Spoilers Leonard And Penny Season 7 *spoiler* Discussion Thread

[Nogravitasatall]

The Tuition goes for a fund to buy safety glasses for Bernie. And as she ages for Penny. As for Amy we won't know until we see under all the layers of polyester and wool. BTW doesn't it get kinda hot in LA for all the Wool and Polyester Amy wears, and the Hoodie Leonard wears?

Leonard is hot. Really. It must be warm in those hoodies. Sheldon also gets the cooler t-shirts sometimes.

Hey, I just got your safety glasses gag. LOL then hmm. I think these issues are self regulating. Bernie will be fine. And Penny too. Penny in glasses segues nicely back to "The Holographic Excitation". And then back to the 3D thing. The SpaceX YouTube site has a nice bit about Elon Musk doing CAD by gesture and then printing to a sintering 3D printer. He can make rocket parts that way. Leonard should get one, but he is probably not going to "take one for the team" again to get the funds. Maybe Penny will be detrimental to his career after all.

[hamerman55]

It is sort of funny that Sheldon is known for his T shirts, and Leonard for his hoodies. It is clearly too warm in LA for one all the time, so it must be a plot device to hide how ripped Johnny is.

Regarding push up bras and the maglev device, I wouldn't think they would use iron in the bra cups, as it would rust something fierce. If any iron based material, they would use stainless steel, which isn't magnetic.

[Nogravitasatall]

It is sort of funny that Sheldon is known for his T shirts, and Leonard for his hoodies. It is clearly too warm in LA for one all the time, so it must be a plot device to hide how ripped Johnny is.

Regarding push up bras and the maglev device, I wouldn't think they would use iron in the bra cups, as it would rust something fierce. If any iron based material, they would use stainless steel, which isn't magnetic.

I will tell my wife she need not be concerned. But then, how did the grad student lose a nipple? In the sf book "Darwin's Radio" the author makes the same reference regarding an MRI machine. But it wasn't a nipple ring the lady had removed.

hmmm, are these people just joking with me?

Edited September 24, 2013 by Nogravitasatall

[terriblewaitress]

I just watched that episode (season 6 Episode 5). My question is They had coitus (twice) in a Tardis PHOTO BOOTH. Where are the pictures and if he wanted to prove Penny's his girlfriend why didn't he use them?

I'm pretty sure those pictures would be more revealing than the topless film    (I actually wrote a fic on this, it's somewhere on my HK USb stick) 

 

 

 

It is sort of funny that Sheldon is known for his T shirts, and Leonard for his hoodies. It is clearly too warm in LA for one all the time, so it must be a plot device to hide how ripped Johnny is.

Regarding push up bras and the maglev device, I wouldn't think they would use iron in the bra cups, as it would rust something fierce. If any iron based material, they would use stainless steel, which isn't magnetic.

Uhh whoa iron padded push up bras?! Ouch. Just the underwire is enough! 

 

This whole bra situation escalated quickly 

[hamerman55]

Actually, jewelry in body piercings, if like pierced ear rings, isn't magnetic either. It is usually 10 carat or better gold. I suppose the nipple ring could be gold plated on regular steel, but that would be pretty cheap stuff. Human bodies don't react well with ferromagnetic materials, usually. They are wet and salty, which rusts regular steel pretty badly. We have a couple of high field magnets in our nmr room (not as high as maglev systems, but still rated as a high field hazard) and I've never seen an engineer who works directly on the magnet remove their wedding rings. The safety officer hasn't said anything about jewelry either, and he's fairly paranoid. Key rings and watches are usually put in a safe place. Rust and iron particles head right for the magnets, though. There have been some cases prior to MRI technology where they used magnetic materials in implants. They don't now, due to the prevalence of MRI analysis and general improvement in implant materials.

[hamerman55]

I'm pretty sure those pictures would be more revealing than the topless film    (I actually wrote a fic on this, it's somewhere on my HK USb stick) 

 

 

 

Uhh whoa iron padded push up bras?! Ouch. Just the underwire is enough! 

 

This whole bra situation escalated quickly

I guess that we've been speculating on the material used for the underwire. I've never dissected an underwire bra, so I don't know for sure. I wonder about the front clasps though, as they are usually painted. If standard steel, a maglev device would rip that right off. Maybe that is why they had Penny wear a tube top.

Regarding the piercing issue, I have seen some of the more Goth-type jewelry that looks like chrome plate. That would be chrome plated on magnetic steel, which would be a real problem. I believe chrome plated steel is hypoallergenic, so the student could very easily have a nipple, or worse, ripped right off. I'll have to check with my students. I've seen some ear piercings, which I believe they referred to as "Industrial" which is either chrome plate or stainless steel. I hope the latter, or they are going to hate removing those things to go in the nmr room.

[eirwinrommel]

Leonard is hot. Really. It must be warm in those hoodies. Sheldon also gets the cooler t-shirts sometimes.

