Just like the last scene of last week's ep, I keep watching that House and Wilson scene over and over. I just love it. Their scenes are so... rich. And darling Wilson is so pretty; he looks like a boy in that scene. It's adorable! I'll grant you, I'm a huge Wilson fan. All his scenes grab me--but then again, maybe I've got it backwards. The fact that his character grabs me is why I love him, I'd imagine. But I digress. It's probably because they are, by nature, more emotional, but lately his scenes have grabbed me even more than usual. Robert's acting is phenomenal. He really should have been nominated for an Emmy--and I mean at least. But Hugh still hasn't won, so I have a feeling that a nomination is all I should hope for. LOL. I'm happy for Wilson, despite hurting for him. The hurt's more from the past, which is why I'm happy for him that he's "moving on". I'm glad he's coming back, because I couldn't stand not having him on the show, but I... Well, let's just say I really hope that he has a damn good reason to stay. That something drastically changes. Because if he just folds and comes crawling back to the same old destructive, oddly codependent, borderline abusive, insane downward spiral of a relationship--not quite a "friendship", more of a "what-the-hell-is-this-ship"--then all of this would have been for naught. And my heart would break. So it's selfish, I guess, but I don't think Wilson'd be much better off than I'd be. :lol: Surely, five seasons in, they could stand to let House evolve just a little bit? I mean, he's already practically an entirely different person than he was in season 1, so he wouldn't even be changing, just... un-changing. Maybe now with Hugh in his newfound exec. position (which is totally awesome and I can't wait to see what he'll do with it). Even now, I think, House is still seeing and examining their relationship in a selfish light. "What did Wilson do for me?" and last episode's "I know what works on him" and that whole... stunt, for lack of a better word. I predict--or at least hope--that whatever it is he does to keep Wilson around is something selfless, inspired by an epiphany that it's his selfishness causing most of the problems, and that a true "friendship" or any kind of relationship is more than fulfilling needs, exchanging resources, and providing services. I think he cares a lot about Wilson--a lot--but I don't think he realizes it or would know what to do with it when he does. But at the very least, he could stop with the insults, mockery, and belittling in every exchange! :lol: Heavens, even in this scene; "better oncologists" and the whole thing about sloppy thought processes. I find it so funny, though, how he kind of inadvertently proved Wilson's entire point with all this when he said, basically, that he was allowed to be a manipulative, uncaring ass because they're not friends anymore. I can't remember the exact quote, but I know it was something about hiring investigators, insulting him, and blabbing his secrets. In other words, invading his privacy (by any means necessary), insulting him, and not respecting his wishes or the trust and boundaries in a friendship, or any kind of relationship for that matter. How did he prove Wilson's point? Because he's always done all those things. And now he's saying he can because they're "not friends". Ergo, they've never been friends. :lol: I love the parallels between House and the patient! What a nice answer to last week's patient's parallels with Wilson. Maybe I'm reaching; I don't know if it's deliberate, or anything worth delving into. But it seems like something they'd do. So here's how I see it: House was blind before (before what, I'm not sure; his leg? Wilson? Stacy? Adulthood? Adolescence? No clue. But at some point in time, he was blind. :lol:), but now he thinks he sees, and what he thinks he sees is an ugly, bleary world. Soon, though, he'll get his interpretation repaired and see it for what it is; learn to see the beauty, along with the ugly. And maybe look at Wilson and see just how sad he looks. ;) Overall, I'm loving this arc. The PI seems cute so far, and I have hope that this whole ordeal will turn out well for our boys. I sure hope Wilson's in next weeks ep, though! As I said, I couldn't stand not having him on the show. Even for one episode. :lol: And I'm definitely not looking forward to this rumored two weeks between episodes 3 and 4. :shock: It should be worth the wait, though, right? Right? Hehe. (Yay, second post here!) TL;DR (sorry) -- I'm happy. The PI's cool. The parallels are cool. I adore Wilson. I think and talk and ramble too much. And oh hi, I'm new. :lol:

I do think that the main difference between this arc and the chasms we saw between House and Wilson in the Tritter arc is that this time they are being forced to consider what their friendship means to them beyond the surface issues. Wilson will be forced to look at House beyond the neediness/enabling level, while House will see what is missing beyond the three issues that Kutner rattled off and the epiphany. If House can find replacements for those elements, but still is missing Wilson, then it's obviously the person and not the physical wants that he are essential to him. What we're starting to see here is a House that is at a loss, and just beginning to define what it is that's really missing. One other quick thought. I haven't had time to do a rewatch, but I found it interesting that when Apple was describing how the world was ugly, so she left architecture and went into teaching math, she pointed to similarities in her global outlook to House's misanthropy in connection to his leg. I think that House's reply, that he hasn't given up yet, is key to understanding what lies beneath the surface -- just like those glimpses of humanity that we see on occasion, that he still has a glimmer of hope despite everything he's seen and experienced. ETA: This link to the AV Club's review and steal a thought from that in which they note that House putting Lucas on retainer to be his "friend" isn't that much different for a guy who pays for sex.

