DPK Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) There was a besotted period and now the couple are past that and are sort of nesting. The Christmas fireplace assembly was a symbol. I think the sex will become more incidental and less a driver of the comedy. Totally plausible. However I do want the show to imply that that they are having a good time in the sack because it is as good measure of the health of the relationship. And also for the verisimilitude of the show, of course. Nothing creepy to see here. Just healthy vicariousness. I think the show has for the most part established that Leonard and Penny have a pretty robust on enjoyable sex life. Penny's comments to Amy regarding Leonard's prowess in the bedroom: "he really tries", which has been brought up a few times by others, is very much out an out of character moment done for a cheap laugh and should be dismissed as an continuity error on the part of the writers. Over the coarse of multiple episodes over the seasons past Leonard has been established as being surprisingly good in the sack for someone who supposedly isn't as experienced as his partners most of the time. Not only has Penny made positive comments, but other female characters have as well. There's also the fact that both Howard and Sheldon have overheard the two having sex and both have commented on how loud they are. Even in the season three finale the woman who lives downstairs, underneath their apartment made a comment regarding this fact. So if there is that much noise happening(been confirmed by multiple independent sources)when they are gettin busy then they obviously are having a good time. Edited December 30, 2012 by DPK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogravitasatall Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) Your English is so complex that I am not able to understand half of your posts ...I don't know whether it is some kind of sarcasm or some post positive posts... I'm just assuming that they are positive because you seem to a L\P fan :D Thanks Vasu. Yes. The word you are looking for is "poser "; from the French "poseur". Sadly it is easy for me to write so badly. ...that was self deprecation. Imagine if I tried fan fiction. It's ok, that is not a threat. I won't. And always pro L/P and Lorre. So far. Edit : little bit of sarcasm too. It's a show about science wizards. They should have C21st ethics, not C3rd morals. IMHO. Can't be surprised by that if you watch it. Edited December 30, 2012 by Nogravitasatall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangerMain Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think the show has for the most part established that Leonard and Penny have a pretty robust on enjoyable sex life. Penny's comments to Amy regarding Leonard's prowess in the bedroom: "he really tries", which has been brought up a few times by others, is very much out an out of character moment done for a cheap laugh and should be dismissed as an continuity error on the part of the writers. Over the coarse of multiple episodes over the seasons past Leonard has been established as being surprisingly good in the sack for someone who supposedly isn't as experienced as his partners most of the time. Not only has Penny made positive comments, but other female characters have as well. There's also the fact that both Howard and Sheldon have overheard the two having sex and both have commented on how loud they are. Even in the season three finale the woman who lives downstairs, underneath their apartment made a comment regarding this fact. So if there is that much noise happening(been confirmed by multiple independent sources)when they are gettin busy then they obviously are having a good time. In a season 3 episode Penny called Leonard a "genius" for one particularly well done move. I put down the "tries hard" comment, as you said, an attempt at a cheap laugh that goes against the continuity of previous canon. This is something that TBBT writers do a lot, anything for a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasu Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 In a season 3 episode Penny called Leonard a "genius" for one particularly well done move. I put down the "tries hard" comment, as you said, an attempt at a cheap laugh that goes against the continuity of previous canon. This is something that TBBT writers do a lot, anything for a laugh. Or is it time for Leonard to start googling again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangerMain Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Or is it time for Leonard to start googling again Yep, that's how he got that mind-blowing move that had Penny gasping. But it was all in the execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vportilla Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 about the subject of this topic, I think a lot people forget that before they begin the relationship Leonard was the Closer Nerd to Penny I mean: he was who introduced her to the group, he was there when Penny needed him, in the 1st and 2nd season Penny always talk Leonard first, in a couple of episodes Penny asked : Is Leonard here? Leonard is the one who convice Penny to do something, I think now they have a big complicity so is not just sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherminator Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Right. Listen very carefully as I explain to you something: Leonard and Penny are not real couple. They are just imaginary characters on a tv sitcom. Therefore they cannot have anything at all, because they do not exist. But in semireality, all they have is stuff that is shown on telly. Outside of telly they have nothing, as when we shut our telly, they cease to exist. Harsh but true. BTW hugging is universal comforting gesture. It is not integral part of a love relationship. Now, stop wasting time on imaginary characters and get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slicknickshady Posted January 5, 2013 Author Share Posted January 5, 2013 You are Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackWhiteRose Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) Yeah