House M. D. - Season 6 - Page 4

I really enjoyed this episode.  I find it nice that after so many seasons of seeing everything from House's point of view, the show takes two episodes to show Wilson and Cuddy's side of things.  In particular, I enjoyed seeing the stereotypical "House epiphany" from Cuddy's POV--just as the elevator was closing, you see House working his case out in an "aha! moment."

However, the scene lecture hall at the end was quite telling, too.  The look on House's face was priceless.  If there was any indication of him starting to get over Cuddy, that is all gone, now.

I fast forward through all Lucas related material.  Putting him with Cuddy is the single most outrageous misstep in the history of this show.  I can't believe anyone buys it for a second.

 

I much preferred the Wilson based episode over this Cuddy based episode.

I didn't mind the episode(what I saw of it) but I came to realise I watch the show for House and his people, an all Cuddy episode isn't something I want to see.

I actually found it a welcome change of pace. While the House character is the overwhelming force of the show, Both Cuddy and Wilson are his closest peers. An episode from their point of view helps us to better understand the environment House works in.  

I think this episode both highlighted the extraordinary problems House causes Cuddy and the reasons she keeps him around. He's her confidant.

My only real complaint about this ep was that all of Cuddy's problems were resolved by the end of the day, and in her favor.  To be more realistic something should have gone wrong that would have carried on.  My wife sat there and commented that she knows exactly what Cuddy is going through because there are many days where she has to fix everyone else's problems, yet there are many nights where she can't sleep or she's up late on the laptop dialed in some customer's site trying to fix an issue.

I thought Cuddy kept House around because she prides herself on running the "best" facility, and she thinks House is the best diagnostician around, bar none. Given the stuf fhe pulls, I don't think anybody could need a confidant that much.

As much as this episode did a lot to add depth to the role of hospital administrator, it pointed out to me even more the PI boyfriend is totally out of his league. And that Cuddy yell at the end of the episode was just completely out of character and out of place. Otherwise, I enjoyed the episode.

To be fair, Cuddy's never put it all out on the line like that before. She went from being persona non grata to being Princeton-Plainsboro's hero.

I agree Cuddy likes House, but I don't think he's unemployable elsewhere, and I don't think that's the driving reason why she keeps him around. To the outside world, all other hospital admins know is that House is eccentric and excellent at his job. There's nothing that would make him unemployable as the things we see aren't public knowledge. Foreman, on the other hand, is a different story. They've shown he has employement issues if he leaves the hospital. I've seen nothing in Cuddy's character that leads me to believe she's self indulgent enough to keep House around primarily because she likes him. Rather, I think it's all about her need to have her hospital excel. It's also why she keeps Foreman around, even though they don't seem to have the greatest relationship.

Even allowing for fairness, I don't see a hospital administrator yelling "Yes!" in the middle of the hospital lobby. Even going back to the office and doing it is unlikely, but conceivable. But in a hospital lobby? I guess it's possible, but given the one's I've met, I can't see it. It's no biggie, though. It just took away a bit from the episode for me. It would have worked much better for me if they'd gone with a different final shot: Cuddy is behind her desk working on her laptop. The camera starts outside her office and does the Panic Room through the door approach shot. As it gets closer, Cuddy looks up from her laptop, sits back, and allows herself the biggest smile of satisfaction and relief. Fade to black.

I thought it was a good episode.  I enjoy it when they break format and try something different.  But Cuddy's boyfriend really needs to start taking the bus, if you know what I mean. 

Regards,

Joe

Not only that, the guy she'd been negotiating with the whole episode was still in the lobby when she screamed.

they need to drop Lucas from the show

I don't think this show, in general, is really trying to immerse us in medical reality. After all, they search patients homes for clues about their illnesses. Enjoyed the bit where the Insurance company bigshot was portrayed to be a greedy jerk.

What is the show trying to immerse us in? The point is Cuddy's actions at the end of the episode (the yelling in the lobby) didn't ring true either generically for someone in her position, or specifically for her (based on everything we've seen up to now).

Nothing in particular. I do find House's shenanigans humorous though, so for me its entertaining.

 Let's have Lucas figure out that Chase killed James Earl Jones and turn his evidence over to Detective Tritter.  Lots of people here don't like either one, but it might make for some interesting episodes.

PatH

This show is killing me.   House and Wilson are fast becoming the funniest couple since ...... well maybe Rob and Laura Petrie?

Is it possible that 13 is actually getting better looking as time goes on? 

House and Wilson are just hysterical.  Loved the giant poster, too.  "Fear not."

Later,

Joe

I wonder who comes up with these things to use in the House/Wilson games?  "Be not afraid"??  Wood nymphs??  That stuff was hilarious.

"Be not afraid, for this is exact change" was my favourite line of the night.

DVRs only hold so much, so House got bypassed last fall.

Starting to catch up on some older episodes now. Scanned through past posts, but can anybody give me a brief synopsis of what happened with Cameron? She and Chase are now divorced, she's gone? Or their typical way of putting somebody in limbo for months and have them return.

She looks dang good in the new TRON trailer too...

I don't find her the least but attractive.  Too skinny and I don't like her overly limp/flat hair.  Hey just my opinion.  Jennifer Morrison is much cuter...Well before she hollywoodized herself with the new hairdo.

So is Cameron back or was that one last dance in the sheets for the road?

With no behind-the-scenes knowledge, I took it as one for the road.

Looking at gossip on the internet, it was a one-off. She has remained under contract for this season, and is also under contract for next season, but is aware of no plans to use her next season. She also says it was not her decision to leave.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/01/18/house-scoop-jennifer-morrison/



 

Very good episode.  For about one second, around the end of the 3rd act, I was afraid that House would realize that the dying guy had been misdiagnosed to begin with and end up saving him, but luckily they didn't go down that road. 



Well, there's no arguing matters of taste.  People, foods, clothes all either appeal to you or they don't, and what works for you may not work for someone else.  And vice versa.  I'll just say that Olivia has one of the most beautiful faces I've ever seen, and eyes you could drown in.  (I think Jennifer Morrison's a knock-out as well.  Pity they couldn't keep both on the show full time.) 

BTW, for anyone who cares, the song Chase played for (Alison) Cameron when they danced was "Alison" by Elvis Costello.  (And an odd choice of song it was - see the lyrics here.  Despite the seeming implications of the lines "put out the big light" and "my aim is true", Costello says the song is not about shooting someone.) 

Regards,

Joe

Very interesting show that one (finally saw "Lockdown").  No real case (so to speak), but I really enjoyed the interactions between Talb and Foreman.  Especially Talb's action when Foreman had left for the "night".