I think the problem is that over the last 7 years the characters have evolved and changed. But that's hardly a surprise, because actually most people do. Penny and Leonard have both changed more than the others, although you could argue they've played up Sheldon more over that time.
Howard has been forced to grow up.
Raj is still uncertain, but as you say, he's probably uncertain himself.
I couldn't help but feel as I was reading the essay that the core of the problem they were having was that actually a lot of it was cutting too close to the bone.
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Date: Wed, Jan. 9th, 2013 08:35 pm (UTC)Howard has been forced to grow up.
Raj is still uncertain, but as you say, he's probably uncertain himself.
I couldn't help but feel as I was reading the essay that the core of the problem they were having was that actually a lot of it was cutting too close to the bone.