house 2-5: "daddy's boy"
Overall very good last night. I loved the patient, liked the fact that he wasn’t miraculously cured FOR ONCE, and thought the main cast (aside from Cameron) were amazing. Chase finally shows competency and seems to be on the road to good— really enjoyed his snarking Foreman about finding “the thing that was MISSING” from the chart. Foreman maintains his consistency of being the only one of the ducklings who is a true doctor, intelligent enough to make appropriate diagnoses yet not quite being as heartless as House, despite the similarities.
And WILSON. I adored every minute of Wilson. From the bad leftie handwriting on the white board (loved that subtle dig at doctor’s handwriting and one of the only things Cameron did right was make that quirky face trying to read his chicken-scratch), to the scenes in the parking lot (“Two wheeled vehicles that can go 150 miles per hour do not go well with crippled, middle-aged drug addicts.” “I was lying when I said you looked good unshaved. It was an experiment...”) he totally rocked this episode. Want to see/hear more about his failing marriage though.
The House parents. I so called it last week that he would have father issues. (Mom was convinced it was a mother issue, given Foreman's classic line "Only a mother could cause that much damage" but NO. Hah.) Loved his interaction with his mother— awww. More of her, please. I thought the parents were developed enough for the purposes of the ep. And I think that they told us enough: Dad House wants to FIX his son, and House very clearly doesn’t want to be fixed (not by Dad, not by Cameron, not by Stacey, etc.). Mom just accepts this, and that’s why Dad is disliked and Mom can buy him a Reuben anytime. My read of the situation, anyway.
But my biggest problem was Cameron. Stalker, crazy, unprofessional Cameron. She invites herself, the Ducklings, and Cuddy to Wilson’s dinner? I Don’t Think So. That was totally inappropriate. By the end, when she finally wised up and disinvited herself she became bearable.
Nice how they worked in the motorcycle- Hugh Laurie must be pleased. (I wonder if that was his bike or if they bought one special for the episode?) He did such a fantastic job acting in the episode, especially in the scenes with his mom. And he had really good lines last night— like about the leather jacket “It keeps me warm. IT makes me cool. How does it know?” ;)
And WILSON. I adored every minute of Wilson. From the bad leftie handwriting on the white board (loved that subtle dig at doctor’s handwriting and one of the only things Cameron did right was make that quirky face trying to read his chicken-scratch), to the scenes in the parking lot (“Two wheeled vehicles that can go 150 miles per hour do not go well with crippled, middle-aged drug addicts.” “I was lying when I said you looked good unshaved. It was an experiment...”) he totally rocked this episode. Want to see/hear more about his failing marriage though.
The House parents. I so called it last week that he would have father issues. (Mom was convinced it was a mother issue, given Foreman's classic line "Only a mother could cause that much damage" but NO. Hah.) Loved his interaction with his mother— awww. More of her, please. I thought the parents were developed enough for the purposes of the ep. And I think that they told us enough: Dad House wants to FIX his son, and House very clearly doesn’t want to be fixed (not by Dad, not by Cameron, not by Stacey, etc.). Mom just accepts this, and that’s why Dad is disliked and Mom can buy him a Reuben anytime. My read of the situation, anyway.
But my biggest problem was Cameron. Stalker, crazy, unprofessional Cameron. She invites herself, the Ducklings, and Cuddy to Wilson’s dinner? I Don’t Think So. That was totally inappropriate. By the end, when she finally wised up and disinvited herself she became bearable.
Nice how they worked in the motorcycle- Hugh Laurie must be pleased. (I wonder if that was his bike or if they bought one special for the episode?) He did such a fantastic job acting in the episode, especially in the scenes with his mom. And he had really good lines last night— like about the leather jacket “It keeps me warm. IT makes me cool. How does it know?” ;)
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