Hey, I just got your safety glasses gag. LOL then hmm. I think these issues are self regulating. Bernie will be fine. And Penny too. Penny in glasses segues nicely back to "The Holographic Excitation". And then back to the 3D thing. The SpaceX YouTube site has a nice bit about Elon Musk doing CAD by gesture and then printing to a sintering 3D printer. He can make rocket parts that way. Leonard should get one, but he is probably not going to "take one for the team" again to get the funds. Maybe Penny will be detrimental to his career after all.

I figured that the reason Penny wasn't worried about Leonard 'taking one for the team' (season 4 episode 15) was because she didn't see Mrs. Latham as a threat. You'll notice she messed up his tie so he'd look bad though (before the party).

[3ku11]

I figured that the reason Penny wasn't worried about Leonard 'taking one for the team' (season 4 episode 15) was because she didn't see Mrs. Latham as a threat. You'll notice she messed up his tie so he'd look bad though (before the party).

Subconciousley trying to derail Leonard's romantic love life maybe? haha.

[eirwinrommel]

Subconciousley trying to derail Leonard's romantic love life maybe? haha.

No I think it was a deliberate choice, since she tied his tie for him. After all Seibert promised "Open bar, good eats, might even be a few pretty girls." An incentive to sabotage Leonard. Of course Priya was back the next episode.

Edited September 24, 2013 by eirwinrommel

[hamerman55]

Do you think Penny coached Bernadette to choose someone awful when Bernie fixed him up with the girl who knew 100 ways to emasculate a guy? There were also the subtle digs with regard to Priya. In "The Speckerman Recurrance", Penny gets any number of barbs in while driving them home. I particularly love the comment "as long as she's pretty". Priya doesn't get Leonard at all, while Penny is both pretty and accepts Leonard as he is.

[eirwinrommel]

Do you think Penny coached Bernadette to choose someone awful when Bernie fixed him up with the girl who knew 100 ways to emasculate a guy? There were also the subtle digs with regard to Priya. In "The Speckerman Recurrance", Penny gets any number of barbs in while driving them home. I particularly love the comment "as long as she's pretty". Priya doesn't get Leonard at all, while Penny is both pretty and accepts Leonard as he is.

Wouldn't surprise me.

[JonRS92]

No I think it was a deliberate choice, since she tied his tie for him. After all Seibert promised "Open bar, good eats, might even be a few pretty girls." An incentive to sabotage Leonard. Of course Priya was back the next episode.

Do you think Penny coached Bernadette to choose someone awful when Bernie fixed him up with the girl who knew 100 ways to emasculate a guy? There were also the subtle digs with regard to Priya. In "The Speckerman Recurrance", Penny gets any number of barbs in while driving them home. I particularly love the comment "as long as she's pretty". Priya doesn't get Leonard at all, while Penny is both pretty and accepts Leonard as he is.

This is why I wish we got a little more insight into the characters motives. I never thought of Penny screwing up the tie on purpose but it does make sense. Same for the date thing. I thought both were just excuses for humor. This is why I wish we'd get a bit more explanation. Maybe the writers trust the audience to figure it all out but I always like to be sure. Edited September 24, 2013 by JonRS92

[Tensor]

I always thought Bernie chose Joy on purpose (that's why it's in my fic that way).  After all, Leonard was telling Joy about how the date wasn't working.  I don't think Bernie ever saw Joy making the offer, for the wedding, the way she did, making it almost certain Leonard would (and he did) accept.  

 

@hammerman  You had the wrong name.  The Zarneki Incursion.   Speckerman was the bully.

[Carlos]

Iimagine Penny jogging without a bra, I know I am

 Errrmmmmm.... me too

... or Bernie, [she could put an eye out]).

 

Well, to be honest, in Bernie's case she could kill someone :-)

[ArmyGirl]

This is my personal opinion....

 

I hope C. Lorre new show 'Mom' does better in the ratings next week.  Last night Ratings wasn't that great and I don't want him back at TBBT to put his brand of comedy on Leonard, Penny, and Lenny.

 

So fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes crossed and anything else I can cross so that Mom does a lot better next week.

[JonRS92]

This is my personal opinion....

 

I hope C. Lorre new show 'Mom' does better in the ratings next week.  Last night Ratings wasn't that great and I don't want him back at TBBT to put his brand of comedy on Leonard, Penny, and Lenny.

 

So fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes crossed and anything else I can cross so that Mom does a lot better next week.

 

As a relative noob, I have to ask what Lorre's influence on Lenny was that you don't want him messing around with it again?

[ArmyGirl]

As a relative noob, I have to ask what Lorre's influence on Lenny was that you don't want him messing around with it again?

 

The gut-wrenching breakup from Season 3 (could have been done differently, imo).

 

and

 

Penny and Raj sleeping together (most didn't want to  do it, Lorre had the final word)

Edited September 24, 2013 by ArmyGirl

[JonRS92]

The gut-wrenching breakup from Season 3 (could have been done differently, imo).

