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I would like to take this moment to wish all of my fellow Lenny shippers a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! May 2015 bring everyone health, wealth and all their dreams come true!

Haven’t been on the post much this season, really busy at work but mostly because of my disappointment with Lenny in season 8 (I’m not even going to mention Kaley cutting off that beautiful hair of hers). It’s like the TPTB know now that they are in engaged they can’t break them up (I hope) like they did in season 3 to drag their relationship out but they need to do something until the “nutjob” child of theirs grows up. So they give us just enough to keep our hopes up and keep watching but not enough that they have to either get married or at least move in together. Because if they showed intimacy that naturally would be the normal progression (and we all know Lenny is the most natural couple on the show). So they are now playing a stalling game and playing with fire at the same time. They are well aware what the Lenny shippers want, I would think they perform all kinds of studies to keep the show relevant with the different sections of the audience and still be able to tell their story as they see it progressing. The problem is that although their ratings show them still on top they are in fact lower. Therefore, one could surmise that the audience is getting as weary of a certain aspect of the show that I will keep nameless as we Lenny shippers are. I have no idea what the writers and TPTB are thinking but I personally haven’t been as dismayed with a season since they broke them up in season 3 and that dreadful season four final. The fact of the matter is that Lenny is the main couple yet this season they aren't being portrayed that way...very disappointing.

My sincere heart felt condolences to her family, friends and cast mates. She will truly be missed.

Regarding this kissing issue, I just hope if Lenny does end up getting married that at the end of the ceremony the minster / justice of the peace doesn't turn to Leonard and say " You may now HUG the bride"!

I have to agree the Lenny storyline was excellent! I thought though Howard and Bernie's lines seemed a bit forced. But in my estimation leaving Raj down alone with the rats was pure gold! Just loved it!

Looks like I may be getting a new wallpaper for my iPhone!

I can't thank you enough Batman for the excellent report and in depth BTS commentary! Very well done from a Lenny point of view! What an awesome episode for what I believe is the first for the sweeps period! How can the writers top this with the balance of the sweeps to go? I guess they wanted to return to Thursdays with a Big Bang! :)

Thank you very much Batman, you did a great job! The episode sounds absolutely wonderful! I noticed there wasn't any interaction between creepy Emily and Penny. That's how it should have been, it would have ruined a wonderful Lenny and Shammy episode IMO.

If Raj is in for a tough time then he has no one to blame but his self absorbed self. So to answer your question...I would enjoy watching it immensely. In life a person usually ends up getting what he or she deserves. I just hope the writers feel the same way. I'm getting the distinct impression that you would be one unhappy viewer if the writers end up having Penny become an extremely successful sales rep. Personally I hope they do. She deserves some success in her professional career. Then after a successful stint as a sales rep she can become a successful actress too before it is all said and done.

So what you are saying is between his mommy and his wife the the boy never has to work again in his life? Except of course to take care of her dogs when she is on a shoot?

Now that's funny!

Who would bring it up? The only one that ever talks about is Raj. Like some perverted badge of honor considering his performance or lack thereof.

You are right Novgravitasatall. But that's one of the many reasons the Leonard character is liked by so many. I was just going back in my mind throughout the seasons of the show, maybe one of the posters can remember a time, but I couldn't come up with a single instance that Raj did something nice for one of his friends just because it would be nice to do. I thought about the Holloween Party he threw at the comic book store because Stuart couldn't afford it. But then he just complained up a royal storm when Stuart was telling the girl their it was his ideas. So all he wanted was compliments not being nice. Then there was the Valentines Day party at the comic book store he arranged because again Stuart couldn't afford it. But no he ruined that also when he met Lucy and yelled to everyone there they were Losers! and then walked out. Even when he let Stuart stay with him for awhile, I believe was only because he was lonely himself. The question: When did Raj ever doing anything nice for one of his friends simply to be nice?

SRAM I so totally agree with you. Raj, the one character on the show with absolutely no character. He cares about himself first and foremost at all times. He plays on his friends feelings when he needs sympathy, he fantasizes about his best friends fiancée, he manipulates an extremely impaired and angiushed Penny into bed and in his supposedly good friends bed no less, he has ripped on his father in an excessive rant because he couldn't get seat heaters for his new Mercedes. he hit on Penny to the much annoyance of Leonard when he was in the magazine. Do I really need to go on? Well maybe one more very big one. After that mistake of a night by the writers and Penny and Raj talked it over, Raj asked Penny to please not tell his friends what happened and she asked him not to bring it up that she will explain it to the group. So what has happened since then? Raj keeps bringing it up to people in front of Penny and you can see that she is totally embarrassed about it. Does that matter to Raj? Not one bit. He just keeps doing it. Like I stated before the Raj character is absolutely devoid of character. I just wish we could see Penny tell Leonard that nothing happened that night!

Joking!!!