how could I not see this? (meaning what Sherminator wrote) oh I forgot something: it was sarcasm Edited January 5, 2013 by BlackWhiteRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogravitasatall Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Right. Listen very carefully as I explain to you something: Leonard and Penny are not real couple. They are just imaginary characters on a tv sitcom. Therefore they cannot have anything at all, because they do not exist. But in semireality, all they have is stuff that is shown on telly. Outside of telly they have nothing, as when we shut our telly, they cease to exist. Harsh but true. BTW hugging is universal comforting gesture. It is not integral part of a love relationship. Now, stop wasting time on imaginary characters and get a life. "Leonard: Uh-huh. Well, the holographic principle suggests that what we all experience every day in three dimensions may really (changes view to solar system) just be information (changes view to the galaxy) on a surface located at the farthest reaches of our cosmos. (Starts the galaxy spinning) So it’s possible that our lives are really just acting out a painting on the largest canvas in the universe." But he's fictional too. So wtcdik. I have to go hang out the washing now. Real life sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensor Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What is this forum coming too,,,,,,, Am I the only one who likes sex! What is wrong with sex! It's great!!!!!! I must be an idiot because I like SEX!!!!! Ok Leonard, it's ok to have sex. Get all the sex you can from her. You'll never get enough of it,,,,,,,,,,, .........................there is no such thing as too much sex............................... Check post #17 on the first page of this thread. A couple their age will normally be having lots of sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogravitasatall Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) What is this forum coming too,,,,,,, Am I the only one who likes sex! What is wrong with sex! It's great!!!!!! I must be an idiot because I like SEX!!!!! Ok Leonard, it's ok to have sex. Get all the sex you can from her. You'll never get enough of it,,,,,,,,,,, .........................there is no such thing as too much sex............................... I'm sorry. I don't really mean this but what can I do. Its there. You gave it to me. It's not because you like sex. Budda boom. :D Sorry. Just clowning. Its what you'd get if you said it in the bar down the pub. Edited January 6, 2013 by Nogravitasatall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbangsheldon Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What is this forum coming too,,,,,,, Am I the only one who likes sex! What is wrong with sex! It's great!!!!!! I must be an idiot because I like SEX!!!!! Ok Leonard, it's ok to have sex. Get all the sex you can from her. You'll never get enough of it,,,,,,,,,,, .........................there is no such thing as too much sex............................... preach it baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everyday Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I am perfectly sure they are not only for sex. Penny is a kind girl and, it is important, she is the one who likes smart educated people. Probably, this nice part of her personality would have never been discovered, if she has not met Leonard and his friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogravitasatall Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Vicarious sex. the safest sex there is. But we know that and sublimate it. To do otherwise may be infra dig. And they make a cute couple s1.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah7 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 The biggest irony of all this is: Most of those who obsessively speak against Leonard and Penny's "oversexed" relationship, are those same who would love her to break up with him and be paired with Sheldon..... to have lots of sex! (don't try to deny it please, just remember what about the 80% of your fics claim to be about ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slicknickshady Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 The biggest irony of all this is: Most of those who obsessively speak against Leonard and Penny's "oversexed" relationship, are those same who would love her to break up with him and be paired with Sheldon..... to have lots of sex! (don't try to deny it please, just remember what about the 80% of your fics claim to be about ) Preach it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel_du_31 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (I'm french so excuse my grammar mistakes ^^) Just because they have a lot of sex does it mean the relation they're having is bad and meaningless? At some point they have to consumate their relationship let's not forget that they're still pretty young and even though they don't talk that much about the future we can see that penny is slowly growing (by thinking about what may come in the next few years)... She's taking classes (you could say "pretty seriously" if not for the essay written by bernadette and amy ^^ ). She's taking more interest in leonard's professionnal life and she stopped thinking only about herself in the relationship by making compromises for him (Thinking about "The Holographic Excitation" S06E05 going to a party she knows she won't enjoy) Even though it's a small compromise you can't argue with the fact that she's trying. In my opinion the real turning point in this relationship ocurred in "The Higgs Boson observation" S06E03... Penny really wants to protect her relationship with Leonard when she learns about Sheldon's new "associate" Alex.. For me it's obvious that Penny isn't in this relation just for sex, before Leonard, there were others that performed Better than him and still she sticks with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannamaker Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 (edited) (I'm french so excuse my grammar mistakes ^^) Just because they have a lot of sex does it mean the