just - put it in already
so that was pretty much what I imagine a date with the actual John Sheppard would be like - he shows up at your house, tight t-shirt, nice biceps, plans, and it seems like it'll be a pretty great evening, and you decide to sleep with him even though you don't manage to have one real conversation about anything the entire date, but he's a fighter pilot, and you want to seal the deal, and he seems well-meaning and as though there'll be a hell of a payoff.
Which...there isn't, really. Sure you get off, whatever, but not without a lot of protracted wrangling and some really pointless stuff, like maybe he licks your waist for a while, three inches left of your bellybutton, while you lie there and stare at the ceiling and think GOD JUST PUT IT IN ALREADY, LET'S GO, but he seems really committed to the licking, so you think, hey, fighter pilot, he must know what he's doing, right? Turns out, he just thinks you have a hot spot right there, on your waist, for no good reason. By the time you get off, you're just ready for it to be over. He’s cute and all, and you still like him, but man does he suck in bed. Also, note: in the morning, when you maybe would have liked to see him, he said he'd make you waffles, after all, he's nowhere to be found. WTF, you think. GOD, WTF, why do I bother?
But he is pretty cute; he'll call again, he'll ask you out. You'll say yes.
But what I really want to talk about is House, which is just turning into one of those crazy fanfiction stories where people ignore the very laws of nature in order to make Rodney hide in his room and sob and self-cut. And look, I LIKE IT when John and Elizabeth and Zelenka organize their schedule around persecuting Rodney, and John says "You know what? YOU'RE FAT!" and Zelenka says "Stop bothering me, Rodney, with your stupid science theories that are ALL WRONG." and Elizabeth says "You aren't allowed to do any more experiments and maybe we'll send you back to Earth and also, Colonel Sheppard says you're fat," but that's because it's easy for me to ignore problems with pornography set in space, but House--is not, and the tortured plot machinations just don't work.
Look, I freely admit that almost all of my knowledge of law enforcement and hospitals is gleaned from other television shows, but remember when Mark killed that lady on ER? TEAM OF LAWYERS, baby. If House or Wilson get convicted of something, all of their patients can sue them and the hospital for negligence. The hospital has their own lawyers, whose whole JOB is to take care of crazy shit like this. In addition, Princeton is an exceedingly small community; I find it hard to believe that the board of the hospital wouldn't have the influence to take care of it with the police department. Cuddy wouldn't just hang Wilson and House out to dry, because it's HER JOB to make sure the hospital doesn't go under from lawsuits.
I know we're supposed to feel bad for Wilson, oh, oh, POOR WILSON because HOUSE IS SO IRRESPONSIBLE and MEAAANNNN but
1. Wilson has always, always known House is irresponsible, it's not exactly a state secret, so acting like his precious baby feelings are soooo hurt at this point is just a dickish martyr move, as is.
2. Waiting piteously for the bus, like, hi, Wilson, ever heard of a cab? Oh, your accounts are completely frozen? You don't know anyone at the hospital who'd at least spot you a couple hundred bucks?
3. Furthermore, your accounts are frozen because you haven't hired a decent lawyer; I routinely watch Law & Orders where unrepentant, violent killers with no education, no connections, and no money [who accuse Lenny Briscoe of perjuring himself on the stand, even! LENNY BRISCOE!!!] have better lawyers than Wilson does, so my dominant feeling for Wilson isn't pity, but scorn. Last night I began to think that the story was about Wilson sabotaging himself to teach House a lesson.
4. YET FURTHERMORE, if Cuddy and Wilson and Forman and everyone else in the hospital really think House is a dangerous pill addict, they shouldn't let him practice medicine, because it is negligent. Since they are letting him practice medicine, I can only assume that they're just hypocrites who enjoy judging others, and rotten doctors.
5. Hey, here's another solution: what if Wilson went on the local news with his cutest cancer patient and explained that because of a witch hunt by the local police department, little Haylie couldn't have her meds? What about that?
I recognize that maybe House is trying to explore personal responsibility in a way that, oh, say, Gray's Anatomy certainly does not. But Gray's Anatomy is a whole different emotional landscape, and I think they go to some trouble to try to make it feel authentic - obviously actual authenticity isn't the focus of Gray's Anatomy, but House has a very different emotional style, and because it's a show where the characters are constantly questioning their assumptions, it's difficult to reconcile a situation where all the characters just docilely let themselves get harassed for weeks on end without any real attempts at intervention. Especially in the context of every law enforcement show on the air - where we're repeatedly hammered with the message that it's difficult to catch criminals, there's only so far you can go, often the law ties your hands, etc. etc., I couldn't arrest that serial wife beater because of some stupid technicality - the whole situation on House rings enragingly false.
