5. What Happened To Penny And Leonard In Season Five
Penny And Leonard Resumed Their Relationship In The Fifth Season Of The Big Bang Theory
Despite dealing with the fallout of Penny and Raj sleeping together, Leonard and Penny get back together (again) in the middle of The Big Bang Theory season 5, after Leonard’s long-distance relationship with Priya fails, and they realize that they may still have feelings for each other. Things actually manage to go well, too, and for most of the season, they are happily dating. In the midst of Penny and Leonard having a normal relationship, the series also sees Sheldon taking his relationship with Amy more seriously and Howard and Bernadette going through ups and downs with their engagement.
At the end of The Big Bang Theory season 5, Leonard proposes, and Penny turns him down. It seems like this will once again be the end of Penny and Leonard, but thankfully, they are mature enough to recognize that they are both happy and continue to date at this point in time. Throughout the Penny and Leonard timeline, Leonard tends to want to take the relationship at a faster pace than what Penny is ready for. However, TBBT season 5 saw some growth in Leonard, as he was able to accept that the two move at a different pace, and he was okay with that.
6. What Happened To Penny And Leonard Season Six
It Takes Penny Until The Sixth Season To Finally Say I Love You To Leonard
After six seasons, Penny is finally able to actually admit how much she cares about Leonard in The Big Bang Theory season 6, episode 8, “The 43 Peculiarity,” and their relationship starts to move forward. This is helped by the fact that Alex, a research assistant at Caltech, is hitting on Leonard at work — something that makes Penny realize just how much she loves him, and that she can be jealous too. Audiences had been waiting forever to see Penny and Leonard say those three fateful words to one another, and viewers finally got their wish relatively early on in the season.
Despite this milestone, the Penny and Leonard relationship wouldn’t be complete without its various ups and downs. Throughout the season, Leonard temporarily moved in with her after a fight with Sheldon, and the couple have a disastrous double date with Howard and Bernadette. In addition, Leonard is offered a job overseas in the season finale, something that causes a fair few questions in their relationship. However, by the end of The Big Bang Theory season 6, Penny and Leonard are seriously talking about the future.
7. What Happened To Penny And Leonard In Season 7
Penny And Sheldon Have An Annulment & An Engagement In The Seventh Season
Leonard and Penny are still going strong in The Big Bang Theory season 7, despite having to spend some time in a long distance relationship while Leonard is on an expedition in the North Sea. Leonard does come back in the second installment of the season, and the pair pick up where they left off. However, in The Big Bang Theory season 7, episode 9, “The Thanksgiving Decoupling,” the gang finds out that Penny is actually already married. Turns out, Penny and Zack got irresponsibly married in Vegas but thought it wasn’t legal, and they now have to get their marriage annulled.
However, this doesn’t cause a lasting issue. Penny and Leonard do experience some ebbs and flows when Penny quits her job and tries to balance her acting career. It takes getting fired from her movie for Penny to take a serious look at her own talents and goals in life. However, the biggest moment in the Penny and Leonard timeline occurs in “The Gorilla Dissolution,” when Leonard proposes a second time. This time, however, Penny accepts, and the two become officially engaged – much to everyone’s excitement (except Sheldon).
8. What Happened To Penny And Leonard In Season 8
The Eighth Season Covers Penny And Leonard’s Engagement
Leonard and Penny spend the whole of The Big Bang Theory season 8 engaged — and not really planning a wedding, either. They have a few ups and downs, of course, but Sheldon starts to understand that Leonard wants to spend more nights with Penny, and things seem to be going well. The season sees various small issues between the pair, but is remarkably uneventful (especially compared to season 7). At one point, the two try to prove that they have a better relationship than Sheldon and Amy. In addition, later in the season, Penny even contemplates returning to the acting world.
The one big issue that Penny and Leonard have in The Big Bang Theory season 8 comes when Penny leaves acting behind, and gets a job in pharmaceuticals — and one that pays well. For the first time, she makes more than Leonard. The two end up having a fight about finances, seeking advice from Howard and Bernadette. While this throws them a little in the Penny and Leonard timeline, they soon get past it, and The Big Bang Theory season 8 finale sees them driving to Vegas to get married.
The Big Bang Theory: Leonard & Penny’s Relationship Timeline, Season By Season (p1)
The Big Bang Theory: Leonard and Penny’s Relationship Timeline, Season By Season (final part)
