Am I mistaken, or was 13 actually in the episode MORE than House? Did it just feel that way watching? Chase was awesome in his 2nd scene. I wish we'd been able to see his eyes/expression in the first one when he removed the fetus. I love the way he demonstrated that he was loyal to and respected House's ideas, but not the new team. I'm glad he made the right decision. RSL was brilliant in the Wilson/Cameron scene and also in the end. I was pretty bored though. Every time the new team was on, I found myself watching the clock.

I loved the two men sitting on the couch together, and Cuddy telling them to talk to each other. I'd figured House'd be pretty awful, and he was - when he needs to get close to an emotion, his mouth just gets nastier. Wilson had some heavy truth filled statements. First, that no one in the hospital even liked Amber (his face contorted with pain). And of course his statement to House at the end was just devastating. After first saying he tried to blame House for Amber's death, but couldn't (yay! I thought), but then launching into how House spreads misery.... they aren't friends, maybe they never were. I too, teared up watching House's face. The man is so alone. (I have to add that House's comments to Wilson about thinking about Amber's death and feeling sorry, and Wilson's saying he wanted to blame and couldn't, and his talk about how he enables House - sounds like all of our discussions the past few months! ) I was glad to see everyone had moments in the episode (and was surprised to see that the opening credit thing is exactly the same - the ducklings following House - no newbies). hmmm I wasn't keen on the story between 13 and the POTW, sort of moralizing or something. I did like House's comment to 13 that people don't get what they deserve, they "get what they get."

Sometime last season, some (or maybe all) of the networks told their one-hour dramas' showrunners that they now have to write their shows in 6 acts rather than the 4 acts they used to do. Same amount of airtime, but more interruptions. I think they said it on the House DVD commentary and they definitely said it on one of the commentaries on the Life DVD. (I just watched that one this week.) The last scene made me cry. "We're not friends anymore. Not sure we ever were." Ouch. The fact that Wilson doesn't blame House for Amber's death is interesting (and good), but it's also very poignant and painful that he's leaving in order to protect himself from House's destructive nature. And he didn't tell House this truth at first... in order to protect House from feeling hurt by that truth... just as he always has protected House. I'm a weeping mass of goo!

Eh, I think I may have mentally numbed myself to this episode because I feel nothing really. I still feel bad for House and Wilson and I thought their scenes were good, especially that last one, but idk, it didn't get to me like W'sH did. I liked Cameron, Foreman, and Cuddy in this episode for trying to help. I thought Cameron's scene was especially good. Chase was just awesome. There's no other word for it. But on the whole, I just wasn't feeling it, I actually didn't think Wilson came off as bad as I thought he would, though the haters are going to continue to hate regardless, but I was still happy about his explination in the last scene, though I think Cameron's right, he thinks he's being rational but sooner or later he's going to realize that he doesn't really know what he's doing.

I agree: the last scene was so painful. I know in my heart that Wilson will go back on it. And even though I love them together, it pisses me off that in the end nothing will change... House will still take better than he is willing to give. I'm adjusting to the three new fellows, but I agree: WAY too much 13 tonight. I'm all set with everything being about her character development, even if it means we'll be rid of her when they're done beating us over the head with her mortality. I knew they'd loop back to Cam's PDH... that ball got dropped so long ago, it's actually nice to see it get picked back up, and it's appropriate. Selfishly, I find it interesting that Wilson is running away. Fits with one of my fics. And I'm glad we got to see Chase... and that he stood his ground about opening her back up. I wasn't ready for him to say he would have done it for House, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized he wasn't saying he'd do it just because House told him to, but because he had faith that House would be right. And he just knew they weren't.

Oh, and there was way too much 13. Way too much. I think this is the first time in history that a character had more screentime than House did. That's a shame. I think it's weird that Cameron said that after her husband died, she got a new job and moved away. She was in college when she met and married him, wasn't she? Maybe she graduated college right before he died, but even then... didn't she go to med school at that point rather than get a job? Did TPTB forget that Cameron married in college?

Am I mistaken, or was 13 actually in the episode MORE than House? He really did seem to be missing a lot from the episode. POTW bored me and I sort of did my math homework during her bits.

I need to know the dialogue (or a summary from just after the "alone on the bus" remark.) DVR stopped! I'm freaking out. Help me out here, guys

House looked like a deer caught in headlights listening to Wilson. Relief that W didn't blame him and then that punch to the gut. (still need that final bit of dialogue). That "We're good? Maybe I can help...." wow. House thought he was in the clear and could unguard himself a bit, and then wham.

The hopeful "we're good?" and then trying to be sensitive and acknowledging that Wilson wasn't good emotionally. That's definately what hurt the most.

Sasmom, final scene (eta - it takes a couple of minutes to type it): House: I'm sorry. I know I didn't try to kill her. I know I didn't want her hurt. I know it was a freak accident. But I feel like crap and she'd dead because of me. Wilson: I don't blame you. I wanted to. I tried to. I must have reviewed Amber's case file a hundred times to find a way. But it wasn't your fault. House: Then, we're okay? And... I know you're not but maybe I could help. Wilson: We're not okay. Amber was never the reason I was leaving. I didn't want to tell you because... because I was trying, like I always do, to protect you. Which is the problem. You spread misery because you can't feel anything else. You manipulate people becaue you can't handle any kind of real relationship. And I've enabled it. For years, the games, the binges, the middle of the night phone calls... I should have been the one on the bus, not... You should have been alone on the bus. If I've learned anything from Amber it's that I have to take care of myself. We're not friends anymore, House. I'm not sure we ever were.