Which...there isn't, really. Sure you get off, whatever, but not without a lot of protracted wrangling and some really pointless stuff, like maybe he licks your waist for a while, three inches left of your bellybutton, while you lie there and stare at the ceiling and think GOD JUST PUT IT IN ALREADY, LET'S GO, but he seems really committed to the licking, so you think, hey, fighter pilot, he must know what he's doing, right? Turns out, he just thinks you have a hot spot right there, on your waist, for no good reason. By the time you get off, you're just ready for it to be over. He’s cute and all, and you still like him, but man does he suck in bed. Also, note: in the morning, when you maybe would have liked to see him, he said he'd make you waffles, after all, he's nowhere to be found. WTF, you think. GOD, WTF, why do I bother?
But he is pretty cute; he'll call again, he'll ask you out. You'll say yes.
But what I really want to talk about is House, which is just turning into one of those crazy fanfiction stories where people ignore the very laws of nature in order to make Rodney hide in his room and sob and self-cut. And look, I LIKE IT when John and Elizabeth and Zelenka organize their schedule around persecuting Rodney, and John says "You know what? YOU'RE FAT!" and Zelenka says "Stop bothering me, Rodney, with your stupid science theories that are ALL WRONG." and Elizabeth says "You aren't allowed to do any more experiments and maybe we'll send you back to Earth and also, Colonel Sheppard says you're fat," but that's because it's easy for me to ignore problems with pornography set in space, but House--is not, and the tortured plot machinations just don't work.
Look, I freely admit that almost all of my knowledge of law enforcement and hospitals is gleaned from other television shows, but remember when Mark killed that lady on ER? TEAM OF LAWYERS, baby. If House or Wilson get convicted of something, all of their patients can sue them and the hospital for negligence. The hospital has their own lawyers, whose whole JOB is to take care of crazy shit like this. In addition, Princeton is an exceedingly small community; I find it hard to believe that the board of the hospital wouldn't have the influence to take care of it with the police department. Cuddy wouldn't just hang Wilson and House out to dry, because it's HER JOB to make sure the hospital doesn't go under from lawsuits.
I know we're supposed to feel bad for Wilson, oh, oh, POOR WILSON because HOUSE IS SO IRRESPONSIBLE and MEAAANNNN but
1. Wilson has always, always known House is irresponsible, it's not exactly a state secret, so acting like his precious baby feelings are soooo hurt at this point is just a dickish martyr move, as is.
2. Waiting piteously for the bus, like, hi, Wilson, ever heard of a cab? Oh, your accounts are completely frozen? You don't know anyone at the hospital who'd at least spot you a couple hundred bucks?
3. Furthermore, your accounts are frozen because you haven't hired a decent lawyer; I routinely watch Law & Orders where unrepentant, violent killers with no education, no connections, and no money [who accuse Lenny Briscoe of perjuring himself on the stand, even! LENNY BRISCOE!!!] have better lawyers than Wilson does, so my dominant feeling for Wilson isn't pity, but scorn. Last night I began to think that the story was about Wilson sabotaging himself to teach House a lesson.
4. YET FURTHERMORE, if Cuddy and Wilson and Forman and everyone else in the hospital really think House is a dangerous pill addict, they shouldn't let him practice medicine, because it is negligent. Since they are letting him practice medicine, I can only assume that they're just hypocrites who enjoy judging others, and rotten doctors.
5. Hey, here's another solution: what if Wilson went on the local news with his cutest cancer patient and explained that because of a witch hunt by the local police department, little Haylie couldn't have her meds? What about that?
I recognize that maybe House is trying to explore personal responsibility in a way that, oh, say, Gray's Anatomy certainly does not. But Gray's Anatomy is a whole different emotional landscape, and I think they go to some trouble to try to make it feel authentic - obviously actual authenticity isn't the focus of Gray's Anatomy, but House has a very different emotional style, and because it's a show where the characters are constantly questioning their assumptions, it's difficult to reconcile a situation where all the characters just docilely let themselves get harassed for weeks on end without any real attempts at intervention. Especially in the context of every law enforcement show on the air - where we're repeatedly hammered with the message that it's difficult to catch criminals, there's only so far you can go, often the law ties your hands, etc. etc., I couldn't arrest that serial wife beater because of some stupid technicality - the whole situation on House rings enragingly false.