I don't how I feel about this episode. It wasn't bad (except for maybe the 1234378 disgusting visuals they used) but I couldn't enjoy it. I did like the Cuddy scene, the House/Wilson scene and the Chase scene (nothing special, but JS is so very expressive with his eyes). I actually missed Cameron in this one. Also, It's nice to hear that Foreman is calling Wilson but I never though they were actually close. I could understand the Cuddy and Cameron connections but hearing about Foreman calling him was a bit weird for me.

Last week Foreman was one of the people who gave Wilson advice about what to do and it was actually pretty good advice -- do whatever is right for you. While I don't think they were especially close, they did have scenes together in the past and I think Foreman's visiting would be motivated by 2 things. Foreman likes to think of himself as a caring, sensitive person (I don't think he is one, YMMV) and he knows that House would not want him to support Wilson in the decision to leave.

Also, a thought that occurred to me elsewhere ... how appropriate is it that one of Apple's symptoms was that she didn't see the world as it was -- it was "ugly" -- while House is struggling to see the world as it is without Wilson, and is struggling to overcome that new reality, much as Wilson is supposedly trying to see a world without House at the same time (and just now, with his worldview tainted post-Amber, he's seeing his friendship with House solely as "ugly?")

Really liked this one, it was up my alley. I love the ones where there's a lot of House being... himself, lot of medical stuff, lot of House-and-team scenes. For some reason it felt a little more exciting and fast-paced than usual. PI guy really was overly irritating at first, but he seemed to grow into the role by the end. Poor House. For such a smart guy, he's really dense on interpersonal relationships. It's like he's thinking this highly diseased relationship is just like any other disease he treats, that if only he gathers enough information all will be well. But knowing that Wilson is now interested in restoring barns(?) isn't going to do him a lick of good. He seems to understand how to apply mental effort but not emotional/personal effort. Trying to pay Wilson to spend time with him was just incredibly sad (but somehow it seems like something that would make sense within that brain of his). Hiring a private investigator was just so much of a House thing to do. Wilson, I don't have much of a complaint this week. This all still seems incredibly cold, BUT if this is what he wants to do, he's doing it the right way. Being firm and clear is much better in the end than being passive-aggressive or stringing House along. So good for him on that. I can't picture what's going to bring them back together again, though. Do I glimpse in the hazy distance a Wilson/Cameron train? (I'm not spoiled, so I'm just speculating on Cameron's many visits sans Chase.) I wouldn't know what to think if such a thing even existed, but the drama it would inevitably create would admittedly be very delicious. It does make sense as well that Chase wouldn't have much contact with Wilson--he never seemed to like Wilson all that much, so I'm glad they're remembering that little detail of their characters. (Someone somewhere else reminded me that Wilson was Rowan's doctor. Ouch. Good enough reason for there to be somewhat of an icy distance on Chase's part.) I'm really liking Cuddy a lot more this season too, it feels like she's picked up some of her old season 1 firmness. I'm sure the medicine wasn't at all accurate, but it seemed to be interesting and believable enough for the average viewer, which is all I ask. :wink:

I'm guessing that's directed toward me--really sorry, I'm done. Mod Note: Actually, it was directed at everyone - I had to add at least 4 mod notes and spoiler tags to posts. Don't take it personally. It's just clarifying where we stand on the issue. - Fid

I'd got myself geared up to really dislike the PI, but shock horror i actually liked him....a lot. He bounced well off House :) Patient/s were blah, had the makings to be interesting but i lost interest v.quickly. House/Wilson scene broke my heart...bless him Missed Cam, loved the PI overall i liked the epi, much more than the opener.

I am so pathetic. They shaved off Felicia Day's hair and Dr. Horrible popped into my head: "I love your hair." "What?" "I mean, I love the air." And then I was sad. :( Anyway, I enjoyed her performance. I thought her comments about the world being dull was stupid until House figured out the diagnosis, and then it all made sense. I also loved there seems to be another Evil Nurse in the hospital... Nurse Brenda trains 'em well. *g* Also very interesting is House's change this season. I mean, he's still House, but he's been saying some things to Wilson he wouldn't have said a season ago--"How are you?" Also, the look on his face when he asked POTW how he looked was very poignant.