I concur with you. Leonard is the lynchpin of the essemble. He *wants* to be normal, but at his core struggles with it.
I actually think the most poignant moment was after Penny and Leonard broke up the first time and she introduced her latest dumb as bricks boyfriend who said something stunningly daft, prompting her to look pained and say, "I used to be happy with just the looks."
As somebody who relates quite strongly to Leonard and has a life outside of fandom where my attendance of Conventions raises a few eyebrows, I can't agree with the thesis of the other essay.
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Date: Wed, Jan. 9th, 2013 08:30 pm (UTC)I actually think the most poignant moment was after Penny and Leonard broke up the first time and she introduced her latest dumb as bricks boyfriend who said something stunningly daft, prompting her to look pained and say, "I used to be happy with just the looks."
As somebody who relates quite strongly to Leonard and has a life outside of fandom where my attendance of Conventions raises a few eyebrows, I can't agree with the thesis of the other essay.