relation they're having is bad and meaningless? At some point they have to consumate their relationship let's not forget that they're still pretty young and even though they don't talk that much about the future we can see that penny is slowly growing (by thinking about what may come in the next few years)... She's taking classes (you could say "pretty seriously" if not for the essay written by bernadette and amy ^^ ). She's taking more interest in leonard's professionnal life and she stopped thinking only about herself in the relationship by making compromises for him (Thinking about "The Holographic Excitation" S06E05 going to a party she knows she won't enjoy) Even though it's a small compromise you can't argue with the fact that she's trying. In my opinion the real turning point in this relationship ocurred in "The Higgs Boson observation" S06E03... Penny really wants to protect her relationship with Leonard when she learns about Sheldon's new "associate" Alex.. For me it's obvious that Penny isn't in this relation just for sex, before Leonard, there were others that performed Better than him and still she sticks with him. Of course she looks for prince charming love! (possibly rich too if she can get that in the package) And how come that you assume the previous beach boys :lol: were performing better than Leonard. Really that is sheer guess work on your part. Actually I never saw any scene in the fiction to prove that. Did you? Edited January 22, 2013 by wannamaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel_du_31 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Of course she looks for prince charming love! (possibly rich too if she can get that in the package) And how come that you assume the previous beach boys :lol: were performing better than Leonard. Really that is sheer guess work on your part. Actually I never saw any scene in the fiction to prove that. Did you? It's true... There weren't any scene that actually showed us that the other performed better than leonard... But there are a few episodes where penny makes "snide" comments (i'm sorry i don't know any other word) about that... For instance S06E03 " The higgs boson observation" scene between Amy and penny in her car " In the bedroom, let me tell you, he really tries"... And in another episode (I'm sorry i can't recall which one it is) but she says that obviously leonard is not the kind of guy she usually goes out with physically speaking... Of course everybody is entitled to his opinion but this is how i feel about their relationship And if you don't agree with me then that is just your opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannamaker Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) It's true... There weren't any scene that actually showed us that the other performed better than leonard... But there are a few episodes where penny makes "snide" comments (i'm sorry i don't know any other word) about that... For instance S06E03 " The higgs boson observation" scene between Amy and penny in her car " In the bedroom, let me tell you, he really tries"... And in another episode (I'm sorry i can't recall which one it is) but she says that obviously leonard is not the kind of guy she usually goes out with physically speaking... Of course everybody is entitled to his opinion but this is how i feel about their relationship And if you don't agree with me then that is just your opinion Of course whatever you say... The fact is that I don't like much the sort of boy friends Penny is hanging out with! I'd rather see her with somebody really great like her. Edited January 23, 2013 by wannamaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Trayne Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="wannamaker" data-cid="88207" data-time="1358858521"><p> <span style='font-size: 18px;'><span style='color: rgb(128,0,0)'>Of course she looks for prince charming love! </span><span style='color: #800000'>(</span></span><span style='color: #800000'>possibly rich too if she can get that in the package)</span><br /> <span style='color: #800000'>And how come that you assume the previous <strong class='bbc'>beach boys</strong> :lol: were performing <strong class='bbc'>better</strong> than Leonard. </span><br /> <span style='color: #800000'>Really that is sheer guess work on your part. </span><br /> <span style='color: #800000'>Actually I never saw any scene in the fiction to prove that. Did you?</span></p></blockquote> Allow me to direct your attention to season 3 episode 2... Leonard: well how was it for you? Penny: it was okay... Leonard: okay? Penny: hey its a perfectly good word if u put it in front of... dokay? Leonard: ... Penny: hey its okay sometimes it just takes couples time to work things out, u know find each others rhythms Leonard: so this has happened to u before? Penny: no Pretty much saying straight up that penny has had better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel_du_31 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I'd rather see her with somebody really great like her. You mean you'd rather not see her hanging out with a bunch of nerds?? i don't get it Cause if that's the case then i don't really get why you're watching this show ^^ Of course this goes without saying that i'm sorry if that wasn't what you meant (I'm french) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ar Diem Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Umm what??? You think their relationship was better in S3??? That seems highly illogical. It was more believable because they spent more time together. Now it can almost seem like 2 different shows at times. One about a group of guys and the other about a group of girls with crossover cameos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhalen565 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Closely followed by S03E03 "there were extenuating circumstances, we sorta broke her bed (penny with a big smile") then S03E05 " Wow , you really are a genius" She may have had better but it sounds like Leonard is a quick study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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