Is Penny en alkoholist?

TL; DR: Fråga: "Är Penny en alkoholist?" A: Nej.

Längre svar : hon kanske har haft ett problem med alkohol missbruk

Om inte författarna gömmer någonting från tittarna ser vi att Penny tycker om att dricka i företaget, hennes favorit alkoholhaltiga dryck verkar vara rött vin, men hon dricker också cocktails och de hårda grejerna för att hjälpa henne att koppla av.

1. S4 E07, Apologins insufficiens

Sheldon: I wronged Howard, and he won’t accept my apology.

Penny: Oh, right, that. Yes, Leonard told me. Sorry, honey.

Sheldon: Penny, you face failure on a daily basis. How do you cope?

Penny: I drink.

2. S5 E01, Skankreflexanalysen

Scene: Penny’s apartment. Penny has a bottle of wine. She can’t find a glass. Finds a measuring jug and uses that instead. There is a knock on the door.

Penny: Coming. Yup, that’s good. Wine glasses should have handles.

Amy: Keeping accurate track of your alcohol intake. Smart idea considering how trampy you get when you’ve had a few.

3. S6 E07, Habitationskonfigurationen

Sheldon: Penny, please, I’m on the horns of a relationship dilemma. And for the record, I had a full pubis of hair by the time I was 19.

Penny: And for the record, bleugh. So what are you drinking?

Sheldon: Well, it’s been a rough day. I usually go chamomile tea, but I don’t think that’s going to cut it.

Penny: You could have a Long Island Iced Tea.

Sheldon: Will that calm my nerves?

Penny: It’s calmed the pants off me a couple of times.

4. Och i S7 E10, Discovery Dissipation

Penny (listening in her apartment): You know, if we did a shot every time they said something embarrassing, this would be one hell of a drinking game.

Amy: A little early for alcohol, isn’t it?

Sheldon: You know, I don’t just say smart things about science. I also yodel. (Does)

Amy: I’ll get the vodka.

Det fanns ett tidigare öldrycksspel med Amy Fowler i S5, E19 ( The Weekend Vortex ) men eftersom hon har varit gift med Leonard (S9 E01) är det utomordentligt ovanligt att se henne ensam med en flaska rött, eller delta i dessa gamla drickspel. Även om Sheldon påminde tittarna mer än en gång så har Penny inte givit upp alkohol och hävdar att Penny har ett bättre förhållande till vitt vin än med Leonard.

5. S8 E03, Förlusten vid första punkten

Sheldon: I wasn’t making a joke, I was merely stating fact. Amy and I have a superior relationship to yours.

Leonard: You don’t honestly think that, do you?

Sheldon: Leonard, I assumed you knew. The ranking of relationships in our circle by quality is me and Amy, Howard and Bernadette, Raj and his girlfriend, Penny and Chardonnay, Penny and you.

Leonard: There isn’t any ranking. And if there were, we wouldn’t be at the bottom of it.

Penny: Yeah, and actually, I drink Sauvignon Blanc.

Leonard: That’s the part you have a problem with?

Penny: Relax.

Amy: There they go, fighting again. You’d never hear her talk that way to Sauvignon Blanc.

6. S8 E17, Koloniseringsprogrammet

Sheldon: Do you want to say it?

Amy: Let’s say it together.

Together: We’re getting a turtle.

Penny: This is why I’ve been saying we should keep champagne on ice.

Sheldon: Sarcasm?

Amy: Yes.

Sheldon: Okay. That was tricky, ’cause when it comes to alcohol, she generally means business.

Leonard: Well, we’re, we’re very happy for you.

Webbplatsen Web MD.com listar följande symptom på alkoholism.

Signs of alcohol abuse

You have problems at work or school because of your drinking, such as being late or not going at all.

You drink in risky situations, such as before or while driving a car.

After drinking, you can't remember what happened while you were drinking (blackouts).

You have legal problems because of your drinking, such as being arrested for harming someone or driving while drunk (intoxicated).

You get hurt or you hurt someone else when you are drinking.

You keep drinking even though you have health problems that are caused or made worse by alcohol use, such as liver disease (cirrhosis).

Your friends or family members are worried about your drinking.

Signs of alcohol dependence or addiction

You cannot quit drinking or control how much you drink.

You need to drink more to get the same effect.

You have withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking. These include feeling sick to your stomach, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety.

You spend a lot of time drinking and recovering.

You have given up other activities so you can drink.

You keep drinking even though it harms your relationships and causes health problems.

Other signs include:

You drink in the morning, are often drunk for long periods of time, or drink alone.

You change what you drink, such as switching from beer to wine because you think that doing this will help you drink less or keep you from getting drunk.

You feel guilty after drinking.

You make excuses for your drinking or do things to hide your drinking, such as buying alcohol at different stores.

You worry that you won't get enough alcohol for an evening or weekend.

You have physical signs of alcohol dependence, such as weight loss, a sore or upset stomach (gastritis), or redness of the nose and cheeks.

Dricksvatten hjälper till att tråkiga smärtan, för att lätta bagaget tillfälligt; men är hon beroende? Nej

Kanske är den enda signifikanta scenen där Pennys dricks landar henne i djupa problem, i S4 E24 , Rumskamratransmogrification

7. Rumskamratransmogrification ( YouTube-klipp )

"Jag skruvade upp. Leonard är en bra kille. Aldrig borde ha brutit upp med honom. " Nästa morgon ser Penny vakna naken vid Raj.

Penny (waking up): Oh, God. Oh, God! Oh. Okay, look. THIS. NEVER. HAPPENED. Do you understand me?

Raj: (nodding)

Penny: Really?! Still can't talk to me?!

[...]

Penny: [after Penny tries to sneak out, but finds Sheldon, Leonard, and Howard in the living room] Damn.

Leonard Hofstadter: What is going on?

Penny: [laughing nervously] Oh, it's, it's not what it looks like.

Sheldon Cooper: What does it look like?

Enligt Web Md.com riktlinje är Pennys blackout det enda tecknet som tyder på att hon kan ha ett dricksproblem.

Å andra sidan blev den scenen filmade långt tillbaka under säsong 4 och en sväljning gör inte en sommar. Det finns inga andra scener från The Big Bang Theory som antyder någon alkoholberoende. Penny har ett skratt, hon gillar att gå ut med tjejerna i barer och restauranger, nu är hon mer som en socialdrickare . I själva verket verkar Pennys karaktär, eftersom hon gift sig med Leonard Hofstadter, vara lyckligare och mer självsäker än någonsin tidigare.

Inom showen har vi Leonard pekat på Penny att hon kan ha ett problem i avsnittet Lokomotivsmanipulationen (Säsong 7, Episod 15).

Dialogrutan går som detta :

Bernadette Rostenkowski: You sure you guys don't want to come with us to Napa. You can probably still get a room.

Penny: No. I think we'll just have a quiet weekend at home.

Leonard Hofstadter: Of course I'm not sure it's a great idea to take Penny where wine comes from. What? It's a joke. Oh, come on. We bust on each other. I wear dorky glasses and you might have a problem. It's all for laughs.

Penny: That would really piss me off if I didn't have a buzz going on.

I säsong 7, avsnitt 2, bedrägeribekräftelsen när Sheldon går till Pennys lägenhet och frågar henne varför det finns två glas vin på bordet, vi har den här dialogen :

Sheldon Cooper: That’s curious. If there’s no one here, why are there two glasses of wine on the table?

Penny: Oh. Well, you know, I, I’ve got two hands and a bit of a drinking problem.

Sheldon Cooper: Of course. Ask a silly question.

Penny: Oh.