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How much did I love that opening with House, Wilson, and the patient? SO much.
Right from the get-go it felt like the show got its vibe back. I don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but this felt so much more like the House I fell in love with. I would not have been embarassed to put this ep in front of a new fan (ALL of the Volger arc, otoh? Yeah, right.)
The beauty of it too, besides the fact that House and Wilson are so gay for each other it is clearly now canon, is that this ep took the craptacular train wreck that is House/Cameron and sold it.
First off we have Cameron who is, while not being somebody I would like personally, someone who is more recognizable as having a connection to the version of herself we saw pre-Volger. During Volger it was like reading Cameron in bad fanfic. Here we have something that's not necessarily how I would have handled her character arc, but I can see how they got from the pilot to here. It's a subtle distinction but a key one. I don't have to personally like the character, I have to like watching a show that includes the character. This I liked watching.
Then the next level of beauty was the restaurant scene, though not for the obvious. The obvious, which I did love, was the onscreen acknowledgement that Cameron is a co-dependant idiot. The beauty was that House was telling her this even though we knew at that point that he liked her. So you get to sit there and imagine his pain as he embraces that moment. As much as he's allowed himself to open up he has to do so with the understanding that the girl he opened up to only went after him because she could use him (however unconsciously she was aware of that). House might have actually liked Cameron. Cameron wasn't anywhere near liking him. I wouldn't ever rewatch the crappy episodes that lead up to this but, much like s4 Angel in relation to s3, I'll retroactively accept the crap if it takes me to good places. This was a good place.
That being said: OMG girl get therapy! When she came into the next day all "We might go out again." I was ready to rip her hair out by its black roots. Granted this is not inconsistant characterization but again: I don't have to like her personally. She also won no points from me from being so cavalier about dating her boss, and for copping what seemed like a snotty "What do you mean I'm not the princess?" 'tude when Wilson pointed out House was the one who could get hurt.
I'd also like to take a moment to wonder what alternate reality has Cuddy of all people happy that House is going out on a date with one of his subordinates. I'm sorry but No. Fucking. WAY. Cuddy. CUDDY. I don't think I need to say anymore than that.
Once things got started with the patient of the week I was all ready to get bitchy and annoyed about how BDSM was portrayed. But... I may actually let it go. Was it the best? No. Was it fraught with a lot of the usual misconceptions? Of course. But... how many TV shows would actually hold up a BDSM relationship as having something of worth that the protagonist needs to emulate? Sure it was anvilicious but - BDSM! Being held up as having healthy relationship concepts! Outside of HBO I'm not really sure there's any TV shows willing to do that. So okay. Thanks for that.
Chase is into BDSM. And we're what? Surprised by this?
How much did I love that opening with House, Wilson, and the patient? SO much.
Right from the get-go it felt like the show got its vibe back. I don't know what was going on behind the scenes, but this felt so much more like the House I fell in love with. I would not have been embarassed to put this ep in front of a new fan (ALL of the Volger arc, otoh? Yeah, right.)
The beauty of it too, besides the fact that House and Wilson are so gay for each other it is clearly now canon, is that this ep took the craptacular train wreck that is House/Cameron and sold it.
First off we have Cameron who is, while not being somebody I would like personally, someone who is more recognizable as having a connection to the version of herself we saw pre-Volger. During Volger it was like reading Cameron in bad fanfic. Here we have something that's not necessarily how I would have handled her character arc, but I can see how they got from the pilot to here. It's a subtle distinction but a key one. I don't have to personally like the character, I have to like watching a show that includes the character. This I liked watching.
Then the next level of beauty was the restaurant scene, though not for the obvious. The obvious, which I did love, was the onscreen acknowledgement that Cameron is a co-dependant idiot. The beauty was that House was telling her this even though we knew at that point that he liked her. So you get to sit there and imagine his pain as he embraces that moment. As much as he's allowed himself to open up he has to do so with the understanding that the girl he opened up to only went after him because she could use him (however unconsciously she was aware of that). House might have actually liked Cameron. Cameron wasn't anywhere near liking him. I wouldn't ever rewatch the crappy episodes that lead up to this but, much like s4 Angel in relation to s3, I'll retroactively accept the crap if it takes me to good places. This was a good place.
That being said: OMG girl get therapy! When she came into the next day all "We might go out again." I was ready to rip her hair out by its black roots. Granted this is not inconsistant characterization but again: I don't have to like her personally. She also won no points from me from being so cavalier about dating her boss, and for copping what seemed like a snotty "What do you mean I'm not the princess?" 'tude when Wilson pointed out House was the one who could get hurt.
I'd also like to take a moment to wonder what alternate reality has Cuddy of all people happy that House is going out on a date with one of his subordinates. I'm sorry but No. Fucking. WAY. Cuddy. CUDDY. I don't think I need to say anymore than that.
Once things got started with the patient of the week I was all ready to get bitchy and annoyed about how BDSM was portrayed. But... I may actually let it go. Was it the best? No. Was it fraught with a lot of the usual misconceptions? Of course. But... how many TV shows would actually hold up a BDSM relationship as having something of worth that the protagonist needs to emulate? Sure it was anvilicious but - BDSM! Being held up as having healthy relationship concepts! Outside of HBO I'm not really sure there's any TV shows willing to do that. So okay. Thanks for that.
Chase is into BDSM. And we're what? Surprised by this?
