by the end of this season Sheldon will be with Penny and will have quit his job and gone with the much more profitable job of street pimp.

Mike86

I think her character at the beginning of the series was the more wild type who sought out sex but I think she's moved beyond being all about that in terms of her relationships. Granted I don't know that she'd handle being with Sheldon if he never wanted her sexually but I think it would have been more likely to happen with her sooner.

Amy is closer to his style and while she wants sex isn't always as direct about it until recently so that's held off things from happening there.

hanshotfirst1138

She seemed to like casual sex more at the start of the series, but she still seems to have a fairly high libido and is frequently indulging it with a grateful Leonard.

Amy seems to be really, really, really sick of not getting sex. Sheldon implied that he could sleep with Amy at some point, but he pretty clearly knows she wants some and is unwilling to give it. Amy pretty obviously wants it and is sick of not getting any, or any affection of any kind.

hanshotfirst1138

I think that opening scene gave the shippers a heart attack .

Astrofan

I don't know what this means, but I think it was the best episode in a long time.

fumanstan

Glad to see that Penny/Leonard thing get resolved, thought their moment at the end was sweet too. Some of Sheldon's flag stuff was funny, but I hope we don't see him being a douche to Amy for much longer.

The Raj stuff was pretty bad. Felt like they didn't know what to do with him so they retreated back to the same old gay jokes with him and Howard.

mphtrilogy

Time for a new roommate for Sheldon right? I vote for the comic book owner dude.. Could be good for some laughs..

hdnmickey

I always figured that Sheldon, out of some form of guilt based on his upbringing, was saving himself for marriage. Will never admit it, but that is what he is doing.

hdnmickey

Yup. They might as well write him off the show at this point. They keep trying to find him a fourth female to complete the cast, but for some reason, they never stick.

If they were going to head in this direction with the rest paired off they should have given more thought to the future of his character. I would have much happier if they married off Raj and wrote off Howard.

Mike86

Meh. The less Stuart the better in my opinion. I'm pretty tired of that character and have always found him more pathetic than funny.

Koby

This use to be one of my favorites on TV; but this show has really gone downhill and has pretty much nothing to do with the roots that made it what it was. This might as well be your average non-funny comedy show now. They might as well end this show, I doubt I'll keep watching for a couple more seasons if it sticks to this stuff.

hdnmickey

Ditto! Even Raj would be a better option. That episode where they tried to share an office was pretty good.

mphtrilogy

i know what you a re saying, but I just think that could be a good mix for some laughs..

raj is just lazy writing..

time to move this show to another level...

mix up the storylines for crying out loud

Shannon Nutt

Is Emily out of the picture? If they said something in the last two episodes, I missed it. I know he WANTED to break up with her, but the last we saw of them, he was kissing her.

hanshotfirst1138

What happened to Emily? She and Raj were a cliffhanger last year, are we just forgetting they exist now?

Mike86

Yeah I don't get what this show's problem is with keeping a girlfriend for Raj. They've set him up a couple of times and whoever he's involved with eventually gets dropped. I thought Emily seemed like she might stick around but now no mention of her. I wonder if she'll show up later in the season or if she's just going to be written off.

dex14

IMDB lists her as being in episode 4.

hdnmickey

Spoiler!

whotony

huh??????

SuperJim88

I'm so sick of all these relationship story plots. They need to go back to its root, 4 geeks trying to navigate through life and not fully understanding how it works. I thought their best episodes are where they introduced the latest technology or gadget and then develop a story from there around these 4 geeks. All the female part should be supporting plot. I really don't give a damn about how Penny is jealous of Mandy, Amy broke up with Sheldon but really want to get back, or Emily shows up once in a while when they run out of things to do with A plot.

HN

Shipper
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shipper

never have i ever heard or seen that term used until today but apparently it's been around awhile.

General Zod

No plot advances in next weeks episode - sorry.

Coral

I agree. The show has gotten way too relationshippy.

I'm going to assume Raj and Emily will breakup at some point. I think it's best if Raj were with someone less hot. It's really stretching plausibility pairing Leonard with Penny and Howard with Bernadette as it is... hooking up Raj and Emily is just too much.

I'm wondering if Penny will be moving into Leonards/Sheldons apartment. The main setting for the show is that apartment and separating Leonard and Sheldon even across the hallway ruins the dynamics - especially with Leonard's frustration of having to live with Sheldon. They can use the excuse of Sheldon refusing to move as he hates change, plus their apartment is bigger.