 

and

 

Penny and Raj sleeping together (most didn't want to  do it, Lorre had the final word)

 

Ok then I am with you.  Hated both of those especially the Penny and Raj thing.

[Tensor]

This is my personal opinion....

 

I hope C. Lorre new show 'Mom' does better in the ratings next week.  Last night Ratings wasn't that great and I don't want him back at TBBT to put his brand of comedy on Leonard, Penny, and Lenny.

 

So fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes crossed and anything else I can cross so that Mom does a lot better next week.

It's not so much the raw numbers. If there's a show that should be worried it's 2 Broke Girls. 9 PM is usually the most watched timeslot and "Girls" dropped by almost a full point in the 18-49 demo from HIMYM(from 3.7 to 2.8. That's not good. Mom only dropped three-tenths of a point from "Girls". Although they both were higher than Dancing with the Stars(2.3).

[Chrismo]

The gut-wrenching breakup from Season 3 (could have been done differently, imo).

 

How?

[ArmyGirl]

It's not so much the raw numbers. If there's a show that should be worried it's 2 Broke Girls. 9 PM is usually the most watched timeslot and "Girls" dropped by almost a full point in the 18-49 demo from HIMYM(from 3.7 to 2.8. That's not good. Mom only dropped three-tenths of a point from "Girls". Although they both were higher than Dancing with the Stars(2.3).

 

When I saw 2BG Ratings I thought no renewal for them due to their Ratings dropping so much.  I want Moms get a  3.1 or better next week so Mr. Lorre will be busy with the show and leave TBBT alone. lol 

 

As for Dancing with the Stars never really paid attention to it or it's Ratings.

[3ku11]

What gut wrenching breakup? Yeah sure fans of Lenny and the show (lets be honest Lenny is the most important relationship in the entire show, go back to the pilot and tell me otherwise) were sad when they broke up, but IMO I have serious doubts Leonard and Penny would be in the place they are in their relationship now, if the writers diddn't break them up. I don't agree with this idea that Penny is a horrible person for breaking up with Leonard, Leonard got too serious and she wasen't ready for that type of commitment, so she had every right to do what was best for her at that point. And TBH neither Penny or Leonard were ready for a serious relationship then, Penny needed to grow up a lot, and Leonard needed to gain more confidence and stop being so submissive in his relationships. So from a writers POV it was a neccessary change to break them up at that point, so I don't see the point blaming Lorre or any of the other writers for that matter, they thought Leonard and Penny breaking up at that point was best for the show and I completley agree, it allowed them to grow individually, and it made Penny stop taking Leonard for granted all the time due to Priya then Alex later on, as a result Penny has become less "hulkish" towards Leonard, and Leonard is becoming more assertive with Penny, hence why Penny is trusting Leonard more and compromising alot more. As for Penny and Raj yeah that was a mess haha, but it gave the finalie shock value you don't see that in a lot of sitcoms these days, but that's been settled and done with, but it was one time drunken haze, settled with in the end of 5x01 when Penny apoligised, so regardless of what people feel about Lorre's decision to make that part of the finalie, it really made Penny grow up a lot.

[Tensor]

When I saw 2BG Ratings I thought no renewal for them due to their Ratings dropping so much.  I want Moms get a  3.1 or better next week so Mr. Lorre will be busy with the show and leave TBBT alone. lol 

 

As for Dancing with the Stars never really paid attention to it or it's Ratings.

I think a 3.1 is pushing it. 2BG has turned into a weak lead-in, and Mom is a new series that's going to take some time to build up ratings (CBS is going to give it some time, with it being a Chuck Lorre production and Anna Farris). On top of all that, being up against The Voice, it is really going to make it difficult.

CBS has owned Mondays for the past few years, I don't see that continuing through this year, unless the new series at 8:30 (We Are Men) has a much better launch. I don't expect it to, which is going to hurt 2BG even more. Hell, the repeat of "The Bon Voyage Reaction" on Thursday had a 2.1 demo and 8.8 million viewers, which would have placed it sixth out the 11 first run series.

[Nogravitasatall]

Major feels from this post. Just to add to them, i'm gonna throw in some adorable pictures and Gifs. Just to emphasise her point!

Too many? Maybe, but screw it, this thread needs the fluff. These two are just too much. THE FEELS!! :wub: Oh and FYI, i have no idea how to make Gifs, i got these on Tumblr. haha

because I'm unoriginal. But Molly bears repeating.

[hamerman55]

I think the main objection in retrospect about the Season 3 breakup is the way it was handled. Penny didn't need to dump him in front of his friends. There is no reason they couldn't have met privately and Penny telling Leonard that he's getting too serious and they need to cool things down.

 

I watched "Moms" and it wasn't bad. The main thing is that the basic premise of the show is pretty heavy. You're talking about two mothers less than a year sober, and Anna Faris's daughter is pregnant as a teen. Anna's character is barely holding on, and neither her mom or her daughter is giving her much real help yet. While it had some funny moments, TBBT it ain't, yet, CBS is going to have to give it plenty of time, but it may work out.