User blog:Jamesgrout/Top 10 Best episodes for Gumball and Penny interactions

Yay something new is coming from the show, Darwins Yearbook, seems to look like the show is gearing up for a proper send off after all, so while faith can be regained for this show, let's get back into it as it's time also for me to do something that's been due for a while, a celebration of my favourite aspect of the show, Gumball and Penny.

It was sure dissapointing that no closure was given over the conflict between them, there's another thing wrong with 'The Inquisition', the last of any sort of interaction between them was her burning him because he kissed Sarah, and it's hard to say for sure who was in the right, Gumball didn't know, but should he have been more careful of judging who Penny was? Should he have been expected to consider "is there any other girl than Penny who would have yellow furr as, whatever these things we're being turned into are?" Can it be said? And it's always been apparent to me that Gumball is a true misunderstood soul, at least thats what my instincts tell me, and that Penny was once described as "one of the few characters to understand Gumball", hence she stays with him despite all the bad things he had caused to happen to her, naturally, it seemed so fitting that the shows finale would/should give an answer to why she does, yet I would long for it oh so much, so much reason for a movie, so much to cover to wrap the show up properly.

Maybe we will still get a movie and maybe it will cover it, there was a script started at some point, they say they don't know if it will be produced but if it's going to resolve a cliffhanger, what's going to stop that from happening, who would have to take over the chair at CN to do that?...

I want to also add how badly Gumball is misunderstood not only by characters in the show, even Darwin, but by viewers, one thing someone once said "everbody in season 2 had become an insufferable jerk, especially Gumball", I'm sorry but was this really necessary? 'The Apology' is the best evidence against this. But anyway, let's get into what the title says, here are my picks for the top 10 episodes for Gumball and Penny interactions, and this is based only on such, not the episodes theirselves as wholes:

Gumball phones Penny to ask her to go to the mall with him, shame it was Patrick who answers but it's the prospect that counts here of course, and later, Penny asks Gumball what happened with a worried tone. It didn't have to be the focus of the episode, it was just great to see things like this still in play and popping up as the series went on at the time.
 * 10:
 * The Kids

We didn't get to see as much of Gumball and Penny hanging out as I would have liked, like for Darwin and Carrie in 'The Drama', this is what I hoped 'The Bros' would be, but this episode at least implied that Gumball and Penny hang out quite a bit behind the scenes while giving clarification of "finding your space as an individual as well as a couple". Their kiss blowing scene nearly made me fall off my seat, and that's only for #9...
 * 9
 * The Mirror

It would have been great if more episodes did this, bring Penny in where it made sense, not only supporting him and encouraging him to do what he thinks is right, but going to watch the game as well, and it was only 3 people from Elmore in the audience, Brown, because he's the principle, Sarah, because of her involvement in the conflict and she used to go to that school, and Penny, yet it was before they were actually in a relationship *O*
 * 8
 * The Sweaters

This was the episode that first made me fall in love with Gumball and Penny, winking, looking for eachother, holding hands and nearly kissing, it was from this episode I was desperate to see more between them sooner, that was appropriate for the audience obviously.
 * 7
 * The Pressure

I didn't give this episode the attention it deserved the first time round in my top 5 worst and best blogs, that was because of the way I was formatting my blogs, it was one which was a mix of good and bad, Banana Joe being the bully was the bad, it doesn't suit his character at all. If it weren't for that, this wouldd be one of the best episodes of the whole series, with Penny being the only one standing up for Gumball, she gives a great message about being brave enough to be yourself no matter what anybody else thinks, all round making for one of the warmest feelings ever given from between the two of them.
 * 6
 * The GI

"Will you be the Jelly in my peanut butter sandwich? <3 x", well yeah, if only she had know not to be so cryptic but what really matters is that she asked him, and it is understandable that Gumball felt it too risky to ask her, they at least nearly kiss again and her last words "I think he's awesome"... wow!
 * 5
 * The Party

All about Gumball being jelous and creating a fresh take on the concept of how badly jelusy can corrupt and get the better of a person. This episode seems to take us to a low point between the two but what makes it so great is the justification and the pick up from it, that at the end, Penny is just as jelous seeing Carrie laying even one hand on Gumball, whether this were really more a comedy gag to end on it still gives a great impression and sends spirits soaring. We also get to see her express the most of concern for his well being and them kneeling infront of one another holding hands.
 * 4
 * The Flower

It may be quite small in this episode but it sure packs a mighty impact, well what can you really say? The words "Impossible to live without" and a kiss on the cheek. It sure makes up for instances like in 'The Burden' where she seems to doubt she wants to marry him even though they had just started their relationship, all that creates is doubt but this helps
 * 3
 * The Petals

Well, Gumball saves Penny's life, but to lead to this, Penny had to sneak out to see Gumball despite her dads forbidding and to lead to this, it all begins with Penny choosing Gumball for her partner for the medievel project. I can't explain this any better than in my season 2 top 5 worst and best blog.
 * 2
 * The Knights

Honourable mentions:
 * The Meddler: As embarrasing as it is to watch, Gumballs cheerleading routine at least showed he tried to show Penny how much he means to her, whcih worked in a way that was different to how he planned, I may have had to have this on the list reluctantly if we didn't have to see Gumball doing a shameful job at talking to Penny at the beginning
 * The Transformation: Everything between them is great it's just she doesn't really support him in his decision like you'd expect a girlfriend would, "fingers off emojis"?

So, Gumball and Penny kiss, but what led up to this? Her coming out of her shell because he encouraged her to be herself and no longer afraid, but what led up to this? Them performing the lead parts in a school play and her adding in a kiss which was not in the script, I do wonder what it took to assure this... Again, I couldn't explain it any better than the first time round in my top 5 worst and best season 3 blog, as I finished it with "what more could I say", except, in spite of that, I did keep thinking of other things to edit in so I contradicted myself with that, I wouldn't know if people would notice such at the time. Still today, if 'The Shell' came on my thoughts would be, this isn't just a great episode I've seen before, this is 'The Shell', still with a burning love everytime I get to see it.
 * 1) 1 (As if I really needed to say)
 * The Shell

We're not quite done yet.

I'm going to include some runners up, these are for particluarly small interactions that still pack a worthy impact, not so small as 'The Petals' for these ones, they wouldn't fit in with the main ones as above:

Top 3 runners up:

Gumball and Penny sing together and act out the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, things like this are really all you need sometimes
 * 3
 * The Blame

They wave to eachother, that's it and it is as praise worthy as anything else spoken about here
 * 2
 * The Pest

It had to be a callback to 'The Shell' for #1, a song starring all characters of the show and a whole verse just for these two, whether it constitutes as a whole verse it's just enough to make me feel all fuzzy inside.
 * 1
 * The Compilation