beyondthezone

I dont get it.... when did Lea lead him on? Their kiss from when she left was over 2 seasons ago and they moved in together on the firm understanding that nothing could happen between them. Lea has since been an accommodating and supportive friend to Shaun. Dealing with his quirks, helping him during Glassman's Cancer, teaching him to drive, pancakes before his new job , supporting him through his father's death even moving out to help his relationship with Carly. It's sad that Shaun was rejected but that doesn't make it Lea's fault. His autism is part of who he is, and it invariable affects his behaviour (especially in relationships) therefore it's perfectly valid for Lea to decide that it's a non-starter for a romantic relationship. As far as Lea's faults in being flaky and selfish-she is well aware of them. Shaun's behaviour was entitled, threatening and scary and honestly warranted a police call. Just because cute Shaun did it doesnt make it okay

She wasn't being malicious, she snapped, Shaun was ignoring her words and being being selfish and stalkery- he needed to hear it even if it hurt him

Murphy doesn't have a PhD, he completed Medical School(MD) after which one is given the title "Doctor". After med school, new doctors apply for residencies of a specific specialty e.g Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiology, psichiatry. A residency is both employment and education. Ater this is completed, the resident usually undergoes an exam to become board certified and becomes an Attending. Further training into a sub specialty e.g Cardiothoracic, plastics can be done.

Leah works at a tech company therefore she can't have bohemian tastes or a vibrant personality? Before Leah left for Hershey last season she mentioned being rather unsatisfied incessant "board meetings" despite having a decent salary. Now it seems that this current place of work is rather relaxed and upbeat judging by the cafeteria, ice ring, basketball court so I really don't see the issue. This is the exact OPPOSITE of what happened. Shaun wanted them move into together, he got the apartment for them to share without even discussing it with her first. Leah on the other hand refused since didn't want to risk hurting him again. She even got his deposit back until Shaun just paid it again. It was only after his insistence that Leah agreed to trust him.

My point was that Leah is caring towards Shaun and his situation. She wouldn't invest time in teaching him to drive, take Glassman to his appointments, adjust around her roommates habits, listen to Shaun about Glassman's cancer etc if she wasn't caring. Leah additionally asked Shaun if he was okay with Jake staying over- Shaun said yes. If Shaun wants to be more than friends, doesn't like Jake, wants the sex to be quieter,whatever then he has to communicate that- Leah can't be held responsible for reading Shaun's mind. Shaun and Leah are two adults navigating through their friendship/ living situation- they are both capable of hurting each other and have done so-that's life. Moreover I don't see the point in constantly going back to the roadtrip kiss when it happened a season ago and plenty of episodes and emotional talks and established the boundaries that Shaun agreed to. Which was that he wanted to live with Leah under the agreement that they will remain friends

Leah probably didn't know that Shaun could hear that's why it's important for him to tell her to keep it down. What I'm trying to say is that the volume during her amorous activities are unintentionally loud. Leah didn't even want Jake to meet Shaun in their kitchen so do you think she would want Shaun to hear her having sex? Why project intentional malice on behalf of Leah over sex noises?

I don't like the term "toyed" it suggests a deliberate manipulation of someone's feelings in order to get what you want. I don't think that's what Leah did when she kissed him during their road trip together. I rewatched that scene and I interpreted as Leah wanting to give Shaun a new experience like they had been doing throughout that episode e.g. skipping work, listening to music, teaching him to drive, drinking alcohol, karaoke etc. It was "in the moment" and I don't think Leah foresaw that she would want to leave to pursue her dream. I don't understand your point about Glassman? They had already moved in together on Shaun's insistence after establishing that they would just be friends? About the sex noises- all Shaun has to do is tell her to keep it down. It's one of the classic awkwards things that happen when you have a roommate which Leah actually warned him about. You are framing it as something that Leah is doing to Shaun in order to hurt him and then bringing up completely irrelevant details to villainise Leah and infantilize Shaun. Shaun suffered mental/physical abuse and Glassman has cancer therefore Leah is a dick for being a little too loud during sex? -How does that make sense?