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What does Leonard see in Penny?

posted 5 years ago by CaptainCrozier (620)
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I have watched anywhere from half to two thirds of all the episodes in any given season, bar one or two in the last few years, and I just don't get why Leonard wants her. They have almost nothing in common, she's vacuous, empty, in high school was a female version of the macho bullies who picked on Leonard and his friends and as an adult isn't very nice either.

Is it really just because she's hot? If so, how is Leonard any different from the macho jocks he thinks he's so much better than?

[–] BourbonKing (5789) 5 years ago

What does Penny see in Leonard?

No ditzy hot blonde bimbo would find a nervous, eye squinting, fingernail biting, dwarf attractive.

[–] CaptainCrozier (620) 4 years ago

What does Penny see in Leonard?

No ditzy hot blonde bimbo would find a nervous, eye squinting, fingernail biting, dwarf attractive.

Preach it brother!
The usual ugly-guy-hot-girlfriend/wife trope.

[–] contreras (474) 4 years ago

how is Leonard any different from the macho jocks he thinks he's so much better than?

He's not. Being a nerd doesn't make you a good person.

[–] CaptainCrozier (620) 4 years ago

Being a nerd doesn't make you a good person.

Leonard sure seems to think it does.

[–] Alerra (244) 4 years ago

But that's part of Penny's point in the episode where they all make fun of Zach. That for a bunch of smart nerdy guys who spent their formative years being bullied, they could be really mean.

But in answer to your OP, in the murder mystery episode, Stuart explains it (or at least part of it). Penny brings Leonard out of his shell, and Leonard helps Penny think more deeply about things.

That's not to say it's enough for every relationship, but maybe for Leonard, he needs someone to push him out of his comfort zone and take risks, and maybe Penny needs someone who will challenge her intellectually.

[–] PaladinNJ (21786) 4 years ago

His whole life he's experienced that he is not good enough for a girl of this caliber. Now she shows him that he does have qualities that any woman would want.

[–] PaladinNJ (21786) 4 years ago

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[–] kuatorises (7467) 4 years ago

Penny has a great ass and rack. She's pretty funny too.

[–] strntz (12773) 4 years ago

She has a fake rack. They don't look good in clothes, they look worse unclothed, and they feel weird. Personal experience here with two different women.

Plus, they need to be replaced in 10 to 15 years and all the while there is scar tissue forming around them because the body views them as a foreign invader.

She is funny, she's sharp, and she's pretty.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 4 years ago

So what if they are fake? It doesn't bother some people.

[–] strntz (12773) 4 years ago

Forgetting how obviously fake they look compared to natural breasts, it's unfortunate that women think they should have larger breasts to conform to contemporary beauty standards. Implants are a foreign material that the body attacks. The body immediately begins forming scar tissue around the implants, the implants are at risk of sudden collapse, and there are a lot of cases of autoimmune diseases related to implants. The recommendation is to replace them every 10 years. Every medical procedure carries risks, and this procedure carries more risk than most cosmetic treatments, like eye jobs, face lifts, nose jobs, etc. which are a one and done with virtually no long term risks.

Any man who asks his woman to have a boob job should have his nuts cut off.

[–] TearofLys (2666) 4 years ago

She's just hot???? You seem to be ignoring their longstanding friendship and intimacy. In addition to attractive, Penny is portrayed as a decent and kind person, not some vacuous THOT.

[–] CaptainCrozier (620) 4 years ago

Penny is portrayed as a decent and kind person, not some vacuous THOT.

No she's not. She's arrogant, short-tempered, insensitive, and often a bit of a bully. And seemingly proud of it!

She also makes no bones about having certainly been a THOT in the past, and still at least wanting to be one again from time to time.

[–] overseas7 (5080) 2 years ago

I do not think that she is arrogant, she is rather a very patient person and empathetic.

[–] PaladinNJ (21786) 2 years ago

That's true as well.

[–] Otter (24464) 4 years ago

Actually the show did a pretty good job of showing why two people who seem to have little in common might end up attracted to each other.

Proximity of course, plus they spent the whole show acting together as caretaker-friends to Sheldon, which gave them a mutual interest. And they had similar sense of humor, and seemed to get each other in a way that was often shown. Plus they both thought the other was out of their league in a way - Leonard saw her as out of his league due to her good looks, sexiness, and self-confidence, while she saw him as being out of her league due to his education, upper middle class background, and good job. Remember the episode where Penny's father visited, and said that Leonard was the greatest guy she'd ever dated - the one who was sober, professional, pleasant, and unlike all her previous boyfriends, not an asshole in any way? Plus, being around Leonard made Penny realize that she could do better for herself than trading on her looks, and Leonard being around Penny made him realize that he wasn't a loser who'd never get a girl. They each gave the other something they lacked.

Good job of writing, IMHO, and acting.

[–] wrlord (1228) 4 years ago

Presumably the character is supposed to have real titties, unlike the actress.

[–] Obifuntoknowme (1149) 4 years ago

It’s cos she’